Gregory A Pletcher
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Experienced IT professional with over 10 years of diverse experience in software development, project management, and network engineering. Proven leader with a strong background in military service, bringing exceptional discipline and teamwork to all projects. Adept at full-stack development, specializing in .NET and Angular frameworks, and committed to delivering innovative and secure technology solutions.
Backend C#, Java, VB.NET, Python, Linux, Android, ASP, PHP, JSP Frontend HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Angular, React, XML, JSON Database SQL, MS Access, Amazon Cloud Storage AWS, Azure Extra Excel, Automation, Application/Website Security, Visual Studio Cybersecurity Exposure to penetration testing and vulnerability assessments AI AI & Prompt Engineering Research and Experience Professional Development & Upskilling May 2024 – Present
• Continued to Develop the indie game "Sprout" emphasis on gameplay feature design and community modding.
• Developed custom prompts for ChatGPT to automate documentation, coding suggestions, project management.
• Explored AI APIs (OpenAI) for potential integration into software solutions ALLO Communications
Network Delivery Hub Technician Oct 2022 - May 2024
• Design and document plans for the Fiber optics in the city of Lincoln and surrounding areas.
• Installation of fiber optics and networking equipment for multiple business clients
• Responsible for ‘OnCall’ emergencies, storage and maintaining high value equipment Kawasaki
Lead Software Engineer Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
• Planning for the Transition of Software from ‘old code base’ to a modern ‘Angular/.Net’ platform
• Concluded that the transition would be impossible due to various reasons – Received serverance LabCorp
Lead Software Engineer Sep 2019 - Sep 2021
• Developed and maintained multiple web applications increasing internal processing efficiency.
• Authored comprehensive documentation and conducted client training sessions
• Spearheaded the modernization of legacy code to .NET, improving application performance and security. Nelnet Diversified Solutions
Associate Software Engineer Oct 2016 – Nov 2018
• Application developer work in the areas of data layer, services layer, batch jobs, and client UI
• Lead developer for E-Correspondence project. Eliminating printing costs initially $60K/Month on release
• Moved FirstMark website from http to https and updated systems .NET framework
• Altered and created stored procedures and database indexes for performance increases
• Rotated as Primary 24 hour On-Call developer for FirstMark and STAR Services
• In charge of deployments, estimates, creating DDLs LeaseTeam, Inc
Quality Assurance Automation Developer Aug – Oct 2016
• Wrote scripts in VB that perform multiple user operations automatically
• Performed maintenance on four separate versions/builds the company software
• Updated tests to check for bugs and wrote tasks for developers to make corrections • Used TFS to share code and update builds in preparation to run them overnight
• Developed quality assurance ‘automation test scripts’ for business solutions Nelnet Business Solutions
IT Associate Developer (Internship) Mar – Aug 2016
• Completed tasks associated to system/product enhancements and maintenance using Agile
• Iterations included user stories, bugs, hot-fixes, and implementing 3rd party Software
• Wrote SQL queries and procedures for reports as well as handling import/export of data
• Reverse engineered a 3rd party PHP web add-on documenting functionality State of Nebraska – Office of the Chief Information Officer Information Technology Junior Developer (Internship) Jan – Aug 2014
• Involved in presentations and discussions with multiple departments in regards to the development and testing of the OnBase upgrade from version 12 to 14
• Wrote descriptive flowcharts and Case statements for projects
• Stress testing of the website and server in support of new website launch United States Active Duty ARMY
United States ARMY Active Duty 2004 – 2012
• Multiple Awards and Medals for leadership and excellence serving overseas as a Leader
• Deployments to Germany and Iraq as well as first responder during Hurricane Katrina/Rita Southeast Community College 2014
Degree: Associates of Applied Science
Clover Park Technical College 2012
Major: Web Development/Game Design
Other Personal Projects
Lead Developer Indie Game Unity3D Game Engine – Game name ‘Sprout’ Active in Steam Mod Development community for PC Gaming over 10 years Lead Developer of ‘SumItUp’ Full Stack Development (Front/Back/Data/Mobile) Founder of the OOPS Club Co-Founder and Served as club President while enrolled in CPTC Board Member Grapplers for Autism Inc.