Ben Payne
Senior Application Developer
Grand Rapids,MI
Summary
Highly skilled Senior Developer bringing 15 years of experience
designing, developing and installing software programs, systems and
applications. Proven project manager with background leading
distributed teams in complex development projects.
Experienced in building web applications using Linux, Apache, MySQL,
PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Laravel, Vue, jQuery, and Bootstrap.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Full-Stack Developer
National Service Alliance
11.2022 - Current
- Modernized legacy monolith changing 10k+ lines of code and upgrading PHP from version 5.3 to version 8.4.
- Automated On Demand servicer onboarding process streamlining several hundred data entry points.
- Developed an AI classifier to better handle fuzzy customer responses to automated text messages.
- Created mission critical call routing software handling hundreds of calls a month, allowing users to distribute calls across a geographical area using geolocation mapping software.
- Developed an AI powered IVR allowing servicers and customers to instantly get relavent information for their repairs.
- Reduced application bugs by implementing rigorous unit testing frameworks alongside comprehensive test coverage.
- Implemented continuous integration and deployment pipelines to automate code testing, validation, and deployment processes.
- Led architecture design decisions to ensure application scalability, modularity, and maintainability in the long run.
- Established documentation standards for internal knowledge sharing among developers which facilitated smoother onboarding processes for new team members.
Senior Application Developer
Northpointe Bank
01.2015 - 11.2022
- Created custom customer onboarding software for new banking accounts handling millions of dollars of transactions a year.
- Created custom B2B SaaS Correspondent Lending software moving millions of dollars in loans every year.
- Created custom loan document tracking software which tracked every original loan document for thousands of loans each year.
- Created custom loan officer CRM software allowing loan officers and customers to track a loan from origination, underwriting and closing.
- Contributed to architectural decisions that resulted in more scalable and maintainable applications for long-term success.
- Learned and shared knowledge of new technologies to support technically challenging projects and assume various responsibilities.
Education
Nanodegree: Data Science - Data Science
Udacity - Online
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Emph. Machine Learning / AI
Davenport University
05-2021
Skills
Microservices architecture
Timeline
Senior Full-Stack Developer
National Service Alliance
11.2022 - Current
Senior Application Developer
Northpointe Bank
01.2015 - 11.2022
Nanodegree: Data Science - Data Science
Udacity - Online
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Emph. Machine Learning / AI
Davenport University
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