Software Engineer Developer

STEPHEN E. THOMPSON

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East Greenwich, Rhode Island 02818

401-***-**** / ***********@*****.***

PROFILE: Enterprise level experience in Web Development and Cold Fusion

Programming. Adept in analyzing customer requirements to design and

develop new product features used across customer applications;

developing new technology; maintaining and supporting products. Hands-on

experience in application development. Strong verbal and written

communications skills; work well independently with minimal/no

supervision and as part of a team. Ability to use a variety of methods

and materials to communicate new ideas. Ideas.

Adaptable...flexible...personable.

EXPERIENCE:

2011 ADVANCED MEDIA PRODUCTIONS, INC., Natick, Massachusetts

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Active member of Engineering team to build, test, and deploy new features

and support existing functionality. Development for the varied client

base was performed using ColdFusion within a Mach-ii framework, jQuery,

and Microsoft SQL. Duties included: introducing test plan development to

the company through example to improve code quality; working closely with

project managers to translate requirements into product features.

2011-Present ECCLESIA CONSORT OF NEW ENGLAND, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

WEB DEVELOPER (Freelance)

In-kind donation of development of a web site using Wordpress to promote

the organization. Duties include: translating graphic design into a

custom Wordpress template; providing training to empower client to have

confidence to handle basic site management.

http://www.ecclesiaconsort.org.

2006-2011 ANDERA, INC., Providence, Rhode Island

ENGINEERING DIRECTOR (2010-2011)

Active member of Engineering group responsible for managing teams that

supported existing and developed new products for the company. Duties

included: performing as scrum master for on and off-shore teams,

interviewing, hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating personnel;

serving on multiple process & policy review committees, participating in

monthly code release; planning and managing resources; facilitating

meetings.

Accomplishments:

Improved communication between on and offshore teams by engaging members

and streamlining processes.

Developed behavioral interview questionnaire used in hiring process to

filter engineering applicants.

Developed process to facilitate training for employees on a shoe-string

budget.

Streamlined scrum retrospective by improving presentation format which

cut meeting time by 50%.

Lead the design & development of post-code release support and

remediation process.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER / ENGINEERING MANAGER (2008-2010)

Active member of maturing Web Engineering team to build new features and

support existing functionality for a web-based account opening system for

banks and credit unions. Duties included: performing as Scrum Master in

reverse-engineering legacy applications for understanding and

documentation purposes; designing and developing new applications to help

display, edit, and maintain web based content within a Fusebox

architecture.

Accomplishments:

Received recognition for work performed on launch of Community Edition

account opening system 2009.

Ongoing training as a Scrum Master to plan, lead, and manage a sprint

using Agile methodologies. Greatly improved application cache load time

to allow server recovery during peak-time reboot.

Continued effort in refactoring legacy applications into a shared code

base.

Transitioned to manager of Web Engineering team in Feb 2010 while

continuing senior engineering responsibilities

SOFTWARE ENGINEER (2006-2008)

Worked as a member of the ColdFusion-based engineering team to build new

features and support existing functionality for a web-based account

opening system for banks and credit unions. Duties included: designing

and developing new applications to help display, edit, and maintain web

based content within a Fusebox architecture.

Accomplishments:

Received recognition for work performed on multi-factor authentication

system 2006.

Introduced Visio based application workflow mock diagrams to increase

prototyping speed.

Developed new application workflow to provide an improved user experience

regarding new application funding.

Introduced common development environment for ColdFusion and SQL

development to provide consistency among developers and an efficiency

improvement over previously used tools.

Provided ongoing support of new and existing functionality to

Implementation Managers, Implementation Engineers, and Quality Assurance

team.

Served as a knowledge resource for peers in programming and design.

Introduced use of test harnesses to allow for quick tests outside of

application workflow.

