Michael Dallaire
Clinton Township,Michigan
Summary
Innovative Director with a strong background in software development and project leadership. Expertise in agile practices and cross-functional collaboration, focused on delivering impactful software solutions that meet organizational goals.
Overview
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1
Certification
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Software Engineering
Dark Matter Solutions
Clinton Township, Michigan
04.2022 - 04.2026
- Led software development teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Collaborated with product managers to define project requirements and establish timelines for successful project delivery.
- Implemented agile methodologies to enhance team productivity and workflow efficiency.
- Mentored junior engineers, enhancing coding skills and promoting adherence to best practices.
- Developed and maintained technical documentation for software systems and processes.
- Conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and quality assurance.
- Developed a comprehensive plan for software engineering projects to ensure successful completion on time and within budget.
- Cultivated relationships with external vendors to acquire necessary resources for software development tasks.
Director of Software Engineering
Constellation Mortgage Solutions
Southfield, Michigan
12.1998 - 04.2019
- Led software development teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Managed cross-functional teams to align software projects with business objectives.
- Implemented agile methodologies to enhance team productivity and workflow efficiency.
- Developed a comprehensive plan for software engineering projects to ensure successful completion on time and within budget.
- Collaborated with product managers to clarify project requirements and establish realistic timelines, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Collaborated with product owners and business analysts to define scope of work, timeline estimates, resource needs. for upcoming projects.
- Evaluated new technologies to drive innovation and improve existing systems.
- Evaluated existing technologies and suggested new tools or techniques to enhance operations.
- Identified and proposed automation opportunities to streamline software development lifecycle, enhancing overall efficiency and reducing manual effort.
- Directed the development of software engineering processes, procedures and standards.
- Conducted code reviews to ensure that all solutions met industry standards for quality assurance and performance optimization.
- Conducted code reviews to verify compliance with coding standards and quality assurance practices, improving code quality and maintainability.
- Mentored junior engineers to improve coding skills and best practices.
- Mentored junior engineers on best practices in software development methodology, coding conventions and system architecture design principles.
- Managed daily activities of software engineers and other technical staff to ensure timely delivery of quality products.
- Led regular meetings with team members to discuss project status updates, risks and issues management.
- Monitored progress of multiple concurrent projects ensuring that deadlines were met without compromising quality or functionality.
- Provided technical guidance to team members in areas such as architecture design, coding, testing, debugging and implementation.
- Provided technical support during customer onboarding process including installation assistance and troubleshooting issues with application configuration settings.
- Cultivated relationships with external vendors to acquire necessary resources for software development tasks.
- Resolved escalated customer service issues pertaining to usage of company's proprietary applications.
- Managed risks and worked with cross-functional team leads to produce deliverables and meet customer requirements.
- Managed risks and worked with cross-functional team leads to produce deliverables and meet customer requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business
University of Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI01-1999
Associate of Arts - Business
Charles Stewart Mott Community College
Flint, MI01-1995
Skills
- Software development
- Software architecture
- Web application development
- Agile methodologies
- Agile processes
- Agile methodology
- DevOps practices
- Continuous integration
- Continuous deployment
- Quality assurance
- Performance optimization
- Technical documentation
- Code reviews
- Project planning
- Project coordination
- Technology evaluation
- Technology integration
- Data integration
- Systems integration
- Information assurance
- Security best practices
- IT project lifecycle
- IT operations management
- IT capacity planning
- Process optimization
- Department management
- Technical leadership
- Mentoring junior engineers
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Analytical thinking
- Analytical skills
- Decision-making
- Strategic planning
- Time management abilities
- Multitasking
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Effective communication
- Written communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Self motivation
- Vendor management
- Project coordination
- Agile methodology
- Time management abilities
- Requirements analysis
Certification
- UniVerse Admin Certified Administrator
Timeline
Director of Software Engineering
Dark Matter Solutions
04.2022 - 04.2026
Director of Software Engineering
Constellation Mortgage Solutions
12.1998 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Business
University of Michigan - Flint
Associate of Arts - Business
Charles Stewart Mott Community College