Proficient in tasks including application architecture and development; server, and hosting environment; relational and non-relational databases; how to interact with APIs and the external world; and user interface and user experience.Owner of Paul Horn Enterprises LLC - Solutions Architecture and Software Engineering ConsultingGoal: Challenge me! I thrive in a leadership role involving solutions architecture analysis and research, technical designs, assembly, and deployment of complex software applications using solutions such as Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Azure Cloud, relational databases, Databricks/Spark/Python, and many other technologies. I favor modular designs over old school monolithic architectures.I love to wear many hats, think in innovative ways, generate ideas, and act on those ideas without the need for a lot of guidance and structure. I have developed strong natural intelligence from years of experience on diverse projects. I also find great importance in emotional intelligence for teams to work together harmoniously and to thrive. I'm always extremely productive and know how to get work done.Mentored developers of large corporations to help them transition to modern technologies such as the Spring Framework to replace heavyweight solutions and monolithic architectures. Excel in defining development processes, platforms, architecture, tools, frameworks, and assembling teams, as well as conducting code reviews to improve team members' coding skills and to ensure standardization and quality.20+ years of experience across technologies such as Java, HTML Responsive Web Applications, Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Web, Spring Data, Spring JPA, Spring Security, etc.), Eclipse / Spring Tool Suite, unit testing, JQuery, Bootstrap, REST, Thymeleaf, Azure Cloud, ADF, Databricks, Spark, Python, and countless other technologies!I love the outdoors, fishing, hunting, and motorcycles, and dream of combining these passions with my technical skills.