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Work Experience

• Senior Software Engineer (remote), EnergyNet

  Mar, 2023 - May, 20241 year 2 months

  • Increased platform stability through implementation of robust error handling and logging mechanisms

  • Streamlined development process, reducing feature delivery time through improved code review practices and documentation

  • Engaged in cross-functional collaboration, contributing to an increase in successfully implemented feature requests from stakeholders

• Software Developer (remote contract), The Perl Shop

  Aug, 2022 - Feb, 20236 months

  • Improved database query performance through optimized PostgreSQL queries and increased test coverage

  • Facilitated smooth transition to sharded database architecture, enabling an increase in customer capacity

  • Implemented code review best practices, leading to a reduction in post-deployment issues

• Senior Engineer (remote), Alert Logic

  Jan, 2022 - Aug, 20226 months

  • Resolved critical security vulnerabilities

  • Developed new WAF rules that increased threat detection accuracy

  • Streamlined bug fix process, reducing average resolution time

• Senior Software Developer (hybrid remote and on-site), Newfold Digital

  Oct, 2018 - Jan, 20223 years 3 months

  • Increased feature delivery velocity by architecting and implementing composable REST-based microservices

  • Optimized database queries, resulting in a decrease in page load times for high-traffic areas of the customer portal

  • Introduced containerization using Docker, improving deployment consistency and reducing environment setup time

• Developer II, cPanel

  Apr, 2016 - Oct, 20182 years 6 months

  • Implemented automatic email spam screening feature, reducing spam complaints for new user accounts

  • Developed user comment functionality for remote MySQL database configuration, improving collaboration among hosting clients

  • Optimized cPanel's backup system, reducing backup creation time for large accounts

• Software Engineer, ZipRecruiter

  Dec, 2014 - Feb, 20161 year 2 months

  • Developed an automated resume parsing system, increasing job application processing speed

  • Implemented a recommendation engine that improved job match accuracy, leading to an increase in successful placements

  • Created a sales automation tool that increased sales team efficiency

• Senior Engineer, Aria Systems

  Mar, 2013 - Nov, 20141 year 8 months

  • Developed secure credit card data extraction tools, reducing response time to legal requests

  • Integrated NetSuite CRM system, improving sales and billing data synchronization

  • Implemented JPMorgan Chase Paymentech account updater service, reducing failed recurring payments

• Build Engineer, eBay Enterprise

  Jan, 2009 - Mar, 20134 years 2 months

  • Developed automated merge scheduling system, reducing code conflicts and improving parallel development efficiency

  • Created custom Subversion hooks for project authorization, enhancing security and reducing unauthorized access attempts

  • Automated multi-project releases with Apache Maven, decreasing release cycle time

• Senior Perl Application Developer, USA Technologies

  Nov, 2007 - Nov, 20081 year

• Perl Developer (contract), TruePosition

  Feb, 2007 - Oct, 20078 months

  • Used LAMP mod_perl-based template-driven framework.

  • Tracked issues, documentation and version control using Trac and Subversion.

• Software Engineer, PayQuik

  Nov, 2006 - Feb, 20073 months

• Project Consultant, Bristol Myers Squibb

  Oct, 2005 - Nov, 20061 year 1 month

  • Database inventory web application using Oracle Application Express (APEX)

  • Install qualification Perl scripts for Windows Oracle databases, available as both web-based and stand-alone executables

  • Web interface to in-house Oracle security scanner

  • Automated email- and web-based system for selecting database security audits

• User Interface Developer, Lucid Security

  Jan, 2005 - Mar, 20052 months

• Senior Systems Analyst, Merck & Co.

  Dec, 1995 - Aug, 20048 years 8 months

  • Webmaster for all Internet sites including www.merck.com, international subsidiaries and product-centric promotional sites

  • Webmaster for information services departmental intranet site

  • Managed web application performance test lab

  • Configuration and integration work on corporate public key infrastructure (PKI)

• Technical Assistant, Comcast Cellular

  Jan, 1994 - Dec, 19951 year 11 months

  • Developed Microsoft Excel-based solutions for modeling telecommunications traffic capacity

  • Administered a small network of Sun SPARC workstations, including upgrades from SunOS 4 to Solaris.

