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Rochester, Ny, Us

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

* Participated in the development and maintenance of a legacy Ruby on Rails/Javascript application handling dental insurance claims, ensuring high code quality and performance.* Took an active part in Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.* Estimated user stories and Jira tickets, balancing business requirements with technical considerations.* Wrote clean, well-tested, secure and maintainable code, adhering to best practices and industry standards.* Collaborated closely with QA teams, assisting in the development of test cases and ensuring that delivered features meet quality expectations.* Provided mentorship and guidance to junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence within the team.

* Delivered expert consulting services to start-ups and small businesses, specializing in analysis and evaluation of Large Language Model (LLM)-based products.* Performed prompt analysis and engineering to fine-tune LLM performance, aligning outputs with specific business needs.* Authored comprehensive reports detailing system strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities, providing actionable insights for technology improvements.* Led ideation sessions to foster innovative product development, leveraging AI capabilities.* Managed the full lifecycle of consulting projects, from client acquisition to solution delivery, maintaining a focus on technical excellence.

Austin, Texas, Us

* Designed and executed detailed roadmaps for supply chain management application enhancements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.* Created security architecture for new customer-facing API, using AWS API Gateway+IAM and Web Application Firewall for ingress control as well as data/authorization checks in the backend.* Developed architectural specifications for all engineering teams (purchase order, invoice automation, shared services, platform, front end and devops).* Supervised 5 offshore (Ukraine) ruby on rails developers on Shared Services team.* Managed 2 on-shore front end developers as direct reports.* Assisted in mentoring and managing devops personnel and in all phases of interviewing, onboarding, and terminating personnel throughout engineering.* Set technical and operational standards, streamlining workflows, enhancing team productivity, and ensuring consistent, high-quality deliverables across projects.* Built proof-of-concept initiatives to propose innovative solutions and improvements for current practices and features.* Investigated and evaluated new technologies and third-party technology vendors, making build vs buy recommendations to senior management.

Dublin, Ie

As Connected Health Security/Engineering Manager* Oversaw security reviews and enhancements for the Clinical 6 drug trial management platform.* Analyzed penetration test results and delegated mitigation tasks to developers or DevOps as appropriate.* Collaborated with product management to ensure secure integration of new features and third-party solutions.* Managed R&D team operations (3 direct reports), including conducting 1:1s, goal setting, project management, and documentation creation.* Interviewed engineering candidates for all teams and recommended hiring, discipline, and terminations as appropriate.* Facilitated grooming sessions, wrote Jira tickets, and supported various team functions as needed.* Authored well-structured, tested Ruby on Rails code.* Reviewed pull requests and aided in planning and implementing product features.As Chief Architect for Veteran’s Administration’s Million Veteran Project website* Designed system architectures integrating third-party components, custom web software, AWS resources, and VA API/authentication mechanism.* Conducted threat modeling using Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool.* Led backend developers, front-end developers, QA, and DevOps team members.* Coordinated with Product Management, the primary contractor, and the Veteran’s Administration.* Actively participated in VA’s ATO process, including attending customer meetings, performing security reviews, and developing system documentation.* Successfully obtained secret security clearance from the VA.

San Francisco, California, Us

* Developed well-tested Ruby on Rails code to enhance function of core app.* Participated in agile scrum activities including daily standups, sprint and retrospective meetings and backlog grooming.* Wrote system documentation, plans, procedures, analyses, and other materials as needed.

* Developed web software in Ruby on Rails and Angular.js for production energy management application.* Worked with design and QA teams to define features and improve processes.* Participated in daily scrum meetings (stand ups, sprint planning, etc.) via Skype.* Assisted in monitoring and configuring development and production environments.* Performed code reviews and bug fixes as needed.

Palo Alto, California, Us

As technical lead on multiple research and development projects* Acted as scrum master at development meetings.* Supervised work of distributed teams, including remote and offshore (India) developers typically comprising 2 - 3 backend developers, 1 front end developer and 1 QA.* Developed wire frames and architectural diagrams.* Wrote well-tested object oriented program code in Ruby on Rails.* Performed project demos for stakeholders.* Migrated Trailmeme.com (web navigation research product) resources from Amazon Web Services to Rackspace. Additionally, as project lead on various projects, including Trailmeme.com* Determined project goals and managed work in Jira backlog.* Recommended project staffing, plans, timelines, and deliverables.* Presented regular project reports to senior management. Non-project specific work* Interviewed candidates for open positions and recommended hire/no hire.* Worked with legal and research peers to develop 32 successful patent applications.* Subject matter expert on web application development and security.

Norwalk, Connecticut, Us

* Provide technical expertise and leadership on software development projects. * Design end to end systems including database schema, cloud/server environment, software components, communication protocols, security models and test systems.* Lead agile development teams including hiring, mentoring, setting standards and assigning and evaluating tasks as needed.* Prepare release plans and estimates, progress reports and future development plans.* Interact with vendors, outside customers and off shore developers to ensure correct delivery and deployment of newly developed software.* Develop technological advancements and guide those advancements through the patenting process, including preparing preliminary description paperwork and prototypes and working with legal staff to prepare final patent applications.

Norwalk, Connecticut, Us

* Contract through Technisource* Responsible for designing and developing websites and web software plugins using PHP and Ruby on Rails.* Monitor and evaluate new web technologies.* Administer Linux systems and virtual machines and install web technology demonstration software.Develop demonstrations of new technologies and write pre-patent proposals.

Rochester, New York, Us

- Ensure continued function and availability of all servers and network resources.- Install and configure servers and server software.- Develop scripts in Perl, Korn shell or other appropriate languages for system monitoring, control and other uses as required.- Create/maintain/delete user accounts in Active Directory and on Unix systems.- Plan, configure and monitor file backups, including installing and configuring client software and changing backup tapes as needed, as well as restoring files from backup.- Implement security measures including file and directory permissions, Active Directory Group Policies, firewall rules and OS patches.- Maintain database of and generate Sarbanes-Oxley required reports on server functions, installed software, and backups- Provide user software/server support in a timely and professional manner.- Document problems, processes and systems.

- Worked with customers and Project Management staff to develop new products and processes to meet customer requirements.- Trained and directed Mastering Technicians in document preparation duties.- Performed primary troubleshooting of document file and print problems for both internal and external customers.- Designed, coded and implemented a database-enabled intranet website (using Perl and PHP) to allow access to daily job status tracking reports.- Developed custom scripts and GUI program to administer file systems throughout corporate WAN using telnet, ftp and nfs.

- Formatted customer supplied document files or hardcopy for printing on Xerox Docutech in a timely and efficient manner.- Worked with Customer Service Representatives to clarify customer requirements and educate both (customers and CSRs) on available technical processes.- Administered and performed troubleshooting of print room security and network setup.- Trained new hires in mastering procedures and best practices.

Ms, Information Assurance

B.S., Information Systems

A.A.S, Computer Information Systems

Certificate, Criminal Justice