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Christopher Shepard

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Complex problem-solver with over 7 years of enterprise development experience with an analytical and driven mindset. Dedicated to achieving demanding development objectives while producing impeccable code. Background working in full-stack development and data engineering.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Developer

CaptureRx
11.2020 - Current
  • Designed, developed, and deployed new features using broad range of technologies including Java Spring, AngularJS, Apache Spark, Kafka Messaging, Redis, Python, PostgreSQL, and various AWS Cloud Services.
  • Designed and migrated company's ETL Pipeline into Python based Apache Spark jobs hosted using AWS Glue.
  • Lead migration of production database system into new AWS EC2 instances, reducing RDS Aurora costs by 55% while maintaining system performance.
  • Designed and automated CI/CD pipeline for AWS Lambda development based on Serverless framework.
  • Administered, supported, and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers.
  • Implemented and supported Data Masking process to obscure and protect sensitive healthcare information in test environments.
  • Responsible for on-call rotations, coordinating system maintenance, and complex deployments.
  • Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases

Software Developer

Y & L Consulting
09.2016 - 11.2020

Software Developer

CaptureRx - Contract Through Y & L
05.2017 - 11.2020
  • Worked with team of 10-15 developers to build new Java Spring microservices based healthcare product. Technologies used include: Java Spring, AngularJS, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, AWS Redshift, Keycloak, and Hashicorp Consul.
  • Designed and developed Java microservices based billing ledger system used to track tens of millions worth of financial transactions monthly.
  • Designed and developed Java microservices based system to adjudicate and process healthcare claims.
  • Coordinated with business to develop specialized ETL reports to support healthcare clients using Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, and AWS Glue.
  • Designed new features using Open Data Protocol (OData) and RESTful APIs to generate and display data to internal users and customers.
  • Lead training and onboarding of new development team members. Guided them through design meetings, coding standards and best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and production deployments.
  • Lead training sessions on various business systems, Apache Spark, and Python development.
  • Performed database migrations and maintenance on AWS RDS PostgreSQL instances.

Software Engineer

Gov2Biz - Contract Through Y & L
09.2016 - 05.2017
  • Worked with team of 4 developers to build new ASP.NET MVC based product to handle regulatory licensing and compliance. Technologies used include: C#, Microsoft SQL, and TFS.
  • Developed new features, pipelines, and dynamic UI displays to support different clients.
  • Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.

Business Development Associate

Y & L Consulting
05.2015 - 08.2016
  • Worked with a team of 2 involved in idea creation, product design, business plan development, and investor presentations for the Called Out App. Successful pitch led to the creation of Epux Entertainment, a startup incubated by Y & L Consulting.
  • Designed layout and functionality of the Called Out App, a social media/marketing-challenge application.
  • Designed and maintained Called Out App website: www.calledoutapp.com.
  • Created content and social media challenges for advertisers.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
08.2016

Skills

  • Java
  • Python
  • SQL
  • JavaScript
  • C#
  • PowerShell

Tools / Frameworks

Spring Boot, Maven, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, AngularJS, React, Pandas, Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, AWS Database Migration Service, AWS S3, AWS RDS, AWS Redshift, Shell Scripting, Git, TFS, Docker, Hashicorp Consul, Datadog, ELK, Flyway, Swagger, Postman, Redis, Kafka, Octopus Deploy, Serverless Framework

Timeline

Software Developer

CaptureRx
11.2020 - Current

Software Developer

CaptureRx - Contract Through Y & L
05.2017 - 11.2020

Software Developer

Y & L Consulting
09.2016 - 11.2020

Software Engineer

Gov2Biz - Contract Through Y & L
09.2016 - 05.2017

Business Development Associate

Y & L Consulting
05.2015 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Arizona State University

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