Chief Technology Officer
2017 - PRESENTWhereTo, Inc.- Acted as the CTO for WhereTo, a SaaS technology company that empowers the business traveler or manager to get the best travel deal, enhances their booking experience, and incentivizes their business travel.
- Partnered with top Fortune 100 companies to solve their frustrations with traditional corporate booking tools by utilizing our proprietary algorithm to provide the most optimal choices of flights, hotels, and car rentals.
- Oversaw all aspects of technology, infrastructure, and R&D at WhereTo.
Technologies: React, ES7, Babel, Swift, Redis, PostgreSQL, Go, Scala, Rust, Node.js, Puppeteer, APIs, Android, iOS, React Native, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Full-stack, HTML5, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Technical Leadership, Kotlin, Android Studio, API Integration, HubSpot, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, TypeScript, Twilio, Twilio API, Redux, REST APIs, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth, Flux, Azure, Responsive Web Apps, JSX, SQL, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Java, Software Architecture, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Leadership, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Stripe Connect, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Event-driven Programming, Linux, Team Leadership, CTO, PHP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), NoSQL, GraphQL, API Development, REST, Artificial Intelligence (AI), TestFlight, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Application Architecture, Networking, Apollo, Next.js, Amazon RDS, Jest, Data Visualization, Laravel, Estimations, DevOps, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Fintech, Mobile, React Redux, Travel & Leisure, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, WebSockets, QA Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Spark, Express.js, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Stripe API, Realm, React Native for Web, Monorepos, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, Memory LeaksAndroid Engineer | Project Manager
2022 - 2023TruckSpy Inc.- Led a team that built an electronic logging device application with a deadline of only five weeks.
- Implemented Bluetooth (BLE) protocols for both J1939 and J1708.
- Replaced an entire legacy application with the one that we built in-house.
- Managed a project and a team of senior engineers.
Technologies: Kotlin, Mobile Architecture, Bluetooth, Android, REST APIs, Offline Data Synchronization, Mobile UI Design, User Interface (UI), Product ManagementSenior Engineer
2022 - 2022ReMatter, Inc.- Dockerized the application to make it easier to onboard new engineers.
- Improved test runtime significantly, from 30 minutes to 5 minutes.
- Fixed logging to correlate logs with APM tracing correctly.
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, JavaScript, Jest, React, React NativeDeveloper
2017 - 2018Overtime- Helped build a video editor for the Overtime app to add effects.
- Built a commenting system for the overtime mobile app.
- Built a leaderboard system for the Overtime mobile app.
Technologies: Node.js, Swift, Objective-C, JavaScript, TypeScript, TestFlight, Docker, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Consulting, Estimations, Web Development, Load Testing, Mobile, JSON, WebSockets, Continuous Integration (CI), Linux, Debugging, Authentication, Realm, React Native for Web, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, Memory Leaks, WebRTC, FFmpegBack-end Developer (SuiteScript)
2017 - 2018GovDocs, Inc- Built a REST API on top of NetSuite to provide all sorts of information to customers.
- Architected the build system to allow the use of typed JavaScript to build around SuiteScript faster.
- Worked with the front-end engineer to implement the API and helped other back-end engineers get up to speed and build efficiently.
Technologies: JavaScript, SuiteScript 1, Software Architecture, Architecture, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Event-driven Programming, NoSQL, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Consulting, Jest, Compilers, Code Generators, Estimations, DevOps, Agile, NetSuite, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, JSON, QA Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Monorepos, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, Memory LeaksChief Technology Officer
2016 - 2018FlipTix, Inc- Managed and was responsible for all technical development, infrastructure, management, and R&D.
- Architected the entire app with its back end.
- Built the server in Node.js and deployed it on AWS.
- Wrote the initial code for the iOS app in Swift.
- Built the entire microservice architecture and architected all protocols.
Technologies: React, ES7, Babel, Java, Swift, Redis, PostgreSQL, Go, Scala, Rust, Node.js, APIs, Android, iOS, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Full-stack, HTML5, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Technical Leadership, Kotlin, Android Studio, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, TypeScript, Twilio, Twilio API, Redux, REST APIs, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth, Responsive Web Apps, JSX, SQL, Software Architecture, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Leadership, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Event-driven Programming, Linux, Team Leadership, CTO, NoSQL, GraphQL, API Development, REST, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Application Architecture, Networking, Apollo, Amazon RDS, Jest, Data Visualization, Estimations, DevOps, Marketplaces, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Mobile, React Redux, SQL Stored Procedures, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, WebSockets, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Authentication, Stripe, Stripe API, React Native for Web, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, Memory LeaksiOS Developer
2016 - 2017SiteLite- Built extra features for the SiteLite app, an app allowing users to position and preview lights.
