Experience across a wide spectrum of technologies, currently focused on Android development. A passion for learning and problem solving — I love opportunities to help connect users and technology in interesting ways.
Experience
eBay
Senior Software Engineer · Portland, Oregon
- Led development of item discovery and sales analytics features; contributed to pricing and offer management tools
- Refactored coupon feature and delivered improvements to offers using ViewModels, Coroutines, Flows, and modularization
- Cross-functional collaboration with PM and Design; provided technical mentorship
- Integrated AI tools — GitHub Copilot, Cline, Claude Code — into daily development workflow
- Mobile solutions at enterprise scale, handling millions of daily active users
09/2024 – Present
New Relic
Senior Software Engineer · Portland, Oregon
- Led Android project building the mobile experience of the New Relic observability platform
- Built data visualizations, alerting, and a custom query mechanism
- Led effort to add a ChatGPT-like feature and integrate the company AI solution
- Migrated entire app (50+ screens) to Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Modernized architecture: ViewModels, Coroutines, Flows, Modularization, Navigation
- Established CI pipeline, release automation, and junior developer mentoring
11/2019 – 08/2024
Cvent
Senior Software Engineer · Portland, Oregon
- Transitioned to tech lead within six months of hire
- Led pilot project injecting React Native into existing native app; co-founded greenfield React Native replacement
- Created Storybook component library aligned to UX design system
- Led company-hosted React Native meetups; mentored new team members
08/2017 – 10/2019
DAT Solutions
Senior Software Engineer · Portland, Oregon
- Built DAT Load Board for Truckers Android app from concept to launch
- Led feature development and established new REST APIs on Node.js backend
04/2016 – 08/2017
Shiftwise, Inc.
Senior Software Engineer · Portland, Oregon
- Lead engineer on company's first Android and iOS apps
- Designed cross-platform libraries shared between apps; extensive automated UI testing
- Full-stack feature development: Angular, C#, ServiceStack, MongoDB
09/2013 – 03/2016
Pop Art, Inc.
Web Developer · Portland, Oregon
- Led agile team building ASP.NET MVC infrastructure for a PhoneGap iOS app
- Built responsive and parallaxing sites using cutting-edge HTML5 techniques
08/2012 – 09/2013
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Web Developer · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Built custom .NET web applications for a major law firm; SharePoint 2010 implementation firm-wide
03/2011 – 05/2012
Solo Motorcycle Journey
Travel Blogger · Central and South America
- Traveled solo overland eight months, 20,000 miles from Arizona to Argentina by motorcycle
- Blogged the journey to a healthy audience; authored Anxiety Across the Americas
07/2010 – 03/2011
University of Phoenix Online
Software Developer · Phoenix, Arizona
- Maintained online classroom environment serving 400,000+ enrolled students
- ASP.NET, C#, MSSQL, Oracle, REST/SOAP; architected solutions for complex system problems
09/2007 – 07/2010
Hands On Technology
Software Developer · Hinsdale, Illinois
- .NET/C# insurance claim encryption and transmission with dynamic form generation
- Led migration of 300+ client databases from MySQL to SQL Server 2005
09/2005 – 09/2007
Ulta, Inc.
Software Developer · Romeoville, Illinois
- C++/MFC GUI improvements; SQL reporting against corporate financial data; SAP batch data transfers
12/2004 – 09/2005
Remote Operations Company
Software Developer · Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Project lead for inventory and CRM system for Land O' Lakes, a nationwide dairy producer
- Inventory tracking system for White Clover Dairy; portable data terminal integration libraries
07/2003 – 12/2004