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Full-stack senior software developer specialized in Ruby on Rails and Go, and experienced in web-based apps, REST APIs, legacy monolith and microservice architecture, feature development, databases, QA and testing, and leading Agile teams.
Full-stack development and team lead for patient management platform used by oncology clinics, primarily in Ruby on Rails monolith app with Rails engines and Backbone/React front end components
Full-stack development for marketer platform app used by hundreds of top consumer brands
Support instructors and students to meet learning objectives in 301: Intermediate Software Development. Class covers common core of software development, including MVC, Object-Oriented Programming, functional programming, and asynchronous programming via HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Communicated iSchool research and teaching initiatives to Seattle area tech companies to build private/public partnerships and secure financial and in-kind support, including a lead gift to support the iSchool's DataLab research team. Doubled revenue to iAffiliates program from previous year.
Fundraising development strategy and execution for a national non-profit working to preserve freedom of expression online, including: creation of annual strategic plan, list-based online appeals, campaign funding, crowd-funding, corporate partnerships, and foundation and major gift strategy.
Held a variety of roles with increasing responsibility from 2005-2012 leading up to strategy and execution for annual corporate and foundation funding goal of up to $5 million. Increased corporate giving at Teach For America by 81% and special event revenue by 86% in one year. Managed a portfolio of more than 100 corporate and foundation donors.
Taught first under the auspices of national service corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools, then continued teaching in original assignment for a third year.
College Park, MD – Bachelor of Arts cum laude