Results-driven software engineer with a reputation for understanding the big picture, taking ownership of projects assigned, and getting the job done in an agile environment. Familiar with a wide range of technologies, having put them to use in a large number of real world projects.
Experienced leader, capable of managing multiple teams, including offshore teams, and driving multiple projects simultaneously. Demonstrated ability to lead effectively, create a positive team culture, give people opportunities to stretch themselves, learn, and grow while producing real results.
• Manage a small team of developers, including hiring, project assignment, etc.
The Emily Effect is a non-profit foundation dedicated to raising awareness for postpartum mood disorders like postpartum depression. I help maintain the website (add new content, added store functionality, etc.), email accounts, and generally help with all things technical.
• Developer Manager – directly manage teams in USA and Uruguay building SaaS applications as part of the company’s new web-based platform, as well as the portals controlling user access to the new services.
Implement and adjust processes to fit the team’s and project’s needs, focusing on producing results in the form of regular production releases.
• Product Manager – come up with product requirements, create and prioritize user stories, make UI design decisions, collaborate with other teams to design proper cross-project integration, etc.
• Project Manager – regularly report project progress, track resource usage, estimated delivery dates, etc.
• Programmer – when time allows, I take user stories and implement them myself. Technologies currently used in our projects include ASP.NET MVC (using C#), WCF, Ruby on Rails, and more.
noxad is my own company for working on contract jobs and side-projects. Generally they consist of websites for small businesses, although I have worked with larger companies as well. Most recently I’ve done implementations in Joomla and WordPress, including e-commerce sites, creating templates from scratch, customizing existing templates, dabbling in PHP, CSS, etc.
Currently I’m getting into Android development with plans to build and release a small app I’ve had in mind for a while, with an iOS version to follow.
• Released first EDGE Beta Widget – EDGE Shop Flag Notifier. I wrote the app in C# (.NET 3.5), then maintained, improved, and deployed it in production for over a year. App was adopted by customer sites at a very high rate (near 100%), even though it was an optional add-on.
• Winner of first company hackathon, called Creative Spark. Winning project was the prototype for EDGE Shop Flag Notifier, an app filling a niche for a feature that many customers had been requesting for years.
• Translated chief architect’s vision for SRSWP (new SaaS platform) into logical chunks for various development teams and projects, filling in gaps, creating user stories, requirements, etc.
for the generator and did all of the SQL coding (schema creation, stored procedures, etc.).
• Worked independently for 1+ years on a large number of both internal and external-facing applications, taking complete ownership of various existing projects and developing new ones as well. Projects included C#, ASP.NET, PHP, SQL, and more.
• Translated chief architect’s vision for SRSWP into logical chunks for various development teams and projects, filling in gaps, creating user stories, requirements, etc.
EDGE Shop Flag Notifier was released as the first EDGE Beta Widget in Dec. 2011. It filled a niche for a feature that many customers had been requesting for years and was adopted by customer sites at a very high rate (near 100%), even though it was an optional add-on.
I wrote the app, then maintained, improved, and deployed it in production for over a year. App was a result of my winning project from the first SRS company hackathon, called Creative Spark.
“I had the opportunity to work with Brett for eight years at SRS and MPI. Brett’s dedication, good nature, and willingness to tackle any challenge have enabled success on every level in each of his roles.
As a manager, Brett is a hands-on leader who cares deeply for his teams. In his capacity as Director of Development over teams in the USA and Uruguay, Brett consistently cultivated a positive environment where individuals and teams could thrive. Brett is a leader who never failed to take full ownership of projects. His ability to mentor and his dedication to excellence push teams to deliver quality software even under tight deadlines.
Brett’s willingness to dive into new technologies and ramp-up quickly has earned him a well-deserved reputation as an excellent software engineer and architect. Brett’s successes include projects based in C#.NET, PHP, Ruby on Rails, PowerShell, and more. Brett’s eye for quality and ability to grasp high-level vision enabled him to create software that exceeded expectations even when he only had vague requirements to work from. Brett’s excellence as an engineer was solidly demonstrated when he earned first place in a company-wide engineering challenge.
— Dave L. Preece, VP Product Management, Service Repair Solutions, managed Brett indirectly at Mobile Productivity, Inc.
— Darek Easterly, Director of Quality Assurance, Service Repair Solutions, managed Brett at Mobile Productivity, Inc.