Backend Engineer, HouseCanary
2022 - 2024, San Francisco, CA
- Improved Django API for AVM/home inspections to align with KPIs and enhance efficiency.
- Engineered innovative software solutions by developing and maintaining a large Django application for processing AVM and Home inspection Orders for the Federal Housing Administration.
- Migrated Django API to Go/GraphQL, resulting in an 80% reduction in response times and reduced AWS costs.
- Designed and implemented robust client-side and server-side architectures, leading to a ~200x decrease in response time and significant AWS compute cost savings.
- Oversaw full-stack development, security, CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, and API integrations.
- Authored clean, efficient, and maintainable code adherent to best practices.
- Led the development of a pilot AVM product for the Federal Housing Administration from inception to production.
Software Engineer, Potamus Trading
2019 - 2020, Boston, MA
- Developed real-time data analytics and visualization tools, enhancing transparency and decision-making for the trading team.
- Conducted rigorous performance testing under peak load conditions, ensuring system stability and scalability during high trading volumes.
- Authored an innovative data pipeline that optimized intraday market data ingestion, enhancing real-time data accuracy and improving analyst decision-making.
- Designed and implemented real-time charts and graphs to track trade order progress and estimated time of arrival.
CEO, Mansard Consulting
2019 - 2022, Boston, MA
- Founded a business providing tailor-made software solutions and IT infrastructure for Realtor Associations.
- Developed a SaaS platform linking external datasets/APIs with MS-CRM Dynamics for 150+ organizations.
- Implemented API integration service, offering more choices and significant cost savings for organizations.
- Managed the development and deployment of a comprehensive API translation and integration service.
- Created a much-requested live-events management CRM integration, which launched shortly before the pandemic halted all live events.
- Championed customer-focused development, ensuring final products met and exceeded user expectations.
Director of Information Technology, Massachusetts Association of Realtors
2015 - 2019, Waltham, MA
- Managed a team of 3, overseeing web and IT infrastructure, social media, and AV production.
- Achieved a 40% reduction in IT costs through effective vendor management and contract negotiations.
- Led the transition from on-premise infrastructure to Office 365, Exchange Online, Azure, and SharePoint services.
- Developed and implemented custom APIs using Python/Flask for Realtor organizations at state and national levels.
- Served on decision-making committees with the National Association of Realtors, including the Federal Technology Policy Committee.
- Oversaw IT operations for a trade association representing over 25,000 Realtors.
Development
- Django
- Django Rest Framework/DRF
- Flask
- Go
- Python
- REST
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- GraphQL
- JSON
- Shell scripting
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- Redis
- Rust
- Pandas
- Polars
DevOps/Infrastructure
- AWS
- DevOps CI/CD
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Git
- GitHub/Gitlab
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- TeamCity
- Sentry
- Google Cloud Platform
Project Management/Collaboration
- People Management
- Team Building
- Strategic Planning
- CRM & CMS Systems
- Risk Management
- Agile
- Kanban
- Confluence
- Jira