Nicholas Blake Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca

 Utilizing ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web Forms, WCF and SOAP services, SQL Server, SSRS, Telerik UI, Ajax/JSON, JQuery, JQueryUI, HighCharts, Castle Windsor IoC, 3rd-party and custom plugins Leading the engineering team in the development of the web-based Talent Management product in the Talent|REWARD software suite Supporting and guiding the agile SDLC process, collaborating with product management, requirements analysts and QAs on feature design, release scoping and schedule, level of effort estimation, resource allocation, programming, and testing Tuning the application for scalability and performance, working on optimization of database functions and stored procedures, eliminating bottlenecks and code inefficiencies

San Francisco, Ca

 Tech-led the Compensation Planning product of the Talent|REWARD suite Utilized ASP.NET Web Forms, SOAP Web Services, Ajax Control Tooklit, JSON, JQuery libraries, frameworks, and plugins  Coded and code-reviewed new features and bug fixes, led the engineering team in the programming effort, prototyped and scaffolded new technological solutions. Integrated TFS, SSRS, RedGate APIs for seamless application administration and deployment. Assisted Client Delivery with system implementation and configuration, evaluated and built required customizations, diagnosed and troubleshot production issues

Hong Kong And Manila, Philippines

 Provided technical leadership in the development efforts on a new version of the Compensation Planning product; architected the rewrite of the navigation, globalization, and client-side processing frameworks of the system; coded or code-reviewed application changes and new features Served as a liaison between the US and Philippine development teams. Fostered collaboration, consistent coding standards, techniques and processes Helped grow the engineering team in Manila from 4 to 20+ people. Contributed to recruiting and interviewing efforts Provided training and mentorship for new associates, created training materials and conducted hands-on workshops, on-boarded new developers and groomed existing ones for leadership roles

San Francisco, Ca

 Led the development of the new strategic staffing analysis software. Worked with subject matter experts and consultants on feature definition, level-of-effort estimation, marketability, and delivery strategy Implemented formal processes for change management, issue tracking and deployment, mentored the development and business analyst resources on these approaches Tuned the application for scale, performance and reliability Saw through the implementation and deployment of the tool with the client base and provided ongoing support and troubleshooting

Minneapolis, Mn And San Francisco, Ca

 Was a member of a national core team in charge of the baseline technology solution on Microsoft.NET. Evangelized a framework which set technical standards for the entire company and served as a template for consistent cost-effective client system offerings. Promoted a common methodology which cut average implementation time and cost by 50-80% Led the development of custom client systems for multi-national Fortune 100 companies. Was actively involved in the entire implementation cycle including client meetings to gather requirements and advise on improving business processes, collaborating with business analysts on specifications and test plans, and leading programmers in the development effort Devised a systematic approach to enabling multi-lingual support in the product's web modules

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

Computer Science