Experienced frontend software engineer with a diversity of skills in programming, QA, leadership, onboarding/training, and the customer to product feedback loop.
convoy
Software Engineer | sep 2019 – present
eventbrite
Software Engineer II | jan 2019 – aug 2019
Software Engineer | october 2017 – jan 2019
Building a modern and performant version of the checkout experience at Eventbrite, supporting 17 orders/second at peak traffic. Specialized in the frontend but can work across the stack in React, Redux, Python, and service oriented architecture; see eventbrite.com/checkout-external?eid=55122507905
Built the frontend for language selector, method of delivery, and waitlist features with minimal bugs
Reduced contacts to Engineering by 93% by building an internal tool that provided the Sales and Support teams with self-service information regarding the new checkout experience
Migrated the legacy backend order flows to a new permissions library and architecture
Led cross-team developer agreements for multiple teams working on the same React app
Chosen to onboard five new engineers in our new Madrid office into the tech stack, training them on our codebase, tools, and processes
Partner closely with Product to determine release schedule. Review product requirements and designs to identify usability issues for customers and missing edge cases for new projects
Led three Hackathon projects: Easter Egg in Embedded Checkout, Custom Checkout Frontend using order API, and Support Team Showcase page; won People’s Choice award
Contributor to Eventbrite’s open source charting library, Britecharts
QA Engineering Manager | january – october 2017
Led a team of six QA Engineers across our global offices, created a comprehensive career guide/ladder for QA Engineers at 5 different levels, and drove and introduced lightweight and team supportive quality assurance processes and policies across the Engineering organization
Wrote a Python script using the JIRA and Google Sheets APIs to pull and calculate JIRA quality statistics
Led a 2 week technical onboarding program for 40 new engineering hires from Ticketfly acquisition
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | april 2016 – january 2017
Quality Assurance Engineer II | april 2015 – april 2016
Quality Assurance Engineer I | june 2014 – april 2015
Created a revolutionary proactive quality framework for Engineering that resulted in faster development by focusing more time on building quality in to start rather than reacting to poor quality
Reviewed code for missed use cases, wrote and maintained automated webdriver tests using Selenium, and fixed bugs in our Python backend
Senior Client Support Associate | may – june 2014
Client Support Associate II | may 2013 – may 2014
Client Support Associate I | august 2012 – may 2013
Provided delightful service to Eventbrite organizers and attendees via phone and email to answer account, platform, and event related inquiries, gave feedback to others as a Quality Feedback Coach, and helped to open new Nashville office by leading training for 50+ new hires
national asian pacific american bar association
Staff Assistant | february - august 2012
Provided support for a small nonprofit; planned an annual “Lobby Day” event at US Capitol, and supported administrative tasks including reconciling monthly financial transactions and budget.
collegiate leadership
USF Cross Country & Track
Competed for four years in NCAA Div. I athletics
Awarded 2011 Conference All-Academic Team for individual GPA, ranked #2
Team inducted into the 2019 USF Hall of Fame for being three-time West Coast Conference (WCC) team champions in cross country
Individually qualified for 2011 WCC Track Championships
Community Mentorship
Mentor two Hack Reactor Telegraph Track students; offer support and guidance in the student's transition to full time software development – 2018 - PRESENT
Mentor three USF students in their junior or senior year – 2015 - PRESENT
education
University of San Francisco (USF)
B.A. International Studies 2011 | 3.94 GPA
Summa cum laude graduating honors, Dean’s List every semester
Awarded both Senior Leadership Award and Senior Empowerment Award in 2011