Brian Chastain Email & Phone Number

United States

Catoosa, Ok, Us

Baltimore , Md, Us

• Leadership & Team Building: Successfully led two dynamic teams totaling 14-15 engineers, focusing on building robust microservices architecture. Demonstrated expertise in team formation and management, creating cohesive units capable of high performance and innovation.• Innovative Technology Implementation: Pioneered the adoption and implementation of GraphQL within the organization. This strategic move significantly improved data quality and decoupled backend and frontend development, leading to enhanced development velocity.• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked in close partnership with product management to define and achieve critical business Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Played a pivotal role in aligning engineering efforts with overarching business goals, ensuring that technical decisions and strategies directly contributed to the company's success.• Strategic Planning & Execution: Led strategic planning from an engineering perspective to meet and exceed OKRs. Made key technical decisions that optimized team output and efficiency, particularly in adapting and improving Agile methodologies to suit project and team needs.• Technology & Tools: Expertly managed and oversaw the integration of a diverse tech stack including Ruby on Rails, Angular, and AWS services, particularly focusing on Kubernetes for hosting microservices. This included overseeing the development of web, mobile, and native platform integrations, ensuring high standards of quality and performance.

Baltimore , Md, Us

• Technical Leadership: Directed the technical implementation of external authentication integration into web and mobile platforms. This involved not only hands-on development but also strategic planning to ensure seamless integration with existing systems.• Project Management: Led several high-impact projects, including cross-platform integration with legacy systems. These projects required a deep understanding of both new and old technologies, ensuring that integrations were efficient, scalable, and met all business requirements.• Mentorship & Team Development: Actively mentored team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. My focus has been on developing both technical skills and soft skills within the team, ensuring a well-rounded approach to problem-solving and project execution.• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated closely with various departments, including product management and design teams, to align technical solutions with business objectives. This required a keen understanding of both technical possibilities and business needs.• Innovation & Problem Solving: Constantly sought out innovative solutions to complex technical challenges. This involved staying abreast of the latest technological trends and applying them in ways that added value to our products and services.• Agile Methodology: Implemented and refined Agile methodologies within the team, enhancing our ability to respond swiftly and efficiently to changing requirements and priorities.

Hendersonville, Nc, Us

As an IT Development Manager at MWW Inc., I led a series of critical initiatives aimed at enhancing our software infrastructure and improving system efficiency. My role was instrumental in both hands-on development and strategic management. Key contributions include:• High-Volume RESTful API Management: Spearheaded the development and optimization of high-volume RESTful APIs. This involved not only fixing bugs and creating new endpoints but also ensuring scalability and performance under heavy load conditions.• Database Optimization & Integration: Conducted extensive refactoring of slow database queries, significantly improving system response times and efficiency. Wrote new rake tasks and played a key role in integrating our systems with legacy systems and ERP, ensuring seamless data flow and system interoperability.• Multi-Database & Shipping Service Integration: Developed robust integrations for multiple shipping services, working across different database systems including PostgreSQL and MSSQL. This required a deep understanding of each system's nuances and the ability to create unified solutions that worked across different platforms.• Technical Expertise & Tool Utilization: Demonstrated advanced proficiency in Ruby, Rails, JSON-API, Active Record, Advanced SQL, and Sidekiq. My role involved not just using these tools but also optimizing their use to enhance our software development processes.• Issue Resolution & Customer Support: Actively managed and resolved customer tickets using JIRA. This involved not only addressing bugs but also understanding customer needs and ensuring that our solutions met their requirements.• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Led a team of developers, fostering an environment of collaboration and continuous learning. Worked closely with other departments to align our technical solutions with the broader organizational goals.

ThreadBetter App• Responsible for building features for Threadbetter app• Examples include admin dashboard, search functionality, etc...• Experience using Postgres and making advanced query calls.• Familiar with ruby gem ecosystem (pg_search, kaminari, factory_bot, devise etc…)• Tasks included designing, implementing and writing unit & integration test.• Test written in RSpec using Test Driven Development with capybara.• Deployed to production using Heroku build pipeline.• Collaborate directly with CTO and other developers.• Independent, hands-on, and a “make it happen” approach to work.

• Building SaaS product from planning, design, development and launch.• Successful beta testing, implementing new features and UX changes.• Comfortable building pages in HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap 4.• Familiar with Git, Postgres, TDD, Heroku, AJAX and Agile Scrum workflow.• Utilizing ruby gems (ex. devise, administrate, bootstraps_forms, byebug etc…)• Completed several Ruby on Rails education courses (ex. AppAcademy, Odin Project, Udemy, Michael Hartl’s RoR course)

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

Provide exceptional medical and emergency services while strictly adhering to standards and policies.• Align with a team and achieve superior results independently, offering innovative solutions in high-stress situations.

Built out a superb business, enabling up to 40% in month-over-month revenue growth.• Focused on needs of the customers and achieved 5000% in return on investment with the organization.

Led 100+ employees and provided training as a decisive manager and supportive mentor.• Built out company’s first quality improvement program and distance learning system that earned immediate recognition and has since been used as an organization gold standard.• Developed interpersonal skills and became the principal liaison with multiple departments.

Computer Software Engineering

Software Development

Pre-Nursing, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Pre-Nursing, Pre-Nursing Studies

Health Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Paramedic