Technologist based in Santa Monica.
Intro
8 years experience: software development, operations, international project management, data analysis, revenue generating opportunities and strategic partnerships.
My Experience
Enterprise Data Visualization Software
Developed the user interface of 3 B2B enterprise applications for Boston Consulting Group. Single page applications, data dashboards, dynamic forms.
Internantional Project Management
Addressed unlicensed usage of Megatrax music in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile. Data-driven decisions and legal strategy. Over $1 million closed business.
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Created machine learning models to predict customer attrition at Megatrax Production Music. Identified the biggest opportunities to keep satisfied customers.
Building Strategic Partnerships
Brought new business partnership to the American Film Institute with movie streaming service Kanopy, adding value by creating a new AFI member benefit.
Work History
2021-Present
Data Analyst at Megatrax Production Music
Data-driven decision making. With access to most company data I develop new revenue-generating processes, including:
Leading effort to address unlicensed usage of Megatrax Music in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile. Cease and desist letters, meeting with responsible parties, legal strategy, hiring lawyers, conducted in Spanish.
Development of new metadata terminology to improve searchability of music on 3rd party platforms.
Creating new metadata reporting for data delivery to new and existing clients.
Managed IT and Data Distribution department.
2017-2021
Web Developer at The American Film Institute
Oversaw web property redesign of https://afi.com in Wordpress
Created AFI Movie Club https://afi.com/movieclub, a national membership marketing initiative launched by Steven Spielberg. Implemented sales plan, web landing page, marketing materials, and core concepts
Brought new business partnership with streaming service Kanopy for new AFI member benefit
Developed https://shop.afi.com ecommerce store with Woocommerce
Developed custom RSVP Wordpress plugin
Redeveloped websites for transition to online film festivals for AFI DOCS and AFI FEST during pandemic. Created tagline for AFI FEST 2020 “A Virtual Festival”
Developed new Intranet called AFI Community which services 3 communities, Conservatory fellows, Conservatory faculty, and AFI staff
2016-2017
Front End Developer at Primitive Spark
Developed the front-end of three applications for client Boston Consulting Group. The largest project was a 2 person, 50,000 LOC application that catalogs the departments, positions, responsibilities for all of its clients’ employees. The client could then understand its efficiencies and uncover opportunities for reorganization to improve its bottom line.
Worked on several dashboards and pages with heavy data input and visualization in tables. All pages required page loaded data from JSON. Technologies included Javascript, JQuery, JSON, Bootstrap Tables, High Chart visualizations, Git, HTML, and CSS.
Worked on a 2 developer server management application. My piece is a dashboard that allows a user to review servers’ status for any time range. Technologies included Javascript, JQuery, Moment.js, JQuery-UI, Heroku, Git, HTML, and CSS.
Implemented custom themed Wordpress sites. One site is publically available at https://www.integralpartnersllc.com/. The page layout dynamically changes based on the content provided by the site owner. Technologies included PHP, Javascript, JQuery, Pantheon, Git, HTML, and CSS.
Software Tester. Validated the web page style and the user experience successfully implemented the design.
Education
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I am certificated in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at CalTech.
In 2022, I completed an 8 month bootcamp covering Python, Data Science, Keras, Tensorflow, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision.
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I studied Philosophy at Fordham University on a full-tuition scholarship.
My studies included Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Justice, and Philosophy as a Way of Life. In particular: Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Foucault.
At Fordham I was President of the Gannon Speech and Debate Team, debating US policy on nuclear weapons, immigration, and international democracy assistance.
I received Fordham’s Student Leadership award and was awarded membership to Phi Sigma Tau, the Honors Society for Philosophy
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18 week course in full stack web development in Ruby, Sinatra, then Rails. Also an emphasis on Javascript, test driven development with RSPEC. The program culminated in our final group project which I led.
About
I’m a data scientist and project manager that gets the job across the finish line.
In addition to my professional work, I am an accomplished runner with personal best 4:36 mile. I have won or placed in many races throughout California ranging in distance from half mile to half marathon.
I am also a performing and recording songwriter, guitarist, and producer with my Scientist Rock collective Apache Wilds. My music available on streaming services everywhere.
I am fluent in Spanish and conversant in French.
I live in Hermosa Beach, California and love swimming in the ocean.