Jordan Homsy-Harris

Manger of Software Engineering at Morningstar

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Software development professional and MBA with experience in many different technologies and aspects of development. Looking to leverage an MBA degree to create more value for clients as a technology expert and consultant. Particularly interested in UI Design and data management, with direct experience in using the Microsoft stack (MSSQL, .Net, React, etc) as well as many other languages and frameworks.

Experience

  • Manager of Software Engineering at Morningstar
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Lead an international team of 10 developers and QA engineers from Associate to Principal level, including career development, recruiting, training, and culture Delivered an internal application leading to a 50% increase in analyst-driven ratings coverage, along with 0 published ratings errors and a smooth transition between applications Collaborated across the organization on cross-platform initiatives using various machine learning technologies Successfully managed a merge of two teams while retaining a consistent delivery and quality

  • Morningstar (Chicago, Illinois, United States · Remote)
    • Lead Software Engineer
      2022 - 2023 · 1 yr

      Transitioned to a pre-launch application built on Vue.js, Python, MySQL, Docker, and various AWS components Established best practices around processes and development while retaining throughput Utilized prior subject matter expertise to accelerate delivery

    • Senior Software Engineer
      2020 - 2022 · 2 yrs

      Worked as a full-stack engineer primarily on a large system for consuming and distributing data across the company utilizing Vue.js, ASP.NET Core, MSSQL Server, AWS, and Kafka Led a technical data audit and reconciliation project correcting 2 years worth of data and increasing historical data visibility and procedural quality across multiple teams Assumed project management and scrum master duties, and automated much of the process to increase reporting and decrease time spent in meetings for the entire team

  • Senior Application Developer at DMC Engineering
    Aug 2012 - Aug 2020 · 8 yrs 1 mo

    Developed primarily on the Microsoft stack, including Azure, ASP.NET Core and MVC, MSSQL Server, Dynamics CRM, Office 365, Windows Forms/UWP desktop app development, and SharePoint 2007-2019 Directly managed and mentored team members across software, firmware, and hardware service areas Designed, quoted, and executed proposals for clients, including intranet redesigns, SharePoint implementations, and custom application development Developed and led numerous internal training courses in subjects including Database Concepts, increasing the breadth of projects that employees could complete

  • Software Analyst and Developer at Epic
    Aug 2009 - Aug 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Designed and deployed a generic surveying tool for interviews using a combination of jQuery for UI and SQL for data storage and reporting. Supported all aspects of the internal employee management ASP.NET website. Upgraded website security to use a SQL-based permissions schema. Developed .NET and SSIS solutions to automate various administrative tasks. Streamlined the team’s development process by utilizing CC.NET and SVN.

  • Michigan State University (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Student Assistant
      Aug 2007 - May 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Assisted students with math problems ranging from algebra to differential equations. Administered exams and graded students' work.

    • ECE Professorial Assistant
      Aug 2006 - Feb 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Tackled various research projects including construction of a home-made ECG machine; Conducted bio-instrumentation research for the creation of a lab course