Kevin D Brown II

Summary:

I am a seasoned software developer with a decade of diverse experience, encompassing both backend and frontend development. Throughout my career, I've demonstrated expertise in the entire software development lifecycle, emphasizing clean code, refactoring, collaboration, and advocating for agile methodologies. I've led teams, improved onboarding processes, and mentored new developers. My skills extend across a range of programming languages, development tools, and testing frameworks. My commitment to delivering measurable results and my ability to swiftly adapt to new technologies reflect my dedication to the field.

Professional Experience

G2O, Columbus OH - Software Developer 2013 – 2023

Project Role - Tools, Frameworks, and Platforms 

Project Name – Company name - Contract Length

Lead RestAPI and UI Developer - Windows, VScode Angular 16, Express, SocketIO, Docker, HTML/CSS, git, MSAL, Postman

Unit Conductor – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - 6 Months

• Implement backend RESTapi design in NodeJS with Express to interface with HAPI FHIR api an HL7 standard for health care data exchange

• Configure project deployment and startup using Docker yml and environment files

• Manage user Authentication using Azure Active Directory, MSAL for angular and Passport for the api

Lead App/UI Dev - Ubuntu Linux, Intelij Ultimate, AngularJS, Angular 11, JavaScript/TypeScript, Cucumber, Ruby, HTML/CSS, Jasmin, git

Account Management – Chemical Abstracts Service a division of ACS - 4 Years

• Worked my way up to lead developer and mentored/trained new developer upon onboarding

• Lead refactoring effort to enhance modularity and organization of a large and complex HTML/JavaScript codebase.

• Undertook the development and documentation of the onboarding software setup process, reducing new developer onboarding time from days to hours.

• Implemented features, fixed defects, and refactored legacy code for several projects; projects built on JavaScript with Velocity script, pure Javascript, AngularJS, and Angular 11. All choreographed with Docker containers

IIB Backend Mapping Service Dev - IBM WTX/ESQL, Junit

HoneyComb Project – GENCO, A FedEx Company - 1 Year

• Successfully navigated the software development lifecycle, actively contributing to requirements gathering, development, and testing phases.

• Used The IBM IIB WTX graphical interface to create message flows with custom scripted compute nodes using the IBM ESQL scripting language for SOAP message translation

Java Mapping SOAP Microservice Dev - Java 8, Spring, Spring boot, Junit, Mockito, PowerMock

FNFG Project – First Niagara Financial Group - 2 Years

• As a senior team member in the second year of the project I lead multiple refactoring efforts to simplify complex production code, reducing hundreds of lines of logic to ensure a concise and maintainable solution.

• Created mapping services and business logic in Java 8 for an abstracted COBOL mainframe interface using a Spring/Spring Boot microservices framework

Java Developer Trainee – Training

• Completed a self guided training program focused on Java and web development leveraging my engineering background and C/C++ programming knowledge

• Studied Agile/SCRUM methodologies, QA best practices, and the software development lifecycle

Knockout Concepts, Columbus OH - Android Developer 2015 – 2017

Independent part-time contract Android 4.2, Android Studio, Java8, SOAPui, RetroFit – Service Application

• Leveraged my backend development and project planning experience as a junior developer to independently contract my services to a mobile start-up company

• Developed and executed a statement of work, meeting all milestones and on-time delivery.

• Demonstrated strong project management skills, and received positive feedback for delivery.

• Developed a SOAP service frontend interface for an android 4.2 platform, with SOAPui manual tests