Software Engineer Lead
Resume:
DEAN RETTIG
Experienced Software Architect seeking a leadership position where I can drive technical strategy, mentor teams, and standardize best practices. Skilled in building flexible, scalable systems across both front-end and back-end technologies.
CONTACT
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LEADERSHIP
Team building, mentoring, and evaluation.
Stakeholder communications.
Roadmap planning.
Change management.
Risk assessment and mitigation.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: C#, TypeScript, SQL, React, Angular, GraphQL, C++, Java
Frameworks: xUnit, Next.js, Jest/Mocha/Chai, Bootstrap, MaterialUI
Technologies: .NET Core, MAUI, ASP.Net, WebAPI, REST, Relational and Document Databases (T-SQL, Mongo, Raven), Node.js, OAuth2/OpenID, NServiceBus, Electron
Tools: Visual Studio, Git, VSCode, SSMS, npm, Gatsby, Docker, Swagger, Postman, StoryBook, Cypress
Cloud: Azure (App Services, Static Web App, Functions, AD-B2C, Notification Hub, MS-Graph), AWS (S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, EC2), Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions
Certifications: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Az AI Fundamentals (AAI-900)
Architectures: Microservices, Event-Driven, Serverless, Mobile
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SOFTWARE ENGINEER, INFERNORED TECHNOLOGY
June 2021 – Present
Clients: Microsoft, ComplianceMate, Vault Consulting, Enhance Voting, LUCK Companies, USAID, COMC.com, National Council of Arch. Registration Boards
Principal responsible for performing .NET & React interviews and making hire recommendations.
Recommended architectural decisions, identified and articulated tradeoffs.
Resolved complex technical issues, identified root cause and communicated resolution to team and stakeholders.
Partitioned large rigid systems into easily modified, tested, and deployable components.
Created Dual Authentication solution allowing gradual transition to OAuth-B2C with zero-down time.
Engineered zero-downtime user data migration to AWS DynamoDB, ensuring uninterrupted service and data integrity.
Created secure, performant, RESTful APIs using ASP.NET Core and SSO
Setup Clients CI/CD pipelines, selected version control strategies that best meet their deployment needs.
Employed architechtural patterns including caching, type-ahead, retry policies, fail-over, and asynchronous workflows enabling applications to be resilient and grow with the client’s needs.
Built a compensation system supporting multiple pay models, enabling employees to be paid under both current and legacy structures.
Created Content Credentials (C2PA) website for verifying authenticity of photos and video from war in Ukraine.
Refactored monoliths into independently testable and deployable components, reducing complexity and improving stability.
Improved software stability and flexibility by enacting stricter quality requirements and enhanced automated testing.
Enabled real-time push notifications to notify buyers when desired products were listed and inform sellers of new bids.
Configured and deployed containerized apps to AWS using Kubernetes
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, LERNER, SAMPSON, AND ROTHFUSS
April 2019 – June 2021
Built and led an effective development responsible for firm’s primary application, an internal Case Management System (CMS) and integrations with clients and various government entities.
Mentored team on emerging technologies and best practices, and lead weekly team-building sessions.
Oversaw client audits relating to development and security.
Created and documented SDLC and security best practices.
Managed spin off of firm’s REO/Title Company.
Led DevOps adoption, driving automated testing and CI/CD.
SYSTEM ARCHITECT, LERNER, SAMPSON, AND ROTHFUSS
Jan 2007 – April 2019
Principal engineer responsible for supporting and enhancings the firms internal Case Management System.
Presented weekly Lunch and Learn sessions to Development team.
Converted the firm’s task automation system from a synchronous monolith to distributed asynchronous microservices using NServiceBus.
Designed and executed disaster recovery testing.
Resolved network and authentication issues with IIS, Kerberose.
Built automated integrations with client and government systems, achieving a 90% reduction in manual labor.
Created a workflow-design UI for building workflows in .NET.
SYSTEMS ENGINEER, VERMEER MFG CO
October 1998 – Dec 2006
Authored industry-revolutionizing Atlas Bore Planner – Windows application that assists in planning horizontal directional drill paths.
Designed and built cell-based telemetry module for tracking heavy equipment usage and location.
Designed and built Horizontal Directional Drill controller using WindowsCE
ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
PRESIDENT, SOUTHEAST CINCINNATI SOCCER ASSOC
January 2021 – Present
Set monthly board meeting agendas
Oversaw budget and marketing planning.
Acted as the primary liaison between the organization and the public
Ensured statutory compliance including both SafeSports and PCI
Negotiated contracts with Park Board, vendors, and local school disticts.
Resolved conflict between coaches, referees and parents.
Organized and performed new referee training.
SPEAKER, CODEMASH
January 2025
An OAuth Deep Dive
COACH, FIRST TECH CHALLENGE
August 2018 – May 2022
Held bi-weekly team meetings
Taught high school team members engineering principles including programming, electronics, computer vision, control systems, and CAD.
ADVISOR / PROGRAM DIRECTOR / CURRICULUM SPECIALIST, 4H
July 1998 - Present
Mentor youth in leadership, education, and civil service skills.
Plan 1 week of summer camp activities for 100+ diabetic youths.
Judge State Fair participants in the areas of computers, electronics, engineering, woodworking and shooting sports.
Provide technical expertise on direction and content of Ohio’s electricity curriculum.
PATENTS & PUBLICATIONS
Automated Bore Planning System for Horizontal Directional Drilling - Patent #s: 6929075, 6577954, 6389360
Automatic Units Tracking – Embedded Systems Programming, April 2001
EDUCATION
ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering
Minor: Computer Science
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