My Work Experience

A timeline of my professional journey and key projects.

Jan 2025 – Present

Rift Pickleball

Launched a D2C pickleball brand, overseeing product design, manufacturing, and e-commerce.
Engineered a custom smart paddle IoT system using Arduino and C++ for real-time impact analysis.
Produced viral marketing content, achieving over 6 million views and driving brand growth.

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Aug 2023 – Jan 2025

Optum (UnitedHealth Group)

Designed key features for a banking platform facilitating provider payments via Stripe.
Engineered the backend using a microservices architecture with Booster, TypeScript, and Drizzle ORM.
Built and optimized GraphQL APIs to handle large-scale financial transactions efficiently.

TypeScriptBoosterDrizzle ORMMySQLGraphQLAWS

Aug 2020 – Aug 2023

Nexient / NTT Data

Led the design of Cooley Law Firm’s investor platform, managing over $100M in investments.
Architected and developed the SCG Gas web application using React, Node.js, and AWS microservices.
Mentored junior developers and improved CI/CD workflows using Jenkins and Azure DevOps.

React.jsNode.jsJavaSpringBootAWSAzure DevOps

Aug 2018 – Aug 2020

Macmillan Learning

Developed V2 of an online learning platform, focusing on the professor’s portal.
Integrated Elasticsearch to solve complex search issues, significantly improving performance.
Led a team of developers using React, Nest.js, and various AWS services like Lambda and S3.

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Aug 2016 – Aug 2018

Wesco

Built the frontend for a major e-commerce platform using React, Next.js, and Redux.
Ensured compliance with regional regulations for the Canadian market.
Implemented backend services with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

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