Shashanka ‘Shank’
Srirama

Me

Howdy, I’m Shashanka or as most people know me, ‘Shank’. I’m a full-stack web developer turned leader who loves a challenge and a good JavaScript function. A semi-self-taught web developer, my interest started while looking for part time jobs in college. While studying Math + Computer Science with a Java focus, I realized everyone and their mother needs a website. Within my circle I was able to dive into the industry by freelancing projects in various verticals including: restaurants, transportation, automotive services + weddings.

I have taken those foundational skills and applied them at the agency I have spent the good chunk of my young adulthood in. At the agency, I have been the point person for all tech and have grown the engineering team to a cohesive unit of folks from all walks of life. A problem solver at heart, I love crafting solutions with exciting tech. 

Today, I lead the E-Commerce efforts of Hallmark’s International markets and Hallmark’s consumer care engineering. Taking my previous experience and scaling it at an enterprise level is a challenge I have welcomed with open arms. In addition to the life of a SME for International E-Commerce, I recently took a challenge to lead a team in a space I am admittedly not a subject matter expert(yet). With learning as you go for the tech, I have been able to redefine the processes of the team, and optimize cross collaboration between the customer experience portfolio for Hallmark’s web properties and retail technologies for consumer care. 

Aside from the world of code I am an amateur craft beer enthusiast, 1992-2006 hip hop savant and self-proclaimed humorist.