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Meridian, Idaho, Us

Outlined optimal software/system architecture, software engineering practices, technical roadmaps, agile software processes, and recruiting strategies as a fractional CTO. Worked directly with company leaders to understand business needs, create technical requirements, and lead solution implementations as a System/Solution Architect.

Boise, Idaho, Us

Drove product strategy and innovation in Software and Mechanical Engineering teams which led to several top 3 rankings at US Army evaluation events. Analyzed competitors and DoD requirements to create a technical software roadmap to showcase the product’s strengths at the JCO drone defense exercise, which led to a $900 mil contract. Grew the software team from 7 to 15 people while keeping high morale which led to 100% retention of software engineers. Extracted deliverables, built solution plans, and managed over $15 mil in software contracts. Overhauled processes to improve visibility and communication which led to a 60% decrease in late delivery of software updates and mechanical designs.

Ran the software engineering department where I grew the team, guided architecture, and mentored engineers.Mentored and promoted several engineers to engineering managers.Delivered guidance to teams on software architecture, systems, architecture, and data architecture.Hired top talent which grew the software engineering department (2 offices) from 11 to 24 people, requiring the promotion and training of 4 software engineering managers.Rebuilt the Quality Assurance team by hiring several SDETs, a QA Analyst, and a QA manager. Collaborated with the QA manager to create better processes and quality goals.Reduced the monthly defect count by ~75% by performing a large scale root cause analysis and changing core architecture, adding processes, and building a culture more focused on quality.Led the launch of a completely new B2C product, which went from inception to release in 9 months, increasing the total market potential by over 30%.Led efforts to break up legacy monolith application structure by defining 12 new services and managing interaction of over 40 services total.

I built a remote engineering office in Boise, ID where I hired 5 engineers.Promoted to Director of Engineering for the company after 8 months.

Ran the software engineering department where I grew the team, built back end systems, mentored engineers, and oversaw cybersecurity for the company.Consumed founder's vision, developed a new product, doubled the team size, and delivered the product 6 months after hiring.Led the team by example when pushing to 150% capacity to meet the extremely tight deadlines, which were critical for the company's longevity. Mentored the team on software design, architecture, and databases to add value to the company and advance employees careers. This led to a 25% increase in development velocity.Architected the Java back end services and the database for the main product and ancillary services to handle problems such as advertiser attribution.Trained a marketing employee to become a Product Owner/QA Analyst, who owned the overall quality and accuracy of the product. I guided this employee on the creation of testing plans and automated tests.

Boise, Idaho, Us

Ran the software engineering department where I grew the team, built back end systems, oversaw architecture, mentored engineers, and implemented data security strategies.I collaborated with the CEO, the Sales Director, and the Support Manager to ensure we had a good balance between creating new features and improving current features. I led the team in creating a new analytics portal for the product, launching a mobile application, creating a proprietary wireless printing system (a KidCheck exclusive), and maintaining the current application.Recruited 2 high impact individuals committed to the company's goals and implementing efficient development practices which led to a 50% increase in delivery velocity.Designed and delivered a Java Web API which implemented websockets and RPC technology. This API powered KidCheck's mobile applications and accounted for over 70% of the product's usage.Improved database performance by refining stored procedures and indexes, achieving a 30% increase in performance overall and up to 1000% increase in some cases.Introduced a QA processes and personnel which reduced new release defects by over 80%. This process also allowed technical support to train on new features, reducing call times.

Boise, Idaho, Us

I led a team that facilitated the acquisition and processing of financial data from over 300 institutions for the Clearwater financial analytics platform. I sat on the Development Leadership Council and drove improvements to the hiring and recruiting processLed efforts for optimizing individuals impact by bulk training over 50 fresh graduates on enterprise software concerns and directly mentoring 10+ Jr Engineers.Developed and deployed an event-driven system which reducing accounting discrepancies by 30% from the previous system. This directly decreased instances of delayed analytics to the customer.Enhanced system stability, achieving a notable 99.999% uptime, and received accolades for rectifying data transfer errors, thereby ensuring data integrity across platforms.Decreased negative feedback on interviews by 40% by creating approved lists for both interviewers and interview questions which created a more consistent and fair interview process.

Barcelona, Barcelona, Es

Created and managed a remote engineering office which included securing physical office space, hiring 7 high performing engineers, setting positive engineering culture, maintaining high morale, and managing 3 concurrent projects.Architected a flexible, distributed social media data aggregation platform that added thumbnails, icons, and extra data from a wide range of social media feeds to power custom widgets on the Strands.com site.Architected and implemented of a real-time marathon runner tracking system, which was designed for use in remote locations. The overall system consisted of 3 subsystems and posted updates in approximately 1 second.

I built several small web applications to fill shortcomings of customers systems including the UI, back end, and database with technologies such as C#, PHP, MS SQL Server, and MySQL.Optimized database queries, indexes, and table structure to increase performance by 30% on average.Performed updates to ProClarity software as part of a security standards implementation in preparation for their acquisition by Microsoft.

I used ASP .NET to architect and implement HP's largest outsourced web application, which facilitated the management of the Sure Supply rewards program. This included creating a workflow framework for ASP .NET as well as implementing our own security model and data access layer.Optimized database queries, indexes, and table structure to gain a 300% increase in performance.Using Microsoft's ATL framework, I created a 32 bit Windows application to discover printers, allow mass configuration, and facilitate the registering of the printers with the HP SureSupply program. A home grown auto update mechanism was designed to facilitate a non-intrusive installation process, as per the requirements of the project. Overall, the strict requirements given to me by the customer required me to be creative and innovative with my solution.

Melville, New York, Us

I created new features in C++, utilizing Microsoft's MFC framework for an application that managed Power Company operations. My main focus areas were tracking power trading and scheduling power generation & transmission. I contributed to the database, business logic, and views in the UI. I implemented several features front to back on my own.

I wrote automated printer tests in C++ for HP LaserJet printers

Louisville, Co, Us

On the Tools.h library team, I fixed bugs, remedied platform specific issues, and build automated regression testing scripts. I enhanced the regression testing process to utilize a distributed model to reduce time when running regression tests.On the Developer Support team, I helped engineers fully utilize Rogue Wave's class libraries, guiding them in best practices, and guided them in troubleshooting any issues they were having.