
Resume
Overview
Full-stack software engineer with over 20 years experience in politics, higher ed, and sports, excelling in Ruby on Rails, React, and AWS. Expert in creating SAAS applications and managing development teams.
Work Experience
Director of Development
2008 - current
Trilogy Interactive, Chicago, IL
- Lead technical projects for a design agency, boosting service quality for over 100 political campaigns and non-profits.
- Developed Ruby on Rails-based CMS that hosts more than 125 production websites serving 1MM+ pages monthly.
- Oversee budgets up to $500K and coordinate resources to successfully deliver SAAS applications using Rails, React, SQL, Node, AWS, Docker, and GitHub.
- Engineer RESTful API tools with Asana to boost design team efficiency and improve client delivery times.
- Create production tools that have migrated 10+ client websites to WordPress, streamlining the process with ACF, All Import Pro, and Ruby/JS scripting.
- Built applications for federal agencies as a certified governmental subcontractor.
Manager of Information Services
2005 - 2008
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Managed the web presence and related IT initiatives for the University of Chicago's central communications unit.
- Designed and implemented innovative web applications with PHP, MySQL, Mac OS servers and Apache.
Senior Producer
2004 - 2005
Classified Ventures, Chicago, IL
- Defined and managed a portfolio of website products for cars.com, a major automotive consumer site.
- Developed and implemented channel and site branding solutions while managing freelance editorial staff.
Managing Editor
1999 - 2004
Sportvision / Ignite Sports Media, Chicago, IL
- Managed dozens of dynamic websites for NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS teams, enhancing fan engagement and ticket sales.
- Spearheaded the creation of a syndicated sports portal for clients like the Washington Post, FOX Sports, Britannica.com and others.
Education
Masters in Computer Science
2007 - 2008
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
1990 - 1994
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign