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PHIL ADAMO
CONTACT
******@*****.***
McMurray, PA
SKILLS
.NET development
.Net Core
C#
GitHub
CI/CD
MSSQL
JQuery/JavaScript
Problem-solving
API development experience
Azure Apps
Communications
Quality assurance
Software development lifecycle
Technical analysis
Teamwork and collaboration
O365
Power Automate
Bootstrap
Testing and debugging
Troubleshooting
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dynamic Developer/Analyst, with proven abilities to learn quickly and apply new technologies in translating client requirements into pragmatic solutions with global corporations. Versatile team player who is equally comfortable leading large, complex projects or serving as an individual contributor and getting hands dirty when the need arises. Technically astute professional who develops a wide scope of innovative, n-tier applications that have generated double-digit increases in productivity and created exceptional levels of customer and user satisfaction.
EXPERIENCE
January 2021 - Present
Sr. Software Engineer
United Healthcare (Remote), Minnetonka, MN
Developed and maintained high-performance .NET applications supporting health plan offerings. Architected and optimized full-stack .NET web solutions including C#, SQL, and APIs to enhance functionality and scalability. Implemented data-driven enhancements that supported analytics, reporting, and healthcare compliance using SQL Server, Azure Stack, and .NET Core. Streamlined DevOps workflows by integrating Azure DevOps, TFSGIT, and CI/CD pipelines, improving deployment efficiency and operational stability. Collaborated with business analysts and stakeholders in an Agile/Kanban environment, refining data structures and specifications to drive clinical quality improvements and compliance initiatives. Accomplishments:
Hired and supervised contractor resources tasked design and develop various applications, including Windows services, React/Vue SPAs, and MVC application architecture.
Lead technical engineer on health plan rating redesign application with a $200k+ budget.
Extended existing custom-built .NET MVC and .NET Core applications using C#, JQuery, and SQL 2016 to support enhanced market offerings following tight deadlines.
Developed automated API testing using Selenium .NET and Newman, integrating into CI/CD pipelines to streamline defect resolution.
Enhanced a tiered SQL rules engine to allow business users to define custom validation logic, strengthening data quality and governance.
Remediated and re-coded critical security concerns identified by automated SAST/DAST scans.
Designed intake process using SharePoint and Power App (form submission), Power Automate (workflow and data transmission), and Swift Kanban API (work management).
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Implemented DevOps best practices with GitHub, Swift Kanban, and Azure DevOps CI/CD, ensuring continuous delivery of high-quality data solutions.
January 2019 - January 2021
Lead Application Support Engineer
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Lead full stack .NET developer on a level 3 production support team. Helped analyze issues using experience, judgment and precedents; document their root cause, and propose coding changes to resolve any issue. Assisted with development and solution design for numerous enterprise C# .NET web applications, as well as custom on-premise SharePoint integrations in a highly regulated and process-heavy operating environment. Participated in scrums, coded stories, and interfaced with various project teams and lines of business to assist with ongoing application releases. Comfortable in all aspects of the SDLC.
Accomplishments:
Designed applications using C#, SSRS, SSIS, SQL, Share Point, and Web Services.
Used the following DevOps tools: Service-Now, Jira, Udeploy, TFS-GIT, and Artifactory
Identified opportunities for .NET web form redesign in supported applications. Implementing the suggested code changes resulted in nearly 50% fewer Service-Now incidents for our portfolio.
Our improvements increased team productivity, allowing us to triple our application portfolio without growing our team.
Assisted lines of business and technical stake holders with the formulation and definition of scope and objectives for various projects.
Leveraged Dynatrace and other monitoring tools to assist with issue notification and timely resolution, freeing up resources from manual monitoring.
Implemented changes as per ITIL change management best practices.
Documented technical specifications, code changes, and application configurations for future reference.
January 2018 - January 2019
Contract Developer
Hydro Extrusions (Remote), Portland, OR
Lead designer within an all virtual development team; tasked with a redesign of a custom, n-tiered portal rewritten in NET CORE, using Interface based programming, dependency Injection, loose coupling, and REST API calls with Azure functions, Azure AD, and Azure SQL. This portal displayed the status of material tests, conformance to specifications and also served as an audit tool.
Accomplishments:
Managed an on-time completion of the development, while working around vague requirements and using Slack, MS Teams, and Skype to overcome issues with offshore team communication challenges.
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Worked within Microsoft Azure DevOps (TFSVC, Kanban, Code Repositories, Story Boards) creating continuous
integration/continuous delivery pipelines with gate approvals.
Leveraged a mobile-first architecture with re-design of the UI and views, with introduction of Bootstrap responsive principles.
Designed and built a .NET front end to interface with a Cosmos DB document container.
Using Azure Data Factory, logic apps, and a service bus, was able to implement a real-time test result datamart for report generation.
Implemented the use of an Azure bot and Twilio SMS allowing users to text (SMS) commands and receive information via their phones.
Designed various Azure functions to facilitate CSV creation (saved to Azure storage), permissions lookup, and data logging (to an Azure custom log).
Employed DevOps best practices by integrating Azure Vault for sensitive information encapsulation.
Designed dashboards for team managers with Google Chart API, jQuery TableSorter, and jQuery UI.
