Michael Ness Email & Phone Number

• In 5 years at athenahealth, I developed Java services (SOA) supporting mobile devices for Commercial Messaging, Physician Search, Secure Messaging, and Electronic Health Records.• Primary depth in server-side Java and Database development.• I was also part of a small group prototyping a modern Change-Data-Capture platform based on Elasticsearch, Kafka, Spark Streaming & Java.• About a year of full Agile: Jira, Scrums, 2-week Sprints, Backlog Grooming, Story Pointing, Code Collaborator, etc.• Like to practice concurrent test development to ensure that software works right from the bottom up, right from the start.• Expert at database efficiencies and query/performance tuning in coordination with Java services development.Specialties:* Java, JDBC, JUnit (9 years)* Oracle SQL, MySQL, database design & performance optimization (10+ years)* SaaS, Distributed Systems* Agile software development* Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Kafka, Spark Streaming (about 6 months)About my company: At Tile, we’re building a world where everything that matters can be found. Our services help people find millions of lost belongings every day. Now, we’re exploring new ways to ensure peace of mind. The Tile subscription provides reassurance for the long-haul. And we’re expanding our reach through major partnerships, bringing Tile technology to everything from headphones to travel gear. There are countless ways to use a Tile. We face a striking range of opportunities. But we abide by a simple creed: Together we find.Our small but mighty team pioneered the idea of the finder, and our leaders draw on their deep experience defining and growing new markets. We’re united by a commitment to shaping Tile’s culture around the needs of our colleagues and customers, and by our desire to build a diverse and welcoming workplace for future Tilers of all stripes. We designed our values together, and now they inform everything we do—from hiring and performance reviews to product decisions and partnerships. We’re proud of our Great Place to Work certification and proud to have support from Bessemer Venture Partners, GGV Capital, and Francisco Partners.

Listed skills include Databases, Software Development, Database Design, Oracle, and 24 others.

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  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Computer Science