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KiewitSoftware Engineering Consultant
Mar. 2023Urbandale, Iowa, United States
GeonetricVP of Technology
Mar. 2022 - Dec. 2022
GeonetricTechnical Product Director
Jan. 2021 - Mar. 2022Creating a multi-year product road map. Reducing technical debt while continuing to deliver customer value. Aligning team financials to company objectives.
GeonetricPrincipal Software Engineer
Oct. 2020 - Jan. 2021Urbandale, Iowa, United States
Professional Project Partners, Inc. (P3)Technical Lead
Mar. 2020 - Oct. 2020Urbandale, Iowa, United States
GyldOverseas Software Engineering Coordinator
Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2020Des Moines, Iowa Area
GrocerKeySolutions Architect
Nov. 2018 - Oct. 2019Des Moines, Iowa AreaBreaking down every step of the customer life cycle, from pre-sales meetings to contract signing to pilot launch to full-store roll out to support and customer success. From there, building processes around who needed to be involved and how we structured each phase for the best outcome of the customer and the company. Assisting with the software development methodology, implementing design reviews and championing iterative and test driven development, all while managing our 8 grocery customers.
Hy-Vee, Inc.Product Owner
Jul. 2018 - Oct. 2018Grimes, IowaHelping transform and innovate the way retail and technology interact while maintaining focus on serving the customer.
VentureSHOTMicro Lender
Sep. 2017 - Mar. 2020Greater Chicago AreaLoaning money to emerging startups to bridge the gap between a milestone (a software release, a launch party, etc) and earning revenue. Companies invested in to date:
Givenly
Scrub30
EarlyBird Software
VentureSHOT Current prospects:
Fan Food
Berkley Technology Services (a Berkley Company)Team Lead
Aug. 2017 - Jun. 2018Urbandale, IAActing as a servant leader to continue growing the Claimtrak application while aligning the development staff to their strengths and helping them achieve their career goals. • Creating an environment in which failure is encouraged and learning is accelerated.
• Forecasting staffing levels to keep product costs affordable while providing excellent customer service.
• Developing a career roadmap to enable Engineers to become Senior Engineers.
• Reducing redundant and obsolete support practices to improve product supportability.
Berkley Technology Services (a Berkley Company)Sr. Software Engineer
May. 2014 - Aug. 2017Urbandale, IAServing as the technology lead for the corporate claims product, Claimtrak, which is using AngularJS, WebAPI2, C# and SQL Server 2015, as well as SSIS jobs to build a reporting data mart. • Shepherding the introduction of test driven development to improve product quality.
• Defining build environments, creating release schedules, and improving deployment processes.
• Developing and implementing an annual system roadmap.
• Integrating with corporate enterprise technologies, such as BPM and Message Broker.
Robert Half TechnologySalaried Professional Services Consultant
Feb. 2014 - May. 2014Middleton, WIRobert Half's salaried professional service is comprised of technology experts and IT consultants who are available for longer-term IT projects when you need optimum productivity without disruption to your own workforce. My sole client, Hiebing, was a cutting-edge ad agency in downtown Madison. I helped launch the new www.saris.com.
BlueTree NetworkLead Web Developer
Oct. 2012 - Feb. 2014Madison, WIBlueTree Network is a healthcare IT consulting firm with a fresh, innovative approach to HIT consulting. Our vision is to improve healthcare by revolutionizing two key facets of the industry: how the most talented experts are identified, and how those experts connect and collaborate to achieve far more than they could on their own. We’ve created an online community that gives the most talented HIT professionals the opportunity to gain recognition, find great projects, and blaze their own career path. This allows us to provide creative, flexible, and ultimately superior services to our clients. Developing and implementing a Q&A Platform using Ember.JS, C# and ASP.NET in Visual Studio 2012 and SQL Server 2008 R2.
Verona Area Needs NetworkWeb Site Committee
Jul. 2012 - May. 2013Verona, WIVerona Area Needs Network (VANN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping our neighbors in the Verona Area School District by providing resources to meet basic needs while promoting dignity and inspiring hope. I am currently serving on the committee to choose a local company to redesign our web site.
Employee Benefits CorporationConsultant
Nov. 2011 - Mar. 2013Madison, WIHighlights
• Service Architecture/Nondiscrimination Testing
• IRS $2,500 Health Care Maximum Limit
• Snapshot Billing
• Pay the Provider
• Health Savings Account
Springs Window FashionsMES Developer
Oct. 2011 - Feb. 2012Middleton, WIHighlights
• Creating a Windows CE pad device for use in Menard's stores to assist associates with cutting blinds. Visit the Budget Blinds display at any local Menard's store and you can see my work.
• Creating an online debit memo application that will be used by every department in the company to track returned goods.
• Assisting in automating the blind manufacturing process to reduce scrap and WIP and increase throughput.
TDS Telecommunications Corp.Contractor
Jul. 2011 - Sep. 2011Madison, WIHighlights
• Creating a WCF service to dispense consistent infrastructure data across the organization
• Designing and coding a web-based application to consume the service
Parmasters Golf Training CentersMadison Area Developer - Links Golf Cafe
Aug. 2009 - May. 2011Links Golf Café is the world’s first “eatertainment” franchise that combines the fun, social, and practical aspects of advanced indoor golf and internet technologies with a golf-themed, deliciously satisfying and made-to-order menu based on the latest innovations in fast-casual dining, all wrapped in a warm, inviting and uniquely modern décor. Highlights
• Completing business plan and pro-forma, showing 8-15% return
• Building database of more than 1,300 prospective members
• Signing up more than 100 members prior to scheduled opening
Employee Benefits CorporationSoftware Engineering Team Lead
May. 2005 - Jun. 2011Using Team Foundation Server to track the progress of large software development projects as well as monthly patch releases. Designing and architecting solutions using patterns and object-oriented design best practices, such as UML. Developing and implementing solutions using C# and ASP.NET in Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2010. Highlights
• Leading the consolidation of two legacy systems to one enterprise platform using .NET Framework 4.0, C# & ASP.NET and SQL Server 2010
• Creating a command-based queue using MSMQ and WCF to handle large repetitive operations with guaranteed delivery, immediate client response time, and back-end management and exception logging
• Creating online self-service tools using ASP.NET and AJAX for clients to renew their plans on an annual basis using the above command-based queue
Federated InsuranceProgrammer/Analyst
Jun. 2002 - Mar. 2005Designing and architecting solutions using patterns and object-oriented design best practices, such as UML. Developing and implementing solutions using VB.NET in Visual Studio 2000 and COBOL & CICS. Highlights
• Creating a data transfer layer using VB.NET to interpret the results of COBOL service calls
• Creating a workflow front end using VB.NET and web services to interact with the company’s workflow and task management software
• Completing several object-oriented design and VB.NET training courses
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