[email protected] | github.com/delavara | Brooklyn, NY 11213
- High Level: Cloud Services, API Design, Product Development, Full Stack Web Engineering, Developer Tooling
- Software Delivery: Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Version Control
- Programming Languages: JavaScript (professional), Python (professional), PHP, C++, Java, Lisp, C
- Platforms and Engines: Unix, Node.js, MongoDB, MySQL, WebGL
- Web Frameworks: Express, Django, Socket.io, Apache Server, Flask
- Modern Web: React, Redux, three.js, browserify, jQuery
- Tooling and Automation: git, bash, Grunt, Supervisor
Columbia University - Columbia College B.A. Computer Science Sept 2009 - May 2013
John W. Kluge Scholars Program, Dean's List Fall 2013
Notable Courses - Computer Vision, Compilers, Advanced Databases, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineer (1st hire) InsiteVR October 2015 - Now
- Owned backend development life-cycle for major features such as organizations, subscriptions and VR analytics.
- Effectively scoped and executed refactor of legacy WebGL app to ensure consistent release of new features.
- Significantly improved release confidence by introducing test suite and continuous integration into release workflow.
- Increased developer productivity and communication by migrating team to bi-weekly sprints and daily scrums.
- Earned customer confidence by adding infrastructure monitoring to prevent and address production issues quickly.
Software Engineer Venmo June 2013 - October 2015
- Co-developed Pay with Venmo backend service from the ground up, allowing merchants to charge Venmo accounts like credit cards.
- Lead development of several product features, including user blocking and two-factor authentication.
- Engineered and evangelized Venmo Developer API and documentation from alpha to official V1 release.
- Contributed to the design and implemention of algorithms to optimize various financial service integrations that reduced costs.
- Active voice in engineering all-hands for improving company culture and fixing negative biases affecting employee happiness.
Software Development Intern MIR3 June 2012 - August 2012
- Built REST API for MIR3’s telephony infrastructure
- Designed and implemented custom markup language for interactive voice dialogue
- Build and manage Wordpress sites for friends and clients on AWS EC2
- Electronic music production, mixing and mastering.
- Reading, Meditation, Biking and Running