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JAMES SCHULTZ

JAMES SCHULTZ

Denver,CO

Summary

My background is in software engineering instruction, full stack application design, development and testing, as well as team account management. I am detail oriented, an effective communicator, and a strong problem solver.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Lead Back End Development

Disney
03.2024 - 03.2025
  • Worked with product, testing, engineering, and senior management to reach app production goals.
  • Trained new team members on company code standards and maintained current code base
  • Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
  • Responsible for achieving our code bases release schedule

Lead Back End Engineer

REVREX
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • Responsible for understanding and integrating two outside payment API's with the REVREX application.
  • Maintained the REVREX API, implemented new routes, and tests as the Front End grew.
  • Updated the MySQL DB as the app Back End expanded, was trusted with creating the ERD and explaining the new relationships to the team.
  • Documented and developed engineering procedures and processes.

Software Engineer II

Charter
12.2021 - 07.2022
  • Worked on a team of other engineers to maintain and develop an internal tool.
  • Developed a new test suite to help expand coverage for our API.
  • Help document and create new processes for enhancing learning in our team.
  • Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.

Lead Instructor

Thinkful
04.2019 - 12.2021
  • Responsible for mentoring, teaching, and helping students for 7 month rotations through the nights and weekend engineering program.
  • Lead students from fundamentals of JS through to ultimately full stack development. Focused on node, psql, react, auth and computer science principles.
  • Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.

Senior Full Stack Engineer

CLMBR
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Helped with the hiring, training, and managing of the new team of developers brought in to support critical app release.
  • Trained and learned G-suite for Google cloud development to support our web and native apps.
  • Created and maintained all documentation related to the application related to the application and development process.

Full Stack Software Developer

Legacy Foundry
10.2019 - 05.2020
  • Used Vue and Vuex to shape and implement core, reusable, components in the app.
  • Paired heavily with the senior engineer to integrate the client side app with the API bringing the features to life and getting us to alpha release.
  • Sole front end dev on a greenfield project.

Full Stack Software Developer

BLNDSPT
04.2019 - 09.2019
  • Worked on a team with other developers to build features for Young Living on their ecommerce pillar.
  • Fixed bugs and created brand new features using the kanban method.
  • Helped write and establish new sets of documentation that are currently still in use.

Interim Lead Instructor

Galvanize Platte
03.2018 - 02.2019
  • Created, maintained, and implemented the data persistence/front end framework block of the Immersive program.
  • Accountable for upwards of 28 students' performance every iteration.
  • Engineered 6 six-week iterations of this lesson block.

Learn To Code Community Manager

Galvanize Platte
02.2017 - 11.2018
  • Helped create one of the most successful programs for the Galvanize 'enrollment funnel'.
  • Taught newcomers the fundamentals of HTML, CSS, and JS.
  • Fostered new relationships in the community by making people feel welcome, included, and invested in their learning and the Galvanize organization.

JavaScript Accelerated Instructor

Galvanize Platte
07.2017 - 08.2018
  • Pioneered a 3 week, 27 hour course held at night to teach students the fundamentals of JavaScript.
  • Designed, refined, and instructed 11 iterations of the Accelerated program.
  • Accountable for upwards of 15 students' performance every iteration.

Associate Instructor

Galvanize Platte
07.2017 - 03.2018
  • Collaborated with other developers to plan and teach over 100 lessons.
  • Contributed to the creation, implementation, and maintenance of the TIR project.
  • Advised students on drills, lessons, and personal issues.

Logistics Team Lead

Red Bull North America
01.2015 - 01.2017

Associate Sales Manager/Team Lead

Vail Resorts
01.2012 - 01.2014

Infantry Sergeant

U.S. Army
01.2006 - 01.2012

Education

Web Development Immersive -

Galvanize
07.2017

Philosophy - Politcal Sci

Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver, CO
12.2015

Skills

  • JavaScript
  • HTML5
  • NodeJS
  • Agile
  • Express
  • Scrum
  • NPM
  • CSS
  • AngularJS
  • PSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Vue
  • React
  • Sass
  • JWT
  • Vuex
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • TS (TypeScript)
  • User Story Creation
  • Figma

Community Service

  • Department Head 'Community', Develop Denver, 08/18, present
  • Volunteer, ChickTech, 01/18, present
  • Instructor, Galvanize Basic Training, 07/17, 03/18

Timeline

Team Lead Back End Development

Disney
03.2024 - 03.2025

Lead Back End Engineer

REVREX
09.2022 - 06.2023

Software Engineer II

Charter
12.2021 - 07.2022

Senior Full Stack Engineer

CLMBR
05.2021 - 08.2021

Full Stack Software Developer

Legacy Foundry
10.2019 - 05.2020

Lead Instructor

Thinkful
04.2019 - 12.2021

Full Stack Software Developer

BLNDSPT
04.2019 - 09.2019

Interim Lead Instructor

Galvanize Platte
03.2018 - 02.2019

JavaScript Accelerated Instructor

Galvanize Platte
07.2017 - 08.2018

Associate Instructor

Galvanize Platte
07.2017 - 03.2018

Learn To Code Community Manager

Galvanize Platte
02.2017 - 11.2018

Logistics Team Lead

Red Bull North America
01.2015 - 01.2017

Associate Sales Manager/Team Lead

Vail Resorts
01.2012 - 01.2014

Infantry Sergeant

U.S. Army
01.2006 - 01.2012

Web Development Immersive -

Galvanize

Philosophy - Politcal Sci

Metropolitan State College of Denver
JAMES SCHULTZ