Lead Software Engineer

ProducersBuddy

August 2024 to Present

Job Description:

• Create FastApi interfaces to interface with MySQL databases efficiency
• Design and implemented a normalized database in 3rd normal form
• Contribute to an agile development methodology, working closely with teammates to meet deadlines
• Create maintainable and scalable SCSS, Html5, JavaScript, and Typescript programs
• Design a UI that balances simplicity, responsiveness, and style
• Lead a small team of developers, ensuring effective collaboration and successful, timely feature delivery
• Manage and assign projects for individual members and provide guidance on complex problems or features
• Develop a fully responsive front end using React.js, completing the entire UI within a months time

Operations Manager

Ski Barn - Paramus, NJ

September 2016 to October 2021 & August 2024 to Present

Job Description:

• Troubleshoot digital rental forms, identifying and fixing bugs, such as issues with apostrophes in names
• Conceptualized and implemented a program to fix bugs, improving rental search functionality, saving up to 5 minutes per transaction
• Redesigned storage system, introducing a sign-out feature and preventing equipment misplacement, an improvement of about 60% over previous loss metrics.
• Managed and oversaw IT projects such as system admin duties, like optimizing the os to increase computer efficiency
• Streamlined storage system to reduce waiting times by 2-5 minutes.

Snowboard Salesman

Christy Sports - Dillon, CO

December 2023 to April 2024

Job Description:

• Leverage skills in microsoft office programs to set up sales, and make visually appealing, informative tags.
• Managed the unpackaging, and transfers of items into and out of the store.
• Built Displays to showcase new items.
• Assisted in other departments due to staffing issues.
• Addressed issues with warranty, and customer dissatisfaction.
• Provided insights into tuning and best practices for gear maintenance.
• Stocked, and kept inventory accurate for snowboard gear, helmets, and goggles.
• Discussed and provided information on technical specifications on a variety of equipment.
• Curated snowboard, boots and bindings for customers based on their preferences.

Bartender and Brewer

Cabin Creek Brewery - Georgetown, CO

October 2021 to October 2023

Job Description:

• Served drinks and cocktails in a timely fashion.
• Managed and prioritized multiple tasks at once, in a busy setting.
• Operated efficiently, and calmly under pressure working in busy rushes of 150+ customers.
• Set up and hosted events on behalf of the company.
• Maintained a consistent, quality beer stock by thoroughly cleaning, maintaining, and checking brewing equipment.
• Brew beer to maintain stock in various demands.
• Utilize office programs like excel and word to make descriptions for new beer, maintain stock information.
• Take accurate and consistent scientific measurements of the beer, like abv, temperature, co2 contents, and a measure of sugar content by means of measuring the liquids desity, during various stages of the brew using various measuring tools, and calculations.
• assisting in the kitchen as a prep cook and line cook as needed, on top of many other tasks.
• Worked on various handy tasks like blowing out the air compressor, and resanding the outdoor tables, and rebuilding and cleaning taps.

Ski Technician

Loveland Ski Area - Georgetown, CO

October 2021 to Febuary 2023

Job Description:

• Efficiently handled between 300-600 sales on the cash register and POS system.
• Maintained and tuned over 100 skis and snowboards on a weekly basis to ensure customer safety and high performance of the gear.
• Effectively managed an inventory of over 1000 pieces of equipment through repair and regular upkeep.
• Handled customer complaints calmly and professionally, resolving customer issues in a timely manner.
• Worked in a fast paced environment, helping between 300-600 customers a day by utilizing extensive knowledge of ski equipment and safety procedures to ensure a positive experience for guests.
• Diagnose and repair ski and snowboard equipment.
• Dertemine equipment worth keeping and determining what to discard and replace in rental fleet.
• Adjust skis to boots and customers information accurately and efficiently utilizing specific formulas.

Team Lead

Big Snow A.D. - East Rutherford, NJ

January 2020 to October 2021

Job Description:

• Provided exemplary customer service to VIP clientele such as setting up celebrity guests with proper equipment.
• Collaborated with resort maintenance regarding repair of refrigeration system in snow dome.
• Assisted in any position that was necessary at the time (such as ski adjustment, bootfitting, clothing rentals, etc.) due to high customer volume.
• Utilized Wintersteiger grinding and waxing equipment to maintain a fleet of over 1000 skis.
• Effectively handled injury reports by visually and mechanically checking equipment on the Wintersteiger ASTM Testing Machine as necessary.
• Performed ASTM testing on over 40 skis weekly to ensure customer safety.
• Oversaw and managed a team of over 20 employees by training new employees, managing schedules, and handling issues as they arose.
• Assigned daily duties and breaks for shop staff.
• Operating with other managers on side projects to facilitate more streamlined customer service, diagnose issues with our system, and fix problems in the rental/ adjustment process.

Barback and Server

Jimmy Gees - Haledon, NJ

Febuary 2018 to November 2018

Job Description:

• Maintain bar cleanliness by scrubbing the mats, tables, and floors.
• Wipe tables and seats with dampened clothes or replace dirty tablecloths.
• Set tables with clean linens, condimens, and other supplies.
• Prep and support the kitchen with cooking, and prep duties.
• Stock the bar and fridges with the appropriate drinks and kegs.

Managers Personal Assistant

ShopRite - Rochelle Park, NJ

September 2013 to January 2016

Job Description:

• Assisted customers in locating goods.
• Answering customer questions about stock and restocking information.
• Recieve, open, unpackage, and stock sales floor merchandise.
• Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, refering to price list.
• Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and to promote sales.

