Technical lead and solutions architect.
I build systems where the technical problem is tangled up with a regulatory one. 10+ years owning systems end to end, from architecture through launch. Los Angeles, remote.
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About me
Full-stack engineer and technical lead with over ten years of experience owning systems end to end: architecture, build, infrastructure, and launch. Most of that work sat where the technical problem was tied to a regulatory or organizational one. Content licensing enforcement for a public broadcaster, an educational content library used across the PBS network, a high-volume Shopify platform for Marvel and Disney, and a student information system for schools regulated under California’s BPPE.
Backend in Node.js and TypeScript, Python, Java, and PHP. Frontend in React and Vue. Infrastructure on AWS: Lambda, SQS, EC2, ALB, Route 53, Amplify. I have also shipped LLM-backed automation into production applications, and cross-platform mobile apps with React Native.
Degrees in Information Systems and Business Administration. That combination is why I get pulled into the problems where legal, finance, and engineering each own a piece: I can carry the tradeoff between them without losing the technical detail.
Expertise
Case studies
The constraint, the options, the tradeoff, the outcome. The same shape as a design review.
Link TV, Public Media Group of Southern California (PBS SoCal / KCET)
08/2022 to 09/2022
Geofencing a live video player to enforce content licensing
Regional licensing terms for NHK programming on Link TV were not being enforced by the player. I designed and built the geofence that closed that exposure.
PBS SoCal, Public Media Group of Southern California
02/2023 to 03/2023
A bilingual educational content library shared across PBS stations
Editors publish learning resources in English and Spanish; families and other PBS stations search, filter, and download them. Built inside the station’s CMS rather than beside it, on purpose.
Mad Engine (Marvel licensee), built at Sunrise Integration
02/2022 to 05/2022
A Shopify app that put a licensed Marvel catalog into any merchant’s store
Merchants install the app, import Marvel products, and receive new ones automatically from the licensee’s platform. Three companies, one integration, a fixed launch date.
Language Systems International (LSI), a multi-campus English-language school in Southern California
09/2016 to 03/2018
A student information system for a multi-campus school under three regulators
Grades, attendance, and finances for four campuses, feeding reports to three regulators. I designed the data model and led the team that built and ran it.
Recognitions & Certifications
Awarded best team leader for Marvel (Disney) project. Delivered app and AWS infrastructure on time.