Stephon Mikell Jr. Email & Phone Number

Tampa, FL, US

Washington, DC, US

• Created backend systems for our data insights platform while maintaining 30+ backend-focusedmicroservices across a wide variety of technologies on a 4-5 person agile team. These technologiesincluded functional &.
• Created the search logic backend for the new flagship product. Designed and built the APIproject that converted user search input into queries pulling documents from managed Solrclusters..
• Implemented near real time document collection. Streamlined the document enrichment andstorage processes to lower document collection time from 30-60 minutes to about 10 seconds.
• Converted Solr communication library from XML to JSON. Analyzed 5 years of Solrdocumentation changes (6.6 to 9.2) to convert.NET libraries used to write to, query, and deletefrom Solr.
• Participated in one week-monthly on-call rotation. Responded to production critical issuesand service degradation across all managed backend services. Implemented and utilized healthmetrics and built on-call playbooks.

Tampa, Florida, US

• Recruited into a small agile team focused on converting, scaling, and modernizing the company’s core product, which became the company’s primary driver of new sales. Built an application in Angular/.NET with a SQL.
• Created the prototype for the product’s external-facing APIs. This included making a template for the many that were to come, setting up authentication, creating a build/release pipeline, and deploying to Azure. Built.
• Cleaned up the use of application session data. Investigated and trimmed the data unnecessary stored in the session. As a result, the product switched to a highly available Redis cache at a significantly less expensive.
• Addressed real-time issues and outages. Used Azure DevOps (primarily Application Insights) to proactively track performance and monitor user exceptions and address them in a timely manner.
• Planned and became subject-matter expert for multiple epics. Spiked and planned out dev-focused epics, such as time zone globalization. Ran meetings with the product team and other developers to generate and refine.

Tampa, FL, US

Tampa, FL, US

• Was a pioneer developer in converting all application screens from GWT, ASP.NET, and WinFormsto a REACT standard using Node.js
• Rewrote outdated server-side logic to an API-first design utilizing RESTful standards
• Led currency globalization project, an application-wide redesign of currency handling, greatlyexpanding the available market
• Tackled challenging finance-related defects and enhancements, with a focus on server-side C#code, and led a technical debt initiative
• Achieved highest throughput on developer-driven hackathon/innovation days

Tampa, FL, US

• T4 Technical Support (7/15-8/16)
• Researched Issues on various computer systems and databases to resolve issues, troubleshoot possible code defects, and outline solutions. Became the "go-to" person for finance-related issues.
• Displayed courtesy and interpersonal skills with customer interactions.
• Trained new employees and reviewed and improved training documentation and procedures as necessary.
• Developed and tested solutions to data and UI issues, working with SQL Stored Procedures, Java, and C# code.-Maintenance (8/16-3/17)
• Worked collaboratively in a team of 5-6 to perform application-wide maintenance and solve complex issues.

Mount Vernon, IA, US

• Administered the physical and ethical training of a dozen new employees to referee and take statistics for league sports.
• Restructured annual tournament formats to allow more participants in the same or a smaller amount of time.
• Tabulated and analyzed statistics to project interest and attendance for chosen sports in subsequent years; more than doubled the average league participation.

Mount Vernon, IA, US

• Assisted with on-campus computing issues by phone. Received positive feedback for all rated calls.
• Improved the content management system’s method of allowing date selection to include a calendar dropdown to prevent potential database errors. Written in Javascript
• Created and managed databases using both MySQL and SQL Server. Restructured and normalized databases to lower loading and access times and decrease database size
• Managed and updated college website during a complete site redesign. Debugged pages with custom scripts and provided visual upgrades where necessary.

Juno Beach, FL, US

• Redesigned application hub website, converting simple lists into a more modern app store display.
• Created a metrics website, tracking the use and growth of applications and extrapolating predicted growth.
• Improved a notification system, allowing workers to subscribe to certain applications and receive information, including weather updates and potential system danger.
• Aided in the general maintenance of servers used for web applications and the remedy of reported bugs in those applications.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Computer Science

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Chemistry