Christopher Coscina
Summary
To continue building a career utilizing computer science skills to help an organization solve problems, achieve goals, and become more efficient.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer II
TrueCommerce / B2BGateway
09.2018 - 04.2025
- Primary accomplishment was version 2 of the Warehouse Support Site web application which enabled customers to acknowledge orders, generate shipping labels, send advanced ship notices, and create invoices
- I was the back end architect and also helped with the front-end development
- Introduced unit testing and integration to the development team as all testing had previously only been manual forms of testing
- Led the move from SVN to Git and helped the other team members with this process as the rest of the team had previously only used SVN for version control
- Helped maintain other mission critical applications such as B2BDashboard and Smapper
- Spent much of my last year working on the Ectopia supply chain management web application
- Performed all of the QA related work for the TrueCommerce/B2BGateway Upgrade Strategy
- Became a preferred point of contact for many of the technical issues impacting the organization, particularly with any issues involving the Warehouse Support Site
Written Content Developer
LearnToProgram
05.2015 - 04.2018
- Wrote a book titled App Development Guide: Wack-A-Mole which became an Amazon best seller (Top 100 in three separate categories)
- Developed educational materials (tutorials, blog articles, exercises, and a book) that teach programming and other topics of computer science
- Examples of topics covered include Meteor, PhoneGap, Java, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming, and LeafletJS
- Develop and implement ideas for making educational content both easier to understand and more in depth
Information Systems Specialist
Aidance Scientific
10.2014 - 11.2016
- Primary duties included computer programming, system administration, and database administration
- Added new features and fixed existing bugs in the custom built VB.NET application that employees use to create and manage orders
- Managed SQL Server databases and wrote T-SQL queries for use in reporting, automation, shipping, and database administration
- Developed a custom lot tracking system, an automated inventory system, and a supply chain system
- Automated tasks and processes that were previously being performed manually by using Java, C#, SQL, Windows batch scripting, WinSCP scripting, and task scheduling
- Created VB.NET pages that provide user friendly search and filter functionality for generating customized reports on the company's data
- Managed the shipping department after the previous shipping manager left the company
- Helped the company make informed decisions regarding their supply chain based on the various reports that I developed
- Resolved any IT related issues (software, hardware, and security)
Software Engineer Intern
MEDfx
07.2014 - 09.2014
- Developed production quality Java code for software projects in the medical industry
- Communicated with project managers and updated existing code based on their requests
Web Developer Intern
Growtivity
06.2013 - 07.2014
- Used CSS, HTML, PHP, and MySQL to work on different aspects of the website
- Helped Growtivity make informed decisions regarding the design and user experience of the site
System Administrator
Mount Auburn Cemetery
06.2012 - 05.2013
- Help desk support to the employees at the company (roughly 50 computer users)
- Followed and enforced security procedures, maintained virtual servers, checked logs, utilized KBOX (Dell KACE K1000), and Active Directory administration
- Configured machines with the organization's standard software and hardware installations
IT Intern
URI Department of Safety/Risk Management
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Created and maintained website using HTML and CSS
- Provided technical support to employees
- Entered data from MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) into databases
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Computer Science Major, Business Administration Minor
University of Rhode Island
05.2012
Skills
- C#, SQL, Java, PHP, VBNET, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, C, Git
Timeline
Software Engineer II
TrueCommerce / B2BGateway
09.2018 - 04.2025
Written Content Developer
LearnToProgram
05.2015 - 04.2018
Information Systems Specialist
Aidance Scientific
10.2014 - 11.2016
Software Engineer Intern
MEDfx
07.2014 - 09.2014
Web Developer Intern
Growtivity
06.2013 - 07.2014
System Administrator
Mount Auburn Cemetery
06.2012 - 05.2013
IT Intern
URI Department of Safety/Risk Management
01.2008 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Computer Science Major, Business Administration Minor
University of Rhode Island
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