Curriculum Vitae
Front-end / Full-stack Engineer and Technical Leader with 15+ years experience delivering data-driven web applications. I specialize in scalable front-end systems, with supporting expertise across CMS platforms, APIs, and CI/CD workflows. Iβve managed cross-functional teams from concept to launch, aligning technical vision with creative strategy and client goals.
Technical Skills
Core Stack
React, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js
Front-end
Svelte, Astro, D3, Three.js, Mapbox
Back-end
Python, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS, CI/CD
Work Experience
Graphicacy β Senior Data Visualization Engineer (2024 β 2025)
- Directed technical strategy for data-intensive front-end systems built with React, Next.js, D3, and Mapbox.
- Managed CI/CD workflows, infrastructure optimization, and deployments on Vercel, AWS, and Ubuntu-based servers.
- Supervised a distributed engineering team, delivering high-performance applications on tight timelines.
Periscopic β Director of Technology (2023 β 2024)
- Led front-end development of interactive, data-rich web applications using React, Next.js, Angular, D3, and Mapbox.
- Directed CMS development on a PHP-based Drupal platform and managed a biweekly agile feature deployment cycle.
- Architected application infrastructure, implemented CI/CD pipelines on AWS, and mentored junior engineers in front-end and DevOps workflows.
Seven Mile Media β CTO & Co-founder (2015 β 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 β 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 β Interactive Producer (2012 β 2015)
- Designed and developed news applications, interactive web features, and custom data visualizations for APβs global news wire.
- Worked with reporters, producers, and engineers to cover breaking and enterprise stories and redefine digital standards and workflows across APβs newsroom.
The New York Times β 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 βIn Love and Loss.β
Talks & Workshops
- 2021 β Atlantic Council: Workshop host, Visualizing Quantitative & Qualitative Data: A Hands-On Approach
- 2020 β Parsons School of Design: Guest critic, Design & Technology Masterβs Thesis Studio
- 2020 β University of Miami: Workshop host, Mapbox AR for Unity & Intro to Mapbox
- 2017 β University of Texas: Guest lecturer, User Interfaces & Digital Storytelling
- 2017 β NORC at the University of Chicago: Speaker, Designing Data for Research & Journalism
- 2016 β Texas State University: Guest lecturer, Digital Media Innovation
Grants, Awards & Exhibitions
- 2023 β Beyond City to City: A UNESCO Media Arts Exhibition, Sonified Topographies
- 2021 β City of Austin TEMPO Grant: Reconnected: A Collective Poem (Public installation)
- 2020 β Dotcomm Platinum Award: CSIS: Chinaβs Foreign Rail Construction Projects
- 2019 β Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards: Shortlist, CSIS: China Power Data Visualizations
- 2013 β POYi Awards: First Place, Feature Multimedia Story, In Love and Loss, The New York Times
- 2013 β Oliver S. Gramling Award, Associated Press
- 2011 β Online Journalism Awards: Finalist, Digital Video Storytelling (Florida Cowboys)
- 2010 β 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)