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15+ years building web platforms — from Nebraska startups to San Francisco scale-ups to independent consulting. Every project taught something new. AI-powered end-to-end testing platform for web and mobile applications. Momentic uses AI to automatically discover, generate, and maintain test suites — replacing brittle manual test scripts with intelligent, self-healing test automation. Collaborative writing and document platform. Canvas builds tools for real-time collaborative authoring with a focus on elegant, distraction-free interfaces and powerful editing capabilities. Top software development company in Kansas City. PayIt builds world-class digital government services — DMV, property tax, vehicle registration — for millions of citizens across North America, including the State of North Carolina and the City of Toronto. The North American Computational Linguistics Open competition (NACLO) runs an international student competition to get high schoolers a head start in computational linguistics. Built a greenfield competition management platform replacing a legacy Perl system that had served the organization for over a decade. Insurance services company in Kansas City running a decade-old .NET 4 application for processing client insurance claims, generating forms, and administering responses from state offices. A masterclass in maintaining legacy systems that Just Work. Privacy-focused technology organization building open-source alternatives to big tech platforms. Mission-driven work defending user privacy and data sovereignty. Data and spreadsheet tooling startup. Built interactive web interfaces for data manipulation and visualization. Property management automation platform. Built web interfaces for property managers to streamline tenant communications and maintenance workflows. Tlon builds Urbit — a clean-slate, decentralized personal computing platform backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). As Engineering Manager of Interface, I set the technical direction for all frontend development on the platform and built the foundational systems that every Urbit app developer uses. Twitch is the world's largest live-streaming platform (acquired by Amazon). As a Senior Front-End Engineer, I led the redesign of Twitch's highest-trafficked page — the channel view — serving 15 million daily active users with real-time, latency-sensitive video streaming. Metromile was a pay-per-mile car insurance company (later acquired by Lemonade). I led the full redesign of the primary customer enrollment flow and managed six frontend applications powering the customer-facing web experience. San Francisco startup building local marketing and customer engagement tools for small businesses. Early-stage startup environment — wore many hats across the full stack. Fitness technology company building personalized workout planning tools. Contract frontend development work in the San Francisco fitness-tech ecosystem. Parking services company. Built web presence and management tools. Metal fabrication/manufacturing company. Built web presence and business tools. Enterprise virtualization and cloud computing giant. Internship at one of Silicon Valley's most important infrastructure companies. Lincoln, Nebraska software consultancy specializing in rapid application development. Known for building MVPs and production systems for startups and enterprises alike. Creative digital agency in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built websites and interactive experiences for regional clients. Major student loan servicer and financial services company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. One of the largest employers in the state and a Fortune 1000 company. Digital signage and interactive kiosk company in Lincoln, Nebraska. Built software for touchscreen kiosks deployed in retail environments, airports, and public spaces. Built software tools for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Economics department. Research-oriented development work at the intersection of economics and technology. Competitive API challenge building trading/financial applications using the TradeKing (now Ally Invest) brokerage API. Applied economic theory to real-time market data. Energy sector web project. Built web presence and interactive features for an energy-focused organization.

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