Software development, design and implementation for various program related web sites and services including events.gsapp.org, arch.columbia.edu, buellcenter.org and various internal tools for the school.

Developed a graduate level course in web technologies with Leigha Dennis and Troy Therrien at the graduate school of architecture. Co-taught code labs, provided feedback to students and helped solve programming challenges related to student projects.

Research, diagramming and Rhinoscript analysis of Garment district area retail for Made in Midtown workshops (http://www.designtrust.org/projects/project_11makingmidtown.html). Concept development, schematic design and client presentations for retail projects.

Actively involved in growing the external developer community around Google Data APIs and developer products. Presented at various developer conferences worldwide (including Google IO, Google Developer Day, NTEN & Salesforce events) to audiences ranging between 100 – 200 attendees.

Contributor to Google open-source client libraries and applications. Contributed over 100k lines of code and tests for PHP and Python libraries (responsible for tens of millions of request to the YouTube API per day, client library code downloaded by external developers several hundred times per day).

Authored several articles, blog posts and 20+ page tutorials for code.google.com totalling over 100 pages in printed form and accessed by over 30k unique readers YOY. Created and starred in a YouTube training video that received close to 90k views on YouTube in under a year.

Supported strategic partners with their YouTube Data API integrations. This involved a close knowledge with the underlying XML and HTTP based protocols, network packet traces and access to internal YouTube administration tools. Sample partners: Facebook, Slide, CBS, Eye.fi, Qik, Technorati. Worked with kiva.org, the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, to integrate video profiles for their entrepreneurs in third world countries. Single-handedly led advocacy efforts and worked with Kiva engineers on the implementation.

Developed prototype system for YouTube Direct in collaboration with a colleague.

Co-founder of a technology and design consulting firm geared towards socially progressive clients. Designed visual identity systems and print publications such as reports, brochures and stationary for numerous organizations.

Conceived of and designed all visual materials including current identity for the institute and all its programs. Materials included posters, brochures, books, reports and video.

Designed and implemented a customized community website for 3,000+ active members including several community features using Drupal and CiviCRM. Created several smaller sites for BFI programs featuring custom PHP modules and XHTML/CSS themes.

Managed the successful implementation of over 50 large scale business logic enhancements on a global network of critical systems. Communicated system changes globally for NY, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo regions.

Performed in-depth analysis of system logic, created technical specification documents and built prototypes in Java and C# for outsourced IT teams. Managed work for three separate IT teams consisting of outsourced staff and local counterparts.

Developed and implemented database-driven applications to streamline, automate and improve various business processes using VB, VBA, IIS and .NET. Created reporting tools for various institutional brokerage teams. Designed and maintained a monthly reporting package presented to firm wide infrastructure management. Conducted training sessions and weekly meetings with senior risk-reporting officers from various departments.

NYSA Award for Total Excellence in Design, Columbia University, NYC
Tuition scholarship to the Master of Architecture program, Columbia University, NYC

GPA 3.7, European Honors Program