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Redmond, Washington, United States

Developing and Maintaining Software that runs a DNA producing machine.

Greater Seattle Area

• Maintained and enhanced a Communications Dispatcher Application.
• Designed new features and defended implementation decisions.
• Corrected bugs in multi-threaded event driven software.
• Transitioned application from 32 bit (Java 8) to 64 bit (OpenJDK16).
• Increased JUnit code coverage by incorporating Mockito and refactoring code.
• Collaborated with customer on site to fix installation issue.

Greater Seattle Area

• Fixed bugs and developing new server software in Java.
• InterfacedHBOwebpageswithFacebookandTwitterleveragingpublishedAPIs.

Greater Seattle Area

• Part of a team fixing bugs and developing new software in Java.
• Designed and implemented new features in 4 interacting servers in Java using REST services withJSON payloads.
• Constructed JUnit tests for new features and updated existing tests.
• Created a WireMock server to provide developers and testers with data, even if servers are down.

Greater Seattle Area

• Part of a team architecting and implementing a new system using Micro-Services.
• Implemented Micro-Services in Java and Node.js utilizing Amazon Simple Notification Service andSimple Queue Service with a JSON payload.
• Devised and updated JUnit tests covering 85% of code.
• Deployed in a Docker container.

Greater Seattle Area

• Implemented new and modified existing solutions using XML and proprietary infrastructure for email, SMS and voice prompts as per customer requests.
• Specified firewall updates to resolve customer’s problems.
• Interfaced with customers to define requirements and provide technical support.

Greater Seattle Area

• Member of a development team starting up a new Search unit in the Seattle area.
• DevelopednewfunctionalityusingJava,JSON,JavaScriptandXMLinanAgile/Scrumenvironment.
• Integrated pricing algorithms built by an offshore team.
• Assessed web page performance data (using pingdom.com) and reduced page load time by over half a second.
• Rebuilt msds.staples.com to work with updated servers.

Keyport, WA

• Lead a team of 7 Developers and 3 Testers. Performed Program Manager duties while PM was off site.
• Managed schedule, presentations and contractual obligations.
• Served as Technical Subject Matter Expert for system requirements.
• Scrum Leader, instrumental in transitioning a Government team of Developers and Testers into Agile development practices.
• Developed server side Java code and client JSPs by hand and via Vaadin.

Dulles, VA And Seattle, WA

• Built a multi-tier system to facilitate telephone purchases for a major Cell Phone Network Operator.
• ImplementedsoftwareusingSpring,Hibernate,OracleandMySQLusingAgile.
• Implemented tests in Maven using scripts, python and groovy.
• Developed and ran latency and throughput tests on a prototype to assure it met goals.
• Created software to display relationship, rule and event information based on terabytes of customer data.
• Tuned the presentation layer for visual appeal… Show more

Portland, Oregon Area

• Developed and debugged a Java Swing web application for sharing files to specific users.
• Worked remotely with a geographically diverse team of Engineers, testers and management.

Designed and implemented a prototype rhyming dictionary.

• Performed detailed analysis of the preliminary hardware and software design, including memory and disk sizing, CPU loading, component lifetimes and timing. Presented to customer.
• Analyzed a data stitching algorithm for correctness to ensure that the download data stream maintains integrity. The analysis included software and hardware components.
• Developed an Interface Design Document describing the interfaces between several diverse and geographically separated components.
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• Designed and documented a process for software development and internal design and code inspections. Show less

Greater Seattle Area

• Java Application on the AWACS program
• Integrated a large Java software framework into a customer’s (Boeing) system.
• Analyzed customer requirements and developed software requirements.
• Presented designs, prototypes and new features to Air Force customers and Boeing Engineers.
• Trained Boeing Engineers which resulted in fewer lines of cleaner code and higher performance.
• Resolved a significant defect causing different algorithm implementations to give different answers on… Show more Java Application on the AWACS program

San Jose, CA

• Led a team of 5 engineers. Served as acting Manager overseeing 17 engineers for several months.
• Analyzed requirements for a Navy Tactical System, and produced implementation documentation.
• Built and demonstrated prototypes, integrated user feedback and resolved bugs.
• Implemented encryption algorithms and other complex functions using C# and.NET.
• Produced and managed schedules, assigned tasks and conducted employee reviews.