About

Hey, I'm Chris. Most people call me Brodan. I'm a software developer with love for Python, backend services, APIs, and IoT. I graduated from TCNJ with a BS in Computer Science. I'm also a musician, gamer, Ultimate player, and '90s Simpsons fanatic.

Work Experience

GIPHY

I'm currently a Software Engineer at Giphy in New York City. We recently got acquried by Facebook and will eventually join the Instagram team! I started at GIPHY by helping build out our Ad Products platform using Django and React. Lately I've been working on some GIF/Video segmentation tools.

TRUVERIS

From 2017-2018 I was a Software Engineer at Truveris in New York City. Throughout my time there I learned and wrote a lot of Python while building prescription drug coupon programs, third-party referential data pipelines, and SMS/IVR systems.

BUZZFEED

In the Summer of 2016 I was a Tech Intern for BuzzFeed. You can read about all the interns and what they worked on here. I also won the 'Most Likely to Appear on Shark Tank' award for my hack week project 'SlackBock'. This internship was a result of my acceptance into the hackNY fellowship program.

TWILIO

In the Summer of 2015 I interned as a Developer Evangelist for Twilio. My job was to serve the devevloper community by demoing the company's API and empowering others to use it. I also contributed technical content to the company's blog, which you can read here.

DARTMOUTH

In the Summer of 2014 I was a Software Engineering Intern for the Giesel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. I worked on the Inspire platform. This internship was a result of my participation in Dartmouth's SISMAT program.

Pingrove Press

In my spare time I run a pin and goods company called Pingrove Press alongside designer Michael Matza. Pingrove Press was started in January of 2017 out of my home in Central NJ. Keep an eye on our store at pingrove.press for new and limited releases and follow us on Instagram!