My Journey

A little bit about me, my work, and my education.

LiveKit

Mar 2025 - Present

  • Built and launched partner integrations with STT, LLM, and TTS model providers.
  • Organized and ran events in the Bay Area.

Developer Advocate

Google Developers

May 2019 - Present

Recognized by Google as having exemplary expertise in one or more of their Google Developers products. Actively supported developers, companies and tech communities by speaking at events, publishing content.

Google Developer Expert

Meta

Oct 2023 - Mar 2025

  • Optimized reads from the graph data store by 70% in search test logging, and 20% in search async logging tasks, resulting in significant server resource savings.
  • Launched parallel fetch for web SERP, increasing load speeds by 1% (resulting in 90% of SERP loads under 2 seconds) and enhancing user experience.
  • Improved cache storing and hit rates of Typeahead feature queries, reducing Memcache QPS by 30% and CPU time by 25%.
  • Enhanced application accessibility for users with disabilities, driving inclusive design and development practices.

Software Engineer

Amplication

Mar 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Created tutorials, guides, and blog posts to drive user adoption and satisfaction for Amplication's API generation tool.
  • Positioned Amplication as a prominent authority in the industry through compelling presentations at meetups, resulting in heightened brand recognition and significant user acquisition.
  • Collaborated with the development team to enhance the core product based on user feedback, adding features and resolving bugs.

Developer Advocate

Google

Nov 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Led the implementation of the current hosting solution for web.dev, supporting close to 700k monthly visitors and enabling multi-language support.
  • Implemented image hosting, compression, and resizing capabilities, improving performance and faster load times.
  • Improved user experience for web.dev and developer.chrome.com by implementing new features, optimizing performance, and enhancing user satisfaction.

Developer Program Engineer

Southern Connecticut State University

Dec 2012 - May 2021

Active member of the coding club and participated in several hackathons.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Google Developers

Jan 2016 - Nov 2019

Organize events and host developers for New Haven, Berkeley, and San Francisco branches of GDG events with a variety of topics ranging from Android development to use cases of modern front-end tools and technologies. Coordinated and ran large tech conference for developers to grow and exapnd skills, all with a minimum attendance of 150 multi-disciplinary professionals.

GDG Organizer

Typeform.com

Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Empowered developers by creating code samples and tutorials, driving effective adoption and user satisfaction.
  • Maintained Node.js SDK and developed Python SDK for seamless integration with Typeform.
  • Collaborated with the development team to enhance the core product based on user feedback, adding features and resolving bugs.

Developer Advocate

Sellpoints, Inc.

May 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Implemented modern web development techniques, including custom elements, to upgrade frameworks and software and align with industry best practices.
  • Maintained and optimized e-commerce marketing platforms, ensuring seamless operation and maximizing business impact.

Front End Engineer

Checkmate.Digital

Oct 2015 - May 2018

  • Led full-stack development tasks, including creating REST API components and overseeing developer training.
  • Successfully delivered 3 unique applications by effectively managing small development teams and utilizing diverse tools, resulting in business growth and high client satisfaction.

Front End Engineer

Google

Jun 2011 - Dec 2016

Actively participate in Google’s Product Help Forums. Work with the Mobile team of Google Consumer Operations branch while addressing consumer questions, providing support for Google’s various mobile products and services, and reporting/escalating bugs with the Android platform, Nexus devices, and some Google services available on Android.

Product Forum Top Contributor

Independent Software

Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

Organize weekly meetings and hack nights, support software tutoring sessions for all levels of expertise, and serve as an apprentice within the Apprentice 100 program.

Senior Apprentice

Independent Software

Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  • Functionally led team as a Scrum Master while leveraging knowledge growth/training in categories of modern coding technologies and agile development. Utilized a wide toolset for software development projects and tasks.

A100 Program Apprentice

Amity Regional High School

Aug 2004 - Jun 2008

High School Diploma