STEVE M. EVANS

918-***-**** acvhcd@r.postjobfree.com github.com/stevenMevans

OBJECTIVE

Highly motivated computer science student with corporate work experience looking for an opportunity as an entry level Java developer where I can use my Java and web-development skills to build and maintain innovative applications, with the opportunity to grow and develop in other areas of software engineering.

EMPLOYMENT

Software Developer 2015-2016

Aptora Corp. Lenexa, KS

Maintained the company’s legacy product and collaborated with colleagues on developing emerging products by:

Designing and implementing new features and enhancements from specifications

Refactoring existing code to reduce technical debt and increase performance

Working with technical support to engineer solutions to address customer needs/software bugs

Testing software to specifications

Balancing multiple projects while meeting deadlines

Providing status updates to management on a regular basis

Engineering solutions to improve the efficiency and usability of the products

Contributions made to software development during my employment include:

Implementing an automated escrow feature which required complex SQL to minimize change to the database schema

Completing a batch-renewal feature for service agreements which had been stalled in development

Seamlessly adding new methods of sales commission tracking and item costing to meet customer needs

Closing an average of 3 issues per week while simultaneously meeting project deadlines

SKILLS

Languages/Frameworks

Java (3+ years experience): Primary language used throughout school career. Experience with general techniques such as database access, multithreading, JSP, reflection, etc. as well as java 8 features like lambda expressions and collections.

HTML/CSS/JavaScript (3+ years experience): Developed the front-end on many school projects while ensuring a consistent experience across all browsers. Experience with HTML4, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, AJAX, JSON, AngularJS.

C++ (3 years experience): Secondary language used throughout school career. Experience programming for Windows and Linux, as well as writing multithreaded TCP and UDP client/server programs.

SQL (2 years experience): Wrote complex statements to perform CRUD operations within applications for work and school projects. Experience designing, generating and updating database schema.

Spring (1 year experience): Utilized several different Spring projects, including Spring Framework(MVC), Spring Boot and Spring Data(JPA, MongoDB, REST) to quickly develop a high-quality web app.

JUnit (1 year experience): Created unit tests while performing test-driven development for senior-level projects.

Tools

Git (2 years experience): Used for incremental development of several school projects.

GitHub (2 years experience): Collaborated on projects with team members and stored personal projects.

SVN (1 year experience): Version control system used for development while at Aptora.

Gradle/Maven (1 year experience): Used within an IDE and standalone for several school projects.

Eclipse/IntelliJ IDEA (2+ years experience): Developed all Java related projects and assignments.

Visual Studio (3 years experience): Developed C++ projects and assignments, and tested Aptora mobile apps.

DBMS

MySQL (1 years experience): Designed and implemented several relational databases for school projects.

MS SQL Server (1 years experience): Mock databases were used during design and testing while working at Aptora.

MongoDB (1 years experience): Provided a NoSQL database for a senior capstone project for Commerce Bank.

PROJECTS

Case Management System 2016

Description: Led a team in designing and building a RESTful, single-page web application to improve a business process within

Commerce Bank.

Responsibilities as Project Manager and Lead Developer included:

Collaborating with representatives from Commerce Bank throughout the semester for requirements elicitation, sprint review, and final presentations

Creating the requirements specification and project management plan

Optimizing non-functional requirements such as maintainability, extensibility, usability, security, and scalability

Working with team members to plan realistic goals and provide support

Assessing the risk of changing design decisions and accruing strategic technical debt

Prioritizing the customer’s needs

Delegating work appropriate to each team member’s abilities

Utilizing object-oriented principles and common design patterns to make meaningful contributions to the development of both the front-end and back-end of the application

Technologies used: Java 8, Spring MVC, AngularJS, JSON, MongoDB, Spring Data, Bootstrap, Gulp, NPM, Bower, JWT, Gradle, HTML5, CSS3, Karma, Protractor, IntelliJ, REST, Pagination, Mockito, JUnit

Web-based Adaptive Test 2015

Description: Led a team in the research, design and implementation of a computerized adaptive test (CAT) for the web.

Responsibilities as Team Lead included:

Creating an adaptive algorithm based on research of item response theory

Participating in the design and implementation of a normalized relational database

Utilizing a model-view-controller architectural pattern

Implementing HTTP sessions to track user interaction

Scheduling and running team meetings

Helping team members to complete tasks and meet deadlines

Technologies used: Java, Servlet, Tomcat, JSP, HTTP sessions, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, SQL, MySQL, Eclipse

Android App 2015

Description: Developed an Android application from conception to implementation using the SCRUM development methodology and test-driven development.

Responsibilities included:

Creating product back log

Planning sprints

Designing artifacts

Writing unit tests

Implementing features

Documenting sprint retrospectives

Technologies used: Java, XML, SQLite, Material Design, Google Maps, Google Cloud Messaging, Android Studio, JUnit

EDUCATION

Computer Science B.S. Candidate 2016

University of Missouri Kansas City (3.67 GPA)

Achievements/Involvement: Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society Member, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member, Dean’s List: 2012-2015, and ACM UMKC chapter member.

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