Experience

PublicSq.
• Uganda
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Software Engineering Manager

  • Sep 2023 - Present


PRETTY GOOD CONFERENCES

• United States
• Research Services

• President

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  I was co-founder and president of a startup organization dedicated to foster a community of technical professionals through annual events engagements. I collaborated in establishing the goals and vision with oversight of strategic planning and execution of the conferences. I leveraged the relationships built from these events to establish a network that drove excellence, accountability and competency across colleagues in the relevant industries. I also created technical training and development… Show more I was co-founder and president of a startup organization dedicated to foster a community of technical professionals through annual events engagements. I collaborated in establishing the goals and vision with oversight of strategic planning and execution of the conferences. I leveraged the relationships built from these events to establish a network that drove excellence, accountability and competency across colleagues in the relevant industries. I also created technical training and development opportunities in support of drives to enable and equip participants in preparation for new or emerging technologies. Conferences: G8 Conf (Groovy & Grails), MidwestJS, Gr8Ladies, User Groups (multiple) Show less I was co-founder and president of a startup organization dedicated to foster a community of technical professionals through annual events engagements. I collaborated in establishing the goals and vision with oversight of strategic planning and execution of the conferences. I leveraged the relationships built from these events to establish a network that drove excellence, accountability and competency across colleagues in the relevant industries. I also created technical training and development… Show more I was co-founder and president of a startup organization dedicated to foster a community of technical professionals through annual events engagements. I collaborated in establishing the goals and vision with oversight of strategic planning and execution of the conferences. I leveraged the relationships built from these events to establish a network that drove excellence, accountability and competency across colleagues in the relevant industries. I also created technical training and development opportunities in support of drives to enable and equip participants in preparation for new or emerging technologies. Conferences: G8 Conf (Groovy & Grails), MidwestJS, Gr8Ladies, User Groups (multiple) Show less


Synoptic Data PBC
• United States
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director Of Engineering

  • Aug 2022 - Jun 2023


Shipt

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Engineering Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  I was recruited to join the technology division of the start-up recently acquired by Target Corporation to lead the full cycle development and system optimization. My teams execute the development of the enterprise system and we are applying machine learning to utilizing the consumer insights in the platform. Our high-profile projects leverage data to drive improvements in the customer experience and overall profitability of the business. My role is always to serve as the link between the… Show more I was recruited to join the technology division of the start-up recently acquired by Target Corporation to lead the full cycle development and system optimization. My teams execute the development of the enterprise system and we are applying machine learning to utilizing the consumer insights in the platform. Our high-profile projects leverage data to drive improvements in the customer experience and overall profitability of the business. My role is always to serve as the link between the development teams, the leadership, and partners to drive momentum to meet the key milestones. A few of my recent achievements include: • Lead a team of 12 geographically dispersed engineers through the full project and product lifecycles. • Analyze key metrics and manage people to their strengths to enable results in a rapid growth environment. • Plans and implements technical and engineering priorities to ensure the completion of projects on time. • Report to the senior leadership regularly to provide clear project updates on complex technical projects. Technologies used: Go, Python, MySQL, Cassandra, Kafka Show less I was recruited to join the technology division of the start-up recently acquired by Target Corporation to lead the full cycle development and system optimization. My teams execute the development of the enterprise system and we are applying machine learning to utilizing the consumer insights in the platform. Our high-profile projects leverage data to drive improvements in the customer experience and overall profitability of the business. My role is always to serve as the link between the… Show more I was recruited to join the technology division of the start-up recently acquired by Target Corporation to lead the full cycle development and system optimization. My teams execute the development of the enterprise system and we are applying machine learning to utilizing the consumer insights in the platform. Our high-profile projects leverage data to drive improvements in the customer experience and overall profitability of the business. My role is always to serve as the link between the development teams, the leadership, and partners to drive momentum to meet the key milestones. A few of my recent achievements include: • Lead a team of 12 geographically dispersed engineers through the full project and product lifecycles. • Analyze key metrics and manage people to their strengths to enable results in a rapid growth environment. • Plans and implements technical and engineering priorities to ensure the completion of projects on time. • Report to the senior leadership regularly to provide clear project updates on complex technical projects. Technologies used: Go, Python, MySQL, Cassandra, Kafka Show less



