I am a former medical device engineer turned software engineer, with an emphasis in front-end development, data visualizations, and UX. I write a lot of Javascript and Typescript, and sometimes Go when I need a backend server. I am passionate about creating products that are intuitive, accessible, inclusive, and delightful to use.

I am currently residing in the Bay Area, California, USA. I’m open to local or remote work.

• 2018-current
  Clear Labs Senior Lead Application Engineer

  • Experienced team manager engineering empathy with team members, relaying communication with all stakeholders, and reviewing code quality

  • Conducted kaizen and other continuous improvement meetings including brown bags with team members to promote knowledge sharing

  • Clear Dx WGS

    • Built on top of the Clear Safety product to launch a new product, Clear Dx WGS, a comprehensive WGS (Whole Genome Sequencing) platform to accelerate the detection of infectious disease outbreaks
    • Ran accessibility fixes and reports to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA
    • Patched application with security policies and headers
    • Earned certification in ISO 13485:2016 (QMS)
    • Tech Stack: Same as Clear Safety

  • Clear Safety

    • Joined the team in an application developer role, architecting, designing, and developing the Web Application for Clear Safety, a product for food safety testing using NGS (next-generation sequencing)
    • Managed continuous, quarterly releases including features like smart scheduling, data visualization, and data analysis
    • Assisted in designing and implementing a full design system, modular to create hi-fi screens and quality user experiences for developers
    • Led Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
    • Tech Stack: React, Redux, Styled-Components, d3, GraphQL, Docker, Nginx, GCP, Jest, Cypress, Workbox, Storybook, Kubernetes

• 2014-2018
  Inform Senior Front-end Engineer

  • Digital Media Exchange Dashboard for customers and internal employees for all of Inform’s Services
    • Joined my team in a lead front-end role reviewing design and interactions and developing the UI infrastructure in React
    • Facilitated usability testing to determine weak points of the application to improve in the next development cycle
    • Tech Stack: React, Redux, d3, Node.js, Express Docker, Rancher, AWS
  • WordPress Plugin
    • Developed Inform’s WordPress plugin for customers to embed videos without leaving the WordPress environment
  • Insights Dashboard for publishers to understand their content using Reverb’s services
    • Developed dashboard for Insights using Angular with customized data visualizations using d3
    • Tech Stack: Angular, d3, Node.js, Express, AWS

• 2014-current
  Freelancing

  • FamiliesUSA
    • Developed a choropleth map with interactivity for learning about new Medicare changes

• 2012-2014
  Lumenous Device Technologies Application Engineer

  • Facilitated job orders from raw material to end product to customer specs
  • Engineered custom tooling and fixtures for manufacturing customer-specific parts
  • Implemented lean manufacturing practices

• 🚌 2014 - 2014 Dev Bootcamp Web Development

• 🚌 2008-2012 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo B.S. Biomedical Engineering

• 2017 - 2021 Hackbright Academy Mentor and Guest Lecturer
• 2019 Eat Real Festival Volunteer
• 2016 Papers Club Event Coordinator
• 2015 ML Group Event Coordinator
• 2014 Coding Club Facilitator
• 2014 HTML5 Developer Conference Volunteer
• 2012 The Crucible Volunteer
• 2010 - 2012 QL+ (Quality of Life +) Treasurer
• 2008 - 2009 Cal Poly Language Opportunities and Outreach for Kids Teacher

• Craft By Zen Redesign

  • Redesigned my website from a clean slate
  • Migrated content from different websites to a single source
  • Added new features using remark and rehype plugins, added an RSS feed and Sitemap, and optimized for SEO
  • Tech Stack: Astro, Tailwind, Svelte, and Netlify

• Clear Components

  • A work hackathon project to create a component library for the company’s design system.
  • Tech Stack: React, Storybook, Styled Components, Vercel, and GitHub Actions

• Garbage In Garbage Out

  • Data exploration of inflows and outflows of city trash to other cities. Data from the US Commodities Survey from 2012.
  • Tech Stack: d3

• Smart Composter

  • Smart composter using IoT Sensors and the Grow-IoT library.
  • Tech Stack: d3 and Polymer

• Trance HD

  • An AR experience for kids to create digital stories they can share using a common collection of game assets
  • Tech Stack: Unity, Vuforia, and C#

• Zika VR

  • As part of National Day of Civic Hacking, I helped a team create a virtual reality prototype to enable the public to better learn about the Zika virus
  • Tech Stack: A-Frame and React

• Medicaremojo

  • An app using IBM Watson to make a better way of sorting through Medicare documentation. Project part of IBM Watson’s 2016 Hackathon challenge.
  • Tech Stack: Node.js, Express, and IBM Watson’s API

• Pacman with OpenBCI

  • Uses your brain waves to control Pacman.
  • My team’s entry to the Neurogaming Hackathon.
  • Tech Stack: Javascript, WebSockets, Go, and OpenBCI

• Remembrance

  • Remembrance is my final project for Dev Bootcamp Chicago.
  • The app enables one to create a memorial for a loved one who has passed on. You can invite friends and family to come together here and share memories, whether they be stories or pictures.
  • Tech Stack: Rails, Postgres, and Heroku

• Jan 14, 2019
  • Hackbright: “System Design and Scalability” Presentation
• Dec 11, 2017
  • Hackbright: “React 2.0 Workshop”. Presetation, Repo
• Nov 1, 2017
  • DevBootcamp: “Hands-on React Lunch and Learn”.
• Nov 23, 2015
  • Interview with David Yerrington’s Livestream