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Middleton, Wi, Us

• Developed and maintained java based applications using JavaScript, Java 17, Spring, Hibernate, Docker, Maven, GitHub;• Utilized a continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environment using Maven, Docker, and custom GitHub actions;• Utilized GCP Looker platform for building application dashboards;• Developed a mocking framework that simplified testing of the point of sale terminal application;• Mentored team members on Java best practices, defined coding standards, created code review guidelines for the team;• Actively participated in project planning and management, providing accurate estimates and status reports to management;• Worked closely with QA Engineers to help them plan and execute test cases for the production releases;

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• Provided consulting and application development services to customers;• Developed custom websites using JavaScript, Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring, Hibernate, JPA, Docker, Maven, GitHub, and MySQL;• Implemented a continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environment using Maven, Docker, and custom GitHub actions;• Utilized AWS ECS, Route 53, and EC2 in conjunction with GitHub and DockerHub to set up development and production environments;• Managed hosted versions of MySQL databases with AWS RDS;• Monitored log files and set up performance monitoring alerts using AWS CloudWatch;• Deployed static content, such as React front ends, using AWS Amplify;• Used Terraform to define and deploy AWS environments;• Implemented asynchronous email notifications with RabbitMQ;• Enhanced visual appearance and provided customers with modern, responsive UIs using jQuery, Tailwind, and Bootstrap frameworks;

• Developed and maintained a number of REST APIs / micro-services using Java 11, Spring Boot, JPA, Hibernate, and Oracle. Helped the team to migrate from ADFS (Active Directory Federation Service) to Azure AD; • Participated in building POC for deploying services to GCP (Google Could Platform) utilizing Google Apigee platform as abstraction layer to provide access to backend service. Used S3 SDK to access and store objects in AWS storage;• Used Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) platform to build, deploy and manage applications in Azure cloud environment;• Used a variety of APIs and libraries such as Apache Commons, Lombok, Log4j to expedite the development process and avoid code duplication;• Led successful adaptation of Agile development practices such as test driven development, pair programming, iterative development, and continuous integration. Used GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, and Gradle to implement continuous integration/continues deployment environment. Utilized SonarQube, Checkmarx and FOSSA to ensure code quality and security compliance. Developed a suite of automated functional/acceptance tests using Postman. Built performance/load tests using Apache JMeter. Ensured targeted test coverage using JaCoCo code coverage reports;• Maintained legacy Java web application utilizing Servlets, Velocity templates, JavaScript, jQuery, DB2 and IBM WebSphere Liberty server;• Actively participated in project planning and management, created estimates, and provided status reports to management. Planned, organized and led meetings and training sessions. Mentored less experienced developers, conducted design and code reviews, performed analysis for senior management;• Provided on-call support;

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Worked on a number of projects delivering both new functionality as well as providing maintenance and support for the existing applications;• Assisted in defining technical requirements and estimating technical tasks;• Utilized Prime Faces JSF implementation to build responsive UI layer for web based applications. Leveraged Java 8, JPA and Hibernate to store and retrieve information from MS SQL Server databases;• Developed REST web services to facilitate seamless information exchange between various applications and platforms, including web and mobile;• Utilized Agile development practices such as test driven development, iterative development, continuous integration. Designed and developed functional testing framework using Arquillian and Selenium. Used Maven and Jenkins to set up continuous integration environment builds. Ensured targeted test coverage using JaCoCo code coverage reports integrated into Maven builds;• Redesigned existing functional testing framework using Arquillian, Selenium WebDriver, and JUnit to simplify the process of writing functional tests by testers who may not have solid Java development skills;• Worked closely with the product owners and customers and participated in all phases of the project delivery starting with the project initiation, requirements gathering and analysis, estimating, as well as developing and testing of the delivered functionality;• Participated in the hiring process, conducting initial technical screenings over the phone and leading in-person interviews;• Built automated client presentation builder application for the sales team;• Collaborated with contractors, conducted code reviews, and provided mentorship to junior developers; • Provided on-call support for clients, utilizing DynaTrace to document and troubleshoot application issues;

Madison, Wisconsin Area

As a part-time instructor I taught Project Management, Advanced Software Development with Java and IT Leadership classes for continuing education students. • Fully planed and developed coursework materials including planning core learning objectives, key class deliverables, grading system, class outline, homework assignments, and topics for class room discussions;• Performed homework evaluation, assigned grades and provided detailed feedback to students;

Madison, Wisconsin Area

I help my clients to accomplish their business goals by providing project management and process improvement services for their IT organizations:• Analyze, document and improve core development practices to ensure smooth project delivery on time and within allocated budget;• Focus on building scalable processes, develop documentation, policies and procedures to support future growth;• Convert project requirements into operational plans and actionable development tasks;• Perform workload management for team members and ensure timely issue resolution; • Help keeping development teams motivated and focused on the project objectives;• Provide reporting information for senior management;

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Helped managing the integration between the two offices (Madison and Denver), identified the road blocks and acted as a liaison between senior managers in both offices facilitating the process.• Helped re-engineer a number of internal processes for multiple teams which resulted in increased efficiency and economies of scale.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Helped established project management as a discipline; created original job descriptions for project coordinators and project managers, formally defined the project management framework including all of the core documents and guidelines for the project managers and project coordinators, developed new employee training program for project coordinators.• Designed a set of templates that allowed for high degree of standardization and unification among most of the projects that we delivered to the client. These included a standardized project plat template, standard agenda templates for all of the core meetings and follow up email messages.• Personally managed a number of internal and client facing project from beginning to the end, acted as an escalation point on critical projects, facilitated client facing communication on challenging projects.Core Achievements:• Introduced Project Management to the organization and established formal Project Management methodology;• Built a fully functioning project management team;

