📈 Experience

Sammons Financial Group Companies
Dec 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 5 mos · Full-time · West Des Moines / Des Moines, Iowa
IT Manager
Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 moWest Des Moines · Hybrid

Technical product owner for over sixty proprietary, business-critical applications and leader of development & delivery team serving eleven business product owners.

Systems Analyst 4
Jan 2023 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 4 mosWest Des Moines · Remote

Senior engineering role designing and implementing complex enterprise systems solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Java (Spring), Angular, and Python.

Team Lead
Oct 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 4 mosWest Des Moines · Hybrid

Leadership role with daily development and delivery expectations. Personnel management of development & delivery team. Responsible for delivering critical system solutions. Oversaw project delivery and mentored junior developers.

System Analyst 3
Dec 2017 – Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mosDes Moines · Hybrid

Analyzed and implemented enterprise system solutions. Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver technical implementations. Onboarding for junior developers and contract development teams.

Automed.io
2016 – 2017 · 1 yr · Full-time · Australia · Remote
Engineering Director

Product owner for sofware and firmware, and leader for engineering teams. Responsible for management of the core platforms, productdelivery systems, and patent documentation, ensuring alignment from design through implementation and maintenance.

TPI-The Printer Inc.
2012 – 2017 · Des Moines, Iowa
Software Engineer
2017 · Less than a yearRemote · Freelance

Delivered freelance software engineering leveraging Azure, workflow management systems, and a broad range of technologies.

Director of Mobile Development
2012 – 2014 · 2 yrsOn-site · Full-time

Designed and developed the very first mobile app and platform to allow casinos to run targeted digital advertising campaigns as well and digitally deliver vouchers and player perks.

Trackwired
Sep 2016 – May 2017 · 9 mos · Full-time · Fayetteville, AR · Remote
Software Engineer

Built training calendar and social networking system for the training platform. Solutions were produced using AngularJS and .NET.

BI WORLDWIDE
2014 – 2016 · 2 yrs · Full-time · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid
Integration Engineer

Developed gamification-driven integration solutions using Redux across a suite of employee engagement and incentive platforms.

DuPont
2013 – 2014 · 1 yr · Contract · Johnston, Iowa · On-site
Frontend Developer (Encira; View, Stand, Nitrogen)

Built data displays and management interfaces for web and mobile agricultural management tools including the Encira View, Stand, and Nitrogen applications using AngularJS and .NET Framework.

Visionary Services, Inc.
2008 – 2012 · 4 yrs · Full-time · Des Moines Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
Full Stack Developer

Built full-stack web applications with a focus on metadata management and web analytics across a variety of client projects.

Wells Fargo
2005 – 2008 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Des Moines, Ames · Hybrid
Technical Service Specialist 3
2006 – 2008 · 2 yrsFull-time

Provided senior-level technical support, handling complex escalations and delivering high-quality resolutions for banking systems.

Technical Service Specialist 2
2006 · Less than a yearFull-time

Delivered technical support to clients and internal stakeholders, progressing rapidly to Specialist 3 within the same year.

Technical Service Specialist
2005 – 2006 · 1 yr

Front-line technical support for banking systems, building a foundation in enterprise support operations.

Panorama Community Schools
2001 – 2005 · 4 yrs · Panora, Iowa · Hybrid
System Admin, Web Developer

Managed and supported the local network, provided desktop support for both PC and Mac systems during the school year, and maintained the district website over the summer.

25+
Years Experience
8.5
Years at Sammons
15
Roles Held

⭐ Core Competencies

Team Leadership Project Management System Architecture Enterprise Solutions Technical Strategy IT Management Mentoring Stakeholder Management Operational Efficiency Workflow Optimization Network Administration Desktop Support Product Development Patent Documentation Firmware Ownership

💻 Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks

.NET / C# JavaScript TypeScript React Redux Angular AngularJS Node.js Express Java Spring PHP Laravel Zend Framework Perl Bash Objective-C Swift

Databases

MSSQL / T-SQL MySQL Oracle MongoDB

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Microsoft Azure Azure DevOps Systems Design IT Operations Jenkins BitBucket Jira

Specializations

Full Stack Development Workflow Management Integration Engineering Gamification Web Analytics Metadata
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