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Joe Seymour

Joe Seymour

Software Development Leader
Carlsbad,CA

Summary

Distinguished technical leader offering over 10 years of experience in software development and delivering products. Demonstrated success in providing team leadership and development to foster technical skills and career growth. Highly-organized with expertise in product development. Strong technical knowledge in micro services, cloud software, mobile solutions, and technical architecture. Hands on architecture and complex problem-solver skilled in reviewing, fixing and improving code to maximize product quality and usability while building and enabling teams.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director, Software Engineering

Haemonetics, Inc
Boston, MA
10.2022 - Current
  • Leading three engineering teams comprising over 25 employees, responsible for the development and maintenance of three distinct products. Managed cohesive and effective team dynamics across different technology stacks.
  • Overseeing more than 50 outsourced professionals, including the integration of new vendors to optimize external resources and expertise.
  • Managed a comprehensive budget for these programs, encompassing both capital and operational expenses, totaling over $10 million. This involved strategic allocation of resources to maximize ROI and efficiency.
  • Implemented advanced automation strategies in testing, significantly enhancing the software development lifecycle and reducing time to market.
  • Raised quality standards by utilizing data analytics to identify and rectify shortcomings, resulting in improved product reliability and customer satisfaction.
  • Played a key role in process improvement and authoring updates to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring compliance with industry standards and operational efficiency.
  • Actively hired and integrated experienced, talented individuals to fill key capability gaps, driving changes and elevating standards within the organization.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.

Senior Director, Software Engineering

Genalyte, Inc.
San Diego, CA
11.2021 - 10.2022
  • Reduced team tooling expenses by 50%.
  • Increased team output per sprint by 25%.
  • Reduced bugs found in field by 60%.
  • Consolidated from 3 technical stacks to single technical stack.
  • Automated deployments to devices to reduce upgrade from 3 days to 1 hour.
  • Executed technical roadmap focused on enabling key business objectives.
  • Collaborated with business and cross-functional leaders to align on common goals.
  • Met directly with customers to gather feedback on how we can improve our product.
  • Instituted formal operating procedures and enforced adherence to policies and regulations that impacted bottom-line.

Director, Software Development & Lead Architect

Becton, Dickinson and Company
San Diego, CA
01.2017 - 12.2021
  • Directing technical team of 50+ software engineers, including employees, contractors, and outsource partners.
  • Hands on technical leadership and architecture strategy, including designing and delivering next generation cloud solution.
  • Evaluate, develop, mature development team and managers.
  • Provide technical strategy and leadership back to business leadership.
  • Research technology and provide feasibility for overall business direction.
  • Multi year budget and financial planning to meet business goals.
  • Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by all employees.
  • Collaborated with management, technical crew members and fellow supervisors to organize efficient operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
  • Carefully documented technical workflows and knowledge in private wiki for education of newly hired employees.

Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Becton, Dickinson and Company
San Diego, CA
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Managed 15+ R&D software engineers.
  • Established processes to unify estimation, development, and continuous delivery practices.
  • Provided project plan / estimations to business for alignment of different verticals.
  • Technical training planning and oversight for larger R&D organization with ~200 engineers.
  • Focused on recruiting, developing and retaining talent.
  • Increased junior engineering staff by 15%.

Senior Principal Software Engineer / Lead

Becton, Dickinson and Company
San Diego, CA
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • Created UI Framework to facilitate rapid development of features, increasing feature development time by 75%.
  • Managed backlog and priorities for technical team.
  • Identified key talent on team and provide input for growth.
  • Introduced and trained existing team members on WPF and C#.
  • Interfaced with cross-functional team of business analysts, developers and technical support professionals to determine comprehensive list of requirement specifications for new applications.

Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead

InterKnowlogy
Carlsbad, CA
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Work with C#, WPF and Silverlight to develop custom software solutions for clients.
  • Design and engineer projects for various platforms and form factors.
  • Estimate project timelines and plan sprints for team.
  • Interface with clients in meetings to communicate status.
  • Interface with clients to determine requirements and specifications.
  • Established asset framework for use across multiple customers that decreases implementation time 75%.

Principal Engineer

CT2 Technologies
Orange, CA
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Design and manage development of Loan Origination System using C#, ASP.NET and MS SQL Server 2005, including all service point integrations.
  • Design and develop internal ticket management system using C#, ASP.net and MS SQL Server 2005.
  • Design and develop a company framework for use in all projects to speed up developer efficiencies.
  • Manage a team of developers, including budgeting time, resources, and ensuring projects are completed on schedule.
  • Research and development of new technologies that will improve profitability and efficiency of clients, including internal implementations.

Application Developer II

Lending Tree Loans
Irvine, CA
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Worked heavily with SQL Server and call center to create and manage distribution of electronic leads.
  • Implemented new lead management system using ASP.NET and SQL Server to allow salespeople immediate access to leads and lead queue.
  • Implemented paperless image storage system using C#, SQL Server, and third party interfacing to proprietary Loan Origination System.
  • Designed and implemented Windows service to allow web customers to receive instant qualification as well as sending emails regarding the status of mortgage applications.

Journeyman Electrician

Style Setter Construction
Upland, CA
06.1996 - 06.2004
  • Started working in family business at age of 16 during summers and breaks.
  • Helped complete system installations, digging trenches and breaking up concrete.
  • Configured controllers and set up panels for commercial installations.
  • Read and understood technical drawings, diagrams, flow charts and project documentation to make accurate decisions about electrical system installations and repairs for each assignment.
  • Oversaw 5 electrical technicians while performing maintenance, repairs, calibration and testing of various types of electrical systems and devices.

Education

Associate of Science - Software Application Design

ITT Technical Institute
San Bernardino, CA
03.2001 - 03.2003

Bachelor of Science - Cloud Computing

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
07.2021 - Current

Skills

    Architecture

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Timeline

Director, Software Engineering

Haemonetics, Inc
10.2022 - Current

Senior Director, Software Engineering

Genalyte, Inc.
11.2021 - 10.2022

Bachelor of Science - Cloud Computing

Western Governors University
07.2021 - Current

Director, Software Development & Lead Architect

Becton, Dickinson and Company
01.2017 - 12.2021

Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Becton, Dickinson and Company
01.2015 - 01.2017

Senior Principal Software Engineer / Lead

Becton, Dickinson and Company
01.2010 - 01.2015

Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead

InterKnowlogy
01.2008 - 01.2010

Principal Engineer

CT2 Technologies
01.2006 - 01.2008

Application Developer II

Lending Tree Loans
01.2005 - 01.2006

Associate of Science - Software Application Design

ITT Technical Institute
03.2001 - 03.2003

Journeyman Electrician

Style Setter Construction
06.1996 - 06.2004
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