Work Experience

• Full-stack Software Developer, Youtech

  Nov, 2016 - Present

  Youtech is an integrated marketing and development agency built on building empires. Headquartered in Chicago and Scottsdale with a growing national footprint, our personalized approach and style grows brands across all industries.

  • Maintained, upgraded, and improved clients' eCommerce websites (Magento, Magento 2, WooCommerce, Shopify, BigCommerce), presence / marketing websites (Wordpress), and custom-developed database websites (in-house proprietary platform)

  • Built custom multi-role, desktop- & mobile-accessible, line-of-business database application to manage client's 300+ active partner locations: organizing location details, inventory, employee scheduling, technical notes, marketing & event planning, internal messaging, and financial records

  • Mentored new members of the development team — helping them make more well-informed programming choices & become stronger, more productive developers

• Code Mentor / Full-stack Javascript Developer, Coding House

  Feb, 2016 - May, 20163 months

  Coding House was a 14-week software development bootcamp that teaches the fundamentals of web development with an emphasis on a project-based curriculum, primarily utilizing Javascript and its associated frameworks.

  • Learned to develop web applications using Javascript & modern web development methodologies, with emphasis on the Javascript MEAN stack

  • Provided assistance to new students on their projects & assignments

• Graphic Designer, Alameda Theatre & Cineplex / Alameda Cinema Grill

  Dec, 2014 - Feb, 20161 year 2 months

  The Alameda Theatre is an Art Deco movie theatre built in 1932. Designed by architect Timothy L. Pflueger, it was the last grand movie palace built in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Designed countless promotional flyers, newspaper/magazine spreads, on-screen promotions, & website graphics for the theatre & its associated interests

  • Portfolio available upon request

• Software Engineer, Sterling Trader, Inc.

  Sep, 2008 - Dec, 20084 months

  Sterling Trader is an industry-leading professional direct access trading platform and global trading network.

  • Developed and maintained direct-access, real-time professional trading software

  • Customized reports to suit the needs of broker/dealers, hedge funds, and other professional trading institutions

• Lead Software Developer, Mobile Greetings

  Sep, 2005 - May, 20082 years 9 months

  Mobile Greetings was a developer of visually engaging mobile applications that offered high-quality wallpapers & ringtones for purchase & download.

  • Developed mobile phone personalization applications in C/C++, BREW, J2ME, PHP

  • Produced applications in partnership with high-profile media corporations (Disney, Warner Bros., NFL, MLB) & available on major U.S. cellular networks (Verizon Wireless, Alltel, MetroPCS)

  • Created tile-matching puzzle game, MLB.com's Playball!; augmented existing VM client with gameplay logic and data structures

  • Streamlined development process, improved productivity -- more apps could be made by more people

  • Guided and assisted new employees' transition to our development methods and cycle; adopted a novice-aware programming style to aid fellow and future teammates in development

  • Automated the task of multimedia file conversion; eliminated expensive & error-prone chore of hand-converting images & audio files for each of 60+ distinct mobile device profiles

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