Podcast Episodes

Projects

  • Team Text App
    A side project building an SMS/Chat integration application for distributed gig workers. Using Firebase Functions, Firebase Authentication, Node, Express, Vue, Vuex, and Vuetify

  • Coding Boot Camp Instructor
    I taught a six-month full-stack coding bootcamp at Northwestern University in 2017. Now, I sometimes substitute teach classes, mentor junior devs, and I'm helping my wife, Megan, learn how to code.

  • CTO Think Podcast
    My good friend, Don VanDemark, and I produce a podcast about leadership, product dev, and tech decisions.

  • This Old App Podcast
    A second podcast about learning, coding, smashing stuff together, breaking things apart, startups, failing, winning, and any other buzzwords we can think of.

Leadership Roles

  • Vice President of Technology, MPI Media
    Managing the technology and software needs of a film and tv producer/distributor

  • Senior Engineering Manager, Shipwell
    Managed two large software teams (20+ engineers) remotely, across the world, to support a large TMS SaaS product and 3PL brokerage

  • Engineering Manager, Hireology
    Managed several software teams, in-step with Product and Design teams, to deliver quality software feature on time, for a large SaaS product

  • Chief Technology Officer, Innovations for Learning
    Hired and managed a remote-based team for an Evanston-based non-profit. We rebuilt the organization's base data platform and mobile apps after bringing the technology development back from an outsourced team.

  • Vice President of Tech, Horizon Cash Management
    Worked for 10 years in the role of IT Director for a small finance firm that managed up to $3 billion in cash funds.

  • Property Management
    President of a 32-unit condo association for 10+ years. Coordinated a $9 million sale of the property.

  • Instructor
    Taught a full-stack coding bootcamp at Northwestern University of 28 students over six-months.

  • Mentor
    Over the years, I've helped a number of junior developers climb the learning curve and start new careers in programming.

Skills

  • Base
    HTML, CSS, Sass, CSS Grid, TailwindCSS
  • Front End
    JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, React Native, Vue, Vuex, AlpineJS
  • Back End
    Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Node, Express, Golang, Python, Firebase Functions, AWS Lambda
  • Testing
    RSpec, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Sinon
  • Data
    PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Redis, Firebase Firestore, MongoDB
  • Architecture
    MVC, REST API, GraphQL API, Monolith, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices
  • Process
    TDD, Agile, Jira Project Management, Continuous Integration, Continous Deployment, Remote Teams
  • Other Tools
    Amazon Web Services (AWS), E-commerce, Elasticsearch, Braintree, Payments, Drupal, WordPress, PHP
  • Service Providers
    Braintree API, Stripe API, Twilio API, Slack API, Zapier, IFTTT
  • Learning
    GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes

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