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Kansas City, Ks, Us

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Managed a 16-member cross functional software development team, overseeing 4 projects, demonstrating strong communication and motivational skills• Provided strategic leadership and decision-making for multiple projects in the Operations division• Led Agile scrum masters to ensure timely project completion and delivery of critical software enhancements• Coordinated cross-functional teams to develop robust solutions for key business challenges• Established standards, guidance, and mentoring for seamless integration across diverse technology and software environments• Collaborated with vendors and consulting companies on RFPs, purchases, and services• Communicated progress and status updates of critical project enhancements to upper technical and business leadership• Cultivated strong relationships with business stakeholders to ensure positive interactions with IT• Developed funding requests for new application development efforts• Conducted interviews for new team members• Served on the Innovation Team Steering Committee, identifying high-return projects crucial to C-suite priorities

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Demonstrated expertise in Enterprise Architecture, Software Engineering, Infrastructure, and DevOps, driving innovation and efficiency within IT divisions• Led efforts in selecting and implementing a service-based application architecture for the entire enterprise, leveraging REST services, Angular Javascript, node.js, Java Spring/Spring Boot/Spring Batch, JPA/Hibernate, Redis caching, and Microsoft SQLServer for all new application development.• Designed and deployed a streamlined build and deploy system for SPA and Java Spring artifacts, utilizing git, Jenkins, Maven, Nexus, and Linux shell scripts.• Created reusable Java Spring architecture code for logging, security, connection management, and redis caching, streamlining batch job invocation• Implemented a real-time data movement system using Kafka, Java Streams, and Kafka-Connect.• Implemented an in-house Docker containerization project, enabling cloud-ready hosting of all application components.• Mentored, trained, and consulted with project teams on utilizing service-based architecture components, tools, and technologies.• Authored technical documentation, including white papers, internal blogs, and wiki pages, and conducted internal training classes with a focus on practical labs.• Implemented ElasticSearch, Logstash, and Kibana for efficient log aggregation and reporting.• Developed JUnit testing best practices to ensure code quality through code coverage and SonarQube analysis.• Upgraded Spring architecture to the latest versions, integrating Spring Cloud Configuration Server, Admin Server, Zipkin Tracing, and modernizing all service-based components for cloud-ready deployment.• Actively participated in multiple Agile Scrum development teams, contributing to the implementation and use of SPA and Spring architectures.• Evangelized the use of REST services, reusable components, and service-based architecture throughout the enterprise.

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Led effort to rebuild our highly available internet infrastructure based on network sprayers, Apache webservers, and JBoss Application Server• Converted existing web applications from WebLogic 8.1 to JBoss EAP 6.1• Developed an enterprise 5-layer MVC Java application framework upon which all web applications were developed and mentored 65+ Java developers on its use within the enterprise• Developed Java API’s used by developers for security, exception handling, property management, logging, File I/O, JavaMail, Oracle, DB2, and other resource connectivity and integration• Implemented source code repository, build, and deploy system using Subversion, ANT, and Jenkins• Provided development and production support of web Internet and Intranet infrastructure• Installed and administered Microsoft CRM 2011 implementation • Converted from F5 load balancer to Citrix Netscaler load balancer• Designed, developed, and programmed a multi-threaded document and image distribution process that routes and sends all customer faxes and emails which utilized self-healing and recovery technology for high availability• Assumed support of EAI Webmethods ESB infrastructure• Developed C# . NET communication application to interface with fork truck scale• Led project to select and implement IBM suite of Service Oriented Architecture tools and technologies leveraging enterprise web services

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Developed Tuxedo C business logic applications• Utilized C memory leak and profiling applications to detect and correct errors in Tuxedo C programs and Windows DLL communication interfaces• Supported and configured Tuxedo middleware• Developed API’s for the integration of Periphonics Voice Response Unit (VRU) with existing Tuxedo infrastructure

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Coordinated and led project development and support efforts for client server custom applications • Met with product owner to determine application needs and provided scope planning and definition• Estimated required project development effort, resource needs, and costs• Assisted manager with staff acquisitions• Developed project plans, allocated and scheduled resources, and tracked plan execution using project planning tools

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Managed a staff of 12 direct reports between all functional areas of an industrial automation sales company

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Specified and quoted industrial automation and control systems for large industrial customers

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering