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Albert Einstein College of MedicineMuay Thai Instructor
Aug. 2024Teach Muay Thai and Strength Conditioning at the Albert Einstein Falk Recreation Center
Blink FitnessCertified Personal Trainer
Dec. 2023Bronx, New York, United States
Garden MMA YogaCoach & Personal Trainer: Mixed Martial Arts & Yoga
Aug. 2023
HingeDirector Of Platform Engineering
Jun. 2022 - Jul. 2023New York City Metropolitan AreaManaged org of 17 in my direct line, hired 6 DevOps, Backend & Mobile engineers, 1 Engineering Manager, and coached an Individual Contributor to become an Engineering Manager. Served as Product Manager for 3 teams and as Product Director for the division while hiring was stalled in the Product org. Created vision and strategy, attained approval and funding, then executed on a 3 a year growth plan which resolved key stress points and evolved the group into a full service Platform organization
The Knowledge HouseVolunteer
Jun. 2021 - Jun. 2022Bronx, New York, United StatesSoftware Engineering mentor for underserved youth in the Bronx.
The New York TimesSenior Engineering Manager, Cooking
May. 2021 - May. 2022- Lead the creation of an engineering team for Search & Personalization within NYT Cooking
- Advocate for and help lead the creation of an engineering team for Cooking Mobile Platforms
- Manage across 3 teams including the replatforming of our front end
The New York TimesEngineering Manager, Core Platforms
Nov. 2018 - May. 2021New York, New York- Lead 2 teams dedicated to the creation and delivery of breaking news alerts, transactional and newsletter emails, and all push notifications for NYT apps and games
- Help construct and implement vision for improved workflow in mesage generation and how to scale up exponentially to support rapid growth of our reader audience - Serve as cross mission touch point for key initiatives and support 23 stakeholder teams.
- Project manage one of the teams, mentor product owners and tech lead one of the teams.
- Stabilize team, significantly reduce turnover while guiding through multiple reorganizations and team growth
- Grow engineers in their career path and improve organizational operation
- Promote and execute diversity initiatives
HearstTech Lead, Games & Interactive Team
Dec. 2017 - Oct. 2018- Lead Games and Interactive team with research and development projects presented at Google iO
- Push revenue driven optimizations and best practices, planning, launching and Dockerizing new microservices and feature systems
- Lead a pivotal corporate project in data and marketing w/ heavy integration across all 50+ brands including international sites
- Successfully implement diversity initiative, mentorship program and company wide educational program
- Encourage self organization, team building and constructive feedback
- Hire engineers and conduct interviews across the division functioning as a cultural barometer
HearstSenior Game Developer
Sep. 2017 - Dec. 2017Greater New York City Area- Mentor developers, foster team culture and bridge gaps between teams
- Contribute to diverse microservice code bases in Python, PHP, JS (React), Docker, NoSQL and MySQL
- Complete large scale refactoring projects that dictate core system structures
Focus VRAdvisory Board Member
Aug. 2017 - Oct. 2018- Give direction to company initiatives by evaluating current trends and determining which technical frameworks work best for our developing product
HearstGame Developer, Magazines
Jun. 2016 - Sep. 2017- Create new game engines including an editorial interface and embeddable players
- Support iterations of game interface on msn.com, cosmopolitan.com, esquire.com etc.
- Deploy code on serverless AWS system to Dev, Staging and Production
- Build relationships across teams to facilitate knowledge sharing
Focus VRCo-Founder and VP of Engineering
Dec. 2015 - Aug. 2017Greater New York City Area- Build a web based VR environment complete with an editorial interface to generate interactive VR scenes
- Manage and mentor a team of developers
- Guide the technical architecture of our product and vision for the company
HearstSoftware Engineer, Newspapers
Dec. 2015 - Jun. 2016New York, New York- Maintain complex code base with more than 25 sites built using Smarty, PHP & LESS
- Lead website redesign and Google AMP design implementation
- Troubleshoot and integrate DFP ads and Omniture analytics
FreelanceFull Stack Developer
Oct. 2015 - Dec. 2015Greater New York City Area- Implement end to end Full Stack solutions with payment processing for clients using MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node.
- Advise clients on marketing and partnership initiatives
Sensory FuseFounder & CTO
May. 2014 - Dec. 2015New York, NY- Build and manage Wordpress multi-site network including e-magazine and video on demand site
- Design branding, print and visual media and implement on website - Direct, produce and edit videos
- Write articles, manage team of authors and serve as editor
- Manage legal and financial considerations
O'actuallyOperations & Marketing Consultant
Aug. 2013 - Apr. 2014- Manage website and implemented any necessary design updates - Create company branding and investor deck: develop logo and tag line - Maintain and expand relations through social media, company newsletter and blog - Research and curate content and brand partnerships
ZagsterCommunity & Fleet Manager
Nov. 2012 - Aug. 2013Cambridge, MA- Fleet Management: contract and manage a team of mechanics for a fleet of 200 bikes in 7 multi-site cities, ordering and distributing parts and supplies - Account Management: troubleshoot customer concerns regarding billing, logistics, maintenance, customer service and business relations
- Marketing: manage and create marketing material, write blog posts and maintain blog, manage all social media pages and website, improve front end web design
- Event Coordination: design and order promotional marketing materials, coordinate arrival of supplies and event details Beyond that, I was the only representative available for a 24 hr customer service hotline. Frankly, it was exhausting.
Irokos Group LlcDirector of Sales
Feb. 2011 - Oct. 2012Boston, Ma- Expand market distribution: responsible for opening 350 new store accounts in 6 mo.
- Design and implement marketing strategies for unknown brands
- Manage a team of brand ambassadors: coordinate scheduling, delivery of supplies, and staff selection
- Collect payment and create lasting relationships with store owners based on sales and customer service.
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