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Benjamin J. (B.J.) Bacon

Frederick,MD

Summary

Versatile software development professional with more than 17 years of improving customer experiences. Promotes object-oriented approaches to real-time software development; effectively representing end-user technical requirements. Analytical, detail, and results oriented; motivates development teams to leverage new tools that expedite and secure application architecture.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Synergy BIS
09.2019 - Current
  • Develops and implements personalized client solutions using C# and VB.NET programming languages expertise as well as Salesforce and Python for the United States Coast Guard.
  • Utilizes TFS, Jira and Bitbucket to store documentation, manage application code, organize releases and report progress of product backlog items.
  • Works closely with other team members in such tasks as troubleshooting and debugging.
  • Participates in design and sprint planning exercises for future software rollouts.
  • Collaborates with engineers, system analysts, and programmers regarding project capabilities and limitations to deliver optimal functionality.
  • Communicates technical risks and benefits to management and key stakeholders.
  • Works closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.

End User Computing Analyst (Software Developer)

State Farm Insurance
08.2007 - 08.2019
  • Created internal business applications and analytic systems, to improve efficiency, generate analytic insights, and support sales and operations partners at State Farm.
  • Wrote maintainable and extensible C# code in a team environment utilizing TFS in Visual Studio for version control with both integration and unit tests.
  • Applied agile methodology for rapid delivery of new functionality utilizing Test Driven Development.
  • Acted as a key resource to the team to provide guidance and examples of unit, integration and automated data quality tests.
  • Worked closely with other team members to plan, design and develop robust solutions in a timely manner.
  • Interfaced with business analysts and/or customers, along with other developers to determine the best requirement specifications.
  • Modified existing software to correct errors, upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
  • Built tables, stored procedures and views for web and thick client applications with OLTP design using SQL Server Management Studio; utilizes Entity Framework to build and update data structures via migrations.
  • Applied OLAP design architecture to reporting data structures and customizes ETL processes for optimization within a restricted data size environment.
  • Wrote automated ETL and data parsing processes that utilize tailored C# class libraries to parse data from online reports, custom Windows Services that are scheduled to call upon PowerShell scripts to execute SQL stored procedures and/or SSIS packages to load data into SQL database tables.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
05.2000

Certification

  • CompTIA Security+ ce Certification (Issued Sep 2020 - Expires Sep 2026)

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Synergy BIS
09.2019 - Current

End User Computing Analyst (Software Developer)

State Farm Insurance
08.2007 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Carson-Newman University

Technical Tools

.NET, .NET Core, C#, VB.NET, Salesforce, T-SQL, ASP.NET, LINQ, REST APIs, MS SQL Server, TFS, SAP Business Objects, MS Business Intelligence (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS), OLTP and OLAP Database Architecture, Unit Testing w/ MS Test, TDD, Windows PowerShell, Windows Forms, Windows Services, TypeScript, Entity Framework, DevExtreme, Angular, Jira, Bitbucket, Python.

Some experience: Oracle APEX, JavaScript, Bootstrap, QlikView.

Security Clearance

Public Trust - Department of Homeland Security

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