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Software Development Engineer @ Amazon Working on the Advertising Platform. There are still openings in Austin, TX Austin, Texas AreaPrincipal Engineer @ Fred Loya Insurance Agency * Creating best practices and guidelines for migrating to microservice architecture using Kubernetes on private VMWare cloud* Create proof of concepts and architecture for transitioning and upgrading existing legacy systems* Improved performance of internal web services by over 400% by reducing connectivity times and increasing concurrency between applications with better than five nine availability* Provide assistance and feedback to Senior and Junior developers on creating robust applications for cloud environments* Establishing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines in cloud infrastructure for improving current software development lifecycle* Created foundation for configuration management for System Administrator using Ansible playbooks for managing cloud infrastructure* Building applications such as REST and SOAP APIs, Batch processes, and web sites using various programming languages and frameworks From March 2016 to March 2017 (1 year 1 month) San Antonio, Texas AreaSoftware Development Manager @ Fred Loya Insurance Technologies Used: Java, Tomcat, Grails, LAMP, IBM I-Series, DB2, Puppet, C#, VB, MSSQL, RabbitMQ, Zend Framework, MongoDB, Git, SVNCreated new web department then built and managed small team of developers.Established and enforced coding standards and unit testing to meet challenges of writing enterprise software.Managed projects and worked with department directors to create software tools and solve complex problems.Architected new internal intranet for managing insurance policies, running reports, managing IT, and HR.Built paperless document record system by integrating with Topaz hardware to capture signatures. From July 2010 to March 2013 (2 years 9 months) El Paso, Texas AreaWeb/Software Developer @ Stanton Street Technology Group Technologies Used: Windows Servers (2000 & 2003), IIS, MSSQL, LAMP, Plesk, MXLogic, Javascript, jQuery, REST, SOAP Full Stack web developer (Frontend, Backend, Server Admin)Managed dedicated servers for hosting DNS, web, and email.Took initiative to migrate over 50 web sites from Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2003 for cost savings.Created a unique solution using Twitter to communicate server availability to customers.Built and maintained multiple ecommerce websites by integrating with various APIs.Performed customer service by working with customers to troubleshoot and investigate problems. From July 2008 to 2010 (2 years) El Paso, Texas AreaFreelance Web and Graphic Design @ Self Employed Technologies Used: LAMP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, Adobe Creative SuiteBuilt various types of web sites for small to medium businesses.Managed entire project life cycle of building new websites from concept to deployment.Designed advertisements, logos, cartoon characters, and book cover designs for companies. From 2006 to 2008 (2 years) Squad Leader, Army Sergeant @ US Army Secret Security ClearanceLed a squad of five soldiers into combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maintained operational readiness of combat equipment worth millions of dollars.Performed monthly performance reviews and counseling of soldiers to ensure team was physically and mentally prepared for stresses of combat.Developed intensive training schedules to meet operational readiness and always led team to exceed in meeting Army standards.Awarded many medals for going above and beyond the call of duty. From June 2003 to June 2006 (3 years 1 month) Operator/Maintainer Patriot Missiles @ US Army Graduated as Distinguish Honor Graduate in Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training.Performed essential combat role for the company as primary fire control operator. From July 2000 to July 2003 (3 years 1 month) El Paso, Texas AreaQuality Engineering Manager @ Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud company Technologies Used: Python, Java, Ruby, Grails, GitRecognized for technical excellence by winning the Rackspace IO Award for new innovations and helping company become more competitive in market.Mentor software developers and non-technical managers by creating new training sessions to teach software development practices and various web technologies.Provide technical guidance and consulting to multiple teams on efficient development practices in agile environment and on achieving continuous integration and delivery.Implemented new software unit and integration tests into existing applications to assist teams with troubleshooting and regression testing.Created proof of concept technologies to demonstrate actionable items to improve performance of applications and productivity. San Antonio, Texas AreaSoftware Developer in Test @ Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud company Technologies Used: Python, Java, Ruby, NodeJS, MongoDB, Redis Jenkins, Docker, PhantomJS, GitRefactored existing test suites to be more efficient to write and manage for testing a rapidly changing web site.Leveraged new technologies such as Docker to create publicly available open source project for managing Selenium Grid see pip package “dsgrid”.Created tools for testing frontend websites such as web crawlers, screenshot comparison tools, and CI/CD tools. See open source pip package “browler” for browser automated web crawler.Worked directly with developers on code reviews and provide guidance on software development and testing.Leveraged cloud environments to build distributed systems for testing applications. San Antonio, Texas Area