Nick Licata

Lead Software Developer

ad2kjh@r.postjobfree.com • Tampa, FL 34653

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicklicata/ • 813-***-****

Highly analytical and tech-savvy professional with 15+ years of experience in software engineering, business application architecture, and project management. Visionary leader with expertise in managing software development life cycle, including requirement gathering, design, coding, testing, debugging, and maintenance. Resourceful project management with demonstrated excellence in directing technical projects from start to finish using agile/scrum methodologies, preparing and executing strategic plans and control structures, and ensuring successful completion on time and within budget. Skilled in process application and improvement, configuration management, test and release planning, source control, and IT service delivery. Repeated success in creating and implementing architecture concepts for IT systems and leading the development and implementation of flexible solutions that support multiple UI and functional changes.

Areas of Expertise

AWS DevOps & Infrastructure Services

Software Development Life Cycle

Innovative Technology Solutions

Database Design & Management

Requirement Gathering & Analysis

SQL Query Writing & Optimization

Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution

Project Planning & Execution

Web & Mobile Development

Continuous Process Improvement

Quality Assurance & Testing

Stakeholder Management

System Integration & Migration

Team Training & Leadership

Data Analytics & Decision-making

Technical Proficiencies

Tools & Technologies:

React 16+ (using hooks), Node JS, Express, web socket programming, AWS-SDK, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, Elasti-Cache, SQS, SNS, AWS Transfer, CloudFront, ECS, Code Commit, AWS CI/CD, Dynamo DB, MS-SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PL-SQL, Transact-SQL, stored procedures, triggers, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS-CLI, Asterisk, Vicidial, Free-PBX, AGI Programming, VBA, NodeJS, PHP, VBA.NET, MS Office programming, HTML, HTML 5, CSS 2/3, XML, Web 2.0, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery, jQuery UI, Linux CLI, Putty, GIT, GITHUB, Shell Scripting, and common networking services and protocols (DNS, DHCP, IIS, Apache, TCP, UDP, SIP)

AWS Dev Ops Services:

Event Bridge, API Gateway, AWS Transfer Family (SFTP), DynamoDB, Elasticache, ECS, IAM, Lambda Serverless (All Event Bridge triggers/invoking from RDS triggers), RDS, Secrets Manager, VPCs, SQS, SNS, and Route53

Career Experience

ID Plans, Tampa, FL April 2012 to Present

Lead Developer

Deliver strategic leadership and encourage dynamic team of 8-12 developers and two QA professionals to achieve set goals. Oversee the development and implementation of API, frontend applications, and infrastructure for seven cloud applications for property owners and managers. Develop highly efficient NodeJS CLI scripts, enabling seamless data import and migration on auto-scaled EC2 instances. Establish and maintain secure, fault-tolerant, and auto-scaling staging and production environments for frontend and backend applications. Leverage AWS services for successful implementation of advanced solutions, such as map tiling for large orthomosaic images and machine learning algorithms to identify specific objects within images and specialized integrations with third-party applications. Implement innovative and robust solutions to ensure unparalleled performance and functionality across suite of ID Plans cloud applications. Supervised and coached 7 developers and 1 QA person to enhance operational proficiency.

Transferred 100+ TB of data within astonishing timeframe of 1 hour, encompassing intricate data transformations.

Led the development of ID Plans' flagship applications from scratch in line with given requirements.

Utilize lambda serverless (with & without endpoints) using NodeJS in concert with SQS and SNS to create fault tolerant functionality with notifications. Lambdas invoked from S3 triggers, as well as RDS mySQL trigger invocation of the lambda functions, scheduled lambdas using CRON expressions, and lambdas triggered from SQS.

Developed and maintained databases and database queries using DynamoDB and RDS Aurora (MySQL 5.7/8)

Directed the creation of essential components, including reporting interfaces, user administration interfaces, and multiple product sites as backbone of entire business.

Contributed to company's exponential expansion, transitioning from less than 20 employees to a robust workforce of over 200 professionals with revenue growth from $5M-$10M to $50M.

Facilitated the delivery of cutting-edge software that revolutionized the commercial property industry and empowered property managers and owners to streamline operations

Quality Resources, Clearwater, FL Mar 2008 to Apr 2012

Lead Developer Team Leader Project Manager

Developed robust PHP 5 (with WSDL) scripts to access SQL 2008 and MySQL databases containing 20M records while retrieving filtered records in XML format. Crafted client-side JavaScript code for seamless consumption of PHP web services, ensuring smooth user experiences. Created custom graphical interface with Action Script 3 and Flash CS 5.5 to display real-time data from call center phone system with a focus on enhancing data visualization and analysis. Constructed custom classes inheriting from existing AS3/Flex framework to optimize application functionality and performance.

Provided custom reports, UI support, Admin support for Vicidial/Asterisk servers using PHP and JavaScript.

Provided hardware and network support for T1/T3 connections to an array of Vicidial servers.

Developed bespoke AS3 application, enabling interaction with Asterisk AMI using socket programming.

Designed and implemented intricate stored procedures in MS-SQL 2008 to automat scheduled data transformations, conduct server maintenance tasks, and generate automated email reports for statistical data.

Established highly detailed intranet site using PHP 5, JavaScript, and AJAX; initially served as reporting interface and evolved to replace disparate software solutions, which became centralized hub for company document management, time clock accounts, payroll, financial reporting, and call center reporting.

Additional Experience:

Application Developer on medium sized .NET Team Sole PHP Developer at Full Spectrum, Clearwater, FL

Application Developer Server Support Desktop Support at Hamilton Engineering, Tampa, FL

Developer Server Support Desktop Support at ACCXX Communications, LLC, Oldsmar, FL

Web Developer Senior Trainer at Software Spectrum/Motorola, Tampa, FL

Technical Supervisor Technical Trainer at MCIWorldcom, Clearwater, FL

Education

Associate Degree in Education

University of Central Florida

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