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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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EXTRACURRICULARS
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Eddie Solar

Miramar,FL

Summary


Professional, experienced software engineering leader with 10 years of experience aligning systems with business requirements, policies and regulatory requirements. Proficient with the software engineering process, coding / development and product management. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to manage and lead teams.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

SVP of Development

Health Karma
Fort Lauderdale, FL
12.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for all of product and data development.
  • Led organization-wide technology strategy development.
  • Developed measurement tools, dashboards and reports to track metrics on adoption and effectiveness of initiatives.
  • Presented and discussed strategy and initiative progress with senior business leaders.
  • Created and made appropriate documentation for annual budgets and senior leadership goals.
  • Evaluated product development strategies and prepared alternative approaches to exceed goals.
  • Oversaw projects across organization while managing stakeholders' expectations and ensure priorities are furthering organizational goals.
  • Identified current pain points and optimize systems. Consulted stakeholders to identify business and technology needs.
  • Set standards and KPIs for Development, Data and QA to ensure continuous improvement in performance as new features were built
  • Briefed executives on technology risks and suggested ways to alleviate concerns.

VP of Development

Health Karma
Fort Lauderdale, FL
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Managed team of developers including team leads, QA and remote data analysts / engineers
  • Established OKRs for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.
  • Established technical strategy for entire company, accounting for overall business goals, budgetary limitations and resource allocation.
  • Developed and / or supervised development of comprehensive information architectures
  • Implemented 1:1 to discuss progress made towards short- term and long-term employee goals
  • Designed to commend when projects are going well and through any issues preventing them from achieving their goals
  • Presented and discussed strategy and initiative progress with senior business leaders.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Collaborated with other developers to identify and alleviate number of bugs and errors in software.
  • Collaborated with product team to create shared vision around strategy, planning, and execution of technology roadmap and clear expectations of engineering's contribution.

Director of Development

MediXall.com
FORT LAUDERDALE, United States
08.2019 - 01.2020
  • Built & managed engineering teams from design to documentation
  • Developed quality assurance procedures and assisted in troubleshooting at different stages of production cycles
  • Managed architecture backlog to drive common architecture/design/technology solutions across teams.
  • Collaborated with other developers to identify and alleviate number of bugs and errors in software.
  • Documented technical workflows and knowledge in private wiki for education of newly hired employees.
  • Trained developers in standards and strategies for optimal product development.
  • Led team in analysis and rebuild of software from beginning design through completion.
  • Reviewed code to check compliance with company coding guidelines.
  • Mentored junior developers and engineers through onboarding process and long-term team contributions.
  • Led sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
  • Collaborated with senior leadership to define requirements and build projects that achieved or exceeded corporate plans.

Lead Developer

MediXall Group
Fort Lauderdale, FL
06.2018 - 08.2019
  • Responsible for maintaining and building new features / products to assist clients and in-house users with reporting, email campaign management and subscriber information.
  • Created API endpoints with small, medium and large OOP complexity
  • Collaborated with management to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
  • Interfaced with front-end and back-end development teams to develop unified product, smoothing out coding conflicts before problems arose.
  • Tested software products for strong functionality and optimization.
  • Participated in cross-functional projects while working in lean development environments.
  • Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
  • Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for project plans.
  • Introduced agile methodologies and development best practices to division to enhance product development.

Developer

Digital Platinum
Miami, FL
06.2018 - 11.2018
  • Responsible for maintaining and building new features / products to assist clients and in-house users with reporting, email campaign management and subscriber information
  • Front and Back End development of application with PHP / Yii Framework, MySQL, JavaScript and CSS / Bootstrap
  • Built out tools for managing and creating email campaigns
  • Integrate APIs resources.

Developer

Union Square Media
Miami, FL
05.2017 - 05.2018
  • Responsible for maintaining and building new features / products for several applications to assist clients and in-house users with reporting, data entry, ad content/campaign management and lead generation
  • Front and Back End development using PHP / Laravel Framework, MySQL, JavaScript / React and CSS / Bootstrap
  • Responsible for building and debugging internal reporting, automation, and API integration software
  • Responsible for building and debugging campaign reporting and adjustment software
  • Handled large amounts of data to optimize ROI of affiliate marketing and campaigns based on performance information

QA Engineer

RK Holdings
Miami, FL
07.2013 - 03.2017
  • Responsible for ensuring performance standards across various company products
  • Provided clear and concise feedback regarding any new development releases, as well as thoroughly examine features for bugs and errors
  • Assisting in bug resolution by gathering and analyzing relevant information
  • Keeping track of project statistics in Jira Issue & Project Tracking tool in order to detect anomalies or potential problems
  • Verified mobile, tablet and desktop sites and related components are functional at all times both via manually test (regression, end-to-end and compatibility) and automation
  • Perform cross-browser compatibility tests ∙ Verifying functionality and correctness of tasks that are completed by development team ∙
  • Write and run Selenium and PHP Unit test scripts, set up test environments, and execute test cases

Front-End Developer

Choose Digital
Miami, FL
09.2015 - 11.2016
  • Responsible for implementing visual and interactive elements that users engage with through their web browser when using web application
  • Responsible for all front-end HTML5 and CSS3/Sass issues ∙ Created and modified features on web application in accordance with Photoshop sketch
  • Build responsive websites that function perfectly on any device or browser size ∙ Perform cross-browser compatibility test

Front-End Developer

Rokk3r Labs
Miami, FL
03.2016 - 05.2016
  • Brought in to help complete web application before release date
  • Responsible for implementing visual and interactive elements that users engage with through their web browser when using web application
  • Responsible for all front-end HTML5, CSS3 / Sass and AngularJS issues ∙ Collaborated with Web Designers and Backend Developer to bridge gap between graphical design and technical implementation ∙ Created and modified features on web application in accordance with InVision sketch ∙
  • Build responsive websites that function perfectly on any device or browser size ∙ Perform cross-browser compatibility tests
  • Assisted back-end team with all front-end issues and tested site design and functionality to have product ready for release.

Education

High School Diploma -

Miami Senior High School, Miami, FL
06.2001

Skills

  • Problem-solving
  • Agile Methodology / Project Management
  • Roadmaps and Strategic Planning
  • Executive Leadership
  • Leadership and People Development
  • Conducting Reviews
  • Project Oversight
  • Strategic Goals
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Mission and Vision
  • Product Development and Launch
  • Training Junior Team Members

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

EXTRACURRICULARS

WordCamp Miami: Co-organizer/ coordinator

Microsoft TEALS Program: Teach Assistant / Mentor

The Collab Lab: Mentor

Techtonica: Mentor

Timeline

SVP of Development - Health Karma
12.2021 - Current
VP of Development - Health Karma
01.2020 - 12.2021
Director of Development - MediXall.com
08.2019 - 01.2020
Lead Developer - MediXall Group
06.2018 - 08.2019
Developer - Digital Platinum
06.2018 - 11.2018
Developer - Union Square Media
05.2017 - 05.2018
Front-End Developer - Rokk3r Labs
03.2016 - 05.2016
Front-End Developer - Choose Digital
09.2015 - 11.2016
QA Engineer - RK Holdings
07.2013 - 03.2017
Miami Senior High School - High School Diploma,
Eddie Solar