Career

Experience.

Full stack software developer, robotics mentor, and team lead — building things since 2011.

10+

Years building

200+

Libraries and Tools

FRC

Robotics mentor

Résumé

Education

Pace University

Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems

Pforzheimer Honors College

2017 – 2021Honors

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Concentration in Full-Stack Development — Major GPA 3.78

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

2013 – 2017Honors

High School Diploma

Robotics Team Division Captain

Résumé

Experience

Freelance Software Developer

Consulting & Solutions

Independent Consultant

2013 — Present
  • Worked with various clients and partners to design, create, and consult on software, services, and tools.
  • Designed, built, and maintained a number of full-stack websites for clients.
  • Contributed to open source projects.

Seidenberg Creative Labs

Project Manager

September 2020 — May 2021
  • Led a team of developers to build a website for Seidenberg Creative Labs. Held stand-ups and sprints, gave technical guidance, and ensured team members weren't facing roadblocks or falling behind schedule.
  • Implemented lint checking, TypeScript, code reviews, component isolation, and fixed various render bugs.

Software Engineer

September 2020 — May 2021
  • Built a GPS-guided quiz game and tour through Manhattan in React Native for iOS and Android devices. Implemented a timed quiz handler and fixed UI scaling across devices.
  • Developed a health-centric fitness application using Flutter & Dart on a client's proprietary peer-to-peer encrypted network.

BNCHS Robotics Program

Mentor & Software Engineering Consultant

June 2017 — Present
  • Built and currently managing a high-functionality website allowing students to check attendance via the Google Sheets API, apply for scholarships, review holds, and interact with resources — built in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, NodeJS, and MongoDB.
  • Built a Python/Ubuntu-based robot controller to reduce costs of purchasing expensive legacy and proprietary hardware.
  • Leading after-school classes teaching students advanced CS concepts in vision processing, optimization, and motion profiling.

Lead Software Engineer

2015 — 2017
  • Led after-school classes teaching students intermediate Java.
  • Managed teams oriented towards implementing various robot subsystems.
  • Programmed 120 lb robots in Java to compete in FIRST™ Robotics competitions, completing tasks autonomously and controller-operated with strict deadlines.
  • Implemented Git version control and CI/CD to manage student contributions.
  • Implemented real-time off-board vision processing and target object tracking using Java and OpenCV, allowing robots to identify, target, and interact with specific goals.
Résumé

Recognitions & Awards

Seidenberg Creative Labs

17th Annual Pace Pitch Contest — Ludos Mercatos

Finalists2021

Pace Mobile App Design Contest — Ludos Mercatos

Winners2021

@Appathon Competition — atHealth

Winners2020

FIRST™ Robotics Competition

SBPLI Long Island Regional #2

Finalists2019

Hudson Valley Rally Competition

Finalists2017

New York City Regional Competition

Rookie Inspiration Award2015

Brunswick Eruption Off-Season

Future Glory Award2015

ARISTA Honors Society

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School (2016, 2017)

  • Participated in various school events and raised money for Lymphoma through Pennies for Patients.
  • Graduated with a 3.5+ GPA.

Achievements in STEM

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School (2017)

PTA Award for Achievements in Robotics

Awarded2017
  • Awarded for spreading STEM throughout the school and community.

HackAttack 2018

24-Hour Hackathon — Queens College

Community Connected Challenge — RePixel

Finalist2018
  • Lead developer on RePixel, an incentivized geocaching recycling application. Presented to a panel of IBM judges.

Gaming for Global Change

Non-profit Organization (2016, 2017)

  • Participated in fundraising events raising significant sums for Charity: Water and other non-profit organizations.