Senior / Staff Ruby on Rails engineer with 12+ years of experience building and scaling high-performance SaaS platforms.
Core contributor to BrandGraph (1.3B+ content processed) and FLEX at IZEA, with strong expertise in backend systems, performance optimization, and real-time architectures. Experienced working on large-scale data processing systems and high-traffic production environments.
Proven track record of reducing query times (40s → <6s), scaling systems for high-volume workloads, and building production-grade APIs using Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Sidekiq.
Recently focused on building AI-enabled systems, integrating LLMs for workflow automation, intelligent features, and real-time user experiences.