David Patterson Email & Phone Number

Williamsburg, Va, Us

Mclean, Va, Us

Decreased on-call alert frequency from once an hour to every two days by optimising alert settings and priorities, improving team morale and reducing average response times to under 30 minutesAutomated daily security updates for development EC2 instances, freeing up 8 developer hours per sprint and ensuring continuous compliance with security standardsSpearheaded technology upgrades by migrating critical services to Java 17 and AWS Fargate, enhancing system performance, reliability, and ease of maintenanceImplemented integration of wires service with stream-based workflow using ISO 20022 pain.001 message format, improving operational efficiency and scalabilityEnhanced team productivity by refining user story processes, increasing clarity, and reducing ambiguity, resulting in smoother project execution and better alignment with business objectives

Incline Village, Nevada, Us

Collaborated with AWS support to optimise ElasticSearch configuration, reducing monthly infrastructure costs by 50% and stabilising instance performance to eliminate frequent timeout issueRe-architected backend services from REST to GRPC on AWS EKS, boosting transaction throughput to 150 requests per second (10x increase), significantly improving system capacity and user experienceLaunched backend customer API, enhancing service capabilities, customer engagement, and user retentionStreamlined sprint processes and aligned teams with key business objectives by facilitating discussions on Objective Key Results (OKRs), improving overall team alignment and focusEnhanced system monitoring by refining dashboards and performance alarms, leading to more proactive incident management and faster resolution times

New York, New York, Us

Guided cross-functional team to transition internal APIs to public-facing APIs, generating new revenue streams and expanding market reachIncreased ETL process efficiency by over 30% by implementing AWS Lambda, optimising data handling and processingBuilt and maintained CI/CD pipelines for API development, ensuring consistent deployment quality and expediting release cycle times, culminating in increased client satisfactionUnified team operations and knowledge sharing, transforming group of disparate developers into cohesive, high-performing team; fostered innovation by collaborating with product owners and managers to launch new products while maintaining and upgrading existing systems

New York, Us

Migrated GuideStar.org to modern MVC framework, enhancing site performance, maintainability, and user experienceRe-engineered Profile Update Tool using microservices architecture and Angular SPA frontend, streamlining data input processes and improving user interactionReplaced legacy FAST search engine with Elasticsearch-based solution, enhancing search accuracy and performance across GuideStar.org platformsIntegrated third-party tax API into e-commerce CMS, enhancing tax calculation accuracy and compliance, greatly improving customer satisfaction and trustProvided mentorship and code review guidance to junior developers, employing strong leadership skills to foster culture of continuous learning and high code quality

Blacksburg, Va, Us

Developed and implemented comprehensive software solutions for psychological studies, using technologies such as Python, PHP, JavaScript, and Unity3d, facilitating innovative research methodsEnabled seamless integration between third-party software and study-specific applications through REST and XML/JSON-RPC, improving data exchange and system interoperabilityIncorporated AWS and Twilio services into research software, enhancing functionality and supporting diverse needs of various psychological studies

Orlando, Fl, Us

While working in this role I spearheaded the development, expansion, and ongoing maintenance of Army Watercraft Metrics Database (AWMD), and designed and launched innovative data entry tools for field surveyors through the utilization of SQLite. I also served as a Subject Matter Expert in the management of legacy PDF data acquisition project. Furthermore, I collaborated with end users and management teams to successfully correct bugs and implement feature requests.A few of my key achievements include:• Successfully designed, modified, and continually maintained asp.net metrics dashboard for AWMD.

London, Gb

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

Master Of Science (Ms), Applied Physics And Computer Science