Technical Expertise

• Ruby (up to 2.7)
• Rails (up to 6.1)
• HTML 5 / HAML
• CSS 3 / SASS
• MySQL / PostgreSQL / MongoDB with Mongoid
• Javascript / jQuery / CoffeeScript
• Git
• Heroku
• Unix command line
• Google APIs (Maps, Captcha)
• AWS Integration (S3, Cloudfront, Lambda, API Gateway, SES, RDS)
• Building and responding to REST API endpoints
• Twitter Bootstrap (up to 4.6) / Zurb Foundation

Work Experience

MyHealthTeam, Inc. (San Francisco, CA -- remote)

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer (February 2021 - Present)

• Helped maintain 40+ social network websites, iPhone apps, and Android apps
• Mostly used TDD (Test Driven Development) in building new features
• Some work with Angular / Ionic for mobile apps
• Wrote CKEditor (WYSIWYG editor) plugins
• Added a tooltip tour for new members
• Created a full-page onboarding experience to collect information from new members to personalize their experience
• Added OAuth / single sign-on support for Google and Discovery Health
• Turned the site into a Progressive Web App (PWA)
• Completed UI/UX revamp of digest emails, activity feed, and article hub as an A/B test
• Built a comprehensive draft system for articles
• Refactored and consolidated condition-specific code to be reusable, dynamic, and simpler

Design Pickle, LLC (Scottsdale, AZ -- remote)

Principal Ruby on Rails Engineer (July 2018 - January 2021)

• Led the Product Team as the most senior (and sometimes only) technical employee at the company and helped grow the team from 2 people to 21 people
• Completed the Product Strategy Reforge course
• Was awarded the inaugural Design Pickle Career Achievement Award
• Product managed the architecture and creation of the Fresh Stock library within the Design Pickle app
• Created and documented an API for making requests
• Built a Zapier app, moved it to production, and created Zapier templates for the app
• Built request templates that pre-fill saved values for a request based on URL parameters
• Opened up the request platform to users who are not logged in so they can submit 1 request
• Restructured database tables to save all request information coming in (previously, it was just passed through to a 3rd-party application) to allow editing of submitted requests and auto-saving draft copies of requests
• Full database restructure to support companies with multiple users (previous structure was individual user accounts with multiple associated email addresses for submitting requests via email)
• Built a custom design management platform to move off of Freshdesk, saving $80,000+/year and allowing for custom functionality that fit our operating processes much better
• Updated the request form to be a step-by-step process with a refreshed UI/UX redesign to replace the old 1-page form, added new fields, removed old fields (while preserving backwards compatibility), and added Asana-like detail tasks that you can add to your request and the designer can check off to make sure they took care of all parts of the request
• Led the first full UI/UX refresh of the Design Pickle website by moving from Bootstrap 3 to Bootstrap 4, incorporating a Bootstrap theme, and adding a dashboard page upon login.
• Restructured database tables and almost every file in the code base a second time to allow for multiple plan types and multiple subscriptions per customer. This opened up the ability to expand into subscription-based services in other creative areas; improved the look and feel of modifying a customer's subscription types, billing period, and quantity; made coupon options much more flexible and full-featured; and allowed for multiple currencies and easy switching of default pricing plans. I also saved as much information as possible in our database, so API calls to Stripe only happen when necessary.
• Hired, mentored, and managed 5 other internal engineers (plus 2 small overseas engineering teams), overseeing multiple projects including moving all delivered assets from Box to Filestack and the building of a stock asset library

ProTrainings, LLC (Grand Rapids, MI)

Full Stack Ruby on Rails Engineer (June 2009 - July 2018)

• Developed a hiring process that helped attract great, contributing engineers.
• Built functionality for continuing education courses by working with 2 different providers, importing / formatting course data through an API, creating a proofreading interface / workflow, and making both types of courses work in one standardized system.
• Created an A/B testing platform for product prices and led the initiative to change product pricing for the first time in the company's history, resulting in an increase in profits of approximately 15%.
• Created a system for scheduling remote CPR skill evaluations through webcam.
• Built a system allowing for the creation of regulatory plans and the addition of variable fields that can be filled in by company administrators to dynamically build a printable PDF.
• Worked with a user experience expert to create a consistently over-and-above customer service experience through chat, phones, email, and postcards.
• Managed and coached junior / learning engineers.
• Systematized shipping processes to be consistent, monitored, and documented.
• Led the initiative to de-commission sales reps to create a more cohesive and team-working environment and encourage outbound sales by aligning sales goals and company goals.
• Led expansion to the United Kingdom (UK) by adapting code and cultural differences.
• Helped company grow from 3 US courses / websites to 200+ US / UK courses by redesigning processes so content experts can create courses.
• Built UK course-finder website ProCourses.
• Adapted all our websites to be responsive based on screen size using Twitter Bootstrap.
• Created a customer relationship management (CRM) system for internal salespeople to manage prospects, limiting data entry and increasing efficiency.
• Created an affiliate program, allowing users to disseminate custom discount codes or text / image ads, track activity, and earn commission, generating $150,000 in profit in the first 3 years.
• Built / maintained a full-featured administrator back-end.
• Created a company administrator / instructor dashboard, empowering corporate users to track and maintain employee / classroom records and perform administrative duties.
• Built corporate websites for the US and UK branches (ProTrainings.com / ProTrainings.eu).
• Presented and talked with clients at a UK Health and Safety Expo / Instructor Conference.

Central Catholic High School (Toledo, OH)

Math Teacher (August 2007 - June 2009)

• Taught Advanced Algebra and Integrated Math 1 Honors and moderated table tennis club.
• Organized and orchestrated completion of third-longest pi chain on record (66,000 links).

Education

Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Bachelor of Science (Conferred May 2006)

Major: Mathematics
Minors: Computer Science, Secondary Education