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Broomfield, Colorado, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Manage engineering team in the development of APIs to support internal software and external customer use. Utilizing Java, Python and AWS.Have regular one on ones with the engineers to define goals and create growth plans.Define processes to improve development timelines.Implement API monitoring to allow the engineering team to gather performance metrics and measure uptime.Led the effort to improve the QA process for the team, this included increasing unit testing, integration tests and post deployment testsRegularly meet with other teams to understand their needs and deadlines.Member of DEI committee.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Manage software development operations, including release strategy, project planning, development, deployment and maintenance. Direct the execution of multiple concurrent software development projects. Including maintaining and enhancing the Frontier booking web site, with C#, JavaScript and SQL server.Ensure that development teams have appropriate product and technical specifications, direction and resources to deliver products effectively. Worked with Offshore team to build native applications for mobile devicesDeveloped processes to streamline development. Put guardrails in place to shield the development team from outside interference.Worked with different business units to maintain and enhance inter-departmental cooperation.Created a mutually beneficial partnership with the Turing School of Software and Design. Worked with Turing to mentor students and offer job shadowing opportunities. Partnership resulted in hiring a Turing graduate for an open developer position.Partnered with the Blind Institute of Technology to improve web site accessibility and to teach the business about accessibility.Member of our vendor partner Navitaire’s Technical Advisory Board. Met periodically to discuss Navitaire products and how they could be improved.Member of Frontier Airlines’ operation analysis and optimization committee. This committee was formed to find automation solutions to cumbersome manual processes.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Serve as Project Manager, Data Analyst and Application Developer across business comprised of 1900 employees. Oversee IT Team of up to five staff, maintain loyal and consistent team despite 60% company-wide turnover statistics.Develop multiple applications interfacing with various vendor APIs and drive various software implementation initiatives. Utilizing Microsoft tools, C# and SQL server.Spearhead upgrade of internal HRIS system; gather data and requirements, devise plans, test and lead seamless implementation.Lead project to implement Jobvite third-party applicant tracking system. Gather requirements, coordinate vendors and teams to successful deployment. Drive implementation of Trumpia, a text messaging solution designed to improve employee communications across organizations. Instrumental in establishing in-house development standards, first in company history.Develop an application to interface with API’s to gather data from Jobvite to the HRIS system providing information for critical business decisions.

Billings, Mt, Us

Worked with internal teams of ~400 employees; served in multiple roles to develop, maintain, ensure quality customer delivery excellence for third-party administrators of health plans. Led global Application Development Team of 15 staff; PM’s, BA’s, QA’s, Developers. Assessed daily progress, defined and prioritized team tasks to comply with tight project deadlines and ensured compliance with IS service standards.Designed applications using according to specifications, ensured adherence to architectural guidelines for enterprise solutions. Completed quality assurance testing on all internally deployed applications. Tracked all bug fixes for timely resolution and provided recommendations to optimize quality performance.Documented all processes and procedures in the designated documentation library.Troubleshooting applications for rapid resolution, escalated issues as required.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive process improvement and streamline procedures.Developed and launched interactive benefits website miBenefits for internal and external use. Successfully transferred data from legacy flat file system to new 3rd party claims processing/adjudication system Javelina. Implemented standardized project guidelines, development/architectural principles and processes from inception. Devised segregation of duties plans.C# and SQL server were used to build applications.

Denver, Co, Us

Served as hands-on contract developer; partnered with the Land Management team to design, develop and deploy various applications.Collaborated with various cross-functional teams across 1500 end users to ensure applications met requirements and that the user interface was functional.Designed, developed and implemented a land management application, first of its kind in the industry. Utilized WPF and C# with a SQL Server database to import data from Excel spreadsheet into SQL Server database. The application was a wizard which allowed the end user to upload and review data to verify accuracy. Designed, developed and implemented vendor tracking application in WPF using C# with a SQL Server database. The application collected pertinent vendor data and presented the data in a user-friendly format.Previous Experience:Senior Software Development Consultant, Rivet SoftwareSenior Software Developer & Project Lead, Arapahoe CountySenior Software Consultant, Whitman Hart/MarchFirstProgrammer & Analyst, College for Financial Planning