😺 James Hollingshead Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Ohio, US

New York, NY, US

• Worked to maintain team morale during pandemic by setting up video coffee sessions, social hours, and other activities
• Worked to lay groundwork for a Native American DE&I group within the company
• Lead and coordinated product development, SRE, and data privacy work with teams across four continents
• Architected and implemented rights management software between Chase’s internal systems and vendor software, improving the security posture of the department and allowing for automated onboarding of new users
• Spearheaded work for new document management system and data retention migration resulting in a much more stable and faster system, enabling more to be done in less time
• Uncover and advise on security issues in in-house and vendor products, leading to lower risk of data and security breaches

New Britain, CT, US

• Architected and developed functionality enabling the business to offer new types of credit to distributors, resulting in an increase in sales for distributors and significantly increased revenue for Mac Tools
• Created web services to process sales credits, reducing the time and frustration needed to get independent sales agents the money that is owed to them
• Remedied PCI compliance and other security issues in online sales and customer service software in multiple Stanley Black and Decker companies, reducing the risk of data and security breaches
• Advised on security issues in code.
• Resolved long standing, show stopping issues in legacy codebase, saving the business money by removing the need to completely re-write existing software
• Advised on scope, timeline and implementation of proposed features, offering alternative approaches in order to deliver useful functionality faster, saving the company money

Mclean, VA, US

• DMI is the world’s first commercially integrated, end-to-end mobility organization. The company’s unique, integrated approach to mobility has resulted in dramatic growth as well as an expanding client base, which.
• Groomed work in Performance Work Statement (PWS) for proposal on extending contracts for the project
• Devised method to use anti-forgery tokens through AJAX calls without using forms, leading to fewer security vulnerabilities
• Produced code compliant with Department of Defense Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Helped lead an agile transformation on the project, leading to functionality being delivered sooner and with fewer defects.
• Lead a series of workshops on TDD and mentored on cleaner coding practices

• Groomed work in Performance Work Statement (PWS) for proposal on extending contracts for the project
• Devised method to use anti-forgery tokens through AJAX calls without using forms, leading to fewer security vulnerabilities
• Produced code compliant with Department of Defense Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Helped lead an agile transformation on the project, leading to functionality being delivered sooner and with fewer defects.
• Lead a series of workshops on TDD and mentored on cleaner coding practices
• Advised partner company in developing interview processes.

Columbus, OH, US

• Helped lead “A Day In The Life of Agile” – a workshop that introduces companies to Agile practices and helps apply them to not only code, but other business practices as well
• Wrote blog articles for the company site
• Wrote test driven (TDD) embedded C++ targeting next generation hardware systems for a Fortune 100 agricultural equipment manufacturer, enabling farmers to plant and harvest crops with more precision and less waste and.
• Wrote test driven (TDD) Python Cross-compile project supporting multiple architectures and multiple versions of Linux for a Fortune 100 agricultural equipment manufacturer enabling easier testing of software on.

• Provided software solutions to a variety of small and mid-sized businesses.
• Worked with clients to determine requirements and prioritize based on what would provide the most value
• Worked with customers to suggest additional useful functionality.

• 10/2005 – 02/2006 Full Time02/2006 – 06/2006 Editorial Advisor
• Authored an article reviewed as "a must read for any person who uses a computer for business."
• Released and promoted a technology magazine read by over 500,000 people in 140 countries
• Coordinated efforts between authors and editors and approved articles for publication
• Represented the magazine at events and in correspondence with advertisers and user’s groups

• Created IT department
• Supervised and taught less experienced technicians
• Set network security and network usage policies for a network with approximately 200 users
• Advised and implemented purchasing, installation, and use of new products and technologies
• Advised in planning of software development projects

• Created IT department
• Supervised and taught less experienced technicians
• Set network security and network usage policies for a network with approximately 200 users
• Advised and implemented purchasing, installation, and use of new products and technologies
• Advised in planning of software development projects

Athens, Ohio, US

• Created IT department
• Supervised and taught less experienced technicians
• Set network security and network usage policies for a network with approximately 200 users
• Advised and implemented purchasing, installation, and use of new products and technologies
• Advised in planning of software development projects