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Shon A. Miller
Senior Application Engineer
High Ridge,MO
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Summary
Accomplished senior application engineer with a solid foundation in Python and agile project management at Leidos. Spearheaded a team initiative to modernize FAA applications, leading to enhanced asset management and reporting efficiency. Recognized for mentoring developers and optimizing team productivity through strategic task distribution and comprehensive code reviews.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Application Engineer / Team Lead
Leidos / Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Reston
06.2022 - Current
- Public trust clearance (background screening, drug testing, fingerprinting)
- Led five-member development team, fostering collaboration and accountability.
- Facilitated daily scrums
- Facilitated monthly team meetings to review project progress and resolve challenges.
- Evaluated ticket complexity and allocated point values accordingly.
- Optimized team productivity by allocating tickets to developers based on their skill sets.
- Conducted performance reviews
- Performed a performance improvement plan (PIP)
- Conducted code review sessions to ensure code quality and adherence to standards.
- Managed the FAA facilities asset inventory application written in PHP with a postgreSQL database
- Developed six applications using Python and Flask to improve access control for facility asset management.
- Developed a complex application enabling FAA groups to forecast funding for upcoming backlog assets
- Implemented an AI application using a chatGPT FAA based API
- Constructed a GIS application to show where assets are located and which group is performing the maintenance work
- Instituted a GIS application for a different FAA team to visualize their data
- Created a financial application to show the organization how the spending was balancing
- Updated facilities asset inventory to be more modern
- Implemented a process to facilitate assets that have entered the backlog and require replacement/maintenance and their priority in which is replaced first
- During the infrastructure bill (BIL), created a number of reports to show how the funds were being allocated
- Generated an application to help our group send emails to those using our applications, manage scheduled jobs, instituted a trivia game that could be turned on for each application and questions/answers
- Constructed a SSO to validate the user has access and who they are
- Transitioned from AWS Cloud RHEL 7 to containers for all seven applications
- Presented our releases to the controlled board each month
- Organized our branches for each release
- Worked directly with the FAA group to understand their needs
- Wrote cron jobs in php, python, shell (bash sh) and postgres cron
- Created a Jira scriptrunner to calculate the time a ticket has been open
- Created an additional Jira scriptrunner to show where a ticket was missing a test ticket association
Senior Application Engineer
KFORCE / Nationwide Insurance
St. Louis
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Developed features for established financial application in ColdFusion, enhancing functionality and user experience
- Mentored junior developers on code issues, fostering collaboration and elevating code quality across the team
- Resolved technical problems, ensuring operational efficiency and reducing downtime for critical financial services
- Contributed to daily scrums to enhance team collaboration and project alignment
- Participated in monthly release deployments to ensure timely software updates.
- Environment: ColdFusion 2018, MSSQL (triggers, stored procedures, functions), HTML, Bootstrap 3/4, jQuery, CSS
- Platform: Mac, Windows, Windows Servers
Senior Application Engineer
Lexyl / HotelPlanner.com
West Palm Beach
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Developed MSSQL table structures to optimize data management processes
- Configured development environments on Mac and Windows to simplify setup for development teams
- Refactored code from tag to script to align with established coding standards
- Formed strategic alliance with Ice Cream Social to foster community engagement.
- Environment: ColdFusion 2018, MSSQL (triggers, stored procedures, functions), HTML, Bootstrap 3/4, jQuery, CSS
- Platform: Mac, Windows, Windows Servers
Senior Lead Application Developer - Full Stack Development
Ansira
St. Louis
10.2017 - 11.2021
- Built and maintained custom web applications for automotive companies, such as Ford Motor Company, to help the automotive industry manage dealer interactions
- Managed production releases, ensuring adherence to code standards and delivering high-quality application performance.
- Facilitated upgrade from ColdFusion 11 to ColdFusion 2018, enhancing application performance and compatibility
- Write and maintain complex SQL within a MSSQL database (Triggers, Functions, Stored Procedures and inline SQL).
- Collaborated with team members and account teams to resolve coding issues and optimize business logic, resulting in effective solutions.
- Implemented single sign-on, improving user experience through seamless access to multiple sites.
- Managed the TFS/BitBucket git repository for the team
- Work with cross functional teams to help debug web services (API)
- Environment: ColdFusion 2018, MSSQL (triggers, stored procedures, functions), HTML, Bootstrap 3/4, jQuery, CSS, FontAwesome 5.x, Vue.js, ZingChart, IIS, ColdFusion administrator, XML, Web Service APIs, Java 8 Postman
- Platform: Windows, Windows Servers
Senior Application Developer
We are Alexander / Group360 Worldwide
St. Louis
04.2016 - 10.2017
- Used Java to create a pdf rendering tool for NLEA label to comply with the 2016 specification changes with data retrieved in the front end inputs
- Created a tool to help the account teams build NLEA or nutrition facts panels online using Bootstrap, jQuery and ColdFusion
- Created a java component to call ImageMagick to help support CMYK images when creating thumbnails in RGB
- Resolved complex bug tickets, enhancing application stability and user experience
- Supported in-house custom software in ColdFusion, enabling multiple departments to streamline operations
- Coordinated requirements across projects, ensuring alignment and timely delivery of development milestones
- Provided support to junior developers to enhance their technical skills with day to day activities
- Engaged in architectural reviews to evaluate design choices and ensure best practices.