Upgraded .Net Core application version from initial 1.1 release to 2.2 with no downtime.
Successfully localized the portal into Hungarian, Italian, and other languages after the initial deployment.
January 2008 - January 2018
Senior Application Programmer
Teledyne Technologies (Remote), Thousand Oaks, CA
Served in multiple roles domestically and globally from project manager, individual contributor, or team lead depending on project requirements and complexity. Collaborated with all levels of internal and external stakeholders in delivery of solutions, across a wide range of technologies for internal, Internet, and extranet developments. Managed issues, tasks, and SLA's through ServiceNow.
Internet Accomplishments:
Consolidated over 40+ websites of varying technologies onto a single Azure-based SharePoint platform, leveraging custom-designed reusable, mobile-ready, SharePoint master page templates and page layouts.
Managed a 60% drop in monthly IT tickets for website updates + a 2 FTE staff reduction
Created training materials, a 35-page user manual, and facilitated 2- day training sessions.
Developed ASP.NET C# SharePoint applications for a custom contact form, image slider, bootstrap tabs, and various search and query web parts (using XSL and JSOM), to deliver functionality to non-developer site managers.
Achieved legal department compliance with a SharePoint feature that restricted files from certain IP ranges, leveraging an Azure function.
Designed various .NET Forms/MVC web applications (non-SharePoint) including: product selectors, shopping carts (with PayPal integration), user management tools, and various forms.
Propelled migrations of various classic ASP web applications to .NET technology or to a SharePoint based environment.
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Created a new revenue stream with web store generating $20K annually. Integrated the app with a 3rd party ERP system and built a pay flow integration for credit card processing.
Extranet Accomplishments:
Designed and developed user management and administrative features, including user registration, password reset, and change process, for Azure SharePoint, with integration into AD.
Designed Azure Logic app process for account approvals and audit tracking
Intranet/Custom App Accomplishments:
Deployed an internal IT SOX review system with Nintex Forms and Workflows – identified by external auditors as a best practice.
Enhanced company-wide performance review system by upgrading from classic ASP to ASP.NET/C# with ADP integration and SSRS.
Overcame multiple issues with large volumes of badly formatted data in a migration of a Lotus Notes-based legal file management system to SharePoint 2016, including content types, forms, and workflows.
Orchestrated an ERP software change process identifying the 5W's for audit purposes, utilizing Nintex forms, workflows, and SSRS.
Eliminated electronic file duplication on engineering change request, while reducing paper use with Nintex forms and improved workflows, carving a path for a single, supportable process across the enterprise. January 2005 - January 2008
Senior Application Engineer
Westinghouse Electric, Monroeville, PA
As the portal application designer created custom integrations with legacy internal systems and customer developed systems, using Plumtree portal application, C#, JavaScript, HTML, and SQL 2005.
Accomplishments:
Technical catalyst for generating company-wide savings and increasing high levels of customer satisfaction, with the development of the company's Customer First, Six Sigma initiative using ASP.NET/C#, SQL 2005, and Plumtree.
Lead developer of a custom-built VB.NET web forms app, for nuclear power plants that provided rapid access instructions and contingency plans for containing emergencies or operating anomalies.
Significantly improved ease of correspondence tracking for ~350 PWROG(Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group) stakeholders and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Pressurized Water Technology, as lead developer for an on-time delivery of a VB.NET web forms application.
January 2004 - January 2005
Web Engineer
Orrick, Herrington, Sutcliffe, LLP, Wheeling, WV
Served in a key role overhauling a public finance portal that had been purchased by the firm, which had zero to little documentation or comments on processes. Teamed with attorneys and internal technical staff in creating a viable application, incorporating best practices for sustainability.
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Accomplishments:
Improved performance with revamp of key areas of the portal. SQL stored procedures, XML code, ASP.NET and traditional ASP were rewritten to achieve sub-second rendering.
Assisted in re-design of the physical portal architecture from a non- load balanced, server environment, into a stable, highly available, load-balanced environment.
Contributed to a code release process/schedule, coding standards, and requirements gathering process.
January 2000 - January 2004
Programmer Analyst
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, PA
Served as an enterprise-level web application developer and Plumtree portal technical lead developer, using ASP, HTML, ASP.NET 1.1, and the Plumtree API. Defined the company's existing web/intranet structure at locations across the US, Brazil, and Australia.
Accomplishments:
Delivered multiple Plumtree integrations for new and legacy systems including: Microsoft AD Authentication, Microsoft CMS 2001, FineGround optimizer, PT Tracker, Verity k2, MS SharePoint, Factiva, Plumtree Collaboration Server, Oracle HR, Oracle iTime, WebEx, Office 2000 Suite.
Increased Office of the CFO productivity with web-based portal, using Oracle 7.1, Asp, Office Web Components, and JavaScript to automate reporting from multiple financial data streams.
Recognized for demonstrating best practices by internal auditors in a Board of Directors report, for a web-based project tracking system used by Alcoa Global Information Services.
EDUCATION
Expected graduation January 2026
Ph.D. in Business Administration Candidate
Liberty University, VA
January 2010
MS in Information Systems Technology
Carnegie Mellon University, PA
January 2001
MBA in Technology & Finance
Duquesne University, PA
January 1999
BS in Computer Science
Duquesne University, PA
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