Senior Software Engineer
Resume:
Scott K Berger, Queen Creek AZ *****
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Summary
I am an expert developer focused on Azure based applications, API development, and EDI transaction processing using the Microsoft.NET stack with SQL Server for 25+ years. I directed Agile teams, leading them to meet deadlines with high quality focused on innovating performance. Skills
C#.NET, VB.NET, .NET Core, C++, C, SQL Server, LINQ, Entity Framework, Oracle, Access, Azure, MVC, Bootstrap, Web Forms, Windows Forms, WPF, React, Node.js, Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, Git, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Team Foundation, BizTalk, ediFabric.NET. Professional Experience
EDI Software Developer, MedRisk LLC, Conshohocken, PA, Jul 2024 - Apr 2026 Designed and developed software written in C#.NET and VB.NET utilizing Microsoft SQL Server which added new features to process and pay workers compensation claims deploying every eight weeks into production.
- Engineered import and export processing in C#.NET and T-SQL for new clients enabling million- dollar revenue increases, parsing and processing 837, 834, 997, 999, and 277 transactions.
- Implemented rules validating specific conditions in 837 files in T-SQL to control process flows.
- Configured process automation workflows for transaction processing within a custom system.
- Created technical documentation for the workflows, passing along knowledge.
- Recommended process enhancements and standardization for the Agile flow which sped up software development and improved backlog refinement with timely prework.
- Reduced defects by 50% during QA testing utilizing peer reviews. Software Consultant, Product Perfect, Brea, CA, Mar 2024 - Jul 2024 Completed web development using C#.NET, MVC, HTML, CSS, Vue, and Bootstrap on Azure SQL for the client Lereta. These included a mortgage tax and management system for incoming loans.
- Replaced the in-house document management, moving from Azure to Documentum WebXtender cloud services, reducing execution costs by 80% and increasing performance speed by 90%.
- Implemented a scalable solution enabling mass updates for loan attributes reducing UI times.
- Eliminated ten defects in both systems requiring both front-end and back-end development to prepare for deployment into production in two weeks.
- Improved product quality assurance by 25% in QA testing through peer code reviews. Senior Software Engineer, Vertafore, Denver, CO, Feb 2023 - Mar 2024 Implemented code refactoring for the Insurlink product, moving into an AWS hosted client/server environment to reduce cost by 60%, using Agile methodologies managed in Rally in two-week sprints.
- Performed new RESTful back-end API development to add service points in microservices using SQL Server and C#.NET requirements and changes to API end points on 100% schedule.
- Enhanced the front-end system configuration written in Node.js, React, TypeScript and Vue.
- Developed unit testing using NUnit to support CI/CD pipelines in C#.NET.
- Made recommendations on load testing on the rewritten environments. Scott K Berger
Senior Software Engineer, HBK, Tucson, AZ, Mar 2021 - Feb 2023 Spearheaded product and process enhancements for the ReliaSoft reliability analysis suite written in VB.NET, C#.NET with Access, SQL, and Oracle on a 12-member team using Agile managed in Jira.
- Developed and implemented a process for regular tracking and upgrading of third-party software components, heading off security audit issues with government customers.
- Implemented scaling solutions in VB.NET using DevExpress controls to support 4K monitor resolution on product screens on all 50 graphical screens.
- Designed and implemented usage metrics in VB.NET and SQL, allowing visibility to product usage with no performance impact across a 500-site user base with an average of 100 users at each site, providing usage data for future enhancements and movements to SaaS.
- Acquired and implemented a new build server for the desktop and web application teams, upgrading development capabilities while monitoring existing Team Foundation Server.
- Reworked InstallShield installer to support newer versions of Microsoft Access. Software Engineering Lead, AL Advantage, Scottsdale, AZ, Jun 2020 - Mar 2021 Provided team leadership for five developers, set business direction, implemented DevOps practices and managed the software development life cycle for the company’s web-based product line which supplied a cloud-based solution to manage 2000 assisted living facilities across the country.
- Deployed Azure DevOps and Agile processes, configured sprint boards and ran the daily scrum setting work direction and improving teamwork to meet 100% of deadlines on schedule.
- Developed a prioritization process for long term direction of the product line to client / server.
- Established database monitoring which corrected inconsistencies reducing system downtime to 0.
- Implemented enhancements which added required patient tracking and corrected defect fixes in VB.NET Core with TypeScript and JavaScript on Azure and Azure SQL.
- Designed several Windows Forms applications in C#.NET that enabled finance management
- Performed SQL database management and the system administrator roles for 99.99% uptime. Senior C#.NET Developer, Stratfield Consulting, Chandler, AZ, Nov 2019 - Jun 2020 Performed RESTful service API development for Tivity Health’s management system for enrolling customers in the Silver Sneakers product. This was based on Zuora, a cloud-based subscription service for managing recurring revenue streams. Zuora provided customized transaction logic written in C#.NET on MVC using a three-tier model with JSON objects accessed with LINQ.
- Adapted the recurring subscription model of Zuora in C#.NET to provide one time/multi time visit charging for boutique providers not implemented in the out of the box product.
- Improved reliability by adding retry logic to compensate for unexpected error conditions.
- Added a layer of rollback logic in the order functionality in C#.NET to facilitate a friendly user interface experience as Zuora’s rollback was incomplete.
- Compensated for deficiencies in the suspend/resume subscription model in C#.NET.
- Performed code reviews and mentored junior engineers to reduce defect during QA test.
