Chicago, Illinois, United States
Professional Summary: Results-driven professional with career-long record of software engineering, system optimization, and management success for leading organizations. Dedicated professional highly regarded for developing applications which meet and exceed demanding corporate and client requirements. Sought for superb analytical skills, with the ability to solve challenging problems using a combination of industry standards and cutting-edge technologies, delivering clean, well-structured code. Skillset to work compatibly with clients to understand requirements and develop products that exceed quality expectations with on-time delivery. Strong leadership skills and Agile methodology knowledge with experience working in a team environment, able to collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Core Competencies • Software Engineering • Application Design • Web Development • Data Analysis • Team Collaboration • Staff Development • System Upgrades • Application Deployment • Process Improvement
• Provide researchers and scientists access to over 1.7 million patients’ data and a total of 17 PBs of research data by demonstrating expertise in planning and launching production deployments of an open source software framework. • Spearhead the full software development lifecycle for key software features utilized in production research systems, such as National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Research Data Commons and many others. • Direct critical software reengineering to optimize data ingestion after compiling and analyzing feedback and use cases garnered from users and clients. • Train and mentor multiple direct reports; establish and support team members toward attaining their goals. • Monitor and maintain multiple production systems for various sponsors. • Operate as primary technical point of contact for external clients as well as collaborate with Project and Product Managers on high-level technical activities.
• Contribute to an open source software framework designed as a microservice architecture. • Ascertain, evaluate, and translate requirements for the purpose of effectively designing, deploying, unit testing, and peer reviewing the final product. • Serve as subject matter expert on all aspects of system authentication and authorization. • Preside over new hires and interns in order to ensure they are current with all utilized systems and technologies.
• Developed, monitored, and updated software components within the core component library. • Consolidated and organized group knowledge into a valuable internal wiki and assisted with new hire setup. • Simplified development process by designing and implementing an object-oriented command-line interface with Python for the purpose of obtaining and modifying items on our Jira server. • Assisted in the coordination of the site’s Improvement Project process, involving more than 500 employees.
Autoliv – Leading supplier of automotive safety systems - Software Team – 1 year - Hardware Team – 1 year •Reduced development time of state machines from 24 man-hours to two man-hours by designing and implementing an add-in for design software to convert state machine models to C code. • Support hardware team with design, layout, and testing of braking module electronics • Designed six-layer PCB adapter board to expand capabilities of previous product ◦ Lead project through concept, design, layout/routing, purchasing, and implementation Personal Development: • Greatly improved interpersonal skills • Written and verbal communication with team and upper management