Skills

Education

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Skills

Education

Awards

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Producer's Buddy

Start Date: Aug, 2024

Language(s)/ Libraries/ Frameworks: JavaScript, Python, Css, Html, Tailwind, React.Js, FastApi, MySQL, Typescript

Project overview:

Producer Buddy is an innovative, AI-powered platform designed to revolutionize the film industry by simplifying and streamlining the entire filmmaking process. The platform covers all three critical stages of filmmaking: Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production. By breaking down traditional barriers, Producer Buddy makes professional filmmaking more accessible to everyone, regardless of their experience or budget. The platform uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence to assist with key aspects of film production, including script development, casting, and production management.

What I Learned:

Working on this project allowed me to gain hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, MySQL, FastAPI, Tailwind CSS, and HTML/CSS. I developed a deeper understanding of React’s component-based structure and state management, while also improving my skills in TypeScript for better error handling and code maintainability. On the backend, I used FastAPI to build fast APIs and MySQL for data management, writing SQL queries to handle persistent data. Tailwind CSS helped me design responsive, user-friendly interfaces quickly, and my knowledge of HTML/CSS was enhanced through the creation of clean, responsive layouts.

My Portfolio

Start Date: May, 2024

Language(s): Htlm5, Css3, Javascript

Source Code

Project overview:

This website is to provide my resume, skills, and certifications. It showcases my current, previous, and major projects, and provides a window to show who I am as a person and an employee.

What I Learned:

This website refreshed my memory on building websites, and working on front end web development. This project was made to help me build my skills in html5, Css3, Javascript, and my writing skills.

Java Spring Boot 2

Start Date: Sept, 2024

Language(s): Java

Source Code

Project overview:

For this school project, I developed an Inventory Management and Payment Portal using Java and Spring Boot. The main goal was to build a functional and user-friendly platform where users could manage products in inventory, track stock levels, and complete payments for transactions.

What I Learned:

This project significantly deepened my comfort and understanding of Maven, Java, and Spring Boot. Working with Maven allowed me to efficiently manage project dependencies, automate builds, and configure the POM files to ensure smooth project development.In terms of Java, the project helped me strengthen my object-oriented programming skills, as I worked with classes, objects, and methods to structure the application effectively.

Java Spring Boot 1

Start Date: Sept, 2024

Language(s): Html5, Java

Source Code

Project overview:

This project is a simple shopping page developed primarily as a learning tool rather than for peak performance or sophisticated design. The goal was to create a basic e-commerce interface using Java and Spring Boot to serve as a foundation for understanding key programming concepts and frameworks. While the page itself may not be feature-rich or optimized for production, it provided hands-on experience in applying basic Spring Boot functionality

What I Learned:

it introduced me to the Spring Boot framework, allowing me to learn how to set up a simple web application, handle HTTP requests, and structure a basic project. By building this shopping page, I gained a better understanding of how web applications interact with the server and client, while also learning key skills in building RESTful services and integrating basic front-end components.

Code Decipher

Start Date: May, 2024

Language(s): C++

Source Code

Project Overview:

In this school project I was tasked with deciphering a series of words into a sentence based on reading a file which consisted of a set of number word pairs.

What I Learned:

I learned several important skills related to data processing, problem-solving, and aspects of coding as well. One of the key lessons I learned was how to parse and read data from a file. This is an essential skill in programming and working with data, as files often contain structured or unstructured information that needs to be processed.

Parcel Delivery Program

Start Date: Feb, 2025

Language(s): Python

Source Code

Project overview:

This Project was a class that had its focus on learning and working with different algorithms and data structures. The task was to create a parcel delivery system.

What I Learned:

I gained hands-on experience with a variety of data structures, algorithms, and Big O notation, each of which plays a crucial role in optimizing the performance of a program. Data structures, such as arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, and hash tables, are essential for organizing and managing data in a way that allows for efficient access and modification.

Snake

Start Date: Jun, 2024

Language(s): C++

Source Code

Project overview:

This project is on development of the video game snake. The purpose of this game is to expand my c++ skills and practice.

What I Learned:

I practised executing a project structure that is scalable for larger projects as the projects begin getting more complicated. Additionally I began to explore the use of custom code snippets in vs code, specifically boilerplate code for c++. Finally, I explored multi-threaded coding practices in C++.

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Start Date: Jun, 2024

Language(s): C++

Source Code

Project overview:

Created a program in C++ that takes a user input and compares this input against a random number generator to play Rock, Paper, Scissors.

What I Learned:

This project was brought about as a result of my desire to expand my knowledge about vs code's debugger when dealing with C++, and to expand my understanding of different random number generators.

Top ten list to csv web scaper

Start Date: Jun, 2024

Language(s)/ Libraries/ Frameworks: node.js

Source Code

Project overview:

Built a web scraper to filter through the 10 ten articles on Hacker News, and creates a csv file, aggregates data, and adds the data to it

What I learned:

This project served as a valuable refresher in node.js as it has been a while since my last node project. It also served as a good introductory project for web scraping as I have never tried this before.

Class Roster For School

Start Date: May, 2024

Language(s): C++

Source Code

Project overview:

Built a class roster program that manages student information and adds it to a roster. This roster has the ability to sort by degree program and by invalid email. It can make new students, and average the days it takes for each student to complete the course.

What I learned:

This was my first project in C++ or any language that uses pointers, and manual memory management. Aside from this I expanded my understanding of computer science topics like object oriented programming, and writing good code.

Blog CMS

Start Date: March 2021

Language(s)/ Libraries/ Frameworks: Html5, Css3, JavaScript, SQL, Python (Flask)

Source Code

Project overview:

Developed a CMS for a blog website using flask, nginx, postgreSQL. This served as a good learning tool and also as a template for other CMS projects.

What I learned:

This project served as one of my first large scale projects. Utilizing all the skills I learned until that point, including version control with git, creating virtual environments to enable working on multiple projects at once with the same software.