Alex Rivera Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Hartford, Connecticut, Us

At Insurity, I supervise all activities related to the software engineering, deliver product direction, and analyze software vision for the team members to ensure smooth running of functions. At Software Engineer Manager, I lead and manage a team of 27 members, including business analyst and developers both onshore and offshore. Leveraging my relationship building skills, I coordinate with customers to ensure provision of quality services. Furthermore, I analyze and estimate large projects and create plans for execution and timely completion of work. I share work progress update of highly visible projects with senior leadership and clients on regular basis. Additionally, I administer multiple scrum teams and deliver active support to complete assigned tasks efficiently.Some of my key contributions are as follow:☛ Headed a team creating a developers’ image and distributing to all developers in the organization. Successfully completed the project one month ahead of the deadline.☛ Recruited and onboarded potential candidates, delivered training to improve performance, and offered professional development opportunities to retain talent.☛ Led in-depth analysis to review statement of work and project requirements, also provided direction to execute work.☛ Assured smooth running of software engineering operations by implementing company policies, process, and programs.☛ Built a productive work culture that focused on strategy, guiding principles, and core values.☛ Guided and encouraged team members in becoming full stack developers and highly knowledgeable business analyst.☛ Defined code quality standards to maintain application functionality and technical standards.

Hartford, Connecticut, Us

During this tenure, I examined work for offshore property line of business developers and provided guidance on resolving complex issues. Utilizing my key expertise and industry knowledge, I delivered training to new developers to improve skills and enabled them to work on backend system and UI. Leveraging my relationship building skills, I coordinated with business analyst to implement appropriate action. Additionally, I utilized VB .NET. and VB6 to design and develop back-end and front-end applications for commercial lines. As a Sr. Software Engineer, I collaborated with a conversion team transferring and validating data from a Legacy system (DB2) to create XML files and transfer into SQL DB.Some of my key contributions are as follow:☛ Acted as a technical lead for multiple new companies, resolved any system issues and triage issues that come through PPM from client or in-house.☛ Successfully minimized work count by taking responsibilities of business analyst and programmer. Built an effective communication network with client that helped in timely and quickly completing projects.☛ Took initiatives to keep track of open assignments to ensure timely closing of project.☛ Expertly designed and developed a Windows application aiming to eliminate the need to transfer data manually into encrypted files.☛ Created, debugged, and modified quick basic code for general liability applications (DOS application) as well as used C++ to test older processing system.☛ Contributed efforts within a team that successfully developed a utility to capture data from an XML file and validated the process prior to issuing a policy.

At Buxton, I utilized various technologies, including VB .NET, ASP .NET, Web Services, XAML, XML, console apps, and VBA to create reports. During this tenure, I played a key role as a part of a team designing companies B2B website that work with existing EDI process and ERP software.Some of my key contributions are as follow:☛ Designed, tested, and introduced software to create barcodes for company use in warehouse inventory system.☛ Used multiple technologies to create applications that automated process and reduced manual work done by the customer service, accounting, and operations☛ Ensured seamless execution of functions by installing and testing software for all end users, troubleshooting any issues, and building PCs as needed.

Westbury, Ny, Us

New York City, Ny, Us

1999 – 2001 Responsible for maintaining and developing Quick Basic code for Insurance software DOS application.2001- 2003 Developed Windows app. to eliminate data entry for encrypted files. Worked on a conversion team moving flat files data into XML structure and other utilities to simplify process.2003 – 2005 Sr. Programmer Analyst working on a team that was converting a DOS application into an Internet Application using VB6 and C languages.2005 – 2007 Promoted to Lead Programmer Analyst. Supported the Internet Application. Responsible for triaging work for multiple lines of business, giving work out to developers, analyst and other support. Communicating with the client to ensure that their needs are met. 2007 – 2008 Promoted to Systems Consultant Worked on a Vb .Net application. In charge of elimination the back log count by taking on the task of Business Analyst and Programmer and directly communicating with the client to complete projects as quickly as possible.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

Electrical Power Technology

Associates Degree, Computer Engineering Technology/Technician