Experience

A focused set of roles with outcomes and the work that mattered.

Xcel Software

Software Engineer Intern

Delivered full-stack mobile features in Flutter + Firebase, improving deployment speed and stability through API integrations and maintainability-focused refactors.

May 2024 — Aug 2024 · Remote

Highlights

  • Delivered full-stack mobile features using Flutter, Firebase, and Postman, increasing deployment speed by 25% and boosting app stability.
  • Integrated RESTful APIs and cloud services to enhance scalability and reduce feature deployment time by ~25%.
  • Collaborated with engineers to optimize UI responsiveness, leading to faster user interactions and smoother app performance.

Tech

Flutter Firebase Postman REST APIs

ParkPal

Full-Stack Engineer & Founder

Built a two-sided marketplace for booking driveway parking near events, with maps-based discovery, real-time messaging, and Stripe checkout on Firebase.

Highlights

  • Designed the data model + Cloud Functions for bookings, availability, and conversations across Firestore + server-side validation.
  • Shipped a reliable payments flow with Stripe Checkout + webhooks and clear user state transitions.
  • Standardized date/time handling on UTC ISO strings to reduce timezone bugs and simplify debugging.

Tech

TypeScript React Firebase Stripe Google Maps API Tailwind CSS

Versionary

Full-Stack Engineer & Co-Founder

Built a Google-Docs-like collaborative editor with real-time collaboration and Git-style commits + branching, persisted via Supabase.

Highlights

  • Designed a low-latency collaboration architecture (WebSocket collab server + REST backend) to keep the editor responsive.
  • Bridged CRDT live edits into durable Git snapshots and history for a reliable “versioned docs” experience.
  • Improved deployability by removing native git bindings and switching to Git CLI operations.

Tech

TypeScript React Yjs Hocuspocus Supabase Node.js

Water Lantern Festival

National Events Coordinator

Led national event execution, budgeting, and vendor coordination across 30+ events—driving strong participant experiences and measurable financial outcomes.

Jun 2023 — May 2025 · Provo, UT

Highlights

  • Coordinated and executed events for upwards of 7,000 participants in 20+ states across the USA.
  • Managed financial planning and budgeting for each event to minimize costs and maximize profit margins by 15%+.
  • Tracked and reconciled expenses and revenue of 30+ events, working closely with vendors and stakeholders to ensure cost-effective decisions.
  • Produced over $500,000 in ticket revenue from sourced events.

Tech

Basecamp Google Sheets Webconnex