Edward Becker Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Founder, Sole developer. Mind Your Now is personal project to help me manage my professional time adopting the "Master Your Now" task workflow by Michael Linenberger, as well as keeping my programming skill up-to-date hands on. It worked so well, I decided to open it for others.Fun nights and weekends project, because I enjoy hands on programming. - AI task scheduling - React - Java Spring Boot - Amazon Rabbit MQ for Message Queuing (Adding Kafka integration in the future) - AWS Elastic Beanstalk for Backend API - Vercel for front-end - Stripe API integration for payment processing - Ionic/Capacitor for Mobile versions - Integration with Moosend for email invites - Sentry for front-end error and performance monitoring - New Relic for backend monitoring

Tallinn, Estonia, Ee

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Managed machine learning (ML) classification programs and systems for Amazon Catalog• Responsible and accountable for organizational goals to reduce misclassifications (e.g. Apparel products appearing in Grocery categories)• Developed offender detection initiative using ML detection to identify abusive suppliers intentionally gaming systems• Personally, developed a Top Offender Detection proof of concept operational tool with SpringBoot & knockout.js• Launched offender program to action, abusive suppliers, via education and enforcement. Operationalized the POC written to support the program.

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Key contributor on DevOps team responsible for an internal pipeline platform standardizing central orchestration of thousands of services’ CI/CD processes, across disparate toolsets and platforms. Consumed external job REST API’s and exposed pipeline management REST API’s. Supported parallel workflows. Platform utilized AWS SNS/SQS, AWS Lambdas, NodeJS, ExpressJS, and Spring Boot.• Worked extensively with other application and service owners to on-board them to internal pipeline and migrate them to AWS.• Utilizing NodeJS/Express and AWS Lambdas, developed in-house cloud-based notification service that allows service operators to self-subscribe to service event notifications. (DevOps)• Developed Javascript/Chrome extension to aggregate in-house A/B Test and Learn analytics with Trello tasks into a dashboard to allow TPM's to easily identify points of sale anomalies. Utilized Trello, Confluence and internal REST points to collect data on planned and running experiments.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Bellevue, Wa, Us

- Managed 12 sprint teams and migrated MetroPCS.com from dedicated data center utilizing .NET to a new platform utilizing Java, Websphere Commerce, and TIBCO Middleware (Integrating with Amdocs Billing and SAP supply chain services) on AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud, with functional feature parity and enhanced scalability. Presented executive-level updates and status.- Delivered several additional Enterprise projects on the new platform.- Transitioned development and operations to new managed vendor.- Setup governance and vendor management engagement models.

• Managed team of 14 direct reports to develop and maintain cross-carrier, cross-device platform used for carrier-specific applications. • Personally assisted with hands-on Spring Boot backend development• Developed in-house solution for distributing content to millions of devices.• Led development of call-waiting on native Android platform.• Responsible for scheduling, resourcing, and critical path management of Verizon-specific Enhanced Caller ID project.• Integrated components ranging from Service Control Points to TNS LIDB Services to end-user Android and IOS devices, including Motorola, Samsung, LG, HTC, and more.

Paris, Paris - Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

Redmond, Washington, Us

At Microsoft, Edward completed a two month project for a “TPOC” (Technical Proof Of Concept) to upgrade existing technologies to a more SOA-based architecture. The successful two month project consisted of coordinating several disparate teams from the MSFT Digital-supply services to produce a quality demo demonstrating the move to the new technologies.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Managed the continued development of Clear.com and Clearwire.com assets, development of Clearwire’s Partner Services API for retail sales, and managed Clearwire Wholesale API for carrier integration.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Responsible for the sustainment of Motricity’s mobile media platform, which delivers WAP content (Ringtones, Images, Alerts on Demand, etc…) to customers for major carriers, including T-Mobile, AT&T, Virgin UK, and more. Also managed Motricity’s movement from in-house development to offshore development.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Managed a business score card project leveraging Microsoft’s Performance Point Planning Server and Monitoring Server. Worked with Windows Client Finance (WinFin), Platform & Services Division (PSD), and Performance Point core teams (PPS) to showcase Performance Point capabilities, deliver working scorecard platform for PSD, and deliver working scorecards to WinFin for subsequent presentation to Microsoft Executives.

Redmond, Wa, Us

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Seattle, Wa, Us

Managed various next-generation booking technology initatives as a Program Manager, with focus on the administration and error handling aspects. Key objectives were to allow a more robust, extensible architecture for the Expedia platform, support booking for existing points of sale, be independant of client and Line of Business implementations, and move the technology dependencies from C++ to Java. Gathered requirements across cross-functional teams. Collaborated extensively with Finance and DMO (Data Mangement) teams.Managed internal Software Configuration Management initiative. Worked with cross-functional teams throughout the company to define and develop technical solutions and best-practices required to manage software configuration workflows.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Documented internal programs and tools that allow Microsoft Product Teams to determine their level of compliance as required by Department of Justice and European Union Anti-trust decrees: Specifically, to be able to ensure APIs used by shipping products were documented on MSDN. These programs and processes involved both manual and automated processing. Coordinated cross-division knowledge management between Microsoft’s Technical Services & Engineering division and Policy and Compliance Engineering divisions. Integrated Support processes with Microsoft CRM.

Boston, Ma, Us

EnternetSuite Transmission Switching Application (TSA)Developed additional function and features for G.E.’s XA/21 system, a SCADA system using an advanced open systems architecture with full graphics, power system application, historical information storage and retrieval, and RDBM technology. Added ability to setup and execute pre-planned job steps for replacing paper-based workflows with an electronic, automated process.TSA Annotation/Visualization customArchitected and developed a custom-plugin to allow operators to identify documents and jobs related to a plant item directly on the GUI network diagrams.

FutureWorld Learning Center – Not For Profit - DirectorBuilt child-safe, fully networked kiosk-style computer learning center. Learning center expanded to two centers, and has been adopted and endorsed by the Chicago Board of Education. The system is currently undergoing an evaluation of a wider implementation over the entire city by the Chicago Park District. Joint-Funding provided by Health and Human Services and the Chicago Park District. Developed programming and development standards and procedures.Law Logix, Inc Upgraded web system (www.lawyersquotesfast.com) (ColdFusion) platform with new requirements and better lawyer/case/client workflow management.

City of Chicago Online-Bill Payment SystemOffered the ability to pay parking tickets, water bills, and special events (ie Taste of Chicago) online. Developed/deployed under Broadvision Billing 6.0, front-end based on Struts (JSP/Servlets). Used Oracle for database. Architect and Developer roles.Kraft Advertising Production Estimate WorkflowsDeveloped using Websphere Application Developer Studio and deployed on Websphere, consisted of entity and session beans (EJBs) and allowed integration with existing legacy Domino Notes servers. Used Struts (JSP/Servlet MVC patterns) for front-end. Used Oracle for database.