Theodore Ward is a Senior Software Engineer in Chicago with four years of hands-on experience building full-stack web and mobile platforms, and a foundation in mechanical engineering that informs his pragmatic approach to systems design. He has led 0→1 product development—shipping React and React Native frontends, Firebase/Python backends, and Azure-powered CI/CD—while delivering measurable business impact like 30–40% customer savings and a 15% energy reduction via a deployed ML detection algorithm. Comfortable across hardware-adjacent projects and software, he previously designed precision optics measurement systems and CNC tooling for NASA-funded research, bringing a hardware-aware perspective to software problems. A collaborative mentor and former project manager with Lean/Six Sigma training, he thrives in fast-paced startups and cross-functional teams where technical decisions align tightly with product and business goals.
4 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate Full Stack Software Development, Certificate Full Stack Software Development at Northwestern University
Contributions:18 PRs, 51 pushes, 5 branches in 1 month
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