Software Engineer Senior

Jay Allen

Senior Software Engineer with strong full-stack problem-solving skills.

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Engineer, Certara, Remote / Radnor, PA

December 2021 - Present

Develop desktop and web software using Java, .Net, JavaScript and Typescript, as well as other frameworks and technologies for a biosciences/medical data software and services company. Create a variety of solutions such as licensing and usage analytics, as well as bug fixes and releases for our customer portal software, CertaraAdmin. Also develop new features, such as web-integrated usage analytics, for our flagship desktop product, Phoenix.

●Work across several codebases in multiple languages, such as Java, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript & VB.Net

●Acted as Team Lead for the Data Tools Team on the WinNonLinCloud Project, designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining features and modules for that project.

●Technologies Used: C#, Java, IntelliJ, VisualStudio, VSCode, Salesforce, Intercom, Segment/Amplitude

Software Engineer, Onsolve, Remote / Highland Heights, Ohio

June 2020 - December 2021

Developed web software using the .NET Framework and other technologies for a mass notification and critical event management company. Built internal and customer facing tools for the flagship telephony product, OneCallNow. Also participated in requirements gathering and design meetings as tech lead.

●Created web applications using .NET Core, Entity Framework, TypeScript and Angular 10, 11 and 12.

●Created and maintained external/internal .NET API endpoints and deployed microservices with Docker.

●Technologies Used: C#, DotNet Core, Java, Eclipse, VisualStudio, VSCode, JIRA, Slack, Git, Ant, TomCat

Software Developer, PPS Analytics, Independence, Ohio

February 2018 - May 2020

Developed web software using the .NET Framework, MVC and Agile methodologies for a medical data analytics company. Worked as the primary developer for an analytics software product which handles hundreds of thousands of data points daily for pharmaceutical sales. Generated reports and other information deliverables for internal use, as well as for external clients. Maintained Production, Staging and QA databases and resolved issues in real time. Built new features, such as predictive searching based on addresses.

●Integrated the system with 3rd party APIs, such as ConstantContact, CMS and SalesForce.

●Created web applications using .NET Core, C#, Razor, JavaScript, & HTML5.

●Maintained an Azure / SQL database back-end using Azure Data Studio and SSMS.

●Used database-first Entity Framework for ORM.

●Worked with an eclectic mix of JavaScript frameworks, libraries, and other frontend technologies: JQuery, JQueryUI, Knockout, tinyMCE, Bootstrap, AngularJS, Toastr, Modernizr, and AJAX.

Software Engineer, National General Insurance/AmTrust Financial, Cleveland, Ohio

February 2017 - February 2018

Developed web software using the .NET Framework for a fortune 500 insurance company. Handled multiple insurance product lines, helping roll out current products to new markets, introducing new products and implementing new features. Implemented solutions in multiple development/production environments.

●Collaborated with multiple teams daily to build and maintain high quality web applications.

●Implemented design patterns such as Factory, Lazy Initiation, Facade and Singleton.

●Ensured cross-browser compatibility /supported compatibility with legacy browsers for new features.

●Handled production outages, identifying issues and working with other teams for resolution.

● Worked with MVC/ MVVM in C#/VB .NET, Razor, LINQ, JS, JQuery, Regex, HTML5, & a SQL back-end.

Web Developer (Contract), Micro-Office Systems, Cleveland, Ohio

October 2016 – Jan 2017

Developed a variety of solutions using C#/.Net, SQL, Visual Studio 2015, WinForms, and SQL Server for a small Medical Office software company, primarily clinical data conversions for small medical practices and client-facing real-time data-conversion interface software.

●Created and debugged internal and production applications using SQL Server and WinForms.

●Created new software “spokes” tailored to specific EMR systems and medical practices, for Clinical data conversion software, using a hub-and-spoke model.

Student, C#/.Net Cohort, Tech Elevator, Cleveland, Ohio

May 2016 - Sept 2016

Graduated from intensive 14-week .NET coding boot camp for developing dynamic web-based software systems using the .NET programming language and platform and Agile development methodology. Skills developed include:

●C# Language: variables, data types, loops, conditional statements, I/O, exception handling, collections

●Object Oriented Programming: classes, interfaces, abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism

●Web Application Development: MVC, ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, IIS Express, Bootstrap

●Database Programming: ADO.NET, Entity Framework, table design, SQL queries and DML, MS SQL

●Development tools and techniques: Unit Testing, Test Driven Design, Git, Visual Studio 2015, Slack

General Affairs Specialist, JTEKT North America, Westlake, Ohio

July 2014 - May 2016

Developed policies, projects and training programs for Confidential Control (information security) for North American subsidiary of Toyota. Collaborated with IT and other departments to implement security guidelines to improve physical as well as data security, and maintained relevant documentation. Also translated materials and did compliance projects, such as Conflict Minerals reporting.

Training Coordinator, Phoenix Associates, Osaka, Japan

November 2013 - March 2014

Designed and initiated the training program currently used by over 400 employees at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plant Engineering for business and technical English. Also translated technical and business documents and did skills evaluations at other companies throughout Japan.

Corporate Trainer, Swagelok Japan, Nishinomiya, Japan

April 2005 - April 2012

Created and ran educational programs to teach business English, presentation skills and sales skills to over 300 associates at all levels of the company throughout Japan, significantly increasing TOEIC scores. Produced educational materials, such as assignments and tests.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Health and Society, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Courses throughout college included: Introduction to Computing using C++, Fundamental Programming Concepts, Statistics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Microbiology I-II & labs, Biochemistry I-II & labs, Chemical Biology I-II & labs, Human Anatomy I-II & labs, Full-Year Asian Language Concentration in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese Summer Program, Entrepreneurship and Private Equity.

Konan University Nihongo Kyoshitsu Aozora Program / Hyogo International Association, Kobe, Japan

May 2012 – November 2013

Various advanced Japanese Language courses

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