Curriculum vitae

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Bio

I’m a seasoned software engineer with over a decade of experience building robust, scalable systems across retail and commerce platforms. From crafting UI components and CLI tools to designing rendering systems and build pipelines, I bring a hands-on, problem-solving approach to full-stack and platform engineering. My work spans traditional front-end development, back-end services, and developer experience tooling, with a focus on delivering maintainable, high-impact solutions.

Education

Industry achievements

Below are selected industry achievements demonstrating technical leadership and platform impact.

Architected a Nuxt-based rendering platform

Alpine Composer is a Nuxt-based rendering platform that integrates with Uniform, enabling business users to create pages through configuration using a Vue 3 component library. It serves as a flexible, extensible foundation for dynamic page rendering across REI’s digital ecosystem.

Introduced Vite, Vitest, and Vue 3 at REI

After initial attempts to incrementally update our custom tools failed, I built a proof of concept replacing existing tools with Vite and Vitest. Additionally, I updated our back-end library to integrate Vite-compiled assets and rewrote our server-rendering solution for Vue to support Vue 3. This platform upgrade is now standard across all product engineering teams at REI. You can read the complete story here.

Rebuilt REI Adventures using Vue

When I joined REI, my team and I rewrote the REI Adventures property using Vue. We eliminated several overlapping frameworks, transferred functional requirements from legacy code, and created new user journeys.

Championed TypeScript adoption at REI

After VueConf 2023, I led a TypeScript migration across REI’s front-end ecosystem to improve developer productivity and application resilience. We converted our standard microsite and tools to TypeScript. With a validated functional example, we created documentation and guided the adoption of TypeScript at REI.

Rewrote REI analytics library in TypeScript

After adopting TypeScript, I rewrote a legacy implementation of REI’s analytics library using Vite and Vitest. This involved carefully analyzing a substantial amount of code that I didn’t fully understand, and making informed decisions about creating a cohesive type interface. The introduction of TypeScript revealed underlying implementation issues that can now be addressed and corrected.

Standardized NPM package scaffolding

Led development of an NPM initializer. This CLI tool guides users through generating a new directory with pre-defined code templates, avoiding tedious setup of build tools, dependencies, and CI/CD configuration. It is now the official method for creating JavaScript and TypeScript-based code at REI.

Built SSR middleware for Vue apps

Built an Express.js implementation using TypeScript that server-renders Vue applications within REI’s stack. This dockerized server runs alongside the main microsite, handling HTTP requests to render server bundles and returning the resulting HTML to be injected into base templates.

Modernized front-end tooling at Costco

I proposed using Webpack and other technologies to modernize Costco’s entire eCommerce front end. This enabled modern asset delivery and enhanced developer productivity.

Industry experience

Senior Software Engineer specializing in Front-end Platforms and Integrations at REI

Hybrid | April 2020 - Present

Senior Software Engineer specializing in Front-end Development at REI Adventures

Bellevue, WA | July 2019 - April 2020

Led development of Vue applications and UI components for REI Adventures. Rewrote the platform using Vue and decommissioned overlapping frameworks. Followed agile methodologies and collaborated closely with UX designers, product and program managers, business analysts, and stakeholders. Participated in rotating on-call responsibilities.

Full-Stack Software Engineer III at Costco eCommerce

Issaquah, WA | July 2016 - July 2019

Led complex projects including SMS notifications for LTL carriers, site redesign introducing React, gas prices integration into the warehouse locator, and member validation service for customer profiles. Created timelines aligning project requirements with stakeholder deadlines. Managed offshore contractor teams and mentored junior developers.

Full-Stack Software Engineer II at Costco eCommerce

Issaquah, WA | July 2014 - July 2016

Led responsive design initiative delivering a modern website using Webpack, SCSS, and Mocha. Collaborated with business analysts, UX designers, stakeholders, QA experts, and consultants. Transformed disorganized legacy code into a well-structured system using industry-standard tools and best practices.

Full-Stack Software Engineer I at Costco eCommerce

Issaquah, WA | July 2013 - July 2014

Collaborated on full-stack projects and handled bi-weekly on-call production issue responsibilities. Worked closely with DevOps, Sterling OMS, and Networking teams. Developed a manual authentication service for customer membership management, integrated internal and external web services, and performed general application maintenance.

Full-Stack Software Engineer Intern at Costco eCommerce

Issaquah, WA | April 2013 - July 2013

Gained experience managing costco.com and costco.ca websites within Costco’s distributed architecture. Became familiar with IBM products including WebSphere Commerce, DB2, and MQ.

Selected Projects

Front-end

Full-stack

Vite plugins, utilities, and configurations

CI/CD