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Alexandria, Va, Us

Alexandria, Va, Us

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Currently serving as technical product owner and systems architect for the Lead Advantage Pro insurance quoting/enrollment and CRM platform.Wrote original prototype API in 2014 and have since led development efforts to grow the codebase into a feature rich, 1M+ line production system with a nationwide user base of financial professionals.Responsibilities: - Strategic evaluation and architectural review for new system features and platform enhancements- Production system monitoring/troubleshooting and related stakeholder communications- Technical point of contact for API consumers, project managers, business analysts, IT infrastructure teams, and app dev/database developers- Technical point of contact for direct API integrations with major insurance carriers including Mutual of Omaha, Humana, Cigna, Aetna, UHC, SilverScript, among others- Meet regularly with CTO and CISO to identify application security concerns and develop risk mitigation strategies- Application deployments and server configuration management across five environments- Definition of coding/architectural standards, workflows, and SOPs for development team- Developer code reviews and release tagging - Monitoring of automated integration tests and implementation/analysis of performance tests- Interviewing/training of new staff- Regularly assist BE, FE, and DB teams with coding responsibilities as needed to ensure timely deliveries

Alexandria, Va

Served as backend developer for a REST API to connect with an internally used Angular/Node driven front end app. API also functions as a standalone product for use by external partners. Developed an internally used methodology for unit and integration testing of handlers, services, and data access layer using TDD practices. Created Sublime Text snippets for use by team to reduce development time and auto-generate consistent code for application components and related tests. Created a direct to consumer site to provide rate quoting and online enrollment for Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage, & Medicare Part D products from numerous top insurance providers. Primary developer for front end and server side application components.Created system to allow insurance agents to schedule in-store marketing events nationwide at major retail pharmacy chains during the Medicare Annual Election Period. System includes capabilities for the reporting of event activity according to guidelines mandated by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Primary developer for front end and server side application components.Recently built systems utilize the Coldbox MVC framework for ColdFusion/CFML and interact with technologies including SQL Server, Angular, Node, Bootstrap, JQuery/JQuery UI, MuraCMS, and others.

Alexandria, Va

Developed JQuery/AJAX driven front end interfaces and PHP/REST/CodeIgniter based server side apps as part of the award winning Mandiant Intelligent Response (MIR) information security incident response platform.

Washington, Dc

Served as technical manager, applications architect, and primary client side, server side, and database developer for over 40 web systems related to CTIA trade shows, wireless industry policy initiatives, and internal association operations. Rebuilt and expanded the primary CMS applications for CTIA.org and CTIA Wireless/Wireless IT trade show web sites as well as related subsystems for awards programs, speaker applications, and exhibitor information management. Developed eCommerce component to collect and process online fees and built web services to export data to several 3rd party development partners. Developed a multimedia library application to display video, photo slideshows, and other content which was re-purposed for use on at least 10 microsites and as a standalone desktop application used in kiosk displays on the trade show floor.Performed a complete visual redesign and implemented a standard XHTML/CSS template for all internal web systems including CTIA Intranet, Employee Review Systems, Employee Admin Tools, and Online Voting System used by the Board of Directors.Created web based project tracking system (used by all departments) and an inventory application for web systems to consolidate metadata and documentation. Implemented version control and defined organizational standards for visual design and coding practices.

Washington, Dc

Built and maintained several web applications as part of a large scale contract team for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Alexandria, Va

Developed applications for sites related to the travel insurance and senior health insurance sectors. Also worked as part of company's in-house design shop on web based multimedia projects for NIH and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Washington, Dc

Built HTML pages and wrote site content for company's streaming radio portal.

Ba, English - Writing Program

Certificate Program, Web Development

Coursework in server side programming, client side development, database design, multimedia/animation, and web information.