Projects Experience

• Tie-Handle-Filter, cPanel

  Sep, 2016 - Present

  • Filters file input and output through a user-defined function

  • Originally created to prepend formatted time stamps to all output for log analysis, but later deprecated after discovering more robust and performant solutions

• WebService-Avalara-AvaTax, ZipRecruiter

  Mar, 2015 - Present

  • Generates methods for Avalara's sales tax web service API using XML-CompileX-Schema-Loader and LWPx-UserAgent-Cached

  • Enabled efficient integration of Avalara's sales tax calculations into ZipRecruiter's systems

• LWPx-UserAgent-Cached, ZipRecruiter

  Feb, 2015 - Present

  • Subclass of the popular libwww-perl web automation library that adds caching functionality

  • Reduced the need for time- and bandwidth-intensive network updates when retrieving remote SOAP API's WSDL and associated definitions

• XML-CompileX-Schema-Loader, ZipRecruiter

  Jan, 2015 - Present

  • Generates object-oriented Perl wrapper for any API described in standard Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) and supporting documents, rather than relying on a premade Perl library for every service

  • Eliminates need for premade Perl libraries for every service, increasing flexibility and reducing dependencies

• SVN-Tree, eBay Enterprise

  Feb, 2012 - Present

  • Utility library to describe an Apache Subversion working copy's virtual file system as a tree of Perl Path::Class objects

  • Simplified navigation and manipulation of Subversion repositories in Perl applications

• Tree-Path-Class, eBay Enterprise

  Feb, 2012 - Present

  • Spinoff from [SVN-Tree] to enable creation and query of any hierarchy of Perl Path::Class objects

  • Expanded functionality to work with various hierarchical structures beyond Subversion repositories

• App-DBCritic, Shutterstock

  Jul, 2011 - Present

  • Scans relational database schemas for best practices via user-supplied policy modules

  • Originally created as a job interview code sample to demonstrate expertise in database management and code quality

• Dist-Zilla-Plugin-UploadToSFTP, eBay Enterprise

  May, 2011 - Present

  • Plugin to release Perl software distributions to secure file servers

  • Streamlined the deployment process for Perl projects at eBay Enterprise

• MooseX-Types-XML-LibXML, eBay Enterprise

  May, 2011 - Present

  • Increases the reliability of Perl XML processing by defining type constraints using the GNOME [libxml2]https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/wikis/home) software library

  • Enhanced XML handling capabilities in Perl applications at eBay Enterprise

• SVN-Simple-Hook, eBay Enterprise

  Mar, 2011 - Present

  • Simplified framework for Apache Subversion to enable development of hooks for events such as commits and property changes

  • Improved version control workflow and automation at eBay Enterprise

• XML-Ant-BuildFile, eBay Enterprise

  Mar, 2011 - Present

  • Extracts information from Apache Ant configuration files describing build resources and targets in Java applications

  • Facilitates integration between Perl-based build systems and Java projects using Apache Ant

• MouseX-SimpleConfig, eBay Enterprise

  Mar, 2011 - Present

  • Enables developers using the Perl Mouse framework to use configuration files for setting class and object attributes

  • Simplified configuration management for Perl applications at eBay Enterprise

  • Port of a similarly-named library that used the more heavyweight Perl Moose framework

• Dist-Zilla-Plugin-RequiresExternal, eBay Enterprise

  Feb, 2011 - Present

  • Plugin to help distributors of Perl-based software ensure users have installed required non-Perl dependencies

  • Improved software distribution and installation processes at eBay Enterprise

• Dist-Zilla-Plugin-WSDL, eBay Enterprise

  Aug, 2010 - Present

  • Plugin to automatically generate glue code for Perl-based software communicating with remote web service APIs described in WSDL

  • Streamlined integration of on-premise Atlassian web services in Perl projects at eBay Enterprise

• Dist-Zilla-Plugin-Subversion, eBay Enterprise

  Mar, 2010 - Present

  • Plugin to automatically commit updates to Apache Subversion repositories with every Perl software release

  • Improved version control and release management processes at eBay Enterprise

• Dist-Zilla-Plugin-MetaNoIndex, eBay Enterprise

  Mar, 2010 - Feb, 201111 months

  • Plugin allowing software package distributors to submit unit tests and example code to CPAN without appearing in search results

  • Now included in the main Dist-Zilla distribution as of version 4.200004

• Data-Compare-Plugins-Set-Object, eBay Enterprise

  Sep, 2009 - Present

  • Plugin to enable comparison of unordered sets of objects when using the Perl Data::Compare module

  • Created to support comparison of differences in Java software projects' dependencies, build order, and tasks described in Apache Maven POM XML files

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