JoinedUp - Software Engineer

Skills Used

• Java
• Play Framework
• SQL
• React
• Typescript
• Sense of Humor

Responsibilities

• Implemented features along the entire technical stack to meet customer needs
• Performed code review with my peers
• Lead a teaching session on proper TDD technique for tech team
• Diagnosed and resolved customer issues in production system

Java Bean Consulting Ltd - Director and Consultant

Skills Used

• Agile Methodologies
• Java
• Python
• Sense of Humor

Responsibilities

• Worked with client team to help integrate with NASDAQ trading system via legacy protocols
• Created a Python application for client to simulate a series of trades on the market in order to verify market integrity on development instance

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty - Lead Backend Engineer

Skills Used

• People Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Java
• Spring
• Python
• Sense of Humor

Responsibilities

• Interviewed and hired all backend engineers
• Provided line management for 7 engineers
• Lead effort of creating architecture for new semi-custom eCommerce Site
• Lead the effort of integrating a new headless eCommerce platform
• Lead team in obtaining ElasticPath Certified Developer Certification
• Managed data migration from legacy Magento site into ElasticPath

CompareTheMarket.com - Functional Lead (Senior Manager of Software Engineering)

Skills Used

• People Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Sense of Humor

Responsibilities

• Provided governance and leadership to a large community of Technical Leads and Developers
• Hosted meetups and recruiting events
• Carried out interviewing and hiring for a large number of roles
• Facilitated communication across teams and functions within the company

Notable Projects and Achievements

• Along with a small team of peers, planned and executed a successful technical conference for nearly 200 internal technical staff
• Designed and piloted new methods of technical testing for engineering candidates

Macy's.com - Tech Lead

Technologies Used

• Java
• Idea
• Git
• Spring

Responsibilities

• Provided technical leadership to onshore and offshore developers
• Developed technical stories and acceptance criteria for developers
• Performed code review to ensure quality of developer merge requests
• Utilized best practices to ensure optimal code quality

Tacit Knowledge - Software Engineer

Technologies Used

• Java
• Idea
• hybris
• Apache Ant
• Git
• Spring

Responsibilities

• Provided consulting services to various clients
• Worked in a team to craft high quality eCommerce solutions
• Utilized best practices to ensure optimal code quality

Powa Technologies Ltd. - Senior Java Developer

Technologies Used

• Java
• Idea
• Bamboo
• Nexus
• Maven
• Git
• Spring

Responsibilities

• Provided architectural insight for software design process
• Wrote source control policies and procedures to streamline development process
• Managed automated building and deployment for multiple software projects
• Provided leadership to junior developers
• Regularly performed code review for third party and junior developer written code

Notable Projects and Achievements

• Designed an API and an SDK which have been used by hundreds of external developers and contractors

Eloquence Communications - Lead Developer

Technologies Used

• Java
• SQL
• Idea
• Bamboo
• Nexus
• Maven
• Git
• JavaFX
• Python

Responsibilities

• Designed overall architecture for hospital Nurse Call System
• Managed complex build process for multiple Java applications using Git, Maven, Nexus, and Bamboo
• Proposed idea which was eventually patented by employer
• Lead a small team of developers to convert an idea into a product

Notable Projects and Achievements

• After proposing a method of nursing staff tracking and authentication using NFC, was named as an inventor on patent application #20140330575

Festiva Hospitality Group - Web Developer

Technologies Used

• PHP
• C#
• SQL
• HTML/CSS
• Javascript
• Python
• BASH
• Idea

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust server-side web applications
• Optimize team workflow using advanced source control solutions
• Use Linux/Apache knowledge to automate repetitive server tasks
• Plan data models for complex systems to maximize efficiency

Notable Projects and Achievements

• Designed a system which allowed for efficient traversal and storage of a hierarchical data tree in a relational database using a hybrid of the Nested Set and Adjacency List data models in order to create a system in which location based hotel listings could be retrieved with a degree of granularity limited only by the data in the database
• Established a source control policy and procedure for the web team where previously no source control solution was used
• Further optimized the web team workflow by creating automated deployment into a development environment from all source control commits

Freelance - Freelance Developer

Technologies Used

• PHP
• C#
• SQL
• HTML/CSS
• Javascript

Responsibilities

• Communicate with clients to determine requirements for projects
• Manage time in order to complete customer tasks in a timely fashion
• Utilize various programming languages to meet customer needs
• Troubleshoot and repair computers for businesses and individuals

Notable Projects and Achievements

• Designed an application using C# which collected and catalogued security camera recordings for easier future retrieval
• Designed an application in C# which facilitated the management of medically mandated dietary restrictions for women with gestational diabetes by allowing for the construction of meals which do not surpass a limit of carbohydrates (as entered once from nutritional labels)
  This was a pro bono project