Experience

• Associate Director of Web Development, Mercy for Animals (2015-2019)
  • Communicated with other departments and developed software solutions to address their technical needs
  • Advised and guided the organization on higher-level technical functionality and planning
  • Assisted with creating, updating, and fixing issues with websites and applications
  • Used Git for code version control
  • Assisted in creating and maintaing a large library of technical documentation for both technical and non-technical staff members
  • Built team of three developers, including analyzing team needs, creating job postings, interviewing candidates, and selecting new hires
  • Managed and mentored team members
  • Managed projects, eliminated roadblocks, delegated tasks according to team member suitability and workload
  • Conducted code reviews to ensure functionality and quality
  • Kept on top of new trends for websites and web applications
• Director of Technology, Animal Outlook (2013-2015)
  • Developed and maintained WordPress themes, plugins, and 3rd party integrations (using mostly PHP, Javascript, and MySQL)
  • Migrated several websites to Wordpress with the goal of non-technical staff maintainability
  • Built and maintained a secure and reliable Linux server which hosted a large amount of websites
  • Set up and used Git for code version control
  • Developed graphics using Adobe Photoshop upon request
  • Reviewed and edited web content and layout
  • Developed and maintained relevant documentation with the level of user technical expertise in mind
  • Coordinated and/or assisted with other projects as determined
  • Designed and sent out newsletters using Mailchimp
  • Set up tracking on websites including Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and Google Adwords
  • Contributed to strategies for driving traffic to websites, including writing blog articles as time allows
  • Continuously searched for ways to improve websites
• Software Engineer, General Dynamics Mission Systems (2008-2013)
  • Researched, planned, designed, developed, and tested software in collaboration with other teams and departments
  • Applied the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of technical engineering products
  • Managed the entire software release process for a large team of engineers
  • Researched and analyzed data, such as customer design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application