Professional Overview

TubeMogul 2015 - Present
Software Engineer
  • Full stack software engineer on an xp/agile development team building an ecommerce platform and logistics system to connect eaters with local farmers and foodmakers.
  • Contributed key features to major shopping site relaunch including SEO improvements, product search, producer pages, and a welcome experience for first time customers.
  • Built highly successful “bundles” feature that increased conversion rates of returning users by 8% and became a core part of the Good Eggs shopping experience.
  • Drove v2 of Good Egg’s email marketing system with an emphasis on supporting a/b testing and rapid iteration.
  • Established strategy and championed best practices for tracking site metrics across multiple analytics tools including Mixpanel and Google Analytics.
Good Eggs 2014 - 2015
Software Engineer
  • Full stack software engineer on an xp/agile development team building an ecommerce platform and logistics system to connect eaters with local farmers and foodmakers.
  • Contributed key features to major shopping site relaunch including SEO improvements, product search, producer pages, and a welcome experience for first time customers.
  • Built highly successful “bundles” feature that increased conversion rates of returning users by 8% and became a core part of the Good Eggs shopping experience.
  • Drove v2 of Good Egg’s email marketing system with an emphasis on supporting a/b testing and rapid iteration.
  • Established strategy and championed best practices for tracking site metrics across multiple analytics tools including Mixpanel and Google Analytics.
SurveyMonkey 2012 - 2013
Product Manager
  • Served as the first product manager for ZoomPanel, a consumer research panel with more than two million members (ZoomPanel was acquired from MarketTools in 2012).
  • Built the new team from the ground up, establishing a proven development process (Scrum) and creating a product roadmap that emphasized ease of use and operational stability for all product lines.
  • Managed successful migration from MarketTools to SurveyMonkey on an aggressive timeline; launched a new set of operations tools, user experience, and database architecture focused on automation and operational stability.
MarketTools, Inc. (acquired by SurveyMonkey) 2008 - 2012
Associate Product Manager, ZoomPanel (2011-2012)
  • Defined requirements and roadmap for development and acquisition of operations tools.
  • Opened an automated sales channel by negotiating partnership with Federated Sample.
  • Created initial proposal and business plan for the first new products in five years.

Account Manager, ZoomPanel (2010-2011)
  • Produced $80K in gross revenue from new clients in the first full quarter of tenure, achieving the second highest sales rates for a team of 10 representatives.

Market Research Project Manager (2008-2010)
  • Led the team in efficiency and numbers of projects executed, earning a quick promotion to Lead Project Manager for the entire class of accounts; earned strong customer praise for problem solving and service skills.
John Edwards for President 2007 - 2008
Field Organizer - Iowa Caucus
  • Built, managed, and mobilized a network of volunteers and activists in Monona, Ida, and Eastern Woodbury counties for the 2008 Iowa Caucus; out-performed statewide results for the candidate.
  • Planned and executed more than a dozen high-profile campaign events with principle campaign spokespeople.
Products Plus, Inc. 2005 - 2007
Account Manager
  • Sourced opportunities at national tradeshows, including the Consumer Electronics Show, the International Home and Housewares Show, the National Paint and Hardware Show, and The New York Toy Fair.
  • Purchased and sold overstocked and sunsetted products, contributing to $80M in annual sales.
Congressional Campaign Committee 2004
Field Organizer
  • Built an organization to mobilize voters in less than three months, travelling across South Dakota to drive “get out the vote” campaigns and candidate advocacy/voter education efforts.

Volunteer Work

OpenOakland (Code for America Brigade) 2013 - Present
Brigade Member
  • Core contributor to OpenDisclosure.io – a campaign finance portal for the 2014 Oakland Mayoral Election
Community Technology Network(CTN) 2008 - 2014
Technology Trainer
  • Develops curriculum and leads introductory computer classes at the Tenderloin Technology Lab located in the Saint Anthony's Foundation building in San Francisco.
  • Organized a major public relations and fundraising event with local community and tech industry leaders.
  • Earned recognition with volunteer work profiled on KQED's California Report series “The Giving State."
Pomona College 2005 - 2016
Alumni Admissions Volunteer

Education & Credentials


Immersive Software Engineering Program- Hack Reactor

BA, Sociology(Cum Laude) - Pomona College
Technical Skills: JavaScript, Node, PHP, Backbone, Angular, MongoDB, HTML/CSS

Speaking Engagements: “Getting Started in Product Management,” Silicon Valley Product Camp (2013), Pomona College Commencement Speaker (2005), US Representative, NPDA Annual Irish Debate (2005), American Sociology Association, Undergraduate Honors Roundtable (2004)