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Blake Abel

Blake Abel

Salt Lake City

Summary

Dynamic Software Engineer with a proven track record at Brady Corporation, excelling in C# and React development. Adept in Agile methodologies and CI/CD processes, I effectively collaborated across teams to enhance software interfaces, ensuring timely delivery of unit-tested systems. Strong communicator with a focus on optimizing project outcomes. Highly motivated in transferring my skills to help manage software projects.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Engineer

Brady Corporation
03.2023 - Current
  • Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.
  • Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
  • Delivered unit-tested systems within customer-prescribed timeframes.
  • Go to developer for cross team interactions.
  • Mainly developed in C# for Back-End and React for Front-End.

Software Test Engineer

IFIT
06.2021 - 01.2023
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
  • Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Reviewed requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.

Sales Team Lead

AT&T
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Expanded sales revenues by identifying opportunities and executing customized marketing plans.
  • Analyzed campaign performance by utilizing measurement and tracking methodologies to determine customer return on investment.
  • Creatively produced new marketing strategies via website targeting.
  • Developed knowledge of local business and market conditions to develop specialized merchandise.

Education

2 Years of Course Work - Computer Science

WGU
Salt Lake City, UT

Skills

  • JIRA/Bitbucket/Confluence
  • Build Releases
  • Solutions Deployment
  • Scrum Management
  • Agile Development
  • Git
  • Communication
  • CI/CD
  • AWS
  • Time Management

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with multiple cross functional teams (Firmware, Electrical, Drivers, Project Management, Product Test) across different states and countries to help deliver our full stack software products.
  • Mentored 3 new employees to bring them up to speed on projects, resulting in quicker overall completion milestones.

Certification

ISTQB+ Certification

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited Working

Timeline

Software Engineer

Brady Corporation
03.2023 - Current

Software Test Engineer

IFIT
06.2021 - 01.2023

Sales Team Lead

AT&T
01.2019 - 01.2021

2 Years of Course Work - Computer Science

WGU