Elliot – React, Node.js, Next.js

A startup in the logistics industry.

• Served as technical advisor to non-technical co-founders with successful exits;
• Narrowed the scope of the project to define the MVP, which allowed them to get more accurate quotes that were half the price that they were getting before building their MVP;
• Suggested an appropriate architecture to allow the development team to build the MVP quickly, have room to grow, and the ability to scale;
• Identified the need to negotiate earlier with several technical service providers, which led to improved rates;
• Led discussions with a partner that provides integration services for the product to give the development the specifications and early free access necessary to build the product.

An application for mechanical engineers to request an automated quote on machining parts.

• Increased overall team velocity and productivity while still building a clean code base following best practices;
• Led the first projects to migrate front-end code to React, increasing the speed of development;
• When the application grew too big for developers to work together, became a key front-end developer in the move to micro-services and developed a method to load front-end components remotely, allowing developers to work independently without conflicts;
• Set up CI/CD Systems for testing, linting, and deployment;
• Mentored junior developers, leading to a more productive staff overall.

ever.fm is an art gallery for music where the listener can participate and generate new versions of the song from pieces the artist has determined. Every creation is unique, and when you hear a version that you love, you alone can own it as an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain.

• redesigned front-end UI
• refactored and redesigned artist application (like a DAW, specially tailored for Ever.fm)
• moved the project to use typescript
• advised on architectural decisions to improve user responsiveness, accounting for the lag of blockchain transactions.
• Implemented Storybook project-wide to help shorten feedback cycles with product owner.

An application for taking in leads and managing the process through municipal programs to help small businesses.

• Served as technical advisor, providing technical guidance based on my expertise;
• Met with non-technical cofounders to gather requirements;
• Built user stories;
• Defined the scope of the MVP;
• Designed wireframes and discussed user interaction and functionality with founders;
• Built out a metrics dashboard to show how the product improved business (metrics and visualization);

This product led to contracts with the City of LA and the County of LA and is under negotiation with Wells Fargo.

A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment and sports.

• Built custom sweepstakes and contest pages;
• Built email newsletters and email logic;
• Built custom site integrations for events and the Summer Concert Series;
• Created custom integrations to grow viewer engagement, such as integrating photos with sponsor products.

The product makes it easy to track who’s who, so one can connect with policymakers, staffers, and key decision-makers across Capitol Hill, federal agencies, and states that could impact your policy.

• Implemented aspect-based search with ElasticSearch;
• Improved page load and server costs with caching system and intelligent expiration;
• Implemented re-usable component library;
• Took a lead role in architecting the front-end and back-end of the application;
• Built batch-processing jobs to allow minimal staff to keep data up to date.