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Goleta, Ca, Us

Goleta, Ca, Us

Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, Us

Led and actively contributed to diverse software architecture and development efforts across the USA, China, and India.Delivered significant business benefits, including cost savings, modernization, and performance improvements, through both individual efforts and leading cross-functional teams.Initiated and spearheaded transformative projects, including a company-wide upgrade of application libraries, resulting in enhanced system security and efficiency, and a notable boost in developer productivity.Successfully rewrote the front end of Collegedata.com, enhancing user experience.Drove integrations with external third-party systems like core banking, email, and text messaging platforms.Spearheaded performance tuning and SEO efforts, elevating Google PageSpeed from failing to passing.Designed and orchestrated a shift from monolithic architecture to loosely coupled distributed components.Strengthened bank security through regulatory compliance, KPMG audits, security scans, vulnerability assessments, and risk analyses.Generated a $1 million cost savings for the bank within the first year by initiating, leading, and guiding the team in migrating over 20 applications from legacy systems to cost-effective open-source alternatives.Conducted performance reviews, provided mentorship, and completed code reviews while supervising and coaching engineers on various projects.

Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, Us

Spearheaded the development of the bank’s web-based applications.Mentored and cultivated a high-performing team, facilitating performance reviews, goal setting, and conflict resolution. Fostered a culture of collaboration and innovation.Provided comprehensive training for the initial team based in India. Regularly collaborated with them.Simultaneously managed staff while actively contributing as an individual on all projects.

Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, Us

Headed team building the first generation of the bank’s customer-facing website and CRM agent-facing web applicationsContributed to writing a large proportion of the code and coached others where needed.

Created one of the first generations of sites to securely deliver credit reports online in real-time from all 3 credit bureaus. Managed development team in creating core e-commerce sites and supporting infrastructure. Designed and wrote all critical Java and much of the Javascript code.

Chicago, Il, Us

Coded all high-priority, difficult, or time-critical changes in my area of expertise in the cell phone division. Won awards. Established best practices