Nana Somuah
West Orange,NJ
Summary
Adaptable Senior Software Engineer talented at providing customized and optimized solutions for all needs. Thrives within tight deadlines by applying agile development strategies. Comfortable overseeing large-scale development teams or independently coding complex projects.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Software Engineer
United Parcel Service, UPS
11.2003 - Current
- Developed scalable applications using agile methodologies for timely project delivery.
- Optimized code performance for improved user experience and system efficiency.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines and high-quality standards.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of development work, facilitating knowledge sharing among team members.
- Provided technical support using knowledge of complex technology to solve problems and support new projects.
- Enhanced software functionality by identifying and resolving complex technical issues.
- Streamlined development workflows, increasing team efficiency and reducing time spent on repetitive tasks.
- Regularly reviewed peers' code contributions, offering constructive feedback to enhance overall product quality.
- Championed best coding practices to improve overall code quality and maintainability.
- Spearheaded team's adoption of modern programming practices, promoting continuous improvement in development processes.
- Led architecture discussions, driving innovation in software design and implementation strategies.
- Worked with development teams to correct problems and run test scenarios.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design innovative software solutions.
- Conducted thorough testing to identify and resolve bugs, ensuring optimal software performance.
- Updated job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools and programming techniques and participating in educational opportunities.
- Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
- Practiced and encouraged respectful and transparent communication in interactions.
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements.
- Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements.
- Maintained existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects.
- Participated in architecture, design and implementation of back-end features using Cobol, JCL, CICS, and DB2.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality and removing technical debt.
- Delivered unit-tested systems within customer-prescribed timeframes.
- Coordinated efficient large-scale software deployments.
- Represented software applications engineering team during large and complex development projects.
- Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team.
- Provided direction and guidance to process improvements and established policies.
- Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Agile methodology.
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.
- Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
- Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Essex At Colchester
England, UK05.1992
Skills
- Proficient in Cobol, JCL, DB2
- Testing and debugging
- Problem-solving mindset
- Continuous Integration and Deployment
- Oral and written communications
- New employee mentoring
- Code reviews
- Agile Methodologies
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Reading and doing cross-word puzzles
Interested in reading historical and fictional books. An avid NY Times cross-word and Wordle enthusiast.
Timeline
Sr. Software Engineer
United Parcel Service, UPS
11.2003 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Essex At Colchester
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