02 — Experience
Where I’ve worked
A decade of building and shipping software across fintech, logistics, and consumer products.
Founding Software Engineer · Sandbox Wealth
Oct 2024 — PresentNew 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.
Senior Software Engineer · NYSHEX
Nov 2021 — Apr 2024New 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%.
Software Engineer · The Amenity Collective
Nov 2019 — Nov 2021New 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.
Co-Founder & CTO · ChefX
Jan 2017 — Sep 2018New 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.
Software Engineer Teaching Fellow · Fullstack Academy of Code
Apr 2019 — Jul 2019New 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.
Product Developer · FactSet Research Systems
Jul 2015 — Nov 2018New 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
- 2011 — 2015 · Lewisburg, PA
Bucknell University
B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering
- 2018 — 2019 · New York, NY
Fullstack Academy
Certificate of Completion