Software Engineer
BlueScope recycling is a full-service ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycler that buys scrap from industrial generators and wholesale suppliers including junk yards and construction sites. The scrap is then processed and transformed into specification melt products for primary and secondary producers of iron, steel, and stainless steel.• Phased out an obsolete, slow and inefficient sales/truck delivery management system and replaced it with an integrated UI system that communicated seamlessly with the SQL server• Developed a server based application with new UI written in HTML and JavaScript• Automated old manual PO entry methods using Python to communicate with the SQL server• Deployed Python to initiate server login, verify credentials, launch and refresh SQL server• Restructured SQL queries to accept specific input from user and produce custom reports• Utilized Python to deploy custom reports to application UI• Consolidated ongoing PO entries via Visual Basic, to ensure orderly transition to new system• Employed scripts and queries that allowed users to customize data using multitude of parameters, and generate visual tables and charts• Improved initial server access time from 3 minutes to 15 seconds – 92% Improvement• Significantly enhanced report customization, that would eventually lead to more sales due to its ease of use and tailored nature• Unified data from two servers into one integrated system that improved sales/truck delivery management system while maintaining functionality of employee management system