Remote Senior Frontend Software Engineer - San Francisco, California

EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Engineer 03/2020 - present

Nielsen

• Orchestrating the development of the internal Global Mapping interface - a tool used to match internal database information to the metadata of high-level clients (e.g., Disney, HBO, Fox...). We are working to move 450 mapping associates from a system built on Java Swing and Relay systems to a React front-end connected to a Cassandra and Elastic Search backend.

• Building the testing system of our internal ui-toolkit using Vue testing utilites.

• Designed and developed a comprehensive data model for a new metadata inquiries, aligning with project requirements and scalability goals.

Senior Software Engineer 10/2017 - 03/2020

Automatic Labs, A SiriusXM Company

• Lead architectural redesign of Automatic Labs website using React and NodeJS.

• Managed a small contracting team based out of Poland to tackle and resolve existing bugs and develop new features in a variety of applications built in AngularJS and React.

• Worked with product and design teams to implement improvements across a variety of applications.

Senior Software Engineer / Tech Product Owner 01/2017 - 09/2017

Software Engineer 07/2015 - 12/2016

Gracenote, A Nielsen Company

• Built and maintained the Gracenote “Showcase Demo” - an application we took to CES to demonstrate the depth and breadth of Gracenote data. Built in React with GraphQL.

• Completed a training course in Scrum so that I could act as a Technical Product Manager.

• Maintained and optimized existing web applications across a variety of technologies, including Angular, Vue and vanilla Javascript.

• Collaborated with external data companies, such as Spideo and Solr, to flesh out functionality of current web applicatons.

Co-founder / Lead Front-End Designer /

Lead Front-End Developer 06/2012 - 06/2015

Flashband



• Launched a start-up with the goal of helping musicians meet via a series of one-time concerts and a social networking website.

• Arranged several user tests and focus groups to help develop and adjust the site to our members’ needs and desires.

• Helped build the company from a small team of three to a seed-funded company, complete with salaried employees and company investors.

• Created entire layout and organization of site from wireframes to execution using tools such as Balsamiq and Moqup to fully visualize our plan before beginning production.

• Helped coordinate and execute large-scale musical events. Worked with venues, sound engineers, photographers, and our small staff for monthly events.

Web Developer 08/2011 - 07/2015

USA Today



• Participated in the development and launch of the 2013 USAToday.com redesign.

• Worked on the “Online Interactives” team to create a series of story-telling digital templates to be used across the USA Today website daily.

• Presented a speech on web development to the Women’s Business Association of Gannett.

• Worked on the “Ghost Factories” application - winner of the Gerald Loeb top prize for online journalism.