- Implemented APIs and the UI using UIKit and AFNetworking.
- Fixed a lot of bugs left over from the previous developer.
Technologies: Swift, iOS, Image Processing, Software Architecture, Architecture, Event-driven Programming, REST, TestFlight, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Networking, Consulting, Estimations, Mobile, JSON, Debugging, Authentication, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software DevelopmentFull-stack Android Developer
2016 - 2017MudFlap App- Built an MVP of the Mudflap app, an app that shows vital information to truckers on a map.
- Worked with the front-end engineer to implement APIs I developed. Scraped a lot of information from various sources and merged them to create a giant database of POIs (Points of Interest).
- Worked with the product and design team to implement an MVP for the Mudflap Android app.
Technologies: Android, Software Architecture, Architecture, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Event-driven Programming, Linux, Team Leadership, NoSQL, GraphQL, API Development, REST, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Amazon RDS, Consulting, Estimations, DevOps, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Mobile, React Redux, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, WebSockets, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Express.js, Full-stack Development, Authentication, React Native for Web, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPIChief Architect
2015 - 2016Hive AI, Inc. (previously Castle Global, Inc.)- Built the commenting system for Kiwi using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
- Developed the AMA (Ask Me Anything) system for Kiwi, using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
- Led the development of Plaza's website, Plaza.tl.
- Managed and led the back-end team for Kiwi's site. Kiwi.qa.
- Extended the functionality of the moderation system I built previously; worked with data science team to add machine learning for automated pornographic, violent, and medical content detection.
- Architected and built the version 2 of Kiwi's REST API.
- Built the Chatous spam detection system using Golang and Redis.
- Created the public questions feature for Kiwi using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
- Developed the topics feature for Kiwi (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis).
- Rearchitected the feed, enabling more than one type of feed element to be displayed, and allowing feeds to be filtered (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis).
- Developed the media questions feature for Kiwi, enabling rich media questions (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS S3).
- Built the question curation (moderation) back-end for Kiwi, helping keep spammy questions off the site (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, React, Webpack, and Babel).
- Made the moderation module for Plaza, preventing pornographic, violent, and medical content from being posted on the marketplace (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, React, Webpack, and Babel).
- Integrated Plaza with email, enabling email based marketing to function (used Haraka and Node.js).
- Built the mutual friends count feature for Plaza, enabling safer transactions (used Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis).
- Rewrote the notifications system for Kiwi, adding new types of notifications for user engagement (used Node.js, Redis, and Google ProtoBuf).
- Built the follower recommendation system for Kiwi (used Cassandra, Redis, Scala, and MySQL).
- Set up the Jenkins integration for the CI pipeline.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Go, Cassandra, Redis, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, MySQL, PostgreSQL, React, C++, Scala, Node.js, APIs, Android, iOS, React Native, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Full-stack, HTML5, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Technical Leadership, Android Studio, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, TypeScript, Jenkins, Twilio, Twilio API, Redux, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth, Responsive Web Apps, JSX, SQL, Java, Software Architecture, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Leadership, Web Scraping, Scraping, Maps, Dashboards, Stripe Connect, MongoDB, Event-driven Programming, Linux, Team Leadership, CTO, NoSQL, Dating Apps, GraphQL, API Development, REST, Artificial Intelligence (AI), TestFlight, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Apollo, Amazon RDS, Jest, Data Visualization, Compilers, Code Generators, Estimations, DevOps, Marketplaces, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Mobile, React Redux, Stored Procedure, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, QA Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Spark, Express.js, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Stripe, Stripe API, Realm, React Native for Web, Monorepos, Concurrent Programming, REST APIs, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, Memory Leaks, WebRTC, FFmpegBack-end Engineer
2015 - 2015Castle Global, Inc. (previously Chatous, Inc.)- Built the moderation system, keeping pornographic, violent, and medical content off the service.
- Developed the analytics system, handling more than 500 million data points daily.
- Built the spatial search database server, powering nearby posts.
- Created the entire back end and initial front end for Plaza.tl.
- Introduced integration tests to Kiwi.
- Scaled Kiwi from five million users to more than 55 million users.
- Created various server monitoring tools.
