Experience

Lead Engineer | Verizon

Sept 2019 – Present

Highlights

  • Engineering lead on a cross-platform (web + VR) metaverse app for Verizon events and 5G showcases; stack: Node/Express, React/Redux, Three.js/A-Frame, sockets.
  • Built UDP networking in Unity/C# to stream hand joint positions to robot hands; prototyped volumetric video chat with Intel RealSense arrays + Looking Glass displays.
  • Led API prototyping for Verizon Number Verification; authored partner-facing guides (CLEAR, Capital One, Chase) and tooling that drove millions of test calls and multi-million-dollar API wins.
  • Patent (pending): Systems and methods for enabling an avatar from an application to visit another application — engineered cross-app volumetric avatar teleportation with consented data channels and foveated media.
  • Patent (pending): Systems and methods for providing numbers-as-a-platform services — engineered routing layer that ranks client endpoints to deliver notifications via the best channel.
  • Oversaw architecture teams, managed million-dollar contracts with external partners to co-engineer new Verizon products, and led agile teams to prototype efficiently and thoroughly.