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Volunteer English Teacher @ My Little Red House I successfully captured students’ attention with innovative lessons in classes that were traditionally extremely disruptive. From April 2010 to June 2010 (3 months) Nueva Ocotepeque, HondurasEngineering Manager - Mobile @ IXL Learning • Increased app stability from 94% to 99% crash-free users by improving processes, including standardizing code reviews...

Volunteer English Teacher @ My Little Red House I successfully captured students’ attention with innovative lessons in classes that were traditionally extremely disruptive. From April 2010 to June 2010 (3 months) Nueva Ocotepeque, HondurasEngineering Manager - Mobile @ IXL Learning • Increased app stability from 94% to 99% crash-free users by improving processes, including standardizing code reviews and fostering a culture of automated testing• Managed the IXL iOS and Android apps with over 250k daily active users• Improved feature implementation time and code quality while reducing technical debt in legacy codebases• Grew team from 2 to 6 engineers by streamlining recruiting flow and reducing candidate turnaround time• Led process migration from Waterfall to Agile Scrum workflow• Managed large cross-team projects with mobile, content, core tech, and product engineering teams• Balanced iOS and Android projects with diversely skilled team• Worked closely with product management and quality assurance teams From July 2016 to June 2018 (2 years) San MateoSoftware Engineer - Mobile @ IXL Learning • Led company-wide training on Reactive Extensions with emphasis in RxJava, RxSwift, and RxJS• Triaged incoming bugs, determined priority and impact• Implemented auto-renewing subscriptions through iTunes and in-app purchases• Created infrastructure for continuous integration with unit, instrumented, and UI tests• Improved and monitored tracking of app usage and crashes• Managed releases on the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Amazon App Store From August 2014 to July 2016 (2 years) San MateoAssistant Language Teacher @ JET Programme • Led English programs for over 300 students across 3 elementary schools in Japan• Developed a phonics curriculum for 5th and 6th grade-level students that increased reading comprehension 2 years above standards From August 2011 to August 2013 (2 years 1 month) Yakage-cho, Okayama-ken, JapanSenior Thesis @ Reed College Title: Recovering Three Dimensional Structure from a Pair of Images• Built a program in Python/Sage that uses point correspondence information to reconstruct 3D structure• Resolved all unknowns, such as camera calibration, without any a priori knowledge of the scene• Led weekly meetings to report on progress, problem solve, plan, and set deadlines From August 2009 to May 2010 (10 months) Portland, Oregon AreaHouse Advisor @ Reed College I manged local college student communities. My responsibilities included peer-counseling, planning community events, and enforcement of community rules. From August 2007 to May 2010 (2 years 10 months) Portland, OregonTeacher Assistant @ Reed College • Provided support to students in the Introduction to Computing class• Managed computer labs, held office hours for drop-in tutoring, and graded assignments• Had record drop-in tutoring attendance, twice that of other Teacher Assistants for the same course From January 2009 to May 2009 (5 months) Portland, Oregon AreaResearch Assistant @ Renn-Jones Lab I assisted the Biology Department in linking specific genes with maternal behavior of African cichlid fish through statistical analysis of experimental data using R.There were thousands of different genes to be analyzed, each with unique artifacts introduced in measuring gene expression. I created an easy to use method for the lab that could be used to determine what the best method for normalizing a specific data set is.• Created key script in R to evaluate normalization methods• Researched new methods and evaluated established ones for microarray data normalization From May 2009 to August 2009 (4 months) Portland, OregonEngineering Manager @ Google Geo - Google Maps• Managed Android development of core features on Google maps: location sharing & local guide content following• Developed platform for location reporting, enabling other client apps to integrate • Managed transition to no longer requiring Location History for location shares • Set groundwork for Kotlin adoption in Android Maps, taught seminars, and led the rollout on a 15-year-old & 400 engineer codebase • Collaborated with product leaders on success metrics and strategy Mountain ViewSoftware Engineer @ Personal Projects • Created A-Maze-ing Mazes, an Android maze game, published on Google Play• Developed Point of Sale Android application and server backend for a local non-profit From August 2013 to August 2014 (1 year 1 month)