Scott Shie
You put up a website with your name on it, and right away everyone expects that you're going to say something about yourself. It makes sense, I get it. And truth be told, that is part of why I did it. But it's true what they say "Writing HTML is easy, filling it with content is the hard part.". Okay, I don't know if anyone says that, but it's true.
So this website with my name on it is here because I'm a software development / techie / IT kinda guy. Believe it or not, I enjoy doing this sort of thing in my spare time, even though I do stuff like this at my day job. Well, not exactly like this, custom software integration for government access control systems is a little different than casual website hacking, but it's all just code underneath, right?
I guess I consider myself a full stack developer, if even the term is getting a little dated. It seems to do a good job of describing someone who loves to makes software "do things", from top to bottom, and that's me. I like to create web applications, then write the APIs to connect them to some data and maybe even toss in an Android app for good measure.
I also really like to make things that help other developers get stuff done. For instance, I've built a few Software Development Kits for Android and Python.
And I've done a little NodeJs development for the API that those SDKs connect to.
There's more, like back when I worked in Tech Support, or when I managed a Software Engineering team. But if I put all that up here, it wouldn't be a summary anymore, right? If you're interested in all that stuff, check out the Skills and/or Experience sections of the site further down. Or download my resume. Or heck, email me and I'll give you the whole story of my work life first hand.
At any rate, this site is neither a resume nor an advertisement. Although it might serve as a nice addition to either, should the need arise. It's mainly for fun. A place to try out new tools or techniques and sharpen my skills. And, it's a tiny little bit to prove to a few people that I could and would do it.
The plan is that scottshie.com will grow and change as I do, over time. So feel free to check back once in while.
Have a Good One!
ScottS
Development Proficiencies
Hover over a skill for its name, click to see where I used it.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Full Stack Development (UI, Backend : Enterprise, Stand Alone : Desktop, Mobile, Web)
- OOP and Design
- Software Development Management
- Project Management
- Agile Development, Processes & Scrum
- Business Requirements Analysis
- Systems Design
- Technical Writing
Professional Profile
Principal Software Developer
- Architecture and Development Team, Professional Services: Oversee design, architecture, development and resource/project management of projects relating to proprietary access control systems.
- Lead and mentor development staff within the CI Gov branch of the Architecture and Development team.
- Assist all other teams/departments with CI Gov projects (Customer Support, Sales, Documentation, QA, Marketing, Partner and Business Development, etc.)
- Technical/Team Lead overseeing design, architecture, development and resource/project management for a US Correctional Department access system.
- Provide onsite technical assistance/implementation for international and domestic partners.
Senior Software Developer
- Solutions Delivery Team, Professional Services: working on domestic and international government access control systems.
- Provide development and implementation of custom software solutions including development of/for API, UI, backend and business logic processes, data access and manipulation, legacy system integration, prototyping of new systems and R&D.
- Developed and implemented a proprietary mailer and card (credit, debit, gift) production system for a regional bank client.
- Created a RESTful API (C#) and front end (Java, JavaScript) that is used with an international driver licensing system, a US corrections facility and others.
Senior Software Developer
- Lead developer for Android mobile projects, API SDK for Android and Python.
- Development of backend controllers within proprietary Data Flow system.
- Implemented IPaaS program with Zapier.
- Managed software development projects, provide technical advice for sales and support groups.
Software Engineering Manager / Technical Support Manager
- Managed daily operations for Software Dev and Customer Support departments.
- Successfully deployed first of its kind IoT weather forecast device. Managed 24 month agile product development process from inception to release.
- Reduced customer support backlog by 84% in 60 days while reducing department financial footprint by 14%.
- Implemented alternate inbound interaction methodology to efficiently handle high volume of requests.
Director of Information Technology
- Responsible for all IT department operations: network admin, resource management and department financial analysis. Active Directory, Exchange server, terminal and web servers, workstations, notebooks, etc.
- Increased network speed & stability by introducing load balancing/redundancy for terminal/web servers. Increased remote security by introducing VPN.
- Implemented metrics analysis reporting using ASP.NET/AJAX.
Application Systems / Program Analyst III
- Application Lead for global sales estimation project. Coordinated transition from legacy C++ application to C#.
- Led design and implementation effort for next generation project enhancement. Integration of estimation application with fulfillment and service software modules.
Intermediate Software Engineer
- Architected reporting engine (C++/Python) and report suite for next-gen data analysis and cleansing application.
- Designed and implemented refactoring of UK mass mail correction application. Coordinated with Lockheed Martin and Royal Mail personnel to create plan for design, coding, testing and implementation.
- Integrated series of performance modifications for volume keying application resulting in 68% increase in Tasks per Hour rate. Decreased specific postcode error rate to less than 1% system wide.
Education
Herzing College of Technology
Magna Cum Laude