BRIAN D. KINNEY
Director Of Software Engineering
Woodbury,CT
Summary
An accomplished IT Leader with a proven track record in directing high-performing teams and driving successful software development initiatives. Strong primarily work-experience background has proven fruitful throughout. Skilled in full-stack development, agile methodologies, and software architecture design. Demonstrated expertise in implementing scalable and robust software systems while ensuring adherence to quality standards and project timelines. Strong leadership abilities with a focus on fostering a culture of excellence, mentorship, and continuous improvement has been a strong suit of mine. Committed to driving organizational growth and delivering impactful results through the power of technology.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
30
30
Directly managed senior software engineers
Work History
PROMOTED: Director of Software Engineering
CVS Health Company
Woodbury, CT
12.2021 - Current
- ENABLED product teams at Aetna and CVS to deliver exceptional experiences to internal sales teams through crucial decisions on foundational technologies, essential library development, and implementation of functionalities such as logging, metrics, A/B testing, business tracking, and performance tracking
- CREATED tools for mocking, static analysis, and implemented production/development application servers
- LED implementation of server-side rendering, architecture, and refined developer experience
- EMPHASIZED empathy, fostering positive team culture, and promoting autonomy for enhanced team performance and engagement
- DEFINED compelling vision, mission, and focus areas to align efforts towards common goals
- ESTABLISHED clear responsibilities and boundaries for staff, ensuring effective collaboration and accountability
- IMPLEMENTED Mentorship program to facilitate knowledge sharing and professional growth in remote work environment.
- Allied with other engineering leaders to plan, manage and coordinate teams around reaching prescribed development milestones.
- Architected, Conceived and Supervised from ground up, a $5.5million *funded* sales enablement web application suite used by all Aetna Sales Brokers that helped bring in over $25million in sales.
- Participated in hiring and interviewing over 20 developers of varying backgrounds, education and skill sets to build out internal technical teams to support internal efforts.
PROMOTED: Assoc Dir. of Software Engineering
AETNA, CVS Health Company
Woodbury, CT
09.2019 - 12.2021
- LED a team of Marketing Technology software engineers (Back-end and front-end) in successfully launching enterprise-level web applications for Aetna's internal sales enablement team
- DEPLOYED applications to Azure in Docker containers and built on StrapiJS (NodeJS), Postgres, ReactJS, and VueJS. Deployed and constructed CI/CD pipelines for numerous boilerplate development stacks on Google Cloud Platform utilizing Google Kubernetes Engine used by CVS Enterprise development teams.
- MANAGED and maintained multiple enterprise-funded applications, ensuring adherence to corporate security standards and compliance
- OVERSAW development budgets, including staffing and third-party software/SaaS vendors
- DEVELOPED roadmaps for digital products and services, focusing on growth and scalability objectives
- DEVISED a roadmap for development leads to leverage StorybookJS components, facilitating faster UX/Designer feedback
- MENTORED junior and senior developers to foster their professional growth
- ENGAGED with senior leadership to discuss technical project funding and estimates
- COLLABORATED with SCRUM leaders, project managers, and internal clients on technical deliverables, sprints, and timelines, following Agile development processes and best practices
- OBTAINED Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner certification during this role.
Principal Front-End Engineer
AETNA, CVS Health Company
Woodbury, CT
09.2019 - 12.2020
- DEVELOPED and maintained numerous microsites and VueJS, React, and iOS based applications that the internal marketing agency originally outsourced saving costs.
- BUILT development teams to support ongoing work via conducting interviews, creating and documenting development guidelines and best practices.
- CREATED CI/CD workflows for development pipelines and attained Aetna global security maven certification for website security for HIPAA and Protected Health Information compliance on all overseen development efforts.
- Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components, and systems.
Senior Front-End Engineer
NORTHPAGE, INC
Southbury, CT
02.2016 - 09.2019
- DEVELOPED and maintained a wide range of front-end features using AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery, and D3.js for both internal and external applications
- COLLABORATED with Back-End Developers and the Director of Product Management at NorthPage, Inc
- To create various tools that are currently available
- LED a team of five Developers in the migration of internal and external tools to ReactJS and Vue.js
- IMPLEMENTED a new CI workflow using Jenkins for the NorthPage Amazon Web Services platform builds, focusing on Java/Redis/Elasticsearch technologies
- ACQUIRED proficiency in Python and utilized it for Machine Learning projects involving objective detection and object similarity models at NorthPage
- Developed custom tools for training using in-house APIs
- ENGAGED in one-on-one collaboration with the Director of R&D to develop custom tools, including Google
- Chrome extensions
- DEVELOPED various tasks to support custom client brand theming for both internal and external platforms
- COLLABORATED with team members to upgrade UI libraries from Bootstrap 3 to Bootstrap 4, ensuring a seamless transition.
Owner
REVOLUTION DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Woodbury, CT
11.2012 - Current
- COLLABORATED with clients to gain a comprehensive understanding of their products, services, market, industry, and competition
- UTILIZED client needs analysis to align web development strategies with broader business growth opportunities, ensuring a holistic approach
- ENSURED that web design achieves multiple objectives including broad-based visual appeal, and product branding
- MANAGED projects from inception to completion, working closely with all stakeholders and resource providers to bring ideas from concept to reality
- APPLIED a diverse range of website development tools and skills, including UI/UX Front-End and Back-End development, Wordpress theme development, full-site migrations, custom Wordpress plugin development and integration, Meteor.js application development, contracted Angular development, PHP, NodeJS and data driven APIs.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
Web Developer
Label Interactive
Southbury, CT
02.2011 - 12.2012
Web Developer
Teamdigital
Bethel, CT
06.2010 - 12.2010
Front-End Developer
Something Digital
Manhattan, NY
11.2009 - 05.2010
Senior Web Developer
Hearst Connecticut Media Group Interactive
Greenwich
08.2007 - 08.2009
Web Master
Guitar Hangar
Brookfield, CT
12.2006 - 05.2007
ASP/Javascript Developer
Cierant Corporation
New Milford, CT
01.2006 - 10.2006
Education
Associates Degree - Computer Information Systems
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Waterbury, CT 05.2007 - 05.2009
Skills
Agile Methodologies (SCRUM / SAFE)
Integration Services
Product Development
Cloud Services (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Software Development
Product Management
Requirements Analysis
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance)
Timeline
Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance)
05-2023
Certified Scrum Project Owner (Scrum Alliance)
04-2023
PROMOTED: Director of Software Engineering
CVS Health Company
12.2021 - Current
PROMOTED: Assoc Dir. of Software Engineering
AETNA, CVS Health Company
09.2019 - 12.2021
Principal Front-End Engineer
AETNA, CVS Health Company
09.2019 - 12.2020
Senior Front-End Engineer
NORTHPAGE, INC
02.2016 - 09.2019
Owner
REVOLUTION DEVELOPMENT, LLC
11.2012 - Current
Web Developer
Label Interactive
02.2011 - 12.2012
Web Developer
Teamdigital
06.2010 - 12.2010
Front-End Developer
Something Digital
11.2009 - 05.2010
Senior Web Developer
Hearst Connecticut Media Group Interactive
08.2007 - 08.2009
Associates Degree - Computer Information Systems
Naugatuck Valley Community College
05.2007 - 05.2009
Web Master
Guitar Hangar
12.2006 - 05.2007
ASP/Javascript Developer
Cierant Corporation
01.2006 - 10.2006