Brad Root Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Lead API & Sysops Engineer (for Lingoapp.com)Python (Flask), Node, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, Stripe, OpenSearch
• Lead development of years of new features for the Lingo API
• Oversees full AWS Stack (EC2, ECS, RDS, OpenSearch, ElastiCache, Lambda)
• Overhauled auth system to improve security
• Integrated SAML 2.0 and SCIM for SSO support
• Overhauled search entirely and migrated system to latest OpenSearch

Long Beach, CA

I oversee all technology operations. I manage the IT department; research and plan the implementation of new technologies; design and develop software and websites; work on social media and web marketing projects; and assist with the design and implementation of store policies and procedures.

Long Beach, CA

Transitionary title while I trained an Inventory Analyst to take over my inventory-related duties. New priorities focused on intranet software development, communicating with all departments to develop technical solutions, and creating training and customizations for NCR CounterPoint. Took over hiring and management of IT and restructured our support.

Long Beach, CA

Developed the inventory program to reduce inventory shrinkage at our six retail stores to below 0.2%. Monitored store inventory movement and conducted research to determine cause of inventory shrinkage, and submitted monthly analyses of inventory at each location. Assisted in the hiring process of Inventory Coordinators for each store location. Planned and.

"staires! an adventure in listening"​ was a popular Los Angeles-area music blog, syndicated by The Hype Machine. With over 12,000 unique visitors a month, "staires!" differentiated itself from other music blogs by coupling song recommendations with personal anecdotes related to them. I worked with promoters to help expose new artists to my audience. I was.

Design and programming of a internet-based RMA system for handling product returns and repairs. Features include user system with comprehensive per-user permissions, robust search functions, a focus on record keeping and employee accountability, viewable metrics and statistics tracking, send customers email from customizable templates, and reports to track.