- Implemented unit test cases using NUnit in C#.NET to support CI/CD pipelines. Senior Software Engineer, Infor Inc, Scottsdale AZ, Jan 2017 - Oct 2019 Developed enhancements and solved defects in the Infor CRM suite, a highly user customizable CRM system which integrates with other systems such as lead generation and ERP in a Jira based Agile shop using Git for source control. The system utilized web forms written in C#.NET with NHibernate RESTful services using a Dojo JavaScript framework for the client side. Scott K Berger
Infor Inc, Scottsdale AZ (cont.)
- Debugged and repaired memory leaks that prevented execution and that also reduced build/install speed from 120 minutes down to 15 minutes.
- Identified and resolved performance issues in several SQL Server queries with code optimization and query tuning reducing query times from 300 seconds to 20 seconds.
- Created a C#.NET tool that generates language localization files for translators to customize and worked with the translation team to communicate program context.
- Enhanced the customization administration tool in C#.NET and ASP.NET to efficiently support multiple language installs.
- Addressed requirement gaps for the client user interface in C#.NET code behinds and JavaScript.
- Designed and developed system functionality for problem ticket tracking. Software Engineer, Invidasys Inc, Mesa AZ, Jun 2013 - Jan 2017 Performed full stack development for the VidaSuite health care claims suite in an Agile shop with two- week sprints using Jira for process management and Team Foundation Server (TFS) for source control.
- Developed a Microsoft Biztalk solution with custom pipelines and C#.NET orchestrations interfacing with MVC based RESTful services using LINQ To SQL to process EDI files (834, 835, 837, 277, 299. 300, 997, and 999).
- Executed performance tuning reducing processing time to one-eight utilizing parallelism.
- Implemented search, editing, processing, configuration and reporting functionality for components of the company’s health care product line in C#.NET, ASP.NET, MVC, Razor, and JavaScript.
- Enhanced Biztalk error routing in C#.NET to recover 99% of transactions in EDI files containing partially malformed X12 data which eliminated client rework.
- Added UI functionality for legacy eligibility and transaction systems in C#.NET, ASP.NET and MVC.
- Developed and deployed a custom claim data extraction system written in C#.NET as a QNXT user exit for a California based union construction benefit system. Software Engineer, McCormick Systems, Chandler AZ, Mar 2008 - Jun 2013 Enhanced many facets of the company’s construction estimating software product line while participating in the product’s management team, becoming familiar with electrical contractor practices by interfacing with the end user contractors at user forums.
- Preserved product life by a conversion of the product line from Access XP to Access 2010 utilizing the Ribbon and upgrading VB6 code to C#.NET and VB.NET.
- Enabled web API interfaces to online pricing systems in VB.NET providing current labor and price data for accurate estimates.
- Reduced failure rates by 99% in the software license and count/length probe interface by an object-oriented redesign improving exception handling using VB.NET Windows Services.
- Implemented a Level 2 process model and customized the process model toolset using C#.NET and SQL with a prioritization system to evaluate bug fixes and enhancement, refining planning timeframes from weeks to hours.
- Designed and deployed a document management system written in C#.NET using rapid prototyping to interface with off the shelf Goldmine CRM software to enable a paperless office.
- Deployed TFS and enhanced the database for project management (PM) customization.
- Developed a C#.NET WPF prototype and product specification of a blueprint annotation tool. Scott K Berger
Independent Contractor, Independent Contractor, Queen Creek, AZ, Jul 2007 - Mar 2008 Developed functionality and performed software testing for ASP.NET web sites utilizing VB.NET and C#.NET code behinds interfacing with SQL Server using stored procedures.
- Implemented the sales checkout module in VB.NET with a graduated discounting and coupon strategy providing maximum flexibility for sales management for an e-commerce website.
- Provided a database migration program from the original ASP web site to the ASP.NET implementation in VB.NET that ran within two hours to minimize downtime during switchover.
- Added pricing enhancements, improved job search, and document management for a general contracting management intranet and addressed security issues. SEPG Lead, Embedded Plus Engineering, Tempe, AZ, Aug 2005 - Jun 2007 Planned the overall strategy, authored processes, and developed toolsets as the lead for moving the software organization into level 3 of the CMMi maturity model in preparation for SCAMPI audits.
- Implemented a ClearCase / ClearQuest custom process model using the VB.NET extensions within ClearQuest to enforce process compliance.
- Produced C#.NET tools to interface ClearQuest with Microsoft Project Server for scheduling and tracking.
- Developed a web-based process review tracking tool using C#.NET and SQL Server.
- Planned, purchased and deployed a Windows Server farm to implement process toolsets utilizing Exchange, Project Server, and SQL Server.
Software Engineer, Honeywell International, Phoenix, AZ, Feb 2001 - Aug 2005 Developed and supported TeamView, a Six Sigma software engineering, process compliance and project management tool that implemented elements of the Software Engineering Institute’s Personal Software Process / Team Software Process using a Microsoft Access front end and SQL Server back end while participating in Honeywell’s Software Engineering Process directive.
- Developed an ASP problem tracking and enhancement request web site to support the 2000 corporate users of the tool suite.
- Designed, implemented, and managed a change control process with software to prioritize and track the development teams efforts, improving tool acceptance and use.
- Developed several SQL Server query enhancements that reduced bottlenecked queries from 5 minutes to 30 seconds response time, serving in a database administrator role.
- Implemented lab management tool configuration tracking to accommodate test tracking requirements of aerospace certification processes.
- Enhanced the MD80/MD95B717 autopilot system using DO-178B in C++. Full employment history can be viewed at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottkberger/, which includes roles as a Software Engineer, Software Lead, and Project Manager in development and test roles. Education
MBA Keller Graduate School of Management, Phoenix, AZ, Jan 1993 to May 1995 MS Computer Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ August 1990 to May 1992 BS Computer Science, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, September 1978 to May 1982 Certifications
Six Sigma Green Belt, Honeywell, Phoenix, AZ
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