SmartThings

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2022

  As the Engineering Manager, I led the engineering team in the IoT division of Samsung that built and improved solutions across the massive platforms using large scale data. I stepped in wherever needed to make the technical product roadmap and strategy a reality in the global enterprise. This means creating and communicating the vision with clarity to diverse stakeholders to build and maintain buy-in through the full lifecycle. I also partnered across the enterprise to ensure alignment of the… Show more As the Engineering Manager, I led the engineering team in the IoT division of Samsung that built and improved solutions across the massive platforms using large scale data. I stepped in wherever needed to make the technical product roadmap and strategy a reality in the global enterprise. This means creating and communicating the vision with clarity to diverse stakeholders to build and maintain buy-in through the full lifecycle. I also partnered across the enterprise to ensure alignment of the technology with the business goals. Technologies used: Java, DynamoDB, AWS Aurora, Cassandra, Kafka A few of my wins were: • Scaled the IoT platform by leading the team through developments that enabled growth of device integrations from 85,000 to 185M+ and transaction requests from 40,000 per second to 180,000. • Led and collaborated in tests and evaluations to resolve system latency and scalability challenges. • Managed multiple high-profile technical projects at a time with ownership of the results. • Traveled to Korea regularly to work with Samsung executives to drive enterprise integration strategies across business lines that created a cohesive customer experience and brand loyalty. • Coordinated with partners and key resources to execute the integration strategy for the enterprise platform.

• Staff Engineer

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2017

  I joined the home automation solutions provider as staff engineer who worked with IoT solutions developments teams for the Samsung ecosystem. I provided hands-on support to technical projects from requirements gathering to the production phases. I served as technical lead of microservice optimizations crucial to efficient functioning of the systems' event-driven architecture. I collaborated with multiple levels and functions across the division to report and coordinate on project progress… Show more I joined the home automation solutions provider as staff engineer who worked with IoT solutions developments teams for the Samsung ecosystem. I provided hands-on support to technical projects from requirements gathering to the production phases. I served as technical lead of microservice optimizations crucial to efficient functioning of the systems' event-driven architecture. I collaborated with multiple levels and functions across the division to report and coordinate on project progress. Migrated services from MariaDB to NoSQL data stores like DynamoDB and Cassandra in a real time, zero downtime environment. Technologies used: Java, DynamoDB, AWS Aurora, Cassandra, Kafka, Ratpack, Micronaut, Spring Boot, Groovy, SQS, SNS



Object Partners, Inc.

• Principal Consultant

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2015

  In addition to being a consultant, I led Object Partners Groovy and Grails training department. I built training programs on Groovy and Grails. I flew around the country training companies on Groovy and Grails. Target(Consultant) ● Worked on the Buy Online, Pick up in Store projects (Flexible Fulfillment). ● Designed multiple Cassandra databases to store product information. Created processes to load nightly product inventory batch files from legacy database to Cassandra. ● Lead… Show more In addition to being a consultant, I led Object Partners Groovy and Grails training department. I built training programs on Groovy and Grails. I flew around the country training companies on Groovy and Grails. Target(Consultant) ● Worked on the Buy Online, Pick up in Store projects (Flexible Fulfillment). ● Designed multiple Cassandra databases to store product information. Created processes to load nightly product inventory batch files from legacy database to Cassandra. ● Lead developer on a Grails website to search product searches and inventory allocation per store. ● Implemented new RESTful web services in Grails using DB2, Cassandra, and backend SOAP web services. Confluence Marketing (Consultant) ● Built a website using for sales people to be able to rate farm animals and suggest supplements. ● Created a Grails RESTful microservice that served data to both an Angular.js web app and a mobile app built with Ionic. ● Created frontend in Angular.js ● Built PDF reports using Grails, Angular and PhantomJS TicketFly (Consultant) ● Upgraded large website from Grails 1.3.6 to 2.4 ● Helped architect the migration from a monolithic app to several microservices. ● Implemented microservices in Grails that communicated via REST Show less In addition to being a consultant, I led Object Partners Groovy and Grails training department. I built training programs on Groovy and Grails. I flew around the country training companies on Groovy and Grails. Target(Consultant) ● Worked on the Buy Online, Pick up in Store projects (Flexible Fulfillment). ● Designed multiple Cassandra databases to store product information. Created processes to load nightly product inventory batch files from legacy database to Cassandra. ● Lead… Show more In addition to being a consultant, I led Object Partners Groovy and Grails training department. I built training programs on Groovy and Grails. I flew around the country training companies on Groovy and Grails. Target(Consultant) ● Worked on the Buy Online, Pick up in Store projects (Flexible Fulfillment). ● Designed multiple Cassandra databases to store product information. Created processes to load nightly product inventory batch files from legacy database to Cassandra. ● Lead developer on a Grails website to search product searches and inventory allocation per store. ● Implemented new RESTful web services in Grails using DB2, Cassandra, and backend SOAP web services. Confluence Marketing (Consultant) ● Built a website using for sales people to be able to rate farm animals and suggest supplements. ● Created a Grails RESTful microservice that served data to both an Angular.js web app and a mobile app built with Ionic. ● Created frontend in Angular.js ● Built PDF reports using Grails, Angular and PhantomJS TicketFly (Consultant) ● Upgraded large website from Grails 1.3.6 to 2.4 ● Helped architect the migration from a monolithic app to several microservices. ● Implemented microservices in Grails that communicated via REST Show less



