Nicholas Powers Email & Phone Number

Ofallon, Mo

Greater St. Louis Area

Architect for many applications across the HR space including Java, Linux, ColdFusion, BOOMI, and other technologies. Spearheaded DevOps framework using Jenkins/Pipelines/In-House Package/Deployment ToolDeveloped a RESTful API using Vertica/Hibernate/SpringREST being mindful of security Re-engineered a severely behind schedule Angular/SpringREST applicationDeveloped a custom multi-threaded application to transmit files to a vendor on-timeInvolved in many troubleshooting sessions to fix various issues with various technologyBrought onto a BigData application (Vertica) to bring it back to delivering on-time deliverablesContinually mentored multiple offshore developers

Greater St. Louis Area

Created work plan and resource schedule for 10+ offshore resourcesSingle point of contact for client team to offshore teamTechnical lead during migration, solving difficult technical issues when developers get stuck.Technical work included developing APIs to middleware (including encrypted values), modifying Java programs to work in newer versions of Java

Greater St. Louis Area

Technical lead managing 20+ developers (onshore and offshore) including providing mentoring, guidance, and forecasting/estimation of deliverables. Authored multiple different types of documents including Technical Requirements, High Level Design, Detailed Design, and Test Plans (Unit, Integration) Developed using Java, Web Services, Hibernate, Struts, Oracle DB, JUnit, Rest, Workflow

Greater St. Louis Area

Managed a 4 person development team including providing mentoring, guidance, metrics, and forecasting/estimation of deliverables.Interacted with the client to ascertain design decisions that affected the client.Architected, designed, coded and tested a new multithreaded batch system that interfaced with 6 other systems via FTP, Queues, and DB Link.Concurrently worked as a SME to another project to provide guidance and technical expertise on Web Services.

Greater St. Louis Area

Created many Java modules that provided and consumed a web service,Interacted with an Oracle database via JDBC and called an EJB via the command line in UNIX.This system interacted with 2 other systems and acted as Middleware to various other systems.

Greater St. Louis Area

Created C programs utilizing pthread, MQ Series Queues, Pro*C (SQL) and PL/SQL to wait on and respond to various messages. These programs were part of a new module to integrate many systems to provide a unified set of data.Managed 1 resource including assigning tasks, getting status, and mentoring the resource.Took on additional work to finish project on-time

Greater St. Louis Area

Created/Modified UNIX scripts and C modules. These programs executed a set of nightly batch processes that processed all the electronic pay transactions of the day. The UNIX scripts interacted with an Oracle database and transferred files. The new C module utilized both COBOL and Java programs via RMI.Worked and interacted with a 3 person team to deliver the final set of deliverables.Worked directly with the client to clarify unclear design specifications.