Theodore Putnam Email & Phone Number

Virginia, United States

Virginia, United States

Del Putnam leads the domain registrar team as a Senior Software Engineer and is responsible for all aspects of domain registration and management features, DNS, and TLS certificates.* Developed a new ACME v2-compliant system to integrate with Let's Encrypt, provisioning and maintaining over 17 million TLS certificates for secure data transmission.* Wrote code to manage DNS for all domain names in use on the WordPress.com platform, which ranks among the top 10 worldwide according to DNSPerf (https://www.dnsperf.com/dns-providers-list/).* Designed and implemented APIs to integrate new domain registry partners, spearheading the migration of over a million domain names to a new platform that dramatically reduced costs, increased control over the domain lifecycle, and improved the user experience with faster response times.* Developed public APIs for use by third parties to register and manage domain names.* Spearheaded the development of domain search, registration, and management features on * WordPress.com, enhancing user experience and ensuring parity with other major registrars.* Analyzed user behavior data and collaborated with product designers to design and implement new features on the WordPress.com front end (https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso).* Reduced technical debt, decreasing errors and support tickets.* Lead and coordinate a 100% distributed team by leveraging strong written and verbal communication skills.* Oversee project planning and manage the software development lifecycle for the team, ensuring timely delivery and maintaining high-quality standards.

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Del Putnam served as Director of Development, providing strategic technical leadership for the development of the company's SaaS procurement systems.* Led the migration of key applications and services to Amazon AWS, significantly improving scalability.* Designed and implemented scalable, secure backend systems, ensuring robust security for credit card data storage.* Planned and executed the migration of multiple source control repositories to Git/GitHub, streamlining version control processes.* Designed and implemented application services to achieve PCI compliance.* Collaborated with the Product Management Group to develop strategic roadmaps, aligning product development with business goals.* Provided strategic technical leadership in developing SaaS, cloud-based procurement systems.* Coordinated with Operations teams to ensure robust support for applications and Linux systems, improving system reliability and uptime.

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Del Putnam developed and maintained web properties for University Advancement, establishing digital marketing strategies and optimizing online engagement.* Developed and maintained web properties for various university departments and groups.* Developed and configured automated marketing systems, increasing campaign efficiency and reach.* Developed and implemented social media programs, significantly increasing engagement and follower growth.* Implemented a digital version of the Alumni Magazine optimized for tablets.Integrated front-end systems with back-end Oracle software.* Created mobile-optimized websites for use during events.* Established standards for digital content production and development, ensuring consistent quality and branding across platforms.* Collaborated with marketing agencies to develop and implement digital marketing strategies.

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Del Putnam served as Lead Software Architect, where he played a critical role in developing and maintaining cloud-based procurement and spend management systems for clients across Europe and North America. During this time, he led and integrated software development teams following the merger of two companies, aligning processes and technologies to drive efficiency.* Reengineered applications and development processes to decrease support calls by over 50% by analyzing customer issues and implementing sustainable fixes.* Developed and executed strategies to consolidate infrastructure and dramatically reduce overall infrastructure costs.* Orchestrated a large data center migration with the IT Operations team, enhancing system reliability and availability.* Led and integrated software development teams during the merger of two companies, aligning processes and technologies.* Developed and maintained robust cloud-based enterprise procurement and spend management systems for large companies in both Europe and North America.* Implemented disaster recovery infrastructure for cloud-based systems.

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Del Putnam co-founded this company to create identity management and data integrity solutions under contract for the federal government.* Developed and implemented patented data integrity solutions for the U.S. Army.* Developed web-based identity management and data integrity solutions for the U.S. Government, meeting stringent federal standards for security and reliability.* Created software toolkits to support performance and compliance with standards for federal identity management systems.

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Del Putnam served as Software Engineering Director, continuing the role he held at 3GI before its acquisition by RSA Security.* Implemented advanced smart-card based data integrity software to protect user information.* Developed web-based RSA authentication security products for identity management solutions.* Led software development team for RSA data security products.

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

* Served as Chief Architect for smart card, biometric and security applications* Led the development of internet-based identity management and authentication solutions* Led the development and deployment of data security solutions for high-security financial systems

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

* Spearheaded the development of biometric middleware solutions to enhance security of existing systems* Developed a comprehensive identity management desktop product, improving user access control and security monitoring

Newport News, Virginia, United States

* Developed custom data acquisition computer hardware and software for a high-energy physics lab* Developed software to download trigger specifications to CLAS detector hardware* Developed software to test and evaluate custom hardware for the CLAS detector

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science

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