Hey, I'm Brian.

a FUll-stack developer, with an eye for Product

development & design.
‍

I love building cool products &

curating great user experiences.

my skills

Frontend 
(React/ts/JS)

Backend
(NODEjs/Python)

Cloud/Infra
(AWS)

Ux/ui design
(FIGMA)

Experience

MULTI-HYPHENATE STUDIOS

Freelance Developer | 2022 - Present

  • Developed Liquid-based web interfaces, built Azure Synapse data pipeline, and Twilio SMS integration for real-time water data insights and automated pollution reporting for a water conservation non-profit with 400+ active donors.
  • Revamped React-based e-commerce websites, improving performance and accessibility, increasing online & in-person sales for local aesthetics clinic.

KINESSO

Full Stack Developer | 2022 - 2025

  • Led a strategic overhaul of a B2B data aggregation application, delivering the first 100% on-time data cycle in department history.
  • Migrated a legacy monolithic system to AWS, reducing hosting costs by 21% using CloudFormation automation.
  • Implemented Cognito user pools with Azure AD B2B integrations, streamlining user authentication workflows.
  • Migrated back-end API to a serverless Node.js-based architecture, improving scalability and security with IAM roles.
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines with secure AWS cross-account deployments, improving engineering efficiency by 15%.
  • Developed onboarding processes and documentation for new engineers.

OSLABS

Software Engineer | 2019 - 2021

  • Optimized application performance using Redux for global state management, reducing re-renders and improving load times.
  • Integrated GitHub's REST API & OAuth2 to enable prototype code export in a progressive web app environment.
  • Built a modular Node.js backend with non-blocking I/O, enhancing request processing efficiency.
  • Implemented JWT authentication, AWS SSM secrets management, and encryption best practices for security.

GATHER

Software Engineer | 2019 - 2021

  • Collaborated with product managers and designers to drive product decisions based on user research.
  • Migrated the web app to Next.js, increasing search traffic by 32% through improved SEO and site performance.
  • Refactored codebase from class-based React components to functional components with hooks for maintainability.