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SeniorSoftwareEngineer

Kevin Grant

Herculaneum,MO

Summary

Project Leader with extensive experience in all life-cycle phases of Client/Server applications development. Proven ability to assess customer needs and deliver precise solutions efficiently. Experienced in client support during development and implementation processes. Recognized for leadership skills and fostering team collaboration to achieve project goals.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
08.2011 - Current
  • Responsible for development of the bank's intranet and internet sites.
  • Converted existing SharePoint and .Net internet/web sites to Sitecore.
  • Architected the back-end for the sites, developing all page and data templates as well as the page designs and layouts.
  • Developed the front-end for the sites in both C# Razor Views as well as custom SXA components.
  • Utilized Javascript, Bootstrap, NodeJS, jQuery for various front end functions, interactions and components.
  • Performed various Sitecore version upgrades from 7 through 10.3.
  • Created various PowerShell scripts for migration of large amounts a data/media between environments.
  • Preformed the role of web security reviewer for both the intranet and internet sites, conducting software security reviews of all development done by teammates as well as the use of any 3rd party components.
  • Used: VS 2010, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Web Services

Senior Consultant

Oakwood Systems Group
09.2010 - 08.2011
  • Senior Consultant responsible for application design and development.
  • Build A Bear – Project involved building a website that allows customers to create and manage their loyalty reward points.
  • Designed a data layer tier that accessed a third party CMR system to retrieve customer and transaction data via web services.
  • Used MVP design pattern for team environment development.
  • Federal Reserve Bank
  • Conversion of websites from Cold Fusion to ASP.NET.
  • Designed and developed databases for web content storage and retrieval.
  • CHAN Health Care Auditors
  • Enhanced tool auditors use to remotely connect to database and enter their audit results.
  • Assisted with upgrade from SharePoint 2007 to 2010.
  • Created SharePoint sites for new template and content.
  • Upgraded .NET SharePoint application components to run in new version
  • St. Louis County
  • Enhanced and supported their BizTalk application by upgrading interfaces to external business partners that transfer and route data through the court system.
  • Gateway EDI
  • Developed a BizTalk application that handles the processing, validation and routing of EDI documents. Application consisted of various Web Services, ASP.NET from end, and SQL Server database.
  • Used: VS 2010, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Web Services

Senior Consultant

Daugherty Business Solutions
06.1998 - 09.2010
  • Senior Consultant responsible for full life cycle development and support of enterprise level software.
  • Anheuser-Busch – Support several enterprise level systems used to track quality assurance and product consistency.
  • Developed a robust graphing tool that tracks data from all areas of the brewing process. This data was used to produce packets of graphs that were reviewed on a daily basis to monitor quality assurance, equipment reliability, and shift production.
  • Developed taste comment system for scoring and ranking of beer samples that ran on wireless tablet computers.
  • Managed development teams for full lifecycle development of software.
  • Managed a software portfolio of over 200 applications used by multiple domestic and international breweries.
  • Create various SharePoint sites for use by internal business groups.
  • Provide 24 hour support of these systems that directly impact the production of beer.
  • Used: Visual Basic, SharePoint, PLSQL, VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Ajax

Lead Developer

CreateABorder.Com
01.2003 - 02.2008
  • Designed and developed a web site that allowed users to create custom room wallpaper borders from uploaded photos and artwork.
  • Initial development of the site was in ASP.NET 1.1 and VB.NET, but was later upgraded to framework version 2.0 and C#.
  • Utilized the GDI+ API for image manipulation, resizing, coloring and cropping.
  • Designed and maintained a database of users and custom wallpaper configurations in SQL Server.
  • Produced a batch scheduler system that would process user’s orders and transfer them via FTP to our printer.
  • Used: VS 2005, VS 2008, ASP.NET, GDI+, C#, VB.NET, SQL Server

Software Developer

Christian Brothers
05.1997 - 06.1998
  • Provided directional and technical leadership for Web development projects encompassing 9 divisions, primarily healthcare, insurance, travel and vehicle leasing. Managed 4 programmer/analysts.
  • Designed inventory control application accessible by all divisions, using Visual Basic interface to Access database.
  • Developed international hardware control list to track equipment issued to employees worldwide.
  • Produced a variety of Web applications for on-line information requests and forms submission, using Java, HTML and ActiveX.
  • Used: Visual Basic, Lotus Notes, COBOL, AS/400

Education

B.S. - Aviation/Flight Administration – Computer Science

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
01.1997

Skills

  • Programming languages: C#, PowerShell, jQuery, ASPNET, VBNET, SharePoint, Visual Basic, Ajax, ASP, SQL, PSQL, FORTRAN, COBOL, Java, JavaScript, HTML, XML, VBScript
  • Software tools: Sitecore MVC, Sitecore SXA, RAZL, Visual Studio, Git, BizTalk, TOAD, Photoshop, Corel, MS Office, MS Project
  • Database management: Oracle, MS SQL Server, MS Access, AS/400
  • Operating systems: Windows, Unix, Linux

Certification

Certified Sitecore Developer

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
08.2011 - Current

Senior Consultant

Oakwood Systems Group
09.2010 - 08.2011

Lead Developer

CreateABorder.Com
01.2003 - 02.2008

Senior Consultant

Daugherty Business Solutions
06.1998 - 09.2010

Software Developer

Christian Brothers
05.1997 - 06.1998

B.S. - Aviation/Flight Administration – Computer Science

Lewis University
Kevin Grant