Danny Gawarecki Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Top technical resource for the software engineering department responsible for the Inside Operations program. I set the technical direction for the department while growing my leadership and communication skills. Key responsibilities and interests include: • Defining architecture for current projects and desired future state• Directing a number of side projects geared to improve the software engineering practice for both the department and enterprise• Regularly meeting with all levels of department leadership to ensure open lines of communication• Leading a Cloud Enablement team with the initial goal of enabling teams to begin their cloud journey• Serving as Co-Editor for the Operations Technology group's monthly newsletter• Consulting across the Operational Technology group to conduct interviews, discuss technical issues and plan for the future

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Led a cross-functional development team focused on making enhancements to the in-house developed applications focused on the Consumer business. The team was a well-oiled machine and allowed me to focus my time on larger organizational initiatives, including:• Engaging a cross-functional team in a proof-of-concept for introducing containerization into the enterprise• Migrating all application builds from individual to shared builds to improve consistency and security• Enhanced application monitoring provide more information and proactively respond in certain situations• Introduce/Solidify code scanning and analysis in order to increase both quality and security

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Scrum Master for the team responsible for integrating 3rd party GPS data into the Ground Transportation Systems and updating the systems to utilize this new source of data.• Assisted in the development of the overall architecture for the project• Project lead with responsibility for the overall delivery of the project• Responsible for the technical direction and implementing team processes, procedures and standards• Lead all development activities for the team from project visioning through deployment• Introduce DevOps principles into the department and strive to have the model project for Scrum and DevOps• Learn and utilize the tools and methods of Openshift & Couchbase development

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Lead of the application team responsible for maintenance and enhancement of the Ground Transportation Systems integration and business services.• Active leadership role in setting technical direction and improving team processes, procedures and standards• Mentor of new team members and interns/coops that have achieved strong results• Lead the testing, disaster recovery and business continuity activities for the team• Create technical documentation of system functionality for multiple audiences• Learn and utilize the tools and methods of Java & FUSE development• Lead project teams of 3 to 9 members through the application development life-cycle• Responsible for the schedule, design, development and maintenance of multiple project efforts

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Lead of the application team responsible for maintenance and enhancement of multiple web-based applications used in the WorldPort facility in Louisville, KY.• Stabilize problem code and create technical documentation of system functionality• Learn and utilize the tools and methods of modern web development• Lead project teams of 3 to 9 members through the entire application development life-cycle• Responsible for the design, development and maintenance of multiple applications• Involvement in testing, disaster recovery and business continuity activities for those applications• Some project oversight experience with budget and cost responsibilities

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Key member of the application team responsible for maintenance and enhancement of the main systems in the WorldPort facility in Louisville, KY.• Same roles & responsibilities as Programmer Analyst role, plus:• Lead small project teams and assist with some project management responsibilities• Work to increase the velocity of development, the effectiveness of testing and the reliability of implementation• Act as a technical resource and mentor to a wider group of application developers

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Key member of the application team responsible for maintenance and enhancement of the main systems in the WorldPort facility in Louisville, KY.• Development and support of most modules in the system• Work closely with other application teams to ensure smooth implementation and operation of the system• Act as the lead developer for the team, a mentor less experienced team members, and an advisor for other teams• Provide technical designer and lead development for multiple newly developed subsystems• Act in varying capacities as the Configuration Manager, Database Administrator and Data Analyst for the system

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Teaching assistant for a MySQL/PHP Web Development class and adjunct professor for a Master's level Keystone Project class• Structured class topics and activities in order to meet the learning objectives of the class• Worked directly with students to provide assistance, guidance and advice as needed• Prepared for and delivered several presentations to the class• Facilitated class discussions and group activities

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Member of the application team responsible for maintenance and enhancement of the back-end life insurance administration system• Development and support of many modules in the system• Stabilize problem code and create technical documentation of system functionality• Provide technical design and code development for a major new module in the system• Assistance with the integration of data for new business acquired by the company

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Assumed the DBA role for the newly developed work management system• Administration and maintenance of multiple Oracle databases on both Sun Solaris and Windows NT• Support application teams as they create new application functionality• Support the OLTP production, testing and development systems• Contact point for multiple Oracle DBA contractors

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Key member of the project team that developed a new work management system utilizing Oracle technologies • Development and support of multiple modules in the system • Analysis and design for some modules in the new system• Discovery, research, and implementation of several new technologies for this project • Worked with 3rd party vendors during system development and after implementation• Webmaster of the division’s internet website

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Member of the application team responsible for maintenance, enhancement and data import for the legacy work management system• Maintenance and enhancement of the system• Creation of interfaces between the system and multiple 3rd party applications• Creation of administrative and faxing capabilities for a newly developed correspondence system • Import and maintenance of client data in the system

Master Of Science (M.S.), Applied Information Technology

This program consists of 36 hours of graduate semester hours over a 16 month period. The three main tracks of the program are technical.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics & Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi National Honor SocietyGraduated in 3 and 1/2 years; Summa Cum Laude; One year as a residential.