JSON Resume - Rio Edwards

resume.json

{
  "basics": {
    "name": "Rio Edwards",
    "label": "Product Engineer",
    "email": "rioredwards@gmail.com",
    "phone": "(971) 420-5276",
    "url": "https://rioedwards.com",
    "summary": "Product-minded full-stack engineer shipping production software used by real teams. I specialize in cloud-based web and mobile apps with a focus on reliability, maintainability, and security. Experienced in both startup-style builds and compliance-heavy client environments.",
    "profiles": [
      {
        "network": "LinkedIn",
        "username": "rio-edwards",
        "url": "https://linkedin.com/in/rio-edwards"
      }
    ]
  },
  "work": [
    {
      "name": "Experiential",
      "position": "Product Engineer & Co-founder",
      "startDate": "2024-07",
      "endDate": "2025-11",
      "highlights": [
        {
          "title": "CRM Document Manager",
          "description": "A law firm needed HIPAA-compliant file management inside HubSpot. I clarified requirements and shipped a security-first solution in _5 weeks_, leveraging TDD, JWT auth, audit logging, and transactional rollback to prevent data loss. The app is now _business-critical_ for 30+ lawyers.",
          "tech": [
            "TypeScript",
            "React",
            "Express",
            "Node.js",
            "GCP"
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "iOS Digital-Wellness App",
          "description": "A client wanted an iOS app for digital wellness: usage tracking and Live Activities. After a feasibility study, wireframes, and designs, I delivered a 15-screen application that achieved IPC across _5 heavily sandboxed extensions_. I ran an agile cadence with clear milestones, TDD, weekly updates, and bi-weekly demos.",
          "tech": [
            "Swift",
            "SwiftUI",
            "TypeScript",
            "Firebase",
            "Figma",
            "Asana"
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Ohm on the Range Website",
          "description": "This music festival needed a mobile-first website that drives ticket sales. I helped them focus their brand and shipped a new site in _2 weeks_. It is performant, responsive, accessible, and SEO-optimized. This led to a _2x increase in traffic and ticket sales_ over the previous year.",
          "tech": [
            "Next.js",
            "React",
            "TypeScript",
            "Figma",
            "Tailwind CSS",
            "Vercel"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Code the Dream",
      "position": "Cohort Instructional Lead",
      "startDate": "2024-01",
      "endDate": "2025-06",
      "highlights": [
        {
          "description": "Led 200+ students through JS/HTML/CSS/React; translated complex topics into clear patterns and delivered PR-style feedback on assignments to improve readability, correctness, and maintainability."
        },
        {
          "description": "Produced 40+ hours of video lectures and dozens of learning assets (infographics, articles) to support student engagement; recognized for clear instruction, students sought out paid tutoring after I left."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "DogTown (dogtown.dog)",
      "startDate": "2024-06",
      "description": "Production photo-sharing app, self-hosted on a Raspberry Pi with CI/CD and observability.",
      "highlights": [
        "Built and operate the full stack on a Raspberry Pi with automated deploys and NGINX caching.",
        "Safety and observability built in: AI content moderation on every upload and a live metrics dashboard."
      ],
      "tech": [
        "Next.js",
        "React",
        "TypeScript",
        "Node.js",
        "Hono",
        "Postgres/Drizzle",
        "NextAuth",
        "shadcn/ui",
        "Tailwind CSS",
        "Docker Compose",
        "Cloudflare Tunnel",
        "GitHub Actions",
        "Python",
        "FastAPI",
        "PyTorch",
        "Umami",
        "SSE"
      ],
      "url": "https://dogtown.dog"
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "institution": "Alchemy Code Lab",
      "studyType": "Certificate",
      "area": "Fullstack Development",
      "endDate": "2023-02"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Portland Community College",
      "studyType": "Associate",
      "area": "General Studies",
      "endDate": "2022-03"
    }
  ],
  "certificates": [
    {
      "name": "AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner",
      "issuer": "AWS",
      "date": "2024-08"
    }
  ],
  "skills": []
}