2006-2010 RHODE ISLAND ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (RIAEA) Rhode Island

WEB DEVELOPER

Donation of time and energy to create a web presence for the RIAEA Youth

Art Month (YAM) program. The website was created for the distribution of

art advocacy information to art educators across Rhode Island as well as

event information. Duties included: performing ground up design and

development using open source technology.

Accomplishments:

Rhode Island's YAM Program won the National Claire Flannigan Memorial

Award for the best National program for advocacy. The website was cited

as a main reason for this award. Site management has been transitioned to

the organization and is under construction.

2000-2006 AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION, West Kingston, Rhode Island

SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER (2005-2006)

Integrated platforms and transferred data from web-based environment to

Order Management System. Additional duties included: troubleshooting user

accounts, general configuration, and solution pricing issues; sharing

integration with other systems of company (reporting, product

forecasting); generating customer reports.

Accomplishments:

Received recognition for work performed on CRM Transformation-inTouch and

inSight Sales Implementation 2006.

Developed team standards for daily activity involving Common Practice.

Successfully integrated web-based tool to Order Management System.

Redesigned look-and-feel of ISX BOT and helped improve overall

architecture of site.

Improved functionality for ISX CT members through feedback given at

bi-weekly team meetings.

Recognized as Expert in BOT pricing.

Offered quick turnaround time to requests while in a support role to ISX

BOT Configuration Team

WEB DEVELOPER (2000-2005)

Worked on Content Management System Team. Duties included: setting up

new sections for Content

Management System (press releases, user incentives, etc); developing

applications to help display, edit

and maintain web based content within a Fusebox architecture.

Accomplishments:

Hired as Web Developer in General Development area; promoted to Content

Management System area; transferred to team dealing with Data Center

configuration; built and maintained smaller applications (user interface

forms and administrative modules); role grew to assuming greater

responsibility in terms of development and process.

Developed prototype applications that improved user experience; ideas

have been integrated into larger products.

Strengthened existing relationships with other teams.

Successfully updated EMEA pricing on all internal/external solutions.

Improved current process of pricing within the BuildOut Tool and

integrated more closely with pricing on apcc.com.

Created custom reports that have been found useful to others to generate

metrics on application success.

Worked on team to handle a successful and steadfast ColdFusion MX

migration for the ISX internal site.

Obtained respect of peers as a knowledgeable and approachable developer

and someone who will assist when possible.

Traveled to Denmark to work one-on-one with colleagues from Research &

Development Facility; participated in team meetings; co-lead on site

redesign and implementation 2004.

EDUCATION:

1999 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Kingston, Rhode Island

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS/EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO AND GRAPHIC ARTS

UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG, Salzburg, Austria

Study Abroad: German Studies

Deutsche Sommerschule Am Atlantik: Intensive Summer Program-German

Grammar

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

SQL

Introduction to Language Process Diagrams

Center of Quality Management (CQM): Seven Step and Nine Step Problem

Solving

Advanced Cold Fusion Training

RISD Continuing Education Courses

SKILLS:

SQL Query Analyzer, ColdFusion MX 7, ColdFusion Studio 5/HomeSite,

Eclipse/CFEclipse, Javascript, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word,

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visual Source Safe

EXHIBITIONS/AWARDS:

1999 1st Annual Dean's Choice Award-"Meditation Interrupted"

1998 Visualizations: 1st Place "Origin of Me"- 1st Annual Film Festival

Excellence Award: Abstract

Helme House URI-Art from the Senior Seminar (Photograms)

Photograms-University of Rhode Island Annual Juried Show

Created Animations for Virtual Room-Boston University Scientific

Committee

Created 3-D Animation for Test Pilot-Computer Conference in Los Angeles,

California

1997 Excellence Award: Abstract Video "Drowning"-University of Rhode Island

Juried Show

Structure and Language with Quote from Baudrillard-Installation,

Abstract Photograms, Plexiglass, Scaffold, 84x48x72-University of Rhode

Island

Facade, Triptych, Injet on Paper-AS220 Gallery: University of Rhode

Island Group Show

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