Self-Employed | Las Vegas, NV

Selected Engagements:

• Build A Bag | Co-Founder / Technical Lead (Contract / Side Project) - Web3 hybrid gaming platform currently in active development.
• Authored product requirements document for technical vendors.
• Implemented and deployed the public-facing site and app using React Router v7, React v7, Tailwind CSS and Node/Express backend endpoints.
• Coordinating with partners on integration of blockchain smart contracts, user session management and the slot machine.
• Managing project roadmap, developer coordination, and technical vendor communication.
• Technical Liaison / Consultant
• Evaluated company's software architecture and tech stacks during acquisition processes.
• Authored technical assessment reports outlining risks, integration challenges, and modernization opportunities.
• Delivered various projects and prototypes including API development and frontend modernization.

Ecruit | Las Vegas, NV (Remote)

• Spearheaded the end to end development of the Ecruit prototype, capable of connecting 1,000s of esports players, colleges and coaches through the platform.
• Designed and implemented a scalable hybrid microservice back-end architecture that allowed for fetching, parsing, storing and aggregating 1,000s of player stats data points from 3 third-party APIs.
• Built and maintained a PostgreSQL database, optimizing query performance to easily handle Ecruit's projected needs while maintaining security.
• Collaborated with remote teams, delivering a custom single-page React application using Redux for state management.

Klip V2 | Las Vegas, NV (Remote)

• Led the front-end development of a real-time user competition esports platform, enabling over 10,000 concurrent users through webSockets using Socket.io.
• Optimized front-end performance through efficient state management using Redux and overall system performance by offloading and storing multiple system datasets in the front-end.
• Coordinated with remote teams to deliver a visually appealing and intuitive UI, to help increase user retention.

Klip | Las Vegas, NV (Remote)

• Developed a video game content sharing platform using Django and Python that attracted over 1,000 beta users, securing initial funding.
• Designed, documented and deployed a REST API for our mobile application allowing us to save 50% of development costs for our mobile application.
• Developed a Python Celery task queue service that allowed users to upload, edit and customize their game play videos without impacting the usability of the main system.
• Oversaw a remote team of 4 that built the front-end of our Android and IOS mobile applications.

PlayVIG | Las Vegas, NV

• Solely Architected, developed and deployed a marketplace with web and PC interfaces, facilitating over $500,000 in user transactions, ensuring secure payment and user interaction.
• Architected and developed a custom customer management system to track 40,000+ transactions and implement fraud detection tools, reducing fraudulent activities to near 0.
• Built a custom ad player using Vanilla JavaScript and Google's IMA SDK that integrated with various ad servers to provide our main source of revenue.
• Developed and maintained a REST API service that handled user tracking, storing and gating of user ad interactions to stop player fraud and to supplement features lacking in traditional ad servers.

Eye Network | Las Vegas, NV

• Developed an ad player SDK using JQuery to be used by 3rd party applications to monetize their free play tournaments.
• Engineered a custom prototype ad server platform capable of handling 50,000+ ad impressions daily, with an admin interface allowing clients to manage campaigns more effectively.