I make computers do things.

Full Stack Development

On the Ad Engineering team, I developed and maintained custom header bidding scripts primarily used on The Washington Post’s platforms, integrating with Google Ad Manager, Google Publisher Tag, various SSPs, and Prebid.js. For a period, these scripts were also offered to external publishers as a service, during which I worked closely with their technical teams. This involved configuring SSP IDs, inventory slots, line items, and creatives, as well as assisting with integration, debugging, and ensuring on-time launches.

I led the creation and primary development of a React-based web platform to manage configuration and deployment of client-side scripts for display and video ads. This platform included robust developer tooling (libraries, design system, cli, and api-services) to prototype UI applications and backend services quickly, enabling rapid

iteration for Ad Operations. Additionally, I designed and assisted in implementing an AWS-based delivery system using CloudFront, S3, and Lambda at the Edge to serve different versions of ad scripts tailored to geo-location, device, and other criteria, supporting A/B testing as well.

To enhance debugging and monitoring capabilities, I built and maintained a custom DevTools extension compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. This tool enabled real-time analysis of the ad stack, including parsing Google Ad Manager requests/responses, tracking SSP bids, inspecting script configurations, and monitoring inventory and privacy compliance. I also created a custom Real-Time Bidding module for Prebid.js to support a self service Ad Platform for advertisers on The Washington Post.

As a Staff Engineer, I contributed across teams through active involvement in the AWS Experts Group and the Senior Technical Group. In the AWS Experts Group, I served as an ambassador, assisting teams with AWS design reviews, mentoring, and promoting best practices. Within the Senior Technical Group, I drove cross-team collaboration by creating high-level documentation and system diagrams to improve transparency and developer efficiency. I also built shared configuration packages for tools like TypeScript, Prettier, and ESLint to streamline development across teams.

McMurdo, a subsidiary of Orolia Inc. based in Lanham, MD, specialized in Search and Rescue and Fleet Management hardware and services.

I led the frontend team building an Electron application used in Search and Rescue applications. The app was built in React/Redux/Material UI and included a new custom map framework built on top of Mapbox GL that I wrote. The project utilized a monorepo with Yarn workspaces, exporting Storybook sites and documentation for developers, with an automated build and deployment system using AWS services, CodeBuild, Docker, S3, and CloudFront.

I performed on-site acceptance tests with the customers of our product while also speaking with users and gaining valuable insights into how

they use our products and how we can better design our products to meet customer needs.  I also assisted other teams as resources required to perform on-site installations and administer our backend Linux servers. The system used Gulp, Babel, and webpack. I also provided assistance in architecting a number of the new APIs that needed to be created in the RESTful interface the client consumed.

Designed and built a system framework for a software-defined radio architecture. For this project I wrote an RPC mechanism using Google Protocol Buffers and Redis, supporting Java, Python, and JavaScript (ES6/Node.js), with custom code generator plugins for all three languages. I also created a Python Flask/Tornado-based framework for dynamically generating RESTful APIs, serving as the backend for a custom AngularJS 1.x web application built with Bootstrap, Grunt, Babel, and D3.