Summary
Software engineer with 10+ years delivering web applications at Google, Stanford, and global brands. Skilled in Angular, React, TypeScript, and generative AI integration, with a track record of building intuitive, performant, and scalable interfaces that reach a global audience.
Core Competencies
- User-centered design
- End-to-end delivery
- Agile software development
- Mentorship
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous learning & growth mindset
- Innovation & experimentation
Technical Proficiencies
Work History
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UX Engineer
Google — Mountain View, CA & Ann Arbor, MI
03/2017 – 10/2025Bridged design and engineering, delivering world‑class user experiences across Google Cloud’s web ecosystem. Built production code, prototypes, and reusable design systems. Ensured accessibility, privacy, and branding standards.
- Delivered core front‑end features and API integration for the Google Cloud Solution Generator AI agent, cutting creation time of custom solutions from weeks to instant.
- Contributed major features to the revamped Cloud Pricing Calculator, collaborating with back‑end teams on API reliability and ensuring seamless migration for millions of users.
- Built a bespoke CMS within Google’s legal/privacy requirements, removing publishing bottlenecks and empowering marketers to update hundreds of pages across cloud.google.com.
- Developed interactive product demos for Cloud ML tools (speech‑to‑text, translation)—among the most visited pages on cloud.google.com—boosting trial signups and conversions.
- Mentored engineers and organized internal hackathons to foster innovation, strengthen team culture, and increase productivity.
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Senior Front‑End Engineer
Stanford University — Palo Alto, CA
12/2013 – 03/2017Led the front‑end engineering team for Stanford’s alumni web presence, partnering with back‑end, product, and business teams to drive multimillion‑dollar fundraising.
- Relaunched Stanford’s online donation platform as a modern, responsive web application; increased rendering speed by 20% and enabled mobile donations.
- Migrated alumni‑facing applications to a React‑based front‑end, improving maintainability, performance, accessibility, and UX.
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Web Developer
Freelance — London, United Kingdom
01/2013 – 11/2013Built and launched international sites, including a multi‑language relaunch for Jeem TV (Al Jazeera Children’s Channel) and an e‑commerce shop for fashion brand Hi‑Panda.
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Digital Brand Lead
The Plant — London, United Kingdom
08/2009 – 01/2013Delivered global digital presences for Jamie Oliver restaurants, UK food festivals, and the UK’s National Maritime Museum’s digital signage.
Education
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Master of Arts (MA), Telecommunications, Information Studies & Media
Michigan State University — East Lansing, MI -
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science
University of Costa Rica — San José, Costa Rica
Languages
Native written and verbal fluency in English and Spanish.