02 — Experience

Where I’ve worked

A decade of building and shipping software across fintech, logistics, and consumer products.

  1. Founding Software Engineer · Sandbox Wealth

    Oct 2024Present

    New York, NY

    • Performed a complete refactor of the frontend codebase in Next.js, TypeScript, and React.
    • Built a custom component library that accelerated development across the team.
    • Initiated an end-to-end testing strategy with Playwright to protect critical user workflows.
    • Re-architected the database to align with MVP requirements on a tight timeline.
    • Partnered with engineers to build out the API in Python.
  2. Senior Software Engineer · NYSHEX

    Nov 2021Apr 2024

    New York, NY

    • Introduced a backend-for-frontend architecture using Node and TypeScript.
    • Built responsive interfaces in React with Material UI and other frontend libraries.
    • Initiated end-to-end testing practices across the organization for stability and reliability.
    • Elected to a Frontend Committee tasked with setting standards across engineering.
    • Drove adoption of a design-system component library through collaboration and socialization.
    • Designed a data-dense dashboard used by top global carriers to improve shipping-contract efficiency up to 99%.
  3. Software Engineer · The Amenity Collective

    Nov 2019Nov 2021

    New York, NY

    • Built and released multiple single-page applications used by hundreds of clients with React, Node, and Salesforce.
    • Set up a CI/CD pipeline for frequent releases and updates.
    • Shipped cross-platform mobile apps with React Native, Expo, and Salesforce.
    • Ran UI/UX design meetings for new applications using Sketch.
    • Managed testing and user feedback for continuous improvement via Expo.
  4. Co-Founder & CTO · ChefX

    Jan 2017Sep 2018

    New York, NY

    • Bridged the application developer and CEO to keep Swift code, wireframes, and prototypes aligned with business strategy.
    • Received a $10,000 grant and legal services from Ballard Spahr’s Ballard Academy for Student Entrepreneurs.
    • Outlined a go-to-market strategy across scalability, food regulation, and geography.
  5. Software Engineer Teaching Fellow · Fullstack Academy of Code

    Apr 2019Jul 2019

    New York, NY

    • Mentored 50+ students in engineering concepts, algorithms, debugging, and code hygiene.
    • Built projects with React, Node, Express, and PostgreSQL.
    • Created a CI/CD flow with GitHub, Travis CI, and Heroku, with Mocha for testing.
  6. Product Developer · FactSet Research Systems

    Jul 2015Nov 2018

    New York, NY

    • Built hundreds of C++ and SQL formulas for the returns-based portfolio analysis application in FactSet’s workstation.
    • Managed data-vendor integrations, generating tens of thousands of dollars in revenue.

Education

  • Bucknell University

    B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering

    20112015 · Lewisburg, PA
  • Fullstack Academy

    Certificate of Completion

    20182019 · New York, NY