• Grew the development team from 12 to 22 employees while also establishing number of new processes that supported this growth.• Designed and developed a new org structure for the team, worked closely with HR to define a new org structure for the extended team, introduced multiple levels with various pay grades, defined new job descriptions for each level, conducted individual evaluations, and assigned people to these levels.• Identified the need for the new project management software, defined business requirements, identified potential options and facilitated the decision making process for senior management, created a rollout plan and managed successful implementation of the system that allowed us to move all of the projects that the team was working on into a single information system making the project statuses for all of the open projects completely transparent for everyone in the company.• Established internal support process for internal business partners (account management team, product managers, help desk, etc.) which provided a clear and convenient way for the rest of the company to report miscellaneous problems and issues as well as submit information requests.• Conducted company-wide training for the employees to ensure the process is being correctly used.Core Achievements:• Grew the team from 12 database developers to 22 developers, analysts, and project managers;• Increased the total number of client databases built in a year from 20 to over 40;

• Supervised the team of 8 database developers and analysts.• Planned and managed the workload for individual team members, assigning tasks and projects.• Mentored individual team members helping them achieve their annual goals.• Conducted annual performance reviews.• Provided feedback and coaching.Core Achievements:• Grew the team from 8 database developers to 12 developers;

• Led successful implementation of multiple projects working with various business clients. Was involved in requirements gathering, initial analysis and project planning. Ensured the quality of the delivered product through establishing the development guidelines and conducting regular code reviews.• Helped establishing on-call support processes and infrastructure including defining SLAs for various types of issues.• Designed new architecture for Shopbop.com web site utilizing WebWork and Spring frameworks. Helped integrating web site with Blue Martini e-commerce software. Introduced automated build and continuous integration environments using Maven and Continuum.• Helped establishing testing processes and procedures for QA team including setting up automated test environment, integrating it with build process, and trained testers on how to write automated functional tests using IBM Rational Functional Tester (RFT). Fully designed a new framework for writing automated functional tests based on JUnit and Selenium. Core Achievements:Reduced the duration of QA test cycle from several days to several hours by developing automated testing framework and implementing automated testing

Lead a team of eight software developers and system administrators. Plan, organize, and control the execution of the projects. Provide estimates and allocate tasks between team members. Manage the workload for individual team members, identify individual goals and objectives. Assess project risks and identify the mitigation strategies. Maintain the communication between project stakeholders. Ensure the quality of the delivered product through establishing the development guidelines and conducting regular code reviews. Prepare the implementation plans and schedules. Perform post project analysis.

• Led a cross-functional team of five software developers and analysts. Established the common vision and directions for the team. Planed the project timeline and resources. Managed the workload for individual team members, identified individual goals and objectives. Assessed project risks and identify the mitigation strategies. Maintained the communication between project stakeholders. Ensured the quality of the delivered product through establishing the development guidelines and conducting regular code reviews. Prepared the implementation plans and schedules. Performed post project analysis.• As a member of enterprise architecture committee participated in identifying the strategic direction for the IS department. Helped creating the company wide standards and development guidelines. Performed analyses on various subjects and presented the results for senior management.• Planed, organize, and lead a range of trainings and seminars on different aspects of software development process. Mentored and provide guidelines and directions for junior team members. Led code review sessions and system design discussions. Organized and facilitated regular team meetings dedicated to the technical issues and resolutions.Core Achievements:• Led the implementation of a unified build process in combination with iterative and incremental development practices resulting in over $500 000 annual savings• Pioneered the test-driven development methodology, which allowed reducing the development time by 30% and a single deployment cost by 50%

• Led an integration project for IBM Web Sphere Portal and Liferay portal server with custom content management module. Developed custom portlets, themes, and skins• Provided expertise for both management and clients on various aspects of content management system development• Planned, organized, and led training sessions for company management and co-workersCore Achievements:• Planned, organized, and led the development initiative to update the internally built rapid application development framework and replace JDBC persistence layer with open source Apache iBATIS framework that minimized the maintenance cost and significantly reduced time-to-market for the new projects

• Fully designed and developed multiple intranet based web sites from the ground up• Implemented the first .NET based intranet web site in the company• Advised management on various web development areas• Worked with the cross-functional team of developers, testers, and designers located in Madison and Chicago

• Led successful implementation of multiple e-commerce web applications using various server-side scripting languages and RDBMS. • Fully designed and developed number of web applications from the ground up. • Mentored web designers on various server-side technologies.Core Achievements:• Designed and developed a content management system for the rapid web site development reducing development time by 70%

Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russian Federation

• Provided project management and leadership for the client organizations and executed multiple projects achieving high level of customer satisfaction• Managed the communication process and served as a single point of contact for the customers• Managed the workload for individual team members, identified individual goals and objectives. Assessed project risks and developed risk mitigation strategies• Produced technical and financial documentation in accordance with the local laws and government regulations

• Led and organized work processes on multiple construction sites. Managed the communication process and served as a single point of contact for the customers and subcontractors. Organized and coordinated work of multiple organizations involved in the construction process. Produced technical and financial documentation in accordance with the local laws and government regulations• Developed strong relationship with customers and suppliers. Planned and organized raw material ordering and delivery activities. Coordinated work, usage, and maintenance of heavy equipment such as cranes, excavators, trucks, and concrete mixers• Allocated work between front line construction workers and provided quality control and daily supervision. Ensured safety requirements and provided coaching and mentoring on various aspects of construction process for the front line workers• Ensured high quality of work by introducing constant incremental process improvements

Mba, Business

Master, Engineering

Graduated with honors (GPA 4.0)

Education record

Certificate, Project Management