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. I’ve 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 – Senior Data Visualization Engineer (2024 – 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 – Director of Technology (2023 – 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 – 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)