Work Experience

• Supoort/QA Engineer, Percussion Software

  Nov, 2021 - Aug, 20229 months

  Integration, QA, and operational support engineer

  • Primary engineer on $80M federal contract to migrate two SSA subdomains to Azure Cloud; migrated CMS for both sites, as well as 8 custom Java apps

  • Built custom integration to synchronize LDAP with CMS directory using Java REST client

  • Provided daily expert support for 30+ institutional and government CMS customers

  • Authored and executed manual and automated QA for product features and upgrades

• Software Engineer, Can't Imagine Why

  Jul, 2019 - Aug, 20201 year 1 month

  • Created and led design team in building a web site/ application to display and sell art work with no overhead costs and minimal setup, using modular React components

  • Leveraged existing free-tier APIs for zero-cost back-end

• Software Engineer, Live Online Video Learning

  Apr, 2019 - Jul, 20192 months

  • Created TypeScript-based React components for start-up’s video tutoring platform using MongoDB and REST APIs

  • Developed independent component tests in Storybook for assessing performance outside deployed application

  • Authored continuous integration and unit tests

• QA Engineer, WeCanTest!

  Jul, 2017 - Sep, 20181 year 2 months

  • Developed automated regression test suites in Java for production web and mobile applications using Selenium and Appium implementations with Apache Maven

  • Developed CI/CD tests for deployment both locally and with Jenkins and AWS

• IT Specialist, Asperger/Autism Network

  Jul, 2012 - Jan, 20196 years 6 months

  • Provided operational and development support for technical needs of non-profit, including network management, system integration, database development and maintaining website

  • Dramatically improved information security by implementing and administering password management and centralized authentication rules; security remediation tools

• Technical Director, Costedio Design

  Apr, 2008 - Jun, 20124 years 1 month

  • Designed and constructed over 25 sites for small business and non-profit customers, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JQuery, as well as WordPress

  • Worked closely with customers to analyze goals and discuss options based on range of budgets

  • Directed and oversaw duties of additional web programmers and subcontractors

  • Participated in creative design process as well as planning best technical approach.

• Senior Software Engineer, Open Service

  Jan, 2007 - Apr, 20081 year 2 months

  • Principal front-end developer for an enterprise network security and threat detection suite, using J2EE and JSF

  • Converted Applet-based interface into completely new platform using Java Server Faces

  • Advocated and successfully achieved migration of product away from applet-based interfaces towards Ajax, resulting in significant improvement in customer satisfaction

  • Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.

• Software Engineer, Mediasurface

  May, 2006 - Jan, 20077 months

  • Worked with project team to design and implement custom public-facing Content Management System for Thomson-Reuters (now Reuters)

  • Quickly mastered API for proprietary CMS platform

  • Integrated into team of consultants and client employees to build brand new public website for multinational media giant within narrow time frame

  • Built numerous JSP-based components to plug into framework

• Software Engineer, Coface Services

  Aug, 2003 - Oct, 20052 years 2 months

  • Developed over 20 internal business applications based on Oracle back-end with VB or JSP Projects ranged from tiny VB/MS Access apps that offered users access to database, to enterprise-wide web-based reporting solutions

  • Went above and beyond project requirements by creating enjoyable user experiences.

Projects Experience

• ChooseWork (SSA.gov)

  Nov, 2021 - Mar, 20223 months

  Social Security's Ticket to Work program for disibility beneficiaries wishing to return to work

  • Successfully migrated, configured, and deployed public-facing site for Social Security beneficiaries, on behalf of the primary federal contractor for SSA.gov

  • Rewrote site search functionality using JSP and Search.gov

  • Completed site-wide security upgrades for FedRAMP certification

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