Some Places I've Worked

I worked with Team MitPal on SUSE’s Open Source Event Manager.

Along with another coach, I worked with the two team members to craft their application to the program.

Paired with the team members twice a week to help them develop their Ruby on Rails skills and accomplish their project goals. This typically involved helping them learn new ways of thinking about problems and general programming skills.

As MailChimp's first full time Software Engineering Manager, I worked with company leadership to set up the role and priorities for the position. I served as a mentor and manager for engineers on a variety of teams. In addition to standard management duties, I also worked to improve department policies.

I co-wrote MailChimp's 2016 product engineering hiring plan. The plan focused on pacing to allow us to focus on a quality on-boarding experience as well as implementing policies to ensure a diverse and representative pool of applicants to consider.

I led the effort on the product engineering team to collect research and development hours. The process we implemented minimized the impact on engineers while attempting to maximize our R & D tax credit. Our process was used as a model by other departments in the company.

Though I did do general product development work, I was primarily responsible for maintenance and development of the MailChimp API.

I led the design and development of v3.0 of the MailChimp API. Early in the project, my work centered on API design, building core architecture, and managing two other engineers. Toward the end of the project, we wored closely with other departments (like support, marketing, and content & testing) to ensure a smooth release.

As the lead of the API team, I managed the other engineers on the team, wrote (awesome) code, and helped set development priorities.

I managed a team of five engineers who focused on urgent and high-priority requests from other business units. Our focus was on fixing costly and pernicious bugs as well as documenting and paying down technical debt. I created this role shortly after being hired when I noticed that requests from other teams were not being addressed as quickly or reliably as they should have been.

The AFDC is a 501(c)(3) charity which runs recreational ultimate frisbee leagues in Atlanta and helps to promote the sport in schools and the community.

I serve as a voting member on the organization's board of directors. The board oversees programs and leagues for our membership and community. The board also manages a budget boasting six-figure revenue.

I built and maintain the AFDC’s web presence, including its league management system which allows registration and payment for leagues. Through the course of my tenure in this position, we've transitioned from a collection of one-off PHP scripts to an open-source Ruby on Rails application.

In addition to development work, I also lead the web committee which consists of other volunteers and occasional interns, all working together to improve the organization's digital operations.

Worked with a medium-sized team to develop what could have been a really awesome health-related Q&A site, had it not been horribly mismanaged. Remark Media was the development partner while another company was responsible for managing the product and financing.