SUMMARY

Engineering Manager with a staff-level frontend background and 16+ years building products in fintech, digital media, and health tech. Manages 11 engineers on CNN's Acquisition team and partners with Product, Design, and QA on subscription flows.

EXPERIENCE

CNN company logo

Engineering Manager, Acquisition

CNNHybrid (Atlanta, GA)

  • Own paywall and subscription flows across registration, payments, and video.
  • Build quarterly capacity plans, coordinate dependencies, and manage priorities.
  • Built a custom capacity model mapping team availability to project priorities.
  • Lead an 11-engineer development team, partnering with Product, Design, and QA.
Technologies:
JavaScriptTypeScriptHTML/CSSJestAWSStripePostgreSQLJava
Additional Skills:
Team LeadershipProject LeadershipPeople ManagementCapacity PlanningCI/CD ImprovementsUX/UI DevelopmentCloud Infrastructure
Hazel Health company logo

Senior Frontend Developer

Hazel HealthRemote (San Francisco, CA)

  • Improved CI/CD with GitHub Actions, onboarding scripts, and PR templates.
  • Developed Hazel's video/screenshare platform, replacing third-party tools.
  • Contributed critical fixes to apps used by 1M+ students across 225+ districts.
  • Mentored 4 engineers and introduced a new review process for frontend teams.
Technologies:
JavaScriptTypeScriptHTML/CSSReactNext.jsSwiftPythonPostgreSQLCypressJestAWS
Additional Skills:
Team LeadershipProject LeadershipMobile DevelopmentPerformance OptimizationCI/CD ImprovementsMicroservicesCloud Infrastructure
Blockchain.com company logo

Technical Lead / Staff Frontend Engineer

Blockchain.comRemote (London, UK)

  • Led UI for order book, trade tickets, and live account updates.
  • Tuned WebSocket data to balance performance with real-time UX.
  • Worked daily with backend teams and weekly with design for product alignment.
  • Mentored 4 devs and guided architecture decisions on high-traffic systems.
Technologies:
JavaScriptTypeScriptHTML/CSSReactNext.jsReduxFigmaStorybookWebSocketsGraphQLPythonPostgreSQLRedisJestCypressAWS
Additional Skills:
Team LeadershipProject LeadershipPeople ManagementPerformance OptimizationUX/UI DevelopmentWeb3 / BlockchainCloud Infrastructure
Dapper Labs company logo

Senior Frontend Engineer

Dapper LabsRemote (Vancouver, BC)

  • Built the Marketplace, NFT Collection, and Trade Flow for NFL All Day.
  • Integrated Flow blockchain for live NFT state and trading validation.
  • Managed complex state logic with XState and blockchain event handling.
  • Handled high concurrency traffic during major NFL NFT releases.
Technologies:
JavaScriptTypeScriptHTML/CSSReactNext.jsGraphQLXStateFlow BlockchainCadenceStorybookJestCypressAWS
Additional Skills:
MicroservicesPerformance OptimizationUX/UI DevelopmentWeb3 / BlockchainSmart ContractsCloud Infrastructure
Vanguard company logo

Senior Frontend Developer

VanguardRemote (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Owned the core trade path during the shift from monolith to microservices.
  • Achieved 100% accessibility and near-total test coverage on all modules.
  • Worked with 9+ teams to coordinate architecture and API alignment.
  • Mentored 3 junior developers and improved cross-team component sharing.
Technologies:
JavaScriptTypeScriptHTML/CSSAngularRxJSReduxGraphQLStorybookNode.jsJasmineCypressJavaPostgreSQLRedisAWS
Additional Skills:
Project LeadershipMicroservicesLegacy MigrationTesting StrategyUX/UI Development

Founder, Developer, Educator

Selfvestor, LLC (formerly Trade With Rey)Philadelphia, PA

  • Built and launched a mobile-first financial education app using Firebase and Stripe.
  • Reached 3,000+ users, 200k+ views, and maintained a 4.6+ app store rating.
  • Shipped a full MVP in 6 months, combining engineering, UX, and product growth.
Technologies:
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactReact NativeNext.jsMongoDBPostgreSQLSwiftKotlinFirebaseStripeFigmaPremiere ProPhotoshop
Additional Skills:
Project LeadershipCourse DevelopmentContent CreationFinance EducationMobile Development
Hedgeable / Hydrogen company logo

Technical Lead / Staff Frontend Engineer

Hedgeable / HydrogenNew York, NY

  • Led frontend development of Hydro, a blockchain-based 2FA identity app.
  • Built secure login flows and decentralized auth across mobile devices.
  • Managed frontend team and worked closely with 6 backend devs and 2 designers.
  • Achieved 30k+ downloads, Product Hunt recognition, reached $50M market-cap.
Technologies:
JavaScriptTypeScriptHTML/CSSReactReact NativeReduxAngularJSSolidityEthereumNode.jsJavaWebSocketsMySQL
Additional Skills:
Team LeadershipProject LeadershipPeople ManagementMobile DevelopmentUX/UI DevelopmentWeb3 / BlockchainSmart ContractsLegacy Migration
Complex Media company logo

Front-End Software Developer (R&D Lead)

Complex MediaNew York, NY

  • Introduced React and Node.js to modernize frontend stack company-wide.
  • Invented and owned Digital Cover Stories, leading design-to-dev for 2+ years.
  • Built a custom CMS to allow non-devs to create parallax SPA stories.
  • Led a team of 3 devs and partnered closely with designers and editorial.
Technologies:
JavaScriptHTML/CSSReactAngularJSNode.jsjQueryPHPPythonThreeJSWebGLMySQLRedisActionScript
Additional Skills:
Team LeadershipProject LeadershipUX/UI DevelopmentPerformance OptimizationHigh-Traffic Site ManagementAnimation