Curriculum Vitae

Senior Data Visualization Engineer and UX-focused Technologist with 15+ years of experience building interactive, data-driven tools for newsrooms, research institutions, and public audiences. I specialize in data storytelling, visual strategy, and rapid prototyping, with a strong foundation in journalism, front-end engineering, and user-centered design.

Technical Skills

Data Visualization & Storytelling

D3.js, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Mapbox, Observable, Datawrapper, R, Python

Front-End Development

React.js, TypeScript, Next.js, Svelte, HTML/CSS/JS, Three.js

Work Experience

Graphicacy – Senior Data Visualization Engineer (2024 – 2025)

• Designed and developed interactive data visualizations and web apps using React, D3, Mapbox, and Next.js for mission-driven clients.
• Translated complex datasets into clear, story-driven visuals aligned with editorial and audience goals.
• Directed architecture decisions, implemented CI/CD pipelines, and supported cross-functional teams in fast-paced production cycles.
• Collaborated closely with designers, analysts, and editorial leads to shape content structure and visual strategy.

Periscopic – Director of Technology (2023 – 2024)

• Led technical strategy for data-rich, audience-facing visualizations in React, D3, and Mapbox, tailored to policy, research, and public sector audiences.
• Oversaw a distributed team of developers and contractors, balancing rapid prototyping with long-term code quality.
• Advised clients on data storytelling approaches, UX, and delivery timelines across tight production cycles.
• Managed infrastructure, hosting, and deployment across Vercel, AWS, and custom servers.

Seven Mile Media – CTO & Co-founder (2015 – 2023)

• Delivered award-winning interactive and data-driven applications for global brands, museums, and mission-driven organizations.
• Led cross-functional teams in the design and development of immersive web experiences, balancing technical, creative, and strategic priorities.
• Oversaw project architecture, selected tech stacks, and directed visual design from concept through deployment.
• Partnered with industry-leading clients like Nike, The New Yorker, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Atlantic Council, and World Wildlife Fund.

Texas State University – Adjunct Professor (2016)

• Taught Web Design and Publishing to 40 junior and senior students.
• Topics included JavaScript, HTML, CSS, web hosting, FTP, and an introduction to WordPress development.

Associated Press – Interactive Producer (2012 – 2015)

• Designed and developed news applications, interactive web features, and custom data visualizations for AP’s global news wire.
• Worked with reporters, producers, and engineers to cover breaking and enterprise stories and redefine digital standards and workflows across AP’s newsroom.

The New York Times – Multimedia Fellow (2011)

• Produced interactive features, data-driven applications, and award-winning documentary films for the NYT Multimedia Team.
• Collaborated with journalists and photographers on digital news products.
• Winner of First Place, Feature Multimedia (POYi Awards) for “In Love and Loss.”

Talks & Workshops

• 2021 – Atlantic Council: Workshop host, Visualizing Quantitative & Qualitative Data: A Hands-On Approach
• 2020 – Parsons School of Design: Guest critic, Design & Technology Master’s Thesis Studio
• 2020 – University of Miami: Workshop host, Mapbox AR for Unity & Intro to Mapbox
• 2017 – University of Texas: Guest lecturer, User Interfaces & Digital Storytelling
• 2017 – NORC at the University of Chicago: Speaker, Designing Data for Research & Journalism
• 2016 – Texas State University: Guest lecturer, Digital Media Innovation

Grants, Awards & Exhibitions

• 2023 – Beyond City to City: A UNESCO Media Arts Exhibition, Sonified Topographies
• 2021 – City of Austin TEMPO Grant: Reconnected: A Collective Poem (Public installation)
• 2020 – Dotcomm Platinum Award: CSIS: China’s Foreign Rail Construction Projects
• 2019 – Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards: Shortlist, CSIS: China Power Data Visualizations
• 2013 – POYi Awards: First Place, Feature Multimedia Story, In Love and Loss, The New York Times
• 2013 – Oliver S. Gramling Award, Associated Press
• 2011 – Online Journalism Awards: Finalist, Digital Video Storytelling (Florida Cowboys)
• 2010 – Online Journalism Awards: Winner, Digital Video Storytelling (My Story, My Goal)

Education

• M.A. in Multimedia Journalism, University of Miami (2010)
• B.S. in Visual Journalism & International Studies, University of Miami (2009)