Roderick Baker Email & Phone Number

Remotely

• Created designs, developed Oracle Commerce Cloud applications, unit tested, and maintained eCommerce related components • Conducted Technical Knowledge Transfer Sessions• Ensured quality of the development deliverables• Worked with Off-Shore Team• Supported development from design through production release • Performed elaboration of functional requirements provided by the business including1. Worked with a cross-functional team of Product Owners, Project Managers, Testing, etc.2. Collaborated with developers during creation of detailed designs3. Ensured knowledge transfer between members of the development team, and/or other business/IT representatives as appropriateTechnologies – Oracle Commerce Cloud Platform, Server-Side Extensions (SSE), Storefront, JavaScript, XML, CSS, Git Version Control, jQuery, Knockout, JAWS, Node.js

Elgin, Il

• Created High level / Low level designs, developed Java applications, Oracle Commerce Cloud applications, unit tested, and maintained eCommerce related components • Created Class Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, etc…• Conducted Technical Knowledge Transfer Sessions• Performed Oracle Commerce Cloud code reviews • Ensured quality of the development deliverables• Supported development from design through production release • Developed developer training course for incoming developers on company’s internal training site• Performed elaboration of functional requirements provided by the business that included1. Working with a cross-functional team of Product Owners, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Testing, etc.2. Collaborating with developers during creation of detailed designs3. Ensuring knowledge transfer between members of the development team, and/or other business/IT representatives as appropriateTechnologies – ATG E-Commerce Platform, Oracle Commerce Cloud Platform, Node.js, Storefront, Front-End Development, Server-Side Extensions (SSE), JavaScript, XML, CSS, jQuery, Knockout, Git Version Control

• Created High level / Low level designs, developed Java code, unit tested, and maintained eCommerce related components • Created Class Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, etc…• Conducted Technical Knowledge Transfer Sessions• Coordinated activities of Off-Shore Team• Performed Java code reviews • Ensured quality of the development deliverables• Supported development from design through production release • Performed elaboration of functional requirements provided by the business that included1. Working with a cross-functional team of Product Owners, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Testing, etc.2. Collaborating with developers during creation of detailed designs3. Ensuring knowledge transfer between members of the development team, the production support team, and/or other business/IT representatives as appropriate• Drove on-going Java code and process improvements by acting as a Java code steward for key area(s) of the code base • Mentored junior developers/contractors and contributed to overall quality improvement activities• Worked closely with other Developers on the team to ensure timely delivery of features during each sprint• Utilized Agile Methodology

Greater Chicago Area

• Created High level / Low level designs, developed Java code, unit tested, and maintained eCommerce related components across Premier Farnell global websites (America, Europe, APAC, China)• Conducted Java code reviews, bug investigation/fixing of work in progress• Ensured quality of the development deliverables• Supported development from design through production release • Performed unit testing following best practices including maintenance/creation of unit tests and collaborating with functional and non-functional test team members to ensure quality output• Performed elaboration of functional requirements provided by the business that included 1. Working with a cross-functional team of Product Owners, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Testing, etc. 2. Designing and creates Proofs of Concept 3. Collaborating with Technical Specialists during creation of detailed designs 4. Ensuring non-functional requirements were met 5. Creating time estimates for features during the elaboration phase 6. Ensuring knowledge transfer between members of the development team, the production support team, and/or other business/IT representatives as appropriate• Drove on-going Java code and process improvements by acting as a Java code steward for key area(s) of the code base researching and advocating use of new tools, templates, libraries, techniques, etc., highlights areas for improvement of the existing Java code base by contributing to maintenance backlog• Interacted with the production support team to address problems and concerns in the application• Mentored junior developers/contractors and contributed to overall quality improvement activities• Worked closely with the Technical Specialists and other Developers on the team to ensure timely delivery of features during the increment• Utilized Agile Methodology

• Utilized J2EE technologies including JDBC, XML, and Java in the coding, testing, and implementation of components into the Production environment• Worked closely with the client to determine the business needs and system requirements• Completed the System Technical Specification (STS) to advance the technical design, development, documentation, and testing of projects• Developed Java components utilizing the Eclipse Workbench to create and test J2EE components • Utilized PL/SQL to retrieve and manipulate data from the Oracle 10g database• Constructed Unix Shell Scripts that invoke Spring Batch modules to implement the batch processing requirements related to projects• Coded JUnit test cases and Mock objects to facilitate the thorough unit testing of J2EE components

• Led projects, mentored junior developers, coordinated the coding, testing, and implementation of Java components into the Production environment• Utilized J2EE technologies including JSPs, Servlets, XML, JDBC, and Java • Worked closely with the client to determine the business needs and system requirements• Participated in the design, development, documentation, and testing of projects• Developed Java components and generated dynamic web pages utilizing JSPs and utilized the IBM Websphere Test Environment within the IBM Websphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) to create and test J2EE components• Provided subject matter expertise (SME) in regards to logical architecture, data sources, and system interdependencies

• Served as a Team Leader who led projects, mentored junior developers, coordinated the design, coding, testing, and implementation of projects associated with the Customer Care application into the Production environment• Analyzed, designed, and developed application systems for the Prescription Services Division within the company• Utilized Rational Rose, UML, Use Cases, Swing, HTML, JSPs, Servlets, XML, JavaScript, SQL, and Java on the Windows NT platform• Worked closely with the client to determine the business needs and system requirements• Participated in the design, development, documentation, and testing of projects• Designed the object model framework using UML design patterns and developed use cases, class diagrams, event diagrams, and sequence diagrams based on the business requirements • Developed J2EE components and generated dynamic web pages utilizing JSPs and utilized the IBM Websphere Test Environment within the IBM Websphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) to create and test Java components• Coded stored procedures in COBOL/SQL to retrieve and manipulate data from the DB2 database and generated data from the DB2 database by passing queries through JDBC calls

• Functioned as a Team Leader who coordinated the analysis, renovation, and testing of IBM components• Performed a significant role in the analysis and renovation of all compensation and pension source components for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of ensuring that all source code was Year 2000 compliant• Worked closely with the client to determine the business needs and system requirements• Analyzed, designed, and developed application systems for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Master Of Divinity, Religious Studies

Diploma, Computer Programming

Bachelor Of Science, Economics