Curriculum Vitae

Full-stack engineer with 15+ years of experience building data-driven web applications. I’ve led diverse technical and creative teams, co-founded a software studio, and collaborated with forward-thinking companies worldwide.

Technical Skills

• Front-end: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Svelte, Vue, Astro, Three.js, D3.js, Mapbox
• Back-end: Node.js, Python, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, Sanity, Drupal, Craft CMS, WordPress
• Software: Adobe CS, Figma, ArcGIS Pro, Blender, Unity 3D, After Effects, Premiere Pro

Work Experience

Graphicacy – Sr. Data Visualization Engineer (2024 – 2025)

• Developed and maintained front-end and full-stack applications across multiple frameworks and languages.
• Defined application architecture, selected tech stacks, and implemented CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Collaborated with clients to assess technical needs and mentored junior engineers.

Periscopic – Director of Technology (2023 – 2024)

• Led technical strategy, optimizing infrastructure and implementing CI/CD, hosting, and deployment solutions.
• Managed teams of engineers and contractors, overseeing workload distribution and code quality.
• Balanced aggressive timelines and budgets with design and data requirements, delivering scalable technical solutions.

Seven Mile Media – CTO & Co-founder (2015 – 2023)

• Co-founded a creative agency and software studio based in Austin, TX.
• Led technical and creative teams to develop interactive experiences for brands, museums, nonprofits, and research organizations.
• Full-stack engineering, data visualization, video production, and animation.
• Clients included Nike, The University of Chicago, The New Yorker, The US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Atlantic Council, and World Wildlife Fund.

Texas State University – Adjunct Professor (2016)

• Taught Web Design and Publishing to 40 junior and senior students.
• Topics included JavaScript, HTML, CSS, web hosting, FTP, and an introduction to WordPress development.

Associated Press – Interactive Producer (2012 – 2015)

• Developed news applications, interactive web features, and data visualizations for AP’s global news wire.
• Worked with reporters, producers, and engineers to cover breaking and enterprise stories, including the 2012 U.S. presidential election, Syrian civil war, Boston bombing, and Hurricane Sandy.
• Helped redefine digital standards and workflows across AP’s newsroom.

The New York Times – Multimedia Fellow (2011)

• Produced interactive features, data-driven applications, and award-winning documentary films for the NYT Multimedia Team.
• Collaborated with journalists and photographers on digital news products.
• Winner of First Place, Feature Multimedia (POYi Awards) for In Love and Loss.

Talks & Workshops

• 2021 – Atlantic Council: Workshop host, Visualizing Quantitative & Qualitative Data: A Hands-On Approach
• 2020 – Parsons School of Design: Guest critic, Design & Technology Master’s Thesis Studio
• 2020 – University of Miami: Workshop host, Mapbox AR for Unity & Intro to Mapbox
• 2017 – University of Texas: Guest lecturer, User Interfaces & Digital Storytelling
• 2017 – NORC at the University of Chicago: Speaker, Designing Data for Research & Journalism
• 2016 – Texas State University: Guest lecturer, Digital Media Innovation

Grants, Awards & Exhibitions

• 2023 – Beyond City to City: A UNESCO Media Arts Exhibition, Sonified Topographies
• 2021 – City of Austin TEMPO Grant: Reconnected: A Collective Poem (Public installation)
• 2020 – Dotcomm Platinum Award: CSIS: China’s Foreign Rail Construction Projects
• 2019 – Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards: Shortlist, CSIS: China Power Data Visualizations
• 2013 – POYi Awards: First Place, Feature Multimedia Story, In Love and Loss, The New York Times
• 2013 – Oliver S. Gramling Award, Associated Press
• 2011 – Online Journalism Awards: Finalist, Digital Video Storytelling (Florida Cowboys)
• 2010 – Online Journalism Awards: Winner, Digital Video Storytelling (My Story, My Goal)

Education

• M.A. in Multimedia Journalism, University of Miami (2010)
• B.S. in Visual Journalism & International Studies, University of Miami (2009)