Karen (Kat) Thomas
Farmington,ME
Summary
Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals, team success and achieving positive results. Driven by a passion for continuous learning and successfully navigating change, staying current with industry trends to contribute to organizational success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior Software Development Engineer
Nutanix
12.2021 - Current
- Programming applications and tools with goals of code readability, stability, and reuse, with a user-centric mindset across 'both sides' of a diverse, agile and talented team.
- Analyzing code and correcting errors to optimize output and user experience in enterprise-level applications, learning many new tools and processes, while successfully adapting to the team's style, workflow and ethos.
- Working closely with team members to understand limitations, develop capabilities, and resolve software problems.
- Analyzing user needs and software requirements to understand the business requirements driving our improvements and feature-adds.
- Modifying existing software to correct errors and adapt to newly updated services, packages, and customer needs/requests.
- Participating in the interview process for the team, utilizing my experience in candidate evaluations and gaining valuable knowledge around our teams' needs and opportunities.
- Working with interns to complete tasks and to support and encourage their journey, while helping them to better understand what Outcome Engineering does with a higher-level perspective.
General Manager
Qdoba
Nashville, TN
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Leadership, organization, and training
- Establishing accountability and ethical standards
- Achieved < 13% labor cost and reduced DOH to 5.5 days for a $1.4mm unit
General Manager
Ruby Tuesday
Nashville, TN
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Re-staffing and overhaul of facilities concurrent with establishment of processes and standards
- Achieved LCPH 3% in a $2.3mm unit
Education
Software Engineering
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH06-2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of The People
San Francisco, CABachelor's Degree (Incomplete) - Biology + Geography
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CTSkills
- GIT
- Agile
- APIs
- Javascript
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- JS Frameworks: Vue
- Professionalism
- Creative Problem-Solving
- UI/UX Consideration
- Continuous Improvement Learning
- Software Development Tools: JIRA, VSCode, Stoplight
- Analytical Skills
- Self Motivation
- Goal Setting
Certification
- Full-Stack Software Developer, 07/2021
- Front-End Software Developer, 01/2021
- IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner, 09/2021
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 03/2008
Ibmcertificationbadges
- Introduction to IBM z/OS
- Master The Mainframe Level One
- Master The Mainframe Level Two
- COBOL Programming With VSCode
- Intro to z/OS Commands and Panels
- Intro to Systems Programming
- IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner
- IBM New Collar Professional Skills
- IBM Agile Explorer
- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
- IBM z/OS Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate
Hobbies and Interests
- Hiking + Camping
- Mentoring
- Swimming + Sculling
- Cartography
Projects
IBM Master The Mainframe 2021 - Participant, 09/2021, Achieved completion of annual contest challenging participants to learn quickly, adapt solutions, and execute precisely in a fast-paced environment. Completed Level One and Two exercises, gained valuable skills in COBOL, JCL, JES, REXX languages and z/OSMF applications.
On The Beaten Path - Team Leader + Project Founder, Capstone Q-2, This web application is a gateway to discovering and exploring parks. It gives information such as location, park information, photos, and real-time geo-located weather forecasts. Users can create a profile, keep up with their peers, and post photos and commentary on their favorite experiences. Tech stack used here includes: React, Redux, MongoDB, Express, and Node.JS as well as a full deployment suite: Vercel, Concurrently, and Magic-link.
Let's Eat! - Team Leader + Project Founder, Capstone Q-4, This application is used to game-ify and resolve the time-honored tradition of arguing about where to eat. Users can login, set up and customize a profile, and select restaurants they would like to eat at that day, from a list of those open near them. The app will compare these 'liked' restaurants and select one at random, notifying each user of the restaurant's info and details. Tech stack used here includes: Python, Django, Django-Rest-Framework, Poetry, Django-Mptt.
Timeline
Junior Software Development Engineer
Nutanix
12.2021 - Current
General Manager
Qdoba
01.2018 - 01.2020
General Manager
Ruby Tuesday
01.2016 - 01.2018
Software Engineering
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of The People
Bachelor's Degree (Incomplete) - Biology + Geography
Southern Connecticut State University
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