Engineering Management Consultant
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    Pre-Launch Architecture & Strategy

    50%
    Code Reduction
    Full
    Observability

    Technologies

    Fractional CTO
    GraphQL
    TypeScript
    Sentry

    Timeline

    12/2022 – 09/2023

    Served as interim Fractional CTO during a pivotal pre-launch phase. Authored the full-stack modernization plan and single-handedly refactored the backend to a strict TypeScript GraphQL service, establishing robust engineering standards.

    The Challenge

    An unoptimized JavaScript REST API with complex dependencies and lack of observability threatened the platform's scalability and stability.

    The Solution

    Refactored the API to a strongly typed GraphQL service using ESM. Implemented Sentry for actionable error tracking and established rigorous code quality gates via GitHub Actions.

    The Result

    Cut the codebase size by over 50% while improving network efficiency and eliminating cross-origin security errors.