ReachLocal

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Nov 2010 - Apr 2013

  ● Supported and developed a Grails website that helps small market businesses manage their online presence. The website has grown from Grails 1.3 to 2.1.3. The site uses MySQL and Cassandra datastores. ● Created a syndication service to post content to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ● Integrated with a 3rd party api to gather search rank data for urls and keywords ● Integrated with Yext api to post a business’ address and contact information to various listing services ● Contributed… Show more ● Supported and developed a Grails website that helps small market businesses manage their online presence. The website has grown from Grails 1.3 to 2.1.3. The site uses MySQL and Cassandra datastores. ● Created a syndication service to post content to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ● Integrated with a 3rd party api to gather search rank data for urls and keywords ● Integrated with Yext api to post a business’ address and contact information to various listing services ● Contributed to Grails plugins, Cassandra ORM and Cassandra Astyanax ● Lead architectural discussions and code reviews. ● Created a Geb, a web driver wrapper, test suite for browser automation testing Show less ● Supported and developed a Grails website that helps small market businesses manage their online presence. The website has grown from Grails 1.3 to 2.1.3. The site uses MySQL and Cassandra datastores. ● Created a syndication service to post content to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ● Integrated with a 3rd party api to gather search rank data for urls and keywords ● Integrated with Yext api to post a business’ address and contact information to various listing services ● Contributed… Show more ● Supported and developed a Grails website that helps small market businesses manage their online presence. The website has grown from Grails 1.3 to 2.1.3. The site uses MySQL and Cassandra datastores. ● Created a syndication service to post content to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ● Integrated with a 3rd party api to gather search rank data for urls and keywords ● Integrated with Yext api to post a business’ address and contact information to various listing services ● Contributed to Grails plugins, Cassandra ORM and Cassandra Astyanax ● Lead architectural discussions and code reviews. ● Created a Geb, a web driver wrapper, test suite for browser automation testing Show less



United Healthcare

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Developer

  • Apr 2001 - Nov 2010

  ● Started team using Continuous Integration and JUnit. JUnit tests are now run for every build and the build will not complete unless all the test pass and code coverage has not decreased. ● Lead, designed, developed, implemented and maintained accumulator sharing system using Java, Groovy, Intellij/Eclipse, JUnit, Perl, and Korn shell. ● Lead, designed, developed Grails web application to allow the tracking of files, processing of errors, and the schedule of files ● Started the… Show more ● Started team using Continuous Integration and JUnit. JUnit tests are now run for every build and the build will not complete unless all the test pass and code coverage has not decreased. ● Lead, designed, developed, implemented and maintained accumulator sharing system using Java, Groovy, Intellij/Eclipse, JUnit, Perl, and Korn shell. ● Lead, designed, developed Grails web application to allow the tracking of files, processing of errors, and the schedule of files ● Started the conversion of Perl scripts to Java, allowing the team to increase code coverage from less than 10% to greater than 50% in 8 months ● Converted C middleware of a legacy 3 tier application to Java ● Developed a telephony system using Voice at Work and Conversant 8.0 development tools and Oracle, which allowed mental health providers to submit patient information to obtain an authorization for services Show less ● Started team using Continuous Integration and JUnit. JUnit tests are now run for every build and the build will not complete unless all the test pass and code coverage has not decreased. ● Lead, designed, developed, implemented and maintained accumulator sharing system using Java, Groovy, Intellij/Eclipse, JUnit, Perl, and Korn shell. ● Lead, designed, developed Grails web application to allow the tracking of files, processing of errors, and the schedule of files ● Started the… Show more ● Started team using Continuous Integration and JUnit. JUnit tests are now run for every build and the build will not complete unless all the test pass and code coverage has not decreased. ● Lead, designed, developed, implemented and maintained accumulator sharing system using Java, Groovy, Intellij/Eclipse, JUnit, Perl, and Korn shell. ● Lead, designed, developed Grails web application to allow the tracking of files, processing of errors, and the schedule of files ● Started the conversion of Perl scripts to Java, allowing the team to increase code coverage from less than 10% to greater than 50% in 8 months ● Converted C middleware of a legacy 3 tier application to Java ● Developed a telephony system using Voice at Work and Conversant 8.0 development tools and Oracle, which allowed mental health providers to submit patient information to obtain an authorization for services Show less


United Behavioral Health
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Software Developer

  • Apr 2001 - Nov 2010


C.H. Robinson

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developer

  • May 2000 - Nov 2000

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