I am a passionate, goal oriented developer with 12+ years of experience building software and web applications. I enjoy writing clean, well thought out code that is easy to read and iterate on. As much as I would love to always ship perfect code, sometimes the needs of the business require an iterative approach to development. As a result, with any project I aim to strike a balance between shipping perfect code and delivering critical features for the business as fast as possible.

I studied at University of Maryland and earned a BS degree in Computer Science in 2009. After school I immediately started working for the Naval Surface Ware Center developing C++ research software. After about 3 years I decided I wanted to do something a little more creative and started working at WeddingWire (now The Knot Worldwide). At WeddingWire we built web applications using a variety of technologies over the years, including Java, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, MySql, AWS, and PHP. For the first several years I was an individual contributor building features, writing tests, mentoring other developers and participating in Agile processes like sprint plannings and daily scrum meetings. After three years I made the transition to the management track where I learned to manage and mentor a team of five other developers full time. WeddingWire went through several acquisitions and mergers and each one brought a new set of challenges and opportunities for my team. I learned an incredible amount from each.

In February of 2020, I decided it was time for something new and left WeddingWire to start working as a freelance developer. I have a variety of clients and work with all sorts of technology. As a graduate in Computer Science and someone with years of experience developing software, I can learn new things, even entire computer languages very quickly. I really enjoy using my years of experiences to help clients solve their problems and accomplish their goals.