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Redmond, Washington, United States

Managed a team of 8 developersThe team had a PO, PM, and TPM, but never more than 1 at any particular time.Executed several major coding projects, including migrating from .NET Framework to .NET Core, transitioning from Azure Classic Services to containers, and migrating from Azure Table Storage to Azure Cosmos.Addressed a diverse range of issues, such as fraud detection, ACH uploads and returns, virtual credit cards, money transfer licenses, and custom reports.Collaborated with… Show more Managed a team of 8 developersThe team had a PO, PM, and TPM, but never more than 1 at any particular time.Executed several major coding projects, including migrating from .NET Framework to .NET Core, transitioning from Azure Classic Services to containers, and migrating from Azure Table Storage to Azure Cosmos.Addressed a diverse range of issues, such as fraud detection, ACH uploads and returns, virtual credit cards, money transfer licenses, and custom reports.Collaborated with legal, security, and product teams to develop a comprehensive company data management policy.Spearheaded a cost reduction initiative, resulting in a monthly saving of $50,000 by implementing the data retention policy and refactoring expensive processes.Implemented a user locking pattern to cut down on database optimistic locking errors.Conducted weekly bug triage sessions to identify, prioritize, and address issues promptly.Managed the team’s backlog and served as the primary point of contact for product, support, and external clients. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

Development and maintenance of Envestnet’s backend processing and tools.Balanced responsibilities between feature enhancement and supporting aging code, implementing unit and integration tests.Restructured the code base into NuGet libraries, applying design patterns and architecture principles.Led a book club with up to 30 attendees (Clean Code, Clean Architecture, and Head First Design Patterns, The Art of Unit Testing)

Redmond, Washington, United States

Developer on the Server Team, which was responsible for the website, middle tier, and database.Successfully completing a major UI overhaul.Introduced memcache, database normalization, and Google Analytics.Diversified payment options by incorporating a new payment provider.Created game ranking such as Related Games, Highest Rated, and Most Popular.Acted as a liaison between development and Marketing/Business Analysis teams, contributing to effective backlog grooming.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed a team of 8 developers and 3 QA.Functioned as the development manager for the web team, collaborating with the Product Owner to ensure smooth workflow and task tracking.Initiated a comprehensive rewrite of the website, improving its user experience.Added multi-lingual support and got the site localized into Spanish.Implemented website analytics using Piwik to gather valuable insights.Executed the migration of source control from SVN to TFS.Established and… Show more Managed a team of 8 developers and 3 QA.Functioned as the development manager for the web team, collaborating with the Product Owner to ensure smooth workflow and task tracking.Initiated a comprehensive rewrite of the website, improving its user experience.Added multi-lingual support and got the site localized into Spanish.Implemented website analytics using Piwik to gather valuable insights.Executed the migration of source control from SVN to TFS.Established and streamlined the build/deploy pipeline for efficient development processes. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

Maintained the School of Law's website and addressed diverse programming challenges as the general do-it-all programmer.Achieved the "Top 10 Law School Home Pages of 2011" award from Georgetown University under my management.Developed internal course management database and website.Automated Wiki site creation for each courseModernized the school’s website by implementing a new design and updating it to contemporary standards.Enhanced website accessibility by incorporating… Show more Maintained the School of Law's website and addressed diverse programming challenges as the general do-it-all programmer.Achieved the "Top 10 Law School Home Pages of 2011" award from Georgetown University under my management.Developed internal course management database and website.Automated Wiki site creation for each courseModernized the school’s website by implementing a new design and updating it to contemporary standards.Enhanced website accessibility by incorporating features such as skip navigation, metadata for searching, video transcripts, and removing the Flash video player.Implemented an online payment option for law journal subscriptions, improving user convenience. Show less