Frontend engineer in Dallas.

Experience

1. IBM (formerly DataStax)

   Remote · Mar 2021 — Present

   1. OpenRAG — Lead Engineer

      • Python
      • Next.js
      • Docker
      • OpenSearch
      • Docling

      Built OpenRAG, an open-source platform for agentic RAG, orchestrating containerized services including Langflow, OpenSearch, and Docling into a single `docker compose up` stack.

      • Designed the service topology and opinionated default flows so new users can query their documents immediately without building a pipeline from scratch.
      • Partnered with the IBM watsonx.data team to package OpenRAG as a launch offering, adapting vector store config to support their managed infrastructure.
      • Authored the repo, documentation, and contribution guides; drove the public launch and community onboarding.

      Highlights

      • OpenRAG on IBM watsonx.data

        IBM launch announcement featuring OpenRAG as the foundation for grounding AI in governed enterprise knowledge.

      • First podcast appearance

        Live conversation walking through OpenRAG and agentic RAG workflows.

   2. Langflow — Lead Frontend Engineer

      • React
      • Python

      Led a frontend team of 5 engineers delivering Langflow to production for enterprise customers, partnering closely with design to set craft standards across the platform.

      • Spearheaded a full platform redesign of Langflow — rebuilding information architecture, interaction patterns, and visual language to transform a fragmented tool into a cohesive, modern developer experience. Featured on stage at NVIDIA GTC.
      • Revamped rendering performance on the React Flow canvas, eliminating unnecessary rerenders for a ~40% improvement in interaction latency.
      • Grew Langflow from ~20k to over 140k GitHub stars, making it one of the most widely adopted open-source AI projects on GitHub.

      Highlights

      • Langflow 1.1 release

        Release announcement covering the redesign and platform improvements shipped in Langflow 1.1.

   3. Gen AI & Ecosystems — Senior Software Engineer

      • TypeScript
      • Vector Search
      • LangChain
      • LlamaIndex

      Sole engineer owning OSS integrations of Astra DB vector search across Vercel, LangChain, and LlamaIndex — authoring and maintaining vector-store integrations and starter templates across the GenAI ecosystem.

      • Built a GitHub Copilot extension letting developers query and manage Astra DB collections — one of 12 launch partners featured at the Microsoft Build keynote.

      Highlights

      • Top JS contributor to LangChain

        Recognized by the LangChain team as a top JavaScript contributor for work on the Astra DB vector-store integration.

      • GitHub Copilot Extensions launch partner

        Built a GitHub Copilot extension letting developers query and manage Astra DB collections — one of 12 launch partners featured at the Microsoft Build keynote.

   4. Astra Streaming — Software Engineer

      • React
      • GraphQL
      • Apache Pulsar

      Lead frontend engineer taking Astra Streaming from alpha to general availability.

      • Built a configuration framework powering the UI for 50+ Pulsar connectors; supported production on-call rotation for both Astra DB and Astra Streaming.

      Highlights

      • Astra Streaming GA launch

        Shipped to general availability with built-in support for Kafka and RabbitMQ.

2. Michaels

   Dallas, TX · Aug 2020 — Mar 2021

   1. Michaels.com — Frontend Engineer II

      • React
      • D3

      Greenfield developer building a brand-new Michaels.com including an Etsy-like sellers’ platform.

      • Built a design system and led data-visualization engineering using D3 for seller reporting tools.

      Highlights

      • Inside story: Michaels’ failed IT transformation

        Post-mortem on the Michaels.com rebuild — context for the short tenure.

3. Capital One

   Dallas, TX · Jul 2017 — Aug 2020

   1. Dealer Navigator — Frontend Engineer

      • Angular
      • Node
      • AWS

      Served as Lead Frontend Engineer on Dealer Navigator’s mobile-first intake tool, partnering with design from ideation through implementation.

      • Led and mentored a team of 2–3 contractors delivering a new design system and component library — responsive, pixel-perfect, accessible implementations across the platform.
      • Architected and launched a suite of microservice applications for the DFW market, modernizing legacy monolithic systems. Awarded the organization’s Diamond Award for speed and quality of development.

Education & certifications

Technical skills