Shawn Bernard Email & Phone Number

Folsom, Ca, Us

Tempe, Arizona, Us

* Managed multiple teams of full-stack software engineers, all cross-functional with embedded product managers, product designers, and QA engineers* Reinvented the Scrum framework within the department, tightening processes, and enriching stand-ups and retrospectives, driving the team from 80% to 102% sprint completion rate, showcasing exceptional project delivery capability* Successfully navigated career progression for team members, elevating an intern to a Mid-level Engineer, two Senior Engineers to Staff positions, and transitioned a Support Engineer to a Mid-level Software Engineer role* Fostered a culture of continuous improvement through regular 1:1 meetings with engineers, enhancing team cohesion and performance* Led a comprehensive revamp of the engineering hiring process, enhancing the selection and interview procedures to attract top talent, including the introduction of a technically rigorous “homework” component for candidate assessment* Overhauled the department’s workflow for heightened predictability and efficiency by standardizing anchor stories and reducing story size, resulting in drastically improved estimations and consistent delivery* Collaboratively defined project scope and priorities with Product Managers, leading to the accelerated launch of customer-centric features by implementing a Minimum Lovable Product approach.* Authored inclusive job descriptions and career paths, significantly reducing gender bias and fostering an equitable work environment* Championed inclusive meeting structures and an Engineering Growth Areas system, ensuring fair and transparent personal development and decision-making processes* Actively contributed to software development in RoR and React, including direct involvement in code reviews and architecture discussions, demonstrating hands-on technical leadership and expertise

Portland, Or, Us

I led a diverse team of seven engineers with varying levels of experience and backgrounds. I successfully guided four team members to promotions through dedicated coaching on OKRs and Professional Development Plans. I maintained regular one-on-one meetings to provide personalized support and guidance, significantly enhancing their professional growth and contributions.* Served as the technical lead and architect on a comprehensive rewrite of all core software, both customer-facing and internal, utilizing Angular, C#/.NET microservices, and MariaDB/MongoDB on AWS. Enhanced product quality by integrating full test suites, increased department agility with faster release cycles, and boosted system reliability through redundant AWS architecture.* Directed the selection process for a new front-end framework. Actively participated in the development of initial designs, ensuring a robust foundation for scalable, future developments.* Championed the adoption of Scrum practices, overseeing the training and formation of four scrum teams, dramatically improving productivity and project quality. Acted as Scrum Master, facilitating agile practices and team collaboration across multiple product teams.* Implemented a structured code review process using GitHub’s Pull Request feature, establishing and documenting review standards that elevated code quality and team collaboration.* Launched the department's first Continuous Integration pipeline using GitHub, Docker Hub, Team City, and Portainer, streamlining development processes and enhancing deployment efficiency.* Led the integration of AWS Lambdas and CloudFormation to optimize operational processes, including developing voicemail transcription services. Pioneered the exploration and initial development of Golang microservices.Tech Stack: C#, .NET, Angular, AWS, MariaDB, MongoDB, Docker, Microservice architecture, Swift, Kotlin

Portland, Or, Us

Happily engineering software with the amazing people at Ruby Receptionist with a focus on their mobile products. I wrote both the native iOS and Android applications from scratch, then continued to add features, including a complementary Apple Watch app.

We worked on a project for SpaceX, whose details I cannot go into. Yes, we saw rocketships being manufactured. Yes, it was amazing. Besides SpaceX, we mainly work on iOS applications, though we also engineer backend systems in Python. We pride ourselves in being able to tackle any engineering problem presented to us, whether it is highly customized OpenCV programming, building out backend APIs, or working on an Android app.

Lead Engineer on a plethora of iPhone, iPad, Android, and Cocoa products and projects, including projects for companies such as LEGO, Bezos Family Foundation, and Samsung.

I was lead (and sometime sole) developer on iPhone/iPad apps such as Kickball and Boombox Pro, as well as a Chalkbot iPad app and a moderation tool for a Procter & Gamble social installation for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Portland, Or, Us

I developed the CareerBuilder iPhone app that was launched in the initial App Store launch. I also developed back end technology solutions.

Ecommerce Technical Lead

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Worked on ecommerce storefront, registration systems, back-end ecommerce API, content management systems.

ConsumerForce.com was a .com startup in which I was the initial developer. Their product was a Consumer Services comparison/ecommerce Web site. The site used the LAMP open source stack. I developed the site from concept to live product, including requirements gathering, application design, and data modeling.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Redeveloped large company-wide Sales Order Entry Web in a UNIX environment. By using my knowledge of PL/SQL, I was able to help drastically reduce the size of the app while increasing its reliability and usability.

Be, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering