Technology
| Languages | Python [5 years] ∙ JavaScript (ES5/ES6) ∙ TypeScript ∙ Excel VBA |
| Frameworks | Django & Django Rest Framework (DRF) [3 years] ∙ React ∙ Flask |
| Tools | PostgreSQL ∙ AWS ∙ Docker ∙ CircleCi ∙ Sentry |
Work & Entrepreneurship
Airhouse, Inc.
Nov 2021 - Apr 2024
Full-Stack Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Led critical integrations on short timelines. Protected uninterrupted service and over $6M in quick collections.
- Balance Integration
- Implemented financial integration in 6 weeks, eliminating the need for Finance to manually coordinate customer collections, freeing them to focus on quicker invoicing, enabling rapid collection of $6M, and reducing Airhouse’s interest expense. Prevented company shutdown.
- Circular Inventory Fix
- Resolved nested circular logic in key inventory calculations, enhancing system reliability, eliminating over/under selling—a major customer pain point—and improving platform clarity for customers. Saved Customer Service 6 hours of support time per week and Engineering 3 hours.
- Shopify Mandatory Upgrades
- Secured managerial support and drove the project to completion before the critical deadline, safeguarding operations for 99%+ of our business.
- Overhauled order ingestion and fulfillment logic to align with Shopify’s latest version.
- Enhanced customer messaging and user experience regarding order fulfillment.
- Engineered custom Django Middleware to log protected data access.
- Formulated a cutover strategy and collaboratively resolved a post-deployment production issue.
The J.Whitney Group LLC
May 2016 – Jul 2020
Co-founder and Chief Operations and Technology Officer
Las Vegas, NV
Led clients through competitive state cannabis business licensing competitions by designing detailed 3-5 year business plans with financial projections, compliant Standard Operating Procedures, security plans, marketing plans, community service plans, and architectural/electrical/plumbing diagrams.
- Spearheaded effort to win a client 3 dispensary licenses in the Las Vegas area, valued at $30M.
- Developed Excel VBA programs to automate data collection, analysis, and reporting, enhancing accuracy.
- Revamped operational systems for clients struggling to get their licensed facilities operational, ensuring compliance, passing regulatory inspections, and enabling client to begin generating revenues.
Las Vegas ReLeaf
Oct 2015 – Apr 2017
Manager
Las Vegas, NV
Managed the daily operations of the first dispensary in one of the most regulated US markets. Entered purchase orders, corrected cannabis laboratories' concentration percentage calculations, and created user friendly discount calculation guides.
- Developed compliant PoS software that accounted for over $200,000+ in additional sales.
Eric Kurtzman [Stretto Profile Link]
Nov 2011 – Nov 2021
Executive Assistant/Accountant
Las Vegas, NV
Managed accounting books for 20 companies, oversaw payroll, and ensured security of financial data.
Projects
Trade Journal Tracker
Sep 2021 – Nov 2021
- Developed a Flask app that imports user stock trades, stores them in PostgreSQL, calculates performance metrics, fetches market data via JavaScript API, and generates an analysis dashboard.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Aug 2010 – May 2015
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Relevant Courses: Differential Equations II, Real Analysis II, Stats for Scientists and Engineers II, Computer Science I (C++)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Aug 2010 – May 2015
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Relevant Courses: Mathematical Economics for Grad Students
Interests
Meditation: 300+ hours in 2023 | Consistently practicing since 2015.
Reading: Usually non-fiction. Currently reading Architecture Patterns in Python, and Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Python.