PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT_
Google Cloud Generative AI Leader Certification
GCP / GenAICredential designed for leaders, solution architects, and consultants to validate their ability to drive AI transformation and align generative AI initiatives with business strategies.
AgilePM® Foundation Certificate
Agile / GovernanceMastered structured agile methodologies to balance corporate project governance with incremental, iterative delivery.
CAREER TIMELINE_
Software Engineering Manager
Lead engineering efforts for the BET+ streaming platform (3.5M+ users) across web and connected experiences.
- Manage and mentor a team of engineers, driving technical direction, performance management, onboarding, and training.
- Foster a high-performing team culture through mentorship, feedback, and clear ownership.
- Enabled engineering teams to leverage AI coding tools, including Cursor, by providing access, promoting adoption, and encouraging responsible use to improve productivity.
- Drive workflow optimization across engineering, improving delivery speed and team efficiency through cross-functional partnerships.
Lead Software Engineer
Led development of a full OTT platform experience including authentication, subscriptions, user profiles, playback, and personalized content.
- Built and maintained a scalable Node.js SSR framework supporting multi-tenant configurations.
- Delivered end-to-end user journeys across account creation, sign-in, subscription management, billing, and content discovery.
- Built key engagement features including Continue Watching, Watchlist, search, and dynamic content carousels.
- Developed a full-featured user settings SPA supporting payment management, plan changes, cancellations, and billing history.
- Implemented multi-tier subscription models, coupon systems, and partner/TVE subscription integrations.
- Implemented kid profiles and parental PIN controls for family-safe experiences.
- Supported multi-device experiences, including second-screen activation flows and client-side personalization.
Senior Software Engineer
Build user experiences for MTV Artists platform--the 'IMDB' for musicians. The platform served as a one-stop shop for all things related to MTV's music artists, including bios, photos, videos, music, social media, and tour dates.
- Built and maintained interactive and scalable artist pages for the MTV Artists platform
- Developed performance improvements to the platform, improving page load times and user engagement.
- Collaborated with design teams to create visually stunning and user-friendly interfaces
Senior Software Engineer
Collaborated across international teams to build dynamic enterprise portals, reusable UI component libraries, and responsive, hybrid mobile applications using AngularJS.
- Built secure enterprise portals for international financial institutions.
- Developed modular AngularJS components reused across multiple platforms.
- Delivered hybrid mobile web applications with responsive design systems.
Director, Front-end Development
Led design and frontend teams in delivering large-scale publishing platforms, early mobile experiences, and custom digital solutions for enterprise clients like IBM, Intel, and Dell.
- Directed front-end engineering teams in high-traffic publishing environments including eWEEK and Business Insider.
- Spearheaded early mobile-optimized web versions for major publications.
- Delivered reusable landing page templates and advertising integrations.
- Developed custom Adobe Flash animations for ad placements.
- Built a custom CMS for CIO Insights, enabling editorial teams to manage their content more effectively.