Work Experience

Puppet

Principal Web Developer

December 2021 - December 2022

  • Led a team of three developers, and maintained responsibility for all technical oversight on puppet.com, events.puppet.com, and various smaller web properties.
  • Improved Gatsby build process speed by splitting the site into smaller deployable components.
  • Enhanced Algolia federated search by simplifying build process and adding data from multiple API sources.

Web Developer

May 2021 - December 2021

  • Finished in-progress development of the Puppet events site in the lead up to the digital Puppetize conference. The site was used to host a three-day long event with integrations between different video and chat platforms, allowing for a fully interactive digital experience.
  • While working on the Puppet events site, learned React, and within a month was making meaningful contributions to the main puppet.com site, which used WordPress as a CMS to build a static front end with Gatsby.

GRAYBOX

Technical Architect / Web Team Development Lead

October 2020 - May 2021

  • Collaborated with Project Managers to break complex projects into clear tickets that can be completed by our development team and passed through our testing process in an efficient manner.
  • Provided resources, mentorship and support to help other developers on my team grow their skill sets.
  • Additionally maintained all Senior PHP Developer responsibilities.

Senior PHP Developer

November 2018 - October 2020

  • Responsible for research into new technologies and trends to keep our team at the forefront of modern development practices.
  • Built websites from the ground up using Wordpress, Craft, ExpressionEngine and Drupal.
  • Adopted client websites. The process included bringing sites into our development and deployment workflow, making suggestions for improving security and accessibility, and adding new functionality.

Mezr

Web Developer

July 2013 - November 2018

  • Developed custom WordPress and ExpressionEngine plugins, working closely with clients to meet their specifications.
  • Concentrated on back-end development in a team building full websites. Worked on front-end CSS and JavaScript as necessary for a smooth development process.
  • Updated websites from custom PHP builds to utilize CodeIgniter framework.

Cart Logic

Software Engineer

April 2011 - June 2013

  • Developed ecommerce websites based on a custom platform using the Pyramid Framework.
  • Designed site templates using Mako templating.
  • Worked with a team to migrate an outside ecommerce site onto our platform.

Mighty Fine Inc. / WeLoveFine.com

Software Engineer

November 2008 - April 2011

  • Developed and maintained ecommerce websites.
  • Built Flash and JavaScript applications that allowed customers to design their own t-shirts for in house applications and customers such as Sanrio.

Education

BA Studio Art, Digital Imaging Concentration

May 2008

Scripps College, Claremont, CA