Experience

• 

  Vintage arcade superstore

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2005

  Arcade and pinball technician

  Restoration, repair and rebuilding of classic arcade games and pinball machines.

• 

  Computer solutions inc

  Jul 2005 - Sept 2005

  Lead technician

  Computer Solutions Inc was a brick and mortar computer sales and repair store servicing the Sheboygan County area.

• 

  Serr.biz an seo company

  May 2010 - Nov 2010

  Web manager

  Serr.biz is a smaller tri-state tech company with a focus on custom built Joomla CMS platform websites for local companies.

• 

  Smartsites 💡

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

  Evp, director of web design

  Melen, LLC is a technology umbrella company for several smaller companies such as SmartSites, T35 Hosting and more. - Managed new and existing client accounts for all web design and development needs.- Managed in-house and off-shore web design and development team.- Worked with design team to create marketing materials for domestic and international clients.- Created subdivision WebMasterIcons (now SmartSites), focused on website design and development.

• 

  Pixadel

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Ceo and founder

  A small start-up company with focus on delivering high-end web design and development for various NY based companies at competitive prices.

• 

  Webmastericons (now smartsites)

  Feb 2012 - Oct 2012

  President

  WebMasterIcons, now rebranded as SmartSites- started as an internal hackathon idea, plucked from a list of parked domains.The concept, design and live launch happened throughout the duration of the hackathon and became the web development and design firm within Melen LLC, parent company of various successful online brands. WMI was birthed from the need of Melen's clients who purchased marketing services that required a proper website design or redesign. WMI has grew into a successful graphic and web design firm having delivered hundreds of web sites to satisfied clients and was later rebranded as SmartSites. Show less

• 

  Groundbreaker

  Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

  GroundBreaker software gives real estate investment firms a branded platform that allows them to automate their capital fundraising, investor reporting, and investor management activities. I spoke with real estate private equity firms to help them understand how technology can help optimize and scale their operation without scaling overhead and ultimately whether our solution is a fit for their business.

  • Senior Customer Success Manager

    Dec 2016 - Nov 2018

  • Investor Relations Tech Expert

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2018
• 

  Learn academy

  Feb 2020 - Nov 2020

  - Wrote curriculum and taught live-coding lectures on JavaScript, React, Ruby, Ruby on Rails and Test-Driven-Development utilizing Jest, Rspec and Enzyme.- Provided guidance for new coding students on their daily paired programming exercises and mob projects, and assisted with project planning/management and code troubleshooting.- Reviewed coding challenges and weekly assessments submitted by students to Github, returning them with customized comments and feedback for improvement.- Led whiteboarding practice, team-building exercises, and office hours with students.- Identified areas of improvement in the curriculum and syllabus materials and revised modules for increased student comprehension and application. - Hosted free online four hour workshop events performing live HTML, CSS and Bootstrap coding demonstrations and lectures.- Led three day pre-coursework Jumpstart weekends, introducing incoming and prospective students to LEARN's methodologies and teaching foundational HTML, CSS and Javascript skills. Show less To complete LEARN Academy's four-month program, students are required to attend a one month, full time, internship with a San Diego web technology company. I and two other students were selected to intern directly with LEARN Academy to develop a decoupled full-stack application, utilizing React and Ruby on Rails. The final delivered product allowed incoming students to learn the basics of HTML, CSS, and Javascript through the browser, utilizing a web-based IDE and providing admins the ability to limit access to only invited users and track each unique student's progress through an online dashboard. My developer responsibilities included the development of the Ruby on Rails PostgreSQL database, RESTful API endpoints, validations, testing, and administrative dashboard functionality implemented. Additionally, I operated as the product manager, managing our teams' task board and prioritizing each member's daily tasks following an Agile methodology. This included reviewing and approving all Github pull requests and enforcing documentation protocols. Show less - Experienced over 650 hours of coding with HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Ruby, Ruby on Rails & React on Rails.- Practiced Test-Driven-Development utilizing Jest, RSpec and Enzyme. - Learned best practices in Pair and Mob Programming on a daily basis working with 19 other cohort members, both in-person and in a remote environment.- Created over 9 different working projects using above skills, all hosted in Github repositories, including a final, two week, capstone project deployed on Heroku. Show less

  • Instructor (Full course, Workshop Events & Jumpstart Weekends)

    Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

  • Teaching Assistant for Bravo, Charlie, Delta 2020 three day Jumpstart Weekends.

    Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Junior Web Developer and Product Manager

    Apr 2020 - May 2020

  • Full Stack Web Development Student

    Feb 2020 - May 2020
• 

  Pack

  Mar 2021 - Nov 2022

  Software engineer

  - Build lightning-fast eCommerce headless frontends allowing for dynamic and customization ease for our clients. - Utilize multiple development languages, libraries, and frameworks such as React, Gatsby, Next, ThemeUI, GraphQL.- Provide advice and past expertise on company processes for internal and external documentation and guidelines.- Maintain and manage retainer client work on legacy platforms while incorporating current-day best practices to ensure speed and customer experience through all aspects of the storefront. Show less

• 

  Keepers

  Jun 2023 - now

  Key account manager

  Keepers helps US-based startups build their own nearshore LATAM teams. We call it direct-to-talent, a formidable alternative to the dev shop model.Our solution combines recruiting, compliant contracting, equipping, autopay, benefits, and talent integration support to create your own unified team.At Keepers I find the best possible talent and help them through the interview process allowing our clients to make the best possible match.