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As a full stack developer, architect, and manager, I've worked in a various roles using Java & JavaScript:- Architected various cloud based application services using Spring/Java for learning data capture and reporting (including data modeling).- Performed full stack development for various SPAs using ReactJS, Redux, Sagas & Emotion CSS on the front end and Node.JS/Java on the backend. - Completed data analysis and database design in a variety of learner scoring, usage, & progress tracking areas using relational and NoSQL technologies.- Developed various large scale data migrations + scaling and performance refactors.- Lead development team in India to construct an app store purchasing integration module + REST services for tablet based language learning product for children written in Unity.- As a director of software architecture, organized and oversaw a team of subject-matter-experts to establish development standards & provide architectural review processes. Managed local & remote employees for a number of years.- Fulfilled the role of scrum master for a distributed US development team, incorporating remote team members from India.

Longmont, Co

- Recruited back 6 months after 2008 contract wrapped up to lead business analysis, design & development of corporate aerial imagery ingest processes & system.- Developed & championed various Google GWT development standards & testing patterns.- Worked extensively with GWT to design & construct reusable mapping application components.- Re-engineered image cataloguing application to scale from 1 JVM up to a 21 JVM cloud optimizing workflow through 7 LINUX servers. Application throughput improved 100 fold. (Spring, Camel, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Maven, Hudson following Scrum SDLC.) - Designed & assembled integration test coverage tool using Jacoco & Sonar for cloud platform.- Developed corporate catalog ingest reporting tools, systems documentation, integration designs, & extensive support WIKI.- Provided system specialist geospatial catalog production support to key internal customers & business areas.- Under earlier contract as a JEE Performance Consultant designed & developed JMX instrumentation and performance management components for large-scale clustered SOA application having RIA Adobe FLEX front end (16 machine cluster).

- Pioneered showcase JEE medical imaging application using Google GWT / Spring / Hibernate. Emphasis was on creation of a standard, reusable architectural pattern for GWT development that could be applied across numerous application subsystems in need of refurbishment.- Established & promoted Wiki for usage by large (25+) development team & performed project restructuring.- Defined architectural migration & system testing patterns to incrementally migrate and refactor large (3M LOC), legacy patient records management application.

- Managed and mentored a team of 5 excellent JEE developers in the first 18 months of the re-engineering of the organization's core business application from Oracle Forms to JEE. - Established and evolved the corporate level JEE architecture in conjunction with CIO.- Defined the core corporate JEE development environment, frameworks, standards & methodologies.- Coordinated with various infrastructure teams for application delivery & provided day-to-day stakeholder management.- Performed technology selection and integration in conjunction with chief corporate business architect.- Reviewed team member’s analysis and design documents to ensure quality and architectural continuity.- Personally developed key software infrastructure components for use across numerous applications.

- Developed Internet based workflow application (requirements gathering through to production deployment & support) for complex certification of curriculum delivery plans in all high schools in Queensland (DWR, Struts, Spring, Hibernate, Oracle, MDA).- Developed Internet based travel-claims finance application used by staff throughout the state of Queensland (100% AJAX-Spring).- Introduced enterprise level JEE development standards and practices to the organisation.- Mentored and trained staff as they incrementally migrated from Oracle Forms to the JEE development platform. Introduced Ant & Maven.