Tell me about yourself

My background includes a BFA in Graphic Design from Boston University and a Webmaster Certification in Web Design from North Carolina State University. I am also a General Assembly graduate of their Software Engineering Immersive program.

I am currently an Engineering Manager at Perksy. The company I worked at prior to joining the team at Perksy was Condé Nast. My favorite technologies include Node and various JS frameworks, both server and client side.

Who me?

A fierce combination of left-brained analysis and strategy with right-brained intuition and passion.

It's an art really

My day-to-day includes managing a cross-functional team of engineers, while also working with Product and building web applications on a full JS stack. Thus TypeScript, React, GraphQL, JSS are my weapons of choice. All applications are built within AWS's ecosystem.

Past trials and tribulations include working with various Node frameworks like Express and Sails as well as Ruby frameworks like Rails and Sinatra. I also have experience with SEO optimization and Section 508 accessibility compliance.

I am used to working in an agile team, with sprint-based development life cycles or a Kanban-based flow. And a continuous delivery pipeline is my jam ❤.

No big deal

I am now working with a killer team that is developing a highly scalable, modern web platform with an event-driven, micro-service oriented backend fully capable of ingesting massive quantities of data from our mobile applications.

Past projects include innovating Allure.com, Brides.com, and TeenVogue.com. With these brands on the same platform, we had the opportunity to focus on developing features and integrations that simultaneously advanced all applications.

Other projects I have led include the SELF.com September 2016 relaunch, ArchitecturalDigest.com September 2015 relaunch, and the GQ.com July 2015 relaunch. The SELF relaunch was particularly interesting as it was not only a redesign and replatform, but also a rebrand where engineering, design, product, and editorial all came together to imagine the best possible experience. The team also set a standard for performance across the company with this launch.

Can I call you?

If you want to get in touch, feel free to email me with questions, requests, and general tomfoolery.