James Auld

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Software Engineering Manager with Extensive Senior-Level Engineering Background @ Elk Grove, CA, US
Elk Grove, CA, US
James Auld's Location
Elk Grove, California, United States, United States
About James Auld

• Software engineering manager with extensive senior-level engineering background• Lead designer and developer of large-scale WPF, Windows forms, ASP.NET web applications, and Xamarin, .NET Maui, and Unity cross-platform applications• Expert in wide variety of latest technologies including C#, WPF, XAML, ASP.NET, Xamarin, .NET Maui, ASP.NET and WCF web services, Microservices, ADO.NET, LINQ, SQL Server (2005-2019), and T-SQL stored procedures and queries • Deep knowledge of 3-tiered application development utilizing presentation, business, and optimized ADO.NET data layers• Strong focus on producing in-house custom tooling apps to increase team coding productivity, code consistency and robustness, and ease of software configuration management• Management of full product lifecycle including compiling requirements, time and resource planning, product design, development, testing, customer deployment, and maintenance• Produce readable, well-documented, and easily maintained code while mentoring other developers to do the same• Experience with project management using Agile and Scrum methodologies including usage of Jira and Scrum Works software• Have held multiple management positions during 33-year software engineering career• Lead teams by example with a focus on rolling up my sleeves and solving development issues, mentoring, fostering good team dynamics, and maintaining a positive, affirming work environment• Able to manage staff under high-pressure circumstances, communicating a common mission and purpose• Excellent command of both verbal and written communication skills• Skilled at communicating with customers and stakeholders• Detail oriented and organized

