Lead Engineer  -  ♨ Roaster of Coffee ☕

Managed a cross-functional team through large scale efforts which resulted in performant and stable operations during one of the orgs largest and most critical events as well as several other $100M+ releases. Grew the team by hiring principal engineers as well as successfully mentored engineers resulting in 2 promotions.

Wizards of the Coast

Software Engineering Manager

Continued working on Eventlink, serving as technical lead. Helped move features while supporting and mentoring engineers. Worked across teams to help drive larger efforts including a large refactor to refine, consolidate and better expose system driven business intelligence metrics. 

Ideated, documented, and executed a plan to reduce the complexity of our systems. This plan included a POC which also doubled to showcase performance gains. The documentation made the case for the change and garnered buy in from leadership. Deep testing of the POC increased confidence and the result was a release which proved the performance without a single issue.

Senior Software Engineer II

Working with .Net, NodeJS, GraphQL, Vue to build EventLink, an event management and tournament system used by thousands of retailers.

During this time I analyzed the performance of the systems and  worked to understand the bottlenecks and issues which were causing issues. Using JMeter executed via Redline I created a series of scalable load tests which we affectionately called The Pod Killer. 

I was able to define and improve performance in the systems as well the logging and metrics. I was also able to better refine our scaling parameters and resource configurations in Kubernetes to better match nominal system load.

Senior Software Engineer

Working with NodeJS, React via Ionic Capacitor, Swift and Java/Kotlin to build and support the API and mobile app delivering a crypto wallet, merchant, and event ticketing experience. 

Operating as Manager I worked with Executive leadership to define what was critical and set real expectations on delivery. I directed and focused the teams efforts to hit very tight deadlines while reducing impact and maintaining team cohesiveness and morale. 

As Principal engineer I drove technical efforts to improve systems of delivery, tighten the integration between engineering and design, as well as reduce complexity in the applications. I provided support and mentorship to the engineers which resulted in elevating the teams bar of excellence and technical ability.

HUMBL

Engineering Manager

Worked in Electron, NodeJS, and React (all w/TS) to deliver a video application which enabled video conferencing in a fun and low impact way. 

Coming in I found opportunities to reduce complexity in core components. I rebuilt a critical UI element of the application which was a frequent source of bugs and was often noted as a blocker for features business wanted.

I drove several initiatives and features which expanded on the core functionality of the app and led to more user engagement. I operated as a collaborative partner between Design, Engineering, and Product to deliver business value quickly and iteratively while upholding quality.

Around

Lead Software Engineer

Crafted a multi-step, long term plan to incrementally convert the foundation of the Studio code base from where it was to where it needed to be for future efforts.

Originally the idea was deemed to be risky and maybe even impossible. I created a proof of concept and worked with principal engineers to garner support. This led to adoption and full support across the org.

Spearheading this large initiative, which would enable a feature deemed essential to the success of the product, I was often the only engineer involved in meetings and channels with senior leadership.

Led engineers to accomplish sub goals of this large effort.

Refactored vital areas of the app to enable future work.

InVision

Worked with a diverse group of folks to build Studio, a design and prototyping tool.

Working with Node, React, Redux, and Electron, I helped build and refactor some of the core features in Studio. Including the Previewer and Motion/Animation.

Became the subject matter expert in key areas of the app while also pushing forward better practices for both code and culture.

Consistently worked to support team members via pairing, code reviews, engineering pulse checks, documentation, and application core subject intro videos.

Skills: Analytical Skills · Negotiation · Problem Solving · Communication · Coaching · Production Management

Track Technologies, Inc

Head Of Engineering

Developing a serverless back-end built on AWS, a front-end powered by React with the awesome team at Track.

Track.tax – helping the 1099 self-employed with their taxes, making it as easy and straightforward as W-2 employment.

Co-Founder and Lead Engineer of We Are Altitude. Worked remotely with a distributed team to build sites and brands for clients.

As the Lead Engineer it is my duty to come up with solutions for the problems posed in the ideation phase and then implement them. It is my responsibility to ensure that designs are executed to pixel perfection.

We Are Altitude

Co Founder / Lead Software Engineer

Built and launched a subscription based video streaming platform.

Responsible for maintaining the website and implementing new features. As a team we all dealt with customer support.

3dmotive

Partner / Principal Engineer

Built and maintained a portfolio system for creatives that was easy and intuitive.

Was responsible for the implementation and ideation of new features. As a team we handled customer support.

Frak Lopez