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955 Traci Ln. Akron, OH 44321

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Education

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, Oxford, OH

  • Degree: Bachelor’s Degree of Applied Science, major in Computer Science, and Bachelor’s Degree in Arts, major in Systems Analysis with a special interest in microbiology
  • Major Courses Taken: Object Oriented C++, Software Engineering, Database design and implementation, COBOL Programming, PERL Programming, SQL, Computer Networking, Operating Systems, Oracle Database, Artificial Intelligence, Client Server Systems (JavaScript, UNIX/LINUX, mySQL, PHP, web design and implementation), Algorithms, Simulation, Computer Architecture, Visual Basic, Ethics in Computing, Analysis of Deterministic Systems, Analysis of Stochastic Systems, Calculus I and II, Discrete Math, Statistics for Scientists and Engineers, Technical Writing, Macroeconomics
  • Hands on technologist with experience in: Visual Studio 2003-2022, .NET Core, .NET 1.1-4.7, C#, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL and multi-tenancy and SQL Elastic Pool, Azure IOT Hub and Device Provisioning Service, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Media Services, ASP.NET MVC 4-5, Team Foundation Server, Azure DevOps, Continuous Integration, Azure, asynchronous patterns in C#, Media Services, Identity Service 4, Telerik Kendo UI, HTML5, MVVM pattern, MVVMLight, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, Ajax, LINQ, Entity Framework, code first and database first implementations, SQL Server 2000-2016, TSQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, Scrum, ReSharper, Winforms, ASP.NET, VB.NET, Design Patterns, Infragistics, Subversion, SourceSafe, LLBLGen Pro O/R mapping software, Enterprise Library, Composite Application Block, RedGate Ants Analysis Tools, Dotfuscator, CSLA, Crystal Reports, SSRS, Nuget, TeamCity, MSBuild, Agile Programming techniques, Design, analysis, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise applications, code reviews
  • Certifications: Professional Scrum Master, Professional Scrum Developer, Microsoft Certified Professional

Employment History

June 2013 – Present: President of Holeshot Software, LLC, Akron OH

  • Azure Cloud Engineer on large and complex microservice integration project to NetSuite and Salesforce, utilizing Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and Azure Service Bus.

August 2022 – Nov 2023: Software Engineering Consultant, Park Place Technologies, Ohio

  • Development Team Lead on large and complex microservice integration project to 3rd party and in-house systems.
    • Gathered requirements and helped design and implement integrations using Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, DevOps, CosmosDB, and SQL Server.

February 2017 – August 2022: Software Engineering Consultant, 360 Collaboration, Los Angeles, CA

  • Developer on IoT based portal for meeting room telemetry aggregation software utilizing an Azure cloud and multi-tenant architecture with heavy utilization of Azure Functions, Service Bus, IoT Hub, and Stream Analytics.
  • In charge of all Azure assets, DevOps, and subscriptions for the UCWorkspace portal project.

October 2015 – February 2017: Software Engineering Consultant, FirstEnergy, Akron OH

  • Scrum Master, tech lead, trainer, and mentor for a group of 8 developers to successfully lead a modernization of a legacy PowerBuilder/Oracle application to MVC and C#.

August 2015 – October 2016: Software Engineering Consultant, Collaboration Solutions, Inc., Sherman Oaks, CA

  • Architected, developed, and implemented, an internal .NET MVC application to manage license keys in Azure.

December 2014 – October 2015: Software Engineering Consultant, Bob Evans, New Albany OH

  • Writing and integrating a .NET application to gather customer information into an existing touch screen point of sale system and interface with their CRM via web services.
  • Writing and integrating a .NET interface to VeriFone Point encryption devices into the existing point of sale system. Went live at all 600 Bob Evans locations and made them one of 5 major restaurant chains to have credit card encryption in the US.

June 2013 – December 2014: Software Engineering Consultant, FirstEnergy, Akron OH

  • Member of several Scrum teams engaged in the successful conversion and application modernization of over 400 Lotus Notes applications to a C# MVC 4 stack using SQL Server 2012 and Oracle backbones.
  • Developed custom tooling that leveraged code generation, canonical design, and generic framework code to promote rapid development while maintaining a focus on quality.

June 2006 – June 2013: Architect Evangelist, TMW Systems Inc.

  • Part of a task force working directly with the Director of Operations to track down .NET memory and performance issues across the organization and make appropriate code changes.
  • Led a team to improve the technical code health of the organization by evangelizing solid practices and providing stable code components for consumption.

May 2003 – June 2006: Software Engineer, Sheakley Group

  • Designed, developed, and maintained a .NET enterprise application with a SQL Server backbone to replace an existing COBOL system.
  • Developed a smart client using agile programming techniques in conjunction with Microsoft’s Composite Application Block, Enterprise Library, and Visual Studio 2005.

Activities

  • CodeMash 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 attendee.
  • Founder/Organizer of DrinkRedForHaiti, raising over $500K to date for Akron Children’s Global Health Fund.
  • Organized fundraisers for sending doctors from Akron Children's Hospital to Kenya.
  • Held various leadership positions within Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity and Miami University Club Roller Hockey Team.
  • Active member of the Buckeye and Northern Ohio chapters of the BMW Car Club of America.