James Auld's Current Company Details
Freelance

Freelance

Software Engineering Manager with Extensive Senior-Level Engineering Background
Elk Grove, CA, US
James Auld Work Experience Details
  • Freelance
    Freelance
    Elk Grove, Ca, Us
  • Freelance
    Senior .Net Software Engineer / Development Manager
    Freelance Apr 2022 - Present
    • Refactored a game software application written in MS Silverlight 5 into a .NET MAUI cross-platform application including built-in group videoconferencing with multiple Red5 servers• Converted all networking from ASP.NET web services to a faster .NET Sockets 2-way design running within automated Windows Service applications inside the AWS cloud• Refactored a WPF tooling application into .NET MAUI with Syncfusion controls• Harnessed a code generator I wrote to create the SQL Server database, all stored procedures, and full ADO.NET backend for low-level increased execution speed• Led team of 3 engineers using Azure DevOps and MS Teams• Consistently met all deadlines
  • Ottersoft
    Senior .Net Developer
    Ottersoft Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
    Modesto, Ca, Us
    • Joined a team of 5 software developers working on an established enterprise telehealth web application• Used skills including C#, JavaScript, Node.js, jQuery, and T-SQL to work through the large backlog and help migrate the solution away from the existing offshore team being phased out• Worked within a combination of Visual Studio 2022 and JetBrains Rider IDEs as well as Chrome Developer Tools to create an improved frontend debugging pipeline for the team• Rewrote the npm source-map script to enable working breakpoints (despite the nontraditional solution architecture) which had not worked for the prior two years• Attended daily Scrum, architecture, design, and transition meetings with the offshore team as they communicated application complexities, including a number of integrations with each client’s proprietary APIs• Utilized GitHub, Jira, Teams, Discord, and Slack
  • Novo Technologies Usa
    Senior .Net Software Engineer
    Novo Technologies Usa Nov 2017 - Aug 2021
    • Brought in to assist in maintaining a mission-critical, enterprise software application for the GMR (Global Medical Response) State Reporting department• Dove into the software and learned to maintain and enhance the C#, Windows forms and T-SQL code while making certain not to break existing functionality • Developed a depth and breadth of understanding of the HIE (Health Information Exchange) software solution, its related MSSQL database tables and queries, as well as various satellite software solutions related to HIE• Fit in well with the nine-member team of State Reporting data analysts, clinical data analysts, the existing software engineer, and the department manager, ultimately becoming the Development Manager, leading a team of three developers and receiving two significant promotions• Promoted a culture of focusing software-development effort on building solid tools to automate processes, increasing team productivity, and minimizing hardcoding • Independently built HIE DataSource, a software tooling application containing fifteen tools designed to simplify and shave time from each team member’s routine duties, helping the department to be able to handle a significant increase in the number of state agency sites over the following 3 years with no additional staff• Harnessed initiative to create SmartLogic, a process to handle the logic necessary to data process each site’s XML conversion, whereby a visible scripted logic could be easily created and maintained in a graphical IDE and stored in MSSQL, rather than the former process of logic being hardcoded into the C# source code. Over 350 logic definitions run 24/7 to process upwards of 60k Patient Care Records daily• Took it upon myself to convert our mission-critical Conversion, Packaging, and XML File Submission server processes from Windows forms applications into more robust Windows services-based microservices
  • Universal Online Magic Llc
    Managing Member / Senior .Net Software Engineer
    Universal Online Magic Llc Jun 2006 - Nov 2017
    • Invented and developed company's Silverlight 5 RIA for video conferencing, collaboration, and face-to-face Web Offices: Choice WebOffice™• Repurposed same Silverlight 5 RIA to be used for group video chat-based online tabletop and board gaming entertainment platform at http://itabletop.com• Architecture of entire UI and design of all user features• Wrote DNN module to integrate Silverlight into DNN, including token-based security integration and optional Out of Browser (OOB) Silverlight experience• Employed Agile product management methodology for team• Integrated Silverlight 5 for the rich front-end GUI, Adobe Flash/Actionscript for face-to-face video conferencing, ASP.NET web services as well as a C# windows socket service for server communications, with all web service business and database layers generated by my proprietary code generator• Led team of four C#.Net software engineers from project conception through commercial completion, including all phases of development• Designed a .Net Silverlight 5 / Flash integration using ActionScript 2.0 and the Wowza Media Server EC2 to handle all audio and video streaming for video conferencing. Later converted to use the free, highly performant Red5 media server• Wrote a second-generation code generator responsible for generating entire ADO.NET data layer, saving time and producing consistent, optimised back-end code• Designed and implemented a back end strategy using Amazon Web Services Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Simple Storage Service (S3), Rout 53, Simple Email Service (SES), and CloudFront, which provided a scalable system that could ramp from a handful of users, to millions of live streaming video users in a matter of minutes• Provided all project management, build management, software configuration and server administration expertise for the team• Regularly interfaced with executive-level clients with great success
  • Mjh Software Services Limited
    Consultant / Sr. .Net Software Engineer
    Mjh Software Services Limited Sep 2011 - Jan 2012
    • 3-month contract completed to client’s delight• Built DNN 6.x portal for an ice cream distribution company• Leveraged my graphic design skills to produce a clean, aesthetic website using hand-picked high-quality images from Shutterstock• Integrated Catalook shopping cart into the portal and modified it to work well with company’s supermarket chain clients and DSD (Direct Store Delivery) clients• Engineered back-end .NET console application to integrate DNN database with company’s MAS accounting database, providing for scheduled product flow from MAS into the DNN shopping cart module and scheduled sales order output from customer website orders back to MAS• Generated a Visual Studio LightSwitch (Silverlight) application for use as the administrative application• Used skills in C#, Silverlight, WCF, DNN, ASP.NET, SQL Server 2008 R2, Entity Framework, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to EF, and many other latest Microsoft technologies
