Experience

My professional experience.

My experience spans independent products, AI-assisted creative tools, education platforms, e-commerce, and the systems that keep them running.

Professional experience

  1. Lone Dream Studio

    Founder

    Jan 2026 - Present

    New York, NY

    • Built and launched Daily Manna, a Bible reading companion with in-depth progress tracking and an app blocker. The app has reached 1,000+ downloads.
    • Developed and released TrackU, a personalized finance app with receipt and statement scanning.
    Daily Manna iOS Android Instagram

  2. Lava Studios

    Software Developer (Contract)

    Mar 2025 - Present

    Remote

    • Built Character Studio, an end-to-end AI pipeline that transforms user prompts into fully animated videos by generating characters, multi-scene storyboards, AI-animated clips, and a stitched final video.
    • Built and maintained database infrastructure, including schema design, automated backups, and security best practices.
    • Implemented SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) to improve platform security and user trust.

  3. LangInnov / BLAST

    Full-Stack Engineer

    Nov 2021 - Present

    New York, NY

    • Developed a prototype into a production mobile app in under three months for iOS and another three months for Android, then published both releases to the App Store and Google Play Store.
    • Developed a data analytics solution that streamlined performance tracking for 8,000+ students across 40+ schools and helped educators turn data into actionable insights.
    • Integrated and customized Google Speech-to-Text for student audio, reaching 90% transcription accuracy and reducing manual checking by 70%.
    • Integrated ClassLink SSO to simplify account creation and login while matching school data.

  4. Y Lift

    Full-stack Developer

    Oct 2024 - Jan 2026

    New York, NY

    • Led front-end development for a production e-commerce platform and three internal tools in close collaboration with design and back-end teams.
    • Built and maintained a scalable component system with 100+ reusable components across 40+ pages, improving development velocity and UI consistency.
    • Refactored legacy codebases to improve readability, maintainability, and onboarding for other engineers.
    • Partnered with back-end engineers to define API contracts and maintain data consistency across the front end.

  5. 5 Gen Solutions

    Web Developer Intern

    Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

    • Developed a web platform using Bubble.io.
    • Designed filtering and search interfaces for a catalog of devices.
    • Helped test a payment system using PayPal.

  6. mthree

    Salesforce Developer Apprenticeship

    Aug 2021 - Sep 2021

    • Completed six weeks of intensive Salesforce and customer relationship management (CRM) training.
    • Learned to develop solutions on the Salesforce platform.
    • Built a credit card system with another team member using Salesforce.