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Encoura provides custom technology solutions that combine Eduventures research, data science, strategic enrollment services, and multichannel marketing to serve over 2,000 higher ed institutions. As the E4E (Encourage for Educators) technical lead, collaborated across engineering teams to design, develop, and deploy new features, and enhancements for the company’s E4E product ecosystem. Led a team that expanded from 5 to 8 members, driving critical migrations and team improvements during a significant company transition. Key Achievements Collaborated with the CTO to secure approval for a comprehensive migration plan

Led engineering at The Lookbook as interim Fractional CTO during a pivotal pre-launch phase. I directly consulted with the CEO on technical decisions, hiring, and VP of Engineering responsibilities—collaborating with a cross-functional team of 3 engineers and 1 designer to develop and ship innovative engineering solutions. I assessed technology trends for long-term engineering strategies, positioning the company for scalability during the user acceptance testing (UAT) phase. Coed demographic means security, performance and site reliability.

In the Tech Lead role, architected, developed, and deployed new applications, new features, and enhancements to the company's e-commerce web applications built to scale with AWS CloudFront using Lambda@Edge Amplify triggered off of Github actions. Oversaw outsourced team varied from 8-12 engineers. Mentored engineers on & off shore.