Michael C. Email & Phone Number

Meridian, Id, Us

Meridian, Id

I create enterprise insurance software solutions in the insurance and financial sector; for web, mobile, and desktop. I analyze technology feature requests and help determine its technical feasibility, business value, and opportunities to improve business processes. I collaborate across all functional departments, development teams, executives, management, internal and external end-users; and continually adapt the product to meet the needs of the company and our stakeholders.Our team is… Show more I create enterprise insurance software solutions in the insurance and financial sector; for web, mobile, and desktop. I analyze technology feature requests and help determine its technical feasibility, business value, and opportunities to improve business processes. I collaborate across all functional departments, development teams, executives, management, internal and external end-users; and continually adapt the product to meet the needs of the company and our stakeholders.Our team is currently using SCRUM and hybrid project management methodologies. We strive to deliver quality web applications designed with best practices, OOP, and responsive layout design.Since our environment contains a diverse set of software environment technologies within the Windows and IBMi platforms, we analyze each project for appropriate system integration, future proofing, and security hardening.We strive for continual code improvement of design and quality; as well as promoting team success by sharing lessons learned and providing developer coaching.Highlights:- Organize project needs, tasks, and schedules within a SCRUM framework- Research, design, develop, demo, and implement software solutions for in-house and public use- Gather requirements from internal and external stakeholders; use continuous communication throughout development to adapt requirements throughout development life cycle- Collaborate with IT infrastructure team, developers, and programming managers to ensure cohesion and proper integration of software in our multi-faceted environment- Design and optimize data models- Analyze technical and business needs of application projects- Detect and patch areas of vulnerability in applications security and integrity- Develop and institute subversion source control standards and procedures- Provide training on developed software systems and source control standards and procedures Show less

Meridian, Id

As an owner and executive member of the leadership team at Bryant Ideas of Idaho, I oversee the overall IT infrastructure and business processes.I believe in servant leadership. I serve our clients, my team, and the company to drive success.High-Level Key Functions:- Perform strategic and operational planning- Analyze operational and IT needs to determine how to meet business needs- Manage overall IT infrastructure and production equipment- Plan, execute… Show more As an owner and executive member of the leadership team at Bryant Ideas of Idaho, I oversee the overall IT infrastructure and business processes.I believe in servant leadership. I serve our clients, my team, and the company to drive success.High-Level Key Functions:- Perform strategic and operational planning- Analyze operational and IT needs to determine how to meet business needs- Manage overall IT infrastructure and production equipment- Plan, execute, implement changes for efficiency improvements throughout operational workflow and production processes- Recruit, train, and evaluate team members- Contract negotiations- Organizational budgeting Show less

-Developed features for e-commerce website for a UK-based catering equipment rental company-Improved database design and search tools for a more robust search-Performed various code changes and improvements upon request-Converted outdated PHP code to support PHP 5.3 engine-Managed code through subversion source controlPHP, JavaScript, HTML, MySQL, subversion

Duties performed:Software DeveloperWeb Application DeveloperInformation Systems DesignSystems AnalysisDatabase AdministratorJava, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS, L.A.P.P. (Linux, Apache, PostGreSQL, PHP), Perl

Boise, Idaho Area

Our team was self-managed with regular communication with HP management to discuss their current and future needs. This was a long-term HP contract provided from these two companies: CDI Corporation and Adecco Technical.I gathered requirements from management and engineers for the Hardware and Software division of the LaserJet Test Lab. I analyzed their business and technical needs, then provided multiple solutions at several price points with a cost-benefit analysis. Once a solution… Show more Our team was self-managed with regular communication with HP management to discuss their current and future needs. This was a long-term HP contract provided from these two companies: CDI Corporation and Adecco Technical.I gathered requirements from management and engineers for the Hardware and Software division of the LaserJet Test Lab. I analyzed their business and technical needs, then provided multiple solutions at several price points with a cost-benefit analysis. Once a solution was chosen, our team built and maintained the server hardware and applications.- Built multiple fiber SAN environments for Windows and RedHat Linux- Maintained and monitored server farm of approximately 20 servers- Performed backup services for entire server farm and users data- Provided 24/7 monitoring of mission critical services- Provided 24/7 on-call support (rotated amongst 2 other team members)- Managed file shares, print shares, application services, domain environments, domain security, server securityPlatforms supported: RedHat Linux, HP-UX, Windows NT/2000 Server/2003 Server. Show less

Reviewed and analyzed requirements for server and network servicesDeployed services to support the small business needs such as: web, mail, backup, file and printProvided server and network maintenance and support