AI/ML Software Engineer candidate in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Summary

Pace Contact CEO/CTO | Product Manager | Full Stack Team Lead
Woodridge, IL 60 Contact Contact GitHub LinkedIn

A tech program lead with 15+ years in startups and enterprises with a passion for automation, Contact Contact is an experienced full-stack developer, focused on digitizing and preserving historical artifacts and cultural heritage. His expertise is in taking people-first approaches and asking better questions. Let him look into your company, identify barriers to growth, and deliver consistent ROI.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Agile, Jira, ClickUp, Asana, Hubspot, Zoho, Monday, AirTable, Trello, Adobe CC, Figma, AWS, HTML/CSS/JS, JSON, JWTs, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Angular, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase, Python, Bootstrap, User Interface (UI/UX), VS Code, Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Flying Over Time/PRE Woodridge, IL VP DevOps/Artificer (Full Time) Jan 2022 - Present
Created AI-powered 3D stories from digitized documents, preserving cultural heritage and bridging the generational divide
Spearheaded the creation of a distributed decentralized architecture to preserve data ownership, available to the world
Developed incentive programs for people to preserve historical artifacts by taking photos of documents and recording stories
Collaborated with researchers to digitize Burundi archives to improve economic opportunities and access to cultural heritage
Contributed to the development of AI that values culture and humanity by teaching it about human history and culture
Bestimate Woodridge, IL CEO & Sr. Product Manager (Part Time) Jun 2019 - Mar 2023
Managed client onboarding, consulting, scoping, grooming, and project supervision, as well as budgeting and Ui/UX design
Built freelance full stack web/app development portfolio, focused on React/Ops for web, and React Native for mobile
Hired & managed skilled developers in the US and internationally to meet client needs
Cardinal Peak Woodridge, IL Sr. UI/UX & Front End Engineer (Contract - Full Time) Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
Senior Full Stack Engineer on a small team under contract with Agilent, a $1.2B provider of medical imaging hardware/software
Contracted to produce a proof-of-concept cloud migration for their Gen5 cellular microscopy imaging software
Configured multiple deployments in Angular FE, Python BE, AWS Cognito/S3/Zappa server application using OpenGL for TIFFs
BloomTech Woodridge, IL Full Stack Web Development Instructor (Part Time) Jun 2019 - Apr 2022
Teaching over 2000 students full stack development: HTML/CSS/JS, React, Redux, Node, Express, SQL, Python, AJAX, APIs
Coordinated instruction with teams of 20 teaching assistants to support student success
Ensured understanding & mastery with students one-on-one via Slack and Zoom, personalized within an evolving curriculum
GetLabs Woodridge, IL Sr. Full Stack Engineer (Full Time) Feb 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributed on a fast growth startup doing at-home lab draws around the country, with Labcorp & Quest Diagnostics contracts
Built a full-stack product on an engineering team of 5, growing to 10, on an Angular web app built in an Agile team framework
Integrated APIs for routing hundreds of phlebotomists, new website updates, Node, TypeORM, and external API integrations
Logitech Tempe, AZ VC Product Specialist (Full Time) Mar 2019 - Oct 2020
Innovated a video conferencing approach to demo Logitech hardware and software
Mastered consultative sales to solve SMB/enterprise pain points, developing 400+ qualified opportunities ($5 million pipeline)
Identified under-served inbound requests, optimizing conversion processes by crafting custom Salesforce Reports and Views
Heleum Mesa, AZ CEO & Sr. Product Manager (Full Time) Jan 2016 - Mar 2019
Designed, launched PHP/Python web app with 8000 users in 100 countries. social media accounts with over 10,000 followers
Coordinated physical and digital media for investor conferences, raising over $300k in equity crowdfunding campaigns
Freedom Financial Radio Network Mesa, AZ Web Project Manager (Full Time) Sep 2011 - Dec 2015
Life Insurance Producer, supporting >$10M in annual insurance/annuity sales, distributing 20,000 B2C leads to local advisors
Produced 30 & 60-minute radio programs targeting retirees, brokering contracts between stations and local retirement planners

RECENT PROJECTS
Pacific Outdoor Living Woodridge, IL Sr. Product Manager Apr 2020 - Aug 2022
Porting the AIMM Microsoft VB and C# apps to React SaaS app with Material UI, adding new estimates/hours/profit tracking
Editing C# REST API endpoints tied to Azure SQL server on Git and SVN, tracking tasks in Monday and ClickUp
Best Buy Woodridge, IL Team Lead (Contract - Part Time) Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
Worked on a special projects team to handle the React Native mobile app integrations for their In-Store app-based Checkout which aimed to provide a COVID-19 optimized way to complete checkout from the app while in in-store to skip checkout lines
IMAX/Warner Bros Woodridge, IL Sr. Project Manager (Contract - Part Time) Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
Launched an interactive in-theater experience web app for the premiere of The Suicide Squad (2021)
Used a React app, AWS DynamoDB, and extensive Figma prototypes to design, build, and launch the whole project in 5 weeks
Ryze Rewards Woodridge, IL Project Manager Aug 2020 - Jun 2021
Oversaw a team implementing a combination of fintech solutions, incl. new merchant admin built in Nuxt/Vue and Node.JS
Updated cash back React Native mobile app for, checking code/assets on AWS EC2, AWS S3, PostgreSQL, and Github
AcePro Woodridge, IL Project Manager Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
Designed Tennis Coaching App UI/UX in Figma and React, consulting with clients on short and long-term priorities
Migrated new designs to React Native in Firebase/Firestore, integrating Auth0 and social media logins, multiple user types

EDUCATION
Brigham Young University Provo, UT Bachelor's in Computational Linguistics Aug 2005 - Jun 2010

Expectations

A challenging and fruitful opportunity in the AI/ML space, creating massive social value and stretching my skills. Prefer companies that value ADHD and the ability to think outside the box, proactively recommending solutions.