  • Consultnet
    Consultant / Sr. .Net Software Engineer
    Consultnet Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
    Salt Lake City, Utah, Us
    • Brought in to take over and improve a Silverlight 4 dashboard application integrated with Microsoft Dynamics CRM• Quickly familiarized with the previous developer's architecture and improved the component's C# coding and T-SQL stored procedures for improved speed and new features• Redesigned the GUI interface in a later iteration and added an innovative “digest” view, improving the look and feel and usability of the component• Proposed and built a WPF application designed to load products and SSO (single sales opportunity) renewal records into Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Wrote all tiers of application including front end XAML, WCF web services, and SQL Server database with stored procedures• Worked well with team of 13 including business analysts, developers, testers, data specialists, training and support team, and project manager• Contract renewed three times
  • Cimarex Energy
    Consultant / .Net Software Engineer
    Cimarex Energy Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
    Denver, Co, Us
    • Brought in to take over a critical project that had become unmanageable to previous developer• Quickly managed to understand the current framework and identified significant problem areas with the design and implementation of the software • Worked well with stakeholders and users to come to agreement on GUI and process flow designs that would work well for processing over 20,000 invoices per month through the software• Completed the software rewrite in a timely manner and provided considerable time improving and maintaining the system after initial deployment• Firm respected my skills and work ethic and renewed my 3-month contract seven times for a total of two years• Worked off site from my own office in Denver and was highly successful with a minimum of supervision or oversight• Employed Scrum methodology for product management using Scrum Works software. Served as Scrum Master and interfaced with Product Owner and product users• Work focused on .NET windows forms applications, CAB architecture, WPF, XAML, .NET web services, WCF web services, UI, database and business layers, SQL server stored procedures, Windows services, Leadtools imaging SDK, Pegasus Imaging barcode reading software, Infragistics UI controls, and high-performance scanner integration
  • Statline - A Division Of Mtf Biologics
    Senior Information Technology Engineer / Manager
    Statline - A Division Of Mtf Biologics Nov 2004 - May 2006
    Edison, New Jersey, Us
    • Senior C# Software engineer/manager working with a team of approximately 15 professionals developing a large-scale ASP.NET application for the organ donation/transplant industry. Touched all aspects of development including presentation layer, business layer, data layer including stored procedure development, MS Reporting Services reports, SQL Server data loading via DTS, product deployment including configuration of IIS, SQL Server and development of Installshield installers, and sophisticated online-offline synchronization via .Net web services• Managed staff of 3 company-employed individuals, building motivation through showing respect and leading through example• Implemented in-depth testing and quality control for code modules to meet strict FDA software regulations. Studied target FDA regulations and wrote custom software to log test results and output properly formatted reports for submission. Met with FDA consultant regarding compliance best practices. Setup N-Unit automated tests for team developers to utilize. Integrated unit testing software with custom automation software to boost compliance and testing speed. Co-wrote quality control guidelines and testing best practices documents for team• Applied persistence and creativity to frequently solve problems that others were unable to solve• Successfully worked along side 15 Hitachi Development consultants during a one-year development process, gaining their trust and respect quickly• Creatively solved a dire behind-schedule status by developing a code generator that took a short, one-page script and generated 20 pages of near-complete ASP.NET code including presentation, business and data layers. This allowed a team of 15 highly-paid consultants and 3 company-employed developers to go from being 5 weeks behind schedule to being ahead of schedule within approximately 2 weeks time• Leveraged executive-level writing skills to successfully present ideas to general manager for approval
  • Leigh Stowell & Company
    Manager Of Information Services/Software Engineer
    Leigh Stowell & Company May 1992 - Feb 1996
    Bainbridge Island, Washington, Us
    Managed department responsible for data processing of 60 extensive custom research projects annually, all company software development and IT-related client relations. Reported to Executive Vice President.Streamlined and automated all data processing procedures. Developed Stowell-Data SmartCode, a Visual C++ Windows application replacing 23 distinct software utilities previously used in the data processing procedure. SmartCode shaved 29 staff hours from each research project, for a total of 1740 saved staff hours per year, removing the need for data processor position altogether and improving the company's bottom line. Reinvented Stowell-Data Solutions for Windows, the company's DOS-based proprietary software application used by 60 client television and radio stations across the country. Re-engineered the application for Windows in Visual C++. Demonstrated to audience of 200 at the company's annual client conference - product received standing ovation and has been successful and well regarded to date. Developed Stowell-Data InfoLink, full-scale client services BBS system. Linked company with clients, providing increased interaction and delivery of automated client research reports. Designed and administered the company's Novell Network LAN and provided all hardware and software purchasing, support and training for staff of 20.

James Auld Education Details

  • University Of Nevada, Reno
    University Of Nevada, Reno
    Psychology

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