Designed and developed implementation of Apple's native iOS Sheet for mobile web, leveraging native scroll behavior for dramatically improved touch interaction. Achieved 10%+ lift in average visit duration on mobile.
Championed adoption of AI tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, MCP) to not only enhance developer velocity and experience, but empower product and design as well.
Architected and implemented multi-tenancy in MapQuest web application to facilitate partner white-label offering.
Reporting directly to CTO, oversaw and mentored team of six contributors to front-end codebase.
Orchestrated full-stack refactor of data analytics pipeline in collaboration with business stakeholders, harmonizing front-end and back-end elements to improve traffic attribution while maintaining data integrity and accuracy.
Implemented Micro Front-End architecture of multiple web properties co-existing on Playboy.com.
Architected shared React component library published to private NPM registry with requisite build systems integration in GitHub Actions.
Senior Front-End Software Engineer
Jan 2023 –
Jun 2024
Played key role in scaling application to a tenfold increase in revenue over 2023 alone.
Architected and led refactor of front-end application to Redux Toolkit for state management and Redux Toolkit Query for API request layer.
Identified pain points in complex media asset uploading flow, including AI content moderation pipeline and post-processing, and provided close oversight to significantly improve upload reliability and UX.
Oversaw front-end implementation of WebSockets for real-time chat with ensured delivery and interoperability with RESTful HTTP API endpoints for fault tolerance.
kcrwfrd LLC
Los Angeles, CA
Freelance Software Consultant
Jul 2019 –
Nov 2023
Architected and delivered full-stack web solutions for small to medium-sized businesses across diverse industries.
Contributed to rich data tooling and visualization in front-end single-page application (SPA).
Led and participated in several major refactors including adoption of React, TypeScript, and Redux.
Designed and implemented framework-agnostic router to support incremental transition to React.
Championed peer review and test driven methodology, enjoying opportunities to mentor junior developers to help them grow and perform at their best.
Shift
Santa Monica, CA
Lead Front-End Software Engineer
Sep 2014 –
May 2015
Assumed lead following release and oversaw development and training of new team of four front-end contributors.
Facebook Media Manager would come to serve as a valued consideration for Shift's acquisition by Brand Networks in May, 2015.
Front-End Software Engineer
Mar 2014 –
Sep 2014
Played key role in the rewrite of flagship Facebook Media Manager product, an AngularJS SPA with Python/Flask middle layer interfacing with Facebook Marketing API.
Collaborated closely with product and design to implement in-house design system and component library used across Shift's product portfolio.
Chirp Communicator
Long Beach, CA
Front-End Software Engineer
Oct 2013 –
Feb 2014
Built an AngularJS SPA for social messaging app interfacing with a RESTful API.