Professional Experience

EBSCO Information Services, Software Engineer II, November 2021 - present

I work on the team responsible for the LibraryAware product.

Migrate portions of the application's code and data into Amazon Web Services
Migrate product email delivery from on-premises software to Amazon Web Services Simple Email Service
Implement bug fixes and product improvements using C# and React
Participate in planning and refinment of features and user stories

Lazarillo, Full Stack Developer, January 2021 - October 2021

Implemented UI changes to the platform's iOS and Angular web applications to improve the platform's accessibility and performance.
Documented client APIs and integrated them into the application.
Optimized and monitored server costs and performance.

ZTZ Tech Group

Operations Manager, August 2019 - November 2020

Implemented sales pipeline with LinkedIn and Activecampaign, which led to a new client, several free trials of the product, and tens of thousands of dollars from existing clients and programs entering the company.
Developed and implemented content marketing strategy, which resulted in over two-dozen articles on the company website and LinkedIn.
Led team of five interns, providing leadership and professional development. Under my guidance one intern doubled the amount of sales contacts sent and sales meetings scheduled. Another pair of interns each published in-depth articles about the Chilean consumer complaints markets at a rate of one per week.

Full Stack Developer, July 2017 - August 2019

Created and implemented key parts of the company’s product, software for creating documents inside of legal and customer service organizations, including:

A text classification algorithm using Python and ASP.NET to classify user documents
An algorithm using C# to combine sections of multiple documents into one based on user input
Dashboards using ASP.NET and JavaScript to help users understand their data and the systems they represent

Solo Exhibitions

EBSCO Information Services | Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States | December - March 2025
Past & Future | Richmond Main Library | Richmond, Virginia, United States | February 2023
Live plotting | Área | Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile | July 2021

Group Exhibitions

Diasporic Crossing | Southside Contemporary Art Gallery | Richmond, Virginia, United States | February - March 2025
Simply Photography | Art Works | Richmond, Virginia, United States | January - February 2025
Carytown Holiday Market | City Stadium | Richmond, Virginia, United States | December 2024
Annual Members Show | Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association | Crossroads Art Center | Richmond, Virginia, United States | November - December 2024
The Structure of Imagination | Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association | Hanbury Architects | Richmond, Virginia, United States | September 2024
Art Walk | The Art Seen | Richmond, Virginia, United States | September 2024
804 Day | Hardywood West Creek | Richmond, Virginia, United States | August 2024
syn·the·sis: digital craft | Floyd Center for the Arts | Floyd, Virginia, United States | June - August 2024
Arts on the Lawn | Hermitage Richmond | Richmond, Virginia, United States | May 2024
Art Speaks | The Bay School Community Arts Center | Mathews, Virginia, United States | April - May 2024
All Media Show | Art Works | Richmond, Virginia, United States | January - February 2024
Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association Annual Show | Crossroads Art Center | Richmond, Virginia, United States | November 2023
The Art Seen Pop-Up Exhibition | Richmond, Virginia, United States | November 2023
Coding Creativity | Hera Gallery | Wakefield, Rhode Island, United States | October - November 2023
Boyd Realty | Abstraktors | Richmond, Virginia, United States | October 2023
The Art Seen Art Walk | Richmond, Virginia, United States | September 2023
All Media Show | Art Works | Richmond, Virginia, United States | August - September 2023
Summer in the City | Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association | Richmond, Virginia, United States | June - August 2023
Show At Truist Bank Gallery | Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association | Richmond, Virginia, United States | May 2023
All Media Show | Art Works | Richmond, Virginia, United States | April - May 2023
Celebrating Black History Month Through Art | Crossroads Art Center | Richmond, Virginia, United States | January - March 2023
MRAA Annual Members Show | Richmond, Virginia, United States | November 2022
KLMA Show | Innsbrook, Virginia, United States | October 2022
Design in Motion Festival | The Netherlands | October 2022
Portrayed II: d'Art Center's Second National Portraiture Exhibition | d'Art Center | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | July 2022
The Urban Landscape | LibertyTown Arts Workshop | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | July 2022
Kind of Blue | Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association | Glen Allen, Virginia, United States | June - August 2022
Where We Live, Richmond In Perspective | Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association | Richmond, Virginia, United States | June 2022
May 2022 All Media Show | Crossroads Art Center | Richmond, Virginia, United States | May 2022
Art Speaks Juried Exhibition 2022 | Bay School Community Arts Center | Mathews, Virginia, United States | April 2022
March/April Juried All Media Show | Artspace | Richmond, Virginia, United States | March 2022
Black History Month | Crossroads Art Center | Richmond, Virginia, United States | February 2022
Black History Now II | The Well Art Gallery | Richmond, Virginia, United States | February 2022
Environmental Alterations | Loosen Art | Rome, Italy | September 2021

Awards

Honorable Mention: Annual Members Show | Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association | Crossroads Art Center | Richmond, Virginia, United States | November - December 2024
Honorable Mention: May 2022 All Media Show | Crossroads Art Center | Richmond, Virginia, United States | May 2022

Membership

RVA YIMBY | Lead | March 2023 - present
Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association, 2022 - present
- Webmaster | September 2022 - May 2024

Conferences/Talks

Full STEAM Ahead 2023 | CodeVA | Richmond, Virginia, United States | June 2023
Gifted Students Workshop | Tuscaloosa County School System | Virtual | June 2023
Career and College Week | Henry L. Marsh Elementary School | Richmond, Virginia, United States | April 2024
What is Generative Art? | Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association | Richmond, Virginia, United States | February 2023
CS Ed Week Launch 2022 | CodeVA | Richmond, Virginia, United States | December 2022
Full STEAM Ahead 2022 | CodeVA | Richmond, Virginia, United States | July 2022