- Rewrote the photo resizer in Go and made it 10x faster.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Go, Cassandra, Redis, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, MySQL, PostgreSQL, React, C++, Scala, Node.js, APIs, Android, iOS, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Full-stack, HTML5, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Android Studio, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, TypeScript, Jenkins, Twilio, Twilio API, REST APIs, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), OAuth, SQL, Java, Software Architecture, Architecture, Web Scraping, Scraping, Dashboards, Stripe Connect, MongoDB, Event-driven Programming, Linux, NoSQL, Dating Apps, API Development, REST, Artificial Intelligence (AI), TestFlight, PostGIS, GIS, Docker, Teamwork, Cloud Architecture, Application Architecture, Networking, Amazon RDS, Code Generators, Estimations, DevOps, Marketplaces, Web Development, Agile, Load Testing, Mobile, React Redux, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), JSON, WebSockets, QA Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Webpack, Debugging, Spark, Express.js, Full-stack Development, Large-scale Projects, Authentication, Stripe, Stripe API, React Native for Web, Monorepos, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software Development, OpenAPI, Memory Leaks, WebRTC, FFmpegFounder | CEO | CTO
2014 - 2015Aura Labs Pty Ltd- Built Aura, a proximity-based social network used to discover what's happening around you.
- Developed iOS and Android apps.
- Built the back-end server and deployed it on AWS using Elastic Beanstalk.
Technologies: Java, Objective-C, Node.js, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MySQL, Redis, PHP, APIs, Android, iOS, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, REST APIs, SQL, Architecture, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Networking, Laravel, Web Development, Mobile, JSON, Debugging, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software DevelopmentiOS Engineer
2013 - 2013BlondGorilla Pty Ltd- Built the mobile app, Danny Green's Fighting Fit, which was an app developed for Danny Green. It was used to instruct people on how to become good at fighting through streaming video and social integration.
- Integrated Facebook and Twitter.
- Developed the embedded video player.
- Built the serialization mechanism for feeds.
- Worked with a designer to implement the app.
Technologies: Core Location, OpenGL ES, UIKit, Core Graphics, Facebook API, Twitter API, SQLite, Objective-C, APIs, iOS, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, REST APIs, SQL, Architecture, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Agile, Mobile, JSON, Debugging, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software DevelopmentMobile Engineer
2013 - 2013Theme Solutions Pty Ltd- Developed Shareability, an app used to help parents connect with their children's schools.
- Built and white-labeled the app for over 20 schools.
- Created custom features as requested by schools.
- Published more than 20 apps to the App Store and Google Play.
Technologies: Urban Airship, PHP, Java, Objective-C, APIs, Android, iOS, Google Play Store, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, REST APIs, SQL, Architecture, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Agile, Mobile, JSON, Debugging, RESTful Development, Agile Software DevelopmentLead Engineer
2012 - 2012Holobyte Pty Ltd- Worked as the lead developer of a mobile game for iPhone and iPad called Droodl.
- Developed the app in Objective-C, using Cocos2D.
- Built the back-end using PHP, deployed on AWS using Elastic Beanstalk.
- Developed the custom OpenGL-ES renderer to render drawings.
- Integrated everything with DynamoDB.
Technologies: Amazon EC2, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Core Graphics, Cocos2d, UIKit, OpenGL ES, XML, JSON, Lua, PHP, Objective-C, APIs, Android, iOS, Mobile App Development, Mobile Development, App Store, Databases, API Integration, Back-end Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, REST APIs, SQL, Architecture, Linux, NoSQL, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Web Development, Agile, Mobile, Debugging, Concurrent Programming, RESTful Development, Agile Software DevelopmentDeveloper
2011 - 2012CREFCO (via an Online Freelance Agency)- Developed the system for automatic credit pulls.
- Built the outlook integration for credit checking.
- Deployed it on Windows Server (in house).
- Developed the automated emailing system for credit checks.
Technologies: MySQL, PHP, C#, APIs, REST APIs, SQL, API Development, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Web Development, Agile, DebuggingWeb Developer
2010 - 2011TrimEla (via an Online Freelance Agency)- Built the eCommerce platform for TrimEla, an online retailer for fashion goods.
- Wrote website code using jQuery, CSS, and HTML.
- Optimized the PHP back-end code.
- Added features for international purchasers.
- Built coupon features and implemented them.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, APIs, REST APIs, SQL, REST, Teamwork, Application Architecture, Web Development, Agile, Debugging