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New York, New York, Us

• Collaborated with front-end and data teams throughout the SDLC to build and refine the backend API with Azure Functions. Designed and developed OptiId, a Single Sign-On solution leveraging OAuth, integrated with Okta, SCIM, and NoSQL databases. Successfully transformed an initial proof of concept (PoC) into a production-ready system within two years.• Optimized Azure Event Grid and Okta setups using Terraform and Pulumi, managed Azure cloud infrastructure and automated tasks with PowerShell scripting, and implemented containerized API and React apps within a micro services architecture using Docker and Kubernetes.• Advocated for best practices in programming languages, including Clean Architecture (CQRS), object-oriented design, and rigorous test-driven development (TDD). Achieved 90% automated unit test coverage and streamlined API testing using Postman, Selenium, and Karate.• Implemented and organized Azure ApplicationInsight, DataDog, OpsGenie, CloudFlare, JMeter, Karate to continuously monitor and improve performance as customers grow.• Implemented an SOP for the Change Management JIRA ticket type, incorporating impact analysis to ensure safe production deployments and streamlined rollback procedures.• Promoted remote team productivity through one-on-one mentoring, coffee time, scrum ceremonies, pair programming sessions, and peer code review, providing constructive feedback to enhance collaboration and code quality. • Led Lunch and Learn and Hack Day series to explore and bring in new technologies, while sharing learning outcomes to foster team growth and innovation.

Louisville, Ky, Us

• Led an offshore agile team through the software development life cycle (SDLC), focusing on software design and development. Built APIs using clean architecture and developed client-side applications with Blazor and React.• Utilized Dapper for efficient data access, created custom NuGet packages, and managed version control with TFS and Git.• Orchestrated a cloud technology migration from AWS to Azure for a COTS healthcare/finance application, incorporating a microservices architecture to enhance scalability and performance. • Developed and optimized ETL pipelines to extract, clean, and integrate data from flat files, external APIs, SSIS, and web scraping, improving data processing efficiency by 30% and centralizing information with Snowflake for comprehensive reporting.• Implemented Active Directory B2C to Single Sign-On and many custom features. • Enhanced DevOp pipelines with YAML for frequent deployment to develop and production environments.

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

• Developed web applications for various state agencies in a full-stack capacity, utilizing the latest .NET technologies (Entity Framework and Dapper ORM), modern JavaScript libraries/frameworks (Angular, AngularJS), and database (DB) design expertise. • Improved database performance with SQL Server triggers, stored procedures, and T-SQL. • Implemented CI/CD pipelines using YAML scripting as part of a DevOps strategy, aligned with the agile software development life cycle, and achieved a 200% increase in application deployment frequency.• Executed ETL processes to clean and transform data, leveraging stored procedures, SSRS and iText to generate accurate and detailed reports for streamlined data analysis and presentation. Automated data collection and web scraping with Python and Beautiful Soup.• Created technical documentation outlining testing protocols, including example test scripts, to guide the development team in achieving high unit test coverage and implementing end-to-end Selenium tests, while also promoting best practices in programming learning sessions for monitoring, logging, WCF/RESTful API architecture, and addressing OWASP security issues.• Optimized our development and deployment process using JIRA, Azure DevOp, GitHub Actions, and Octopus.• Effectively communicated with project managers and non-technical clients to clarify business requirements, articulate technical concepts, and define use cases. Leveraged agile methodologies to flexibly prioritize backlog items in project management, ensuring cost-effective solutions. Provided customer training and post-production support to maximize value and efficiency.

Morgantown, West Virginia, Us

• Developed WV Projects admin application using AngularJS, Bootstrap, CSS, HTML 5, jQuery, and ASP.Net Web API.• Worked with non-technical clients and developed RESTful WebAPI and a front-end website using popular JavaScript libraries (jQuery, knockout, moment, etc).• Prepared documentation and presentations to train other programmers with tiered RESTful API architecture, preferred JavaScript patterns and debugging tools.• Upgraded four existing ASP.NET WebForm applications with MVC.

Morgantown, West Virginia, Us

• Developed a Customized Timesheet Reports Center using SSRS and C#.• Written user manuals and led a series of training sessions for all the non-technical project managers and supervisors on campus.• Developed other windows applications to automate jobs like bar-code design and label printing.