Karrie Simms Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

United States

Responsibilities include:- Coding/Reviewing/Testing/Releasing enhanced functionality- Assisting Product Owner with managing the engineering workload- Scrum Master- Agile Ceremonies - JIRA/JIRA Agile- Acting Team LeadLanguage/products currently working with:- Java- SQL- Tableau- JIRA/ JIRA Align- Github

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Worked in :- Java- Ruby- React- Javascript- SQL- tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven, Splunk, JIRA, etc.- IDEs Eclipse, VS Code, and Visual StudioWorked on developing a new product for release within a team of 8-10 people. Agile processes were used and I acted as a temporary Scrum Master from Dec 2020 to June 2021.

North Kansas City, Mo

Provide training and support to help onboarding software engineers enter their careers with a strong foundation of coding basics and Cerner processes from within an experiential environment. • Participated in integrating the Software Engineering training program into a single streamlined entity that handles all onboarding associate’s training needs in one spot• Mentored new associates in Discern Explorer and Java• Assisted associates in a variety of languages and tech• Participated in the design of projects for the training project teams• Participated/Lead Lightning Talks and many other cultural activities• Managed repositories for a rotating group of associates• Managed the work product and professional issues of a group that varied week to week from 5 to over 140 early career associates. This includes topics such as performance problems, interpersonal conflicts, and other difficult conversations as well as early career mentoring and assistance.

North Kansas City, Mo

Provided training and support in a time-boxed manner to onboarding software engineers. Based in a classroom environment, new engineers were evaluated and baselined on stakeholder approved topics that applied across the engineering base. • Facilitated onboarding Software Engineers in the following topics: best coding practices by language, Agile Development Practices, Internationalization, UX Development, Unit Testing Framework/Theory, Company specific tech, Code Quality Theory, Open Source Software, and more.• Managed a rotating number (5 to 60) of associates within a classroom setting, including difficult conversations regarding performance and conflict management between individuals as well as assisting in identifying associates in need of extra challenges or extra assistance.• Uplifted the engineering associate training materials and program structure multiple times. o From a VB program to one including Java and C++ o From the time-boxed, one-size-fits-all program to the more integrated program with distinct sections that tailor to the language specifics of the individual participant• Responsible for the management, implementation, and content of the classroom portion of the updated training program• Worked in conjunction with the other portions to mentor associates through their project work and on to their careers• Adjusted program content to continually meet stakeholder needs

North Kansas City, Mo

Provided end-to-end client support from answering the initial phone call to identifying the defect and possible correction within the code as well as managing non-technical associates. • Investigated technical root cause of client and associate reported issues • Provided training to clients and associates in technical and workflow areas• Worked within VB, Discern Explorer, and Unix• Worked on-call emergency situations to stabilize clients with off-hours issues• Built strong relationships within the client base • Managed 2-4 Support Analysts

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Project managed multiple engineering as well as assisting in standing up new teams such as Oncology. Teams were focused in the Pharmacy area.• Created and adjusted 12-month project plans for multiple teams/projects• Managed up to 11 associates between the four teams• Provided client support• Planned and created client packages• Developed scripts within Discern Explorer• Troubleshot code issues within VB• Developed requirements with stakeholders

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Cobol, C, Visual Basic, SQL, C++

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History