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Matt Parra

Olathe,KS

Summary

Software Engineer with 9 years of experience specializing in full stack development. I'm passionate about leveraging advanced skills to create impactful solutions that drive innovation and growth. I look at each day as an opportunity to improve, and I'm hunting for a company that will help me accomplish this.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Specialist Application Engineer

Waystar
09.2019 - Current
  • Work as a full stack developer across various domains
  • Play a key role in various projects across multiple teams to deliver on a timely basis
  • Added unit tests to projects where they did not previously exist to improve maintainability across code bases
  • Work prod support to ensure quick turnaround time for highly critical incidents
  • Played a key role in the onboarding of new team members
  • Follow AGILE methodology and operate on 3 week sprints
  • Story Point based on complexity utilizing the Fibonacci sequence
  • Conduct thorough code reviews, identifying and fixing critical bugs to maintain high software reliability.

Software Engineer II

Freightquote By CH Robinson
03.2016 - 07.2024
  • Worked as a full stack developer across various domains
  • Worked as a key player on a successful delivery team that oversaw the completion of several highly functional and maintainable projects
  • Followed AGILE methodology and operated on 2 week sprints adhering to all traditional ceremonies
  • Played a key role in designing solutions, implementing features, performing code reviews, and interacting both in person as well as remotely with teams we innersourced with
  • Played a key role in implementing a new service line for real time quoting for freight shipped via rail which resulted in an additional annual revenue.

ASP.NET Developer

Marathon Digital Services
01.2015 - 07.2024
  • Worked as a full stack developer in designing and building a .NET web application from start to completion to serve as a new product line in the company's suite of products
  • Designed and implemented a relational database and managed with SQL Server Management Studio
  • Frequently collaborated with team members while using SCRUM
  • Self taught Bootstrap 3 and reworked application's layout when tasked with achieving responsive design.

Education

Information Technology -

University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)
12.2014

Skills

NET, C#, Javascript, SQL, RabbitMQ, RESTful APIs, NodeJS, HTML, CSS, Unit Testing, Acceptance Testing, Bootstrap, AngularJS, AGILE SCRUM, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Visual Studio, SSMS, Database Design & Implementation

Timeline

Specialist Application Engineer

Waystar
09.2019 - Current

Software Engineer II

Freightquote By CH Robinson
03.2016 - 07.2024

ASP.NET Developer

Marathon Digital Services
01.2015 - 07.2024

Information Technology -

University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)
Matt Parra