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Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

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Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

• Scaled the R&D organization from 2 software engineers to a team of 12 engineers and 3 site reliability engineers.• Implemented a structured interview process, onboarding program, and new-hire training, significantly reducing time-to-productivity for new hires.• Managed the engineering team, conducting regular one-on-ones, mentoring of team leads, SMART goal setting, and providing career development opportunities. • Established standards, templates, and training for a new microservices architecture, transitioning ~20% of platform traffic from a monolithic PHP API to Node.JS microservices within the first year.• Led the containerization of the platform using Docker, integrating it into container orchestration systems to improve scalability and deployment efficiency.• Designed and implemented a migration from flat logging to OpenTelemetry distributed tracing, introducing data retention policies and trace sampling for predictable storage costs.• Played a critical role in the private equity acquisition of Sharpen, serving as a key participant in strategic and technical discussions.• Assisted in technical due diligence efforts for the acquisition of two companies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and technical standards.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Oversee solution design and development performed by Software Engineers; Manage Software Engineers ensuring successful project execution, Assist with software solution design; Discover and understand business needs as it relates to product development; Assist with user experience and interface design; Continually improve process and developer technique/knowledge; Lead design and code reviews; Responsible for resource allocation; Perform one on one meetings to discuss performance and personal goals; Lead daily SCRUM meetings; Develop internal tools and development templates; Lead interviews for full time applicants or internships

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Developed customized solutions that met the needs of customers; consulted with customers to give guidance on development; consulted with customers to design solutions that would meet the needs of their business; worked extensively with REST and SOAP services; used ASP.net to create new web forms to give newer and better ways of accessing base products; developed documentation for applications developed by others and myself; developed Functional Requirements Specifications and Work Breakdown Structures for new projects; traveled to gather requirements from customers; developed tools to be used by other developers during down times

Programming independent projects including: games for PC and Xbox Live Indie Arcade, applications for mobile phones, and Windows applications.http://hoosiergames.com

Worked primarily on a graphical interface for a mobile asphalt mixing plant. I used languages such as XAML, C#, and VB.Net to create this interface. The programs I worked in include: Visual Studio and Microsoft ExpressionBlend. I also used the DevExpress library to aid in creating the ribbon bar for the interface.

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science

Computer Science