John Murray

Principal Software Engineer @VGS

🔥 Startup Founder✔️ ITBusiness OwnerSolution Integrator💼 C-level ExecutiveCTO🧨 ConsultingSystem ArchitectBackend DeveloperDevOpsProject ManagerWeb DeveloperDatabase DeveloperAdvisorSecurity Analyst

As a Principal Software Engineer at VGS, I have led various successful software development projects, implementing innovative solutions that have significantly improved operational efficiency. I have also played a pivotal role in the design and development of key software applications, contributing to the company's growth. My expertise in various programming languages and agile methodologies has allowed me to mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative environment. Furthermore, I have consistently ensured the delivery of high-quality, secure, and efficient software systems, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction.

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Work Background

VGSPrincipal Software Engineer, Payments

Feb. 2024Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States · Remote

TechnomanciFreelance Platform/Software Engineer

Dec. 2023Colorado Springs, CO · RemoteHelping businesses reduce costs with cloud infrastructure, eliminate wasted engineering hours through streamlining software development processes and approaches, and automating toil that gets in the way of engineers getting things done. What would your business do with 20% more engineering hours to focus on product development instead of toil in software deployments, releases, and other bottlenecks to the development process?

Treasure FinancialPrincipal Architect/Head of Platform Engineering

Mar. 2023 - Dec. 2023Colorado Springs, Colorado, United StatesShifting focus to help continue the design and implementation of innovative tools in the Treasury Management space.

Treasure FinancialHead of Engineering

Jun. 2020 - Mar. 2023Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States · RemoteActively building and leading a team of top-quality JS developers and cloud/infrastructure engineers to create applications, tools, and insights to assist small to mid-size businesses in financial management. Selected Achievements: * Grew the engineering team from the ground up through targeted recruiting. * Optimized team performance by coaching software engineers of all levels and mentoring engineering managers. * Supported the growth of a fintech from $0 assets under management to $350M+ in under a year. * Transformed $150K per month in liabilities to $120K per month in revenue by spearheading the implementation of technical integration with a banking partner

TechnomanciTechnical Lead Developer

Dec. 2019 - Jun. 2020Colorado Springs, Colorado, United StatesProvided software development services and consulting on full lifecycle technical processes and software platforms. Collaborated with project staff and clients to understand and design technical solutions to solve complex business challenges. Selected Achievements: * Expanded the engineering organization from a single engineer to 15 full-time engineers. * Strengthened the engineering team by developing a hiring program designed to test engineers of all levels in order to recruit the most highly skilled professionals. * Optimized observability, security, and software engineering productivity and quality by conducting technical and business case assessment of various technology partners.

SweetVP of Engineering

Apr. 2018 - Feb. 2020Colorado Springs, Colorado AreaLed and grew the engineering and technical operations team for this small startup while contributing by creating and deploying new features and services. Selected Achievements: * Empowered technical teams to bring the best of breed technologies and approaches to increase brand loyalty and retention among Sweet users. * Optimized the Sweet mobile app, written in NativeScript/Typescript, through ongoing development and testing. * Improved sales and customer support by developing internal account management tools in Angular, as well as VueJS/Typescript and Laravel (PHP MVC framework), resulting in increased profitability. * Designed, implemented, and managed the operation of a microservices platform on modern tooling on AWS.

DecisionaryCo Founder

Feb. 2007 - Apr. 2018Colorado Springs, Colorado AreaFounded and led the development team for this custom web/application development and digital marketing consulting agency focused on helping customers utilize the internet to drive brand awareness and boost sales of products and services. Selected Achievements: * Increased sales for numerous small to mid-size businesses by designing and developing custom applications and digital marketing strategies focused on the user experience. * Provided project management and technical leadership to create customized email marketing campaigns and landing page redesign to boost click through and conversion rates.

PeerlystChief Technology Officer

Mar. 2015 - Jun. 2015Greater Denver AreaAs the CTO of Peerlyst I continued much of the work that I had been doing as a VP of engineering, and also expanded my focus to consider our positioning, opportunities for our technology, and other broader business-meets-technology concerns.

PeerlystVP of Engineering

Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2015Greater Denver AreaI helped to design and implement both the backend restful service platform, and the frontend angular.js/reactjs application that became the core of the Peerlyst community platform, while leading a small team of engineers in these efforts.

TravelportSenior lead java engineer

Jun. 2013 - Apr. 2014

CenturyLinkLead Software Developer

May. 2010 - May. 2013Lead Web Developer/Liason to IT for the Consumer eBusiness Team. JavaScript and architectural SME for eBusiness Operations

Flyinaway Travel Technologies LLCChief Technology Officer

Oct. 2010 - Jan. 2012Platform Design, Analysis, Development. I do it all!

TekSystemsSenior Sofftware Engineer/Technical Lead for MyCricket project

Apr. 2009 - Apr. 2010

Kaango LLC/Medianews GroupSenior Software Engineer

Aug. 2008 - Apr. 2009

720x Inc.Lead Developer

Jan. 2008 - Aug. 2008720x is a contracted web development company.

Dragon Media Online, Inc.Web Developer/Software Engineer/DBA

Feb. 2008 - Jul. 2008I have joined the engineering team at Dragon Media Online, and am working with their backend php code in an attempt to leverage my current web knowledge for their benefit, adding new and innovative features to their products.

McClatchy InteractiveUED Developer

Oct. 2006 - Mar. 2008

Griffon Properties Inc.Software Developer/Lead Programmer

Jan. 2000 - Jul. 2006Development on contracted programming projects, team organization.

Lodge CasinoNight Auditor

Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2005