J. Norman Pedersen
***************@*****.*** 253-***-**** Puyallup, WA LinkedIn
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cambia (Regence) 2015 – 2025
Software Developer Remote
Reduced the manual work for critical API subscribers to align with what our Business team expected. Applying business rules to reduce manual work by 12,000-13,000 claims per month.
Designed and built the architecture for new features that eliminated risk in deployments and allowed the Business team to further expand them or turn them on and off.
Took ownership of a Python-based government mandated extract and consolidated the loose scripts that it was originally built as – so that it was a unified script that can be automated.
Completely eliminated roadblocks to a critical API due to timeouts. This reduced timeout roadblocks to 0%.
Supported legacy applications built in a number of languages including ASP.NET, VB6, Shell Script, Batch Script, PL/SQL, MS SQL, DataStage, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
Stood up and configured Windows web and on-prem application servers configuring the Oracle clients and IIS to support multiple load-balanced web sites and applications.
Aided the DBA in debugging issues in on-prem Oracle databases.
Frontline Solutions 2001 – 2015
Software Developer Sumner, WA
Designed and built websites and applications from the ground up (Full stack) utilizing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MVC patterns, Photoshop, Inkscape, GIMP, and MS SQL databases as a back end.
Sole point of contact with unions and government agencies to determine business logic, design language, layout, and requirements. Executed those web-based applications to their satisfaction.
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Programming Languages and Frameworks:
C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, Java
Databases and Scripting:
Oracle PL/SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Shell Scripting, Batch Scripting
Source Control:
Git (branching, reviews, merge requests), TFS (gated builds, deployments)
UI/UX Tools / Multimedia:
Photoshop, GIMP, Blender, Inkscape, Kdenlive, Shotcut, Reaper Audio, Audacity
Web and Content Management:
WordPress theme development, customization, and plugin management
Cloud Services and DevOps (Some Experience):
AWS (EC2, S3), CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, TFS, Jenkins), NewRelic configuration
IDEs, Editors, Other Tools:
Visual Studio 2017-2022, VS Code, TOAD for Oracle, SOAPUI, Neovim/VIM/vi, i3 window manager, yazi file manager
Soft/Hard Skills:
Software Development, Programming, Web Development, Object-Oriented Programming, Database Management, Problem-Solving, Agile Methodologies, Teamwork, Debugging, Software Testing, Continuous learning, Agile methodologies
Interests:
Wrist watch collector and YouTuber, Building Interactive Fiction engines (Currently as a stand-alone .html file), Lounge Jazz Lofi Hip Hop music producer, Kung Fu teacher
Pierce College 2000
College Credits Acquired - Computer Science Puyallup, WA