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I'm a software engineer located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, working professionally since 2005. I was a hobbyist before while in college and high school. And I am mostly self-taught. My "industry experience" includes health care and electronic discovery. With health care, I worked on software for ambulatory, acute, and emergency care. And with ambulatory care, I worked with a few specialties.The electronic discovery experience involved processing various file formats to extract content and metadata - e.g. common email formats (Outlook, RFC 5822), Microsoft Office, compressed archives, etc. - using Oracle OutsideIn and other libraries or utilities. Also for Windows, but some Linux.Most of my experience is C++ and C#. Again mostly Windows, but I've delved into the Linux platform as well. I've designed and implemented user interfaces with .NET (C#) and MFC. I've worked with Java as well - including experience with Gradle and Maven - and I've touched Python and Javascript. And, of course, SQL - MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle SQL, and SQLite - along with JSON and XML.I have also written scripts for Bash and Powershell. Some of this includes automating Docker environment setups - pulling images and creating containers, networks, volumes, etc. - along with automating backups and finishing configuration on virtual machines where that configuration was not or could not be done as part of building it.Speaking of Docker, I've built images and converted applications and services into Docker images, and not just for my own use.
Colony West Software Company
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ProprietorColony West Software Company Jan 2001 - PresentKansas City, Missouri AreaWriting software projects in C++ and C#, with some Java thrown in as well. Bash and Powershell scripting as well to automate things where possible. This includes automating creating and updating Docker images on my virtualization server. And writing scripts that I publish online for automating creating Docker environments for several applications.And I've also contributed to several open-source applications and libraries. Including one library used by a previous employer – CxImage – with those contributions made before they hired me.Projects:* Puzzle Pirates Trade Profiteer: helper application for the MMORPG Puzzle Pirates. Initially written in C++ and MFC with a Java component, I later adapted it to C#. Used SQLite for data storage.* KCCI SchoolNet8 Desktop Weather Client: C++ application that pulled and displayed weather data from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet hosted by Iowa State University. (Since shut down in May 2019.)Contributions:* KeePass – Password manager (only 1.x version)* CxImage – Image handling library* zfs-inplace-rebalancing – ZFS pool rebalance script* ChaosModV – mod for Grand Theft Auto V
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Senior Software EngineerEpiq Mar 2019 - Nov 2023Kansas City, Kansas, United States- DMX SwarmTechnologies: Oracle Outside In, Clean Content, Redemption, Microsoft SQL, Oracle SQL, Azure Pipelines and Releases, Powershell, Microsoft Office API, Aspose.NETLanguages: C++ (with STL), C#* Heavily involved with migrating our builds from TFS to Azure, and our deploys from Octopus to Azure* Deploying the software to the cluster "worker" machines relied on a MSSQL database to store config variables. So I reworked that to rely entirely on variables in Azure, putting it in line with... everything else we deployed to the "workers". Also added a step to the Azure Release to dump variables for comparison before using that new function- Epiq DiscoveryTechnologies: Gradle, MySQL, Linux (Ubuntu), Aspose for Java, Apache Tika, Amazon Web Services (AWS), DockerLanguages: Java, Python* Created a Bash script for updating package version numbers in the Gradle definition files, eliminating the need to search the code base* Created a Bash script that automated post-creation steps for an "all-in-one" (AIO) virtual machine - which is a self-contained Epiq Discovery "environment"* Volunteered to be involved with how the AIOs are built so we weren't relying on just one person to investigate if someone's AIO build failed* That also led to me becoming the primary troubleshooter with AIOs, leading to creating and updating the aforementioned post-creation script along with filing tickets or reaching out directly to specific individuals* Adapted two Epiq Discovery components into Docker container images: the web front-end and the Python REST API* Substantially advanced progress on adapting the back-end worker code (Java application) to a Docker container image -
Software EngineerEpiq Systems Jan 2016 - Mar 2019Kansas City, KansasDevelopment on a clustered application for extracting metadata from disparate files collected as part of "electronic discovery" for a civil or class-action lawsuit.* Upgraded the build process to reduce build times from an average of 75 minutes for our largest solution to consistently under 10 minutes when a clean build is not needed, 30 minutes or less when a clean build is required.* Proposed and implemented changes to the code base to build with Visual C++ 2017 from 2010, taking an incremental approach instead of trying to do everything all-at-once.
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Software EngineerCerner Corporation Feb 2009 - Jan 2016Kansas City, Missouri AreaSoftware Engineer, Physician Documentation Team* Recognized as the leading C++ expert on the team with demonstrated knowledge of C++, Visual C++ and MFC, object-oriented design concepts and concepts on producing cleaner, more stable code* Demonstrated and recognized agility with tasks and projects with the ability to shift gears to a new/immediate priority without losing sight on the other tasks and projects* Demonstrated and measured commitment to software stability and "getting it right the first time", meaning resolutions for existing issues don't result in the introduction of new issues* Considered pluralistically responsible for measured increases in the team-owned component stability, not just fixing issues and taking preventative measures, but demonstrating to the team new ideas so the entire team is producing better code* Recognized as primary reason the team was able to virtually eliminate the backlog of reported defects and issues in Q3 2012* Assisted in the uplift of code owned by my team from Visual C++ 6 to Visual C++ 2010 while further enhancing code on an as-needed basis to implement better functionality in the newer MFC framework* Prepared classroom and video education lectures for transferring knowledge to other associates regarding lessons learned while correcting defects or implementing enhancements. -
Software DeveloperMedinotes Corporation May 2005 - Mar 2008West Des Moines, Iowa, United States* Improved upon the typically-employed data recover procedure after discovering a defect in that procedure. Recovery percentages demonstrably improved from typical levels approaching or achieving full recovery and integrity.* Implemented a crash detail reporting feature within MediNotes e following an apparent influx of crash reports, allowing for quicker reporting of stability issues and greater detail than could be achieved through a tech support engagement.* Re-designed and rewrote the existing HL7 support documentation, making it easier to read and understand and overall a significant improvement to the prior documentation, according to feedback obtained from multiple sources.* Primary responsibilities included maintenance and issue correction with the occasional enhancement project, including a document and file management project that withstood an attempted onslaught of simultaneous access by the entire tech support team.* Later responsibilities included collaborations with third-party organizations to determine HL7 support needs and to implement new support where necessary. It is these collaborations that prompted the re-design and rewrite of the HL7 support documentation noted above.* Demonstrated knowledge of Visual C++ and MFC with database access using SQL through ODBC interfaces -
Layout/Contributing Writer, Peru State TimesPeru State College Oct 2002 - Dec 2004 -
Student TutorPeru State College Sep 2003 - Dec 2003
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Work Study For Pc TechnicianSouthwestern Community College Mar 2000 - May 2002
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Kenneth Ballard Education Details
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Business Administration, Cmis
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Southwestern Community College4.0
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Kenneth Ballard works for Colony West Software Company
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Kenneth Ballard's current role is Senior Software Engineer.
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Kenneth Ballard attended Peru State College, Southwestern Community College.
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