Lead Engineer ◆ Game Dev ◆ 3D Artist ◆ Architect
I build worlds, ship platforms, and lead teams
Lead software engineer and solutions architect with over 18 years building interactive experiences and enterprise applications. Fortune 500 clients across government, finance, entertainment, advertising, and pharmaceutical. From serverless architectures scaling to 60,000+ concurrent users to immersive 3D games and interactive experiences — I turn complex challenges into elegant, high-performance solutions.
EDITHSON ABELARD
JOB: Sage / Red Mage
Lead Software Engineer @ FSRI
◆ What I Do ◆
Lead Engineer
Building scalable web platforms with React, Vue.js, and Node.js. Expert in AWS and Cloudflare infrastructure, delivering high-performance solutions for Fortune 500 clients.
Game Developer
Creating immersive gaming experiences with Unity3D and Godot. Specializing in WebGL deployment, AR/VR experiences, and interactive 3D applications.
3D Artist
BFA in Computer Graphics from NYIT. Expert in Modo for 3D modeling, specializing in normal maps, texture baking, and game-ready asset creation.
Architect
Designing cloud-native architectures with Infrastructure as Code. Expert in Terraform, AWS CDK, Docker, and event-driven systems.
◆ Quest Log ◆
Lead Software Engineer @ FSRI/NERIS
Leading front-end architecture for NERIS, a national platform aggregating fire department incident data across all 50 states. Progressive data loading renders complex visualizations in under 2 seconds on 3G connections. Processing 1M+ data points for real-time public safety reporting.
Head of Engineering @ Ironforge
Planned, strategized, designed, and implemented technologies meeting business objectives. Rearchitected single-tenant MVP to multi-tenant edge cloud-native architecture, increasing speed and onboarding by 78%. Led effort to decrease technology spending by 45%. End-to-end observability and streaming analytics with Cloudflare, AWS, Databricks, Clickhouse.
Senior Software Engineer @ Mapbox
Identified, documented, and fixed security vulnerabilities in Node.js cloud-native architecture including HackerOne bounties. Enriched BI tools with data from disparate sources using AWS Glue, Athena. Decreased multi-account AWS spending with Lambda and S3 optimization strategies.
Serverless Lead Architect @ Freeman
Rearchitected SaaS offering leveraging AWS. 88% cost savings per show, performance from 750 to 60,000+ concurrent calls, error rate of 0.00001%. Implemented NoSQL Single Table Design, event-driven async workflows, IaC with AWS CDK. Trained teams on serverless.
Co-Founder @ Digispire Group
Co-founded consulting firm delivering enterprise applications, serverless architecture, gamification, and big data visualization for Fortune 500 clients. Integration of AI/ML to monetize networks added over $5M to client bottom lines. Clients include Morgan Stanley, Pfizer, Oprah, Marvel, and 30+ others.
Principal Software Engineer @ Morgan Stanley
Domestic and international Big Data Visualization Application. Architected, documented, built, and mentored Jr. developers. D3, Canvas, SVG, Angular JS, RXJS. Massive memory optimization and custom tracking analytics.
Senior Software Engineer @ truTV
Architected Backbone app for live and video on demand feeds via Passion 47. REST APIs, analytics integration, site-wide optimizations. Introduced unit testing with Mocha and Chai.
Senior Software Engineer @ Juice Pharma Worldwide
Created frameworks and code libraries for game development, convention panels, iPad and tablet presentations, and cross-platform HTML5/Flash video players passing pharmaceutical security tests. Developed HTML5 platform/adventure game using ImpactJS.
Senior Software Engineer @ LBi
50+ projects in 5 months including Facebook apps, mobile micro-sites, websites. Ajax, jQuery, Twitter and Facebook web services.
Multimedia Designer @ Countdown To Bid
Created motion graphics video introducing the brand. Built Flash advertisement player with PHP and MySQL backend for dynamic content loading and video streaming.
NYIT – BFA Computer Graphics
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Graphics. Foundation in 3D modeling, animation, and digital art.
◆ Featured Work ◆
NERIS Platform
National Emergency Response Information System aggregating fire department incident data across all 50 states. Critical infrastructure for public safety and emergency management.
Ironforge Platform
Took Ironforge from an idea to an enterprise-grade product, achieving 876% performance improvement through complete architectural redesign.
Freeman OnlineEventPro
Rearchitected enterprise event SaaS to be more performant, efficient, and cheaper — achieving 88% cost savings per show and scaling from 750 to 60,000+ concurrent calls.
Marvel Comics — Super Hero Squad
Built a fully dynamic Flash website for Marvel's Super Hero Squad cartoon with XML-driven character positioning, animation swapping, and OOP ActionScript 3.
◆ Trusted By ◆
Delivering results for Fortune 500 enterprises, agencies, and startups across finance, entertainment, healthcare, and government.
◆ What Allies Say ◆
Edithson and I worked together at Freeman where he was a contractor for Digispire Group. I had the opportunity to work with him for two years, on Freeman's virtual platform OnlineEventPro. Edithson was amazing to work with and has impeccable communication. He was a major contributor in our authorization design and serverless implementation as a part of the OnlineEventPro product. Edithson is a valuable contributor, team member, and he would be an asset to any team.
I had the pleasure of working with Edithson at Ironforge, where he consistently showcased exceptional technical expertise, leadership, and adaptability. Edithson's contributions were instrumental in taking Ironforge from an idea to an enterprise-grade product, and I have no doubt he will continue to excel in any role he's tasked with. Highly recommended!
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