- Resolved SQL concerns and logic implementation issues, facilitating smoother development processes within the team
- Platform: Mac, Windows Servers, Windows VM
Team Lead / Senior Application Developer
Ansira
St. Louis
04.2012 - 04.2016
- Implemented custom SSO solutions for internal and external applications, streamlining user access
- Implemented SAML authentication for multiple applications
- Developed java application to replace COM object for WSLx authentication, enhancing system integration
- Managed maintenance for over 70 applications, ensuring operational stability and reliability
- Identified and resolved application issues to maintain system performance.
- Designed, built and implemented multiple custom co-op applications
- Designed, built and implemented Bi-Lingual compliance monitoring application
- Implemented version control using GIT (Microsoft TFS)
- Administer GIT repositories
- Set up and maintain Microsoft IIS and ColdFusion Administrator
- Managed all related code promotions to keep servers in sync and stable
- Coordinated team workload, optimizing productivity and meeting project deadlines
- Manage day-to-day activities for the team
- Write and perform performance reviews for team members
- Create and modify SQL stored procedures, views, triggers, functions and tables
- Created auto payment processing jobs, improving transaction efficiency and accuracy
- Redesigned sites using BootStrap and Font Awesome
- Environment: ColdFusion 11, Java 6/7, Bootstrap, jQuery, Git, TFS, NetSuite, Apache, IIS, CSS, Ajax, HTML, Json, WDDX, CFC, Font Awesome, MSSQL (triggers, stored procedures, functions), XML, WSLX Authentication, SAML, Web Services, ZingChart
- Platform: Windows, Windows Servers
Senior Software Engineer
Accenture LLP
St. Louis
04.2010 - 04.2012
- Supported successful transition of AT&T services to Accenture, ensuring alignment with client expectations.
- Maintained all responsibilities from previous AT&T position to ensure service continuity.
- Utilized various programming environments, including PERL, CGI, and ColdFusion, to develop applications.
- Utilized Windows and Unix platforms to ensure stable system performance.
Technical Architect
AT&T Services, Inc.
St. Louis
10.2000 - 04.2010
- Designed, built, and maintained enterprise contractor management system (eTemp) for intra and extranet access, enabling clients to manage contractor/vendor relationships effectively.
- Designed, built, implemented, and maintained contractor contingency planning application for strike or natural disaster recovery
- Collaborated with management and clients to define design requirements and establish project timelines, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Created documentation such as application design, unit test plans, software content list, and deployment documents for projects
- Administered MS SQL server database for enterprise contractor and contingency planning applications, supporting system reliability and performance.
- Developed SQL jobs to monitor database table locking / transaction issues and processed nightly batch reporting
- Created stored procedures and triggers for database applications
- Maintained contractor invoicing processes written in Java
- Developed Unix shell scripts to automate tasks and improve efficiency.
- Environment: PERL, CGI, ColdFusion 4.5 - 8, jQuery, Shell scripts, Springs, MSSQL (triggers, stored procedures, functions), Oracle
- Platform: Windows, Windows Servers, Unix
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree - Computer Science, Business
Webster University
St. Louis, MO01-2000
Associate of Applied Science - Architecture & Construction Technology
Jefferson College
Hillsboro, MO05-1996
Skills
- Python web frameworks (Flask)
- GitHub Copilot
- Scripting languages (PHP, ColdFusion)
- Programming languages (Java, JavaScript)
- Web technologies (HTML, CSS)
- AJAX interactions (jQuery)
- Data interchange formats (XML, JSON)
- RESTful API development
- design frameworks (Bootstrap 5, Vuejs)
- Agile project management (Scrum)
- Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle)
- Cross-platform software development tools
- development environments (Windows, Unix)
- Code editors (Visual Studio Code, IBM Eclipse)
- Version control systems (Git/SVN/TFS/Bitbucket/Sourcetree)
- DevOps practices (Jenkins/Docker/Kubernetes)
- Monitoring tools (Datadog/Splunk)
Certifications Accomplishments
- Knowledge Venture Award for the Sale of the enterprise AT&T eTemp application
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
Technical Acumen
Python, Flask, PHP, ScriptRunner, ColdFusion, Java, HTML, XHTML, AJAX, CSS, PERL, JavaScript, Web Services/REST, JSON, jQuery, XML, SAML, ZingChart, BootStrap5+, vue.js, Agile / Scrum, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 2018, Oracle, MySQL, Delphi, Apple Mac, Microsoft Windows, Unix, RHEL, Ubuntu, Visual Code Studio, IBM Eclipse, SmartCVS, Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, Notepad++, Fiddler, Agent Ransack, TortoiseGit, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), ColdFusion Administrator, Apache, Nginx, Jira, Angular, Node.js, npm, bower, gulp, grunt, react, redux, Java Spring, git, SVN, TFS, BitBucket, SourceTree, Struts2, React, redact, angular, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Ansible, Tekton, Argo CD, SonarQube, Splunk, Datadog, Aqua, Web Inspect
Timeline
Senior Application Engineer / Team Lead
Leidos / Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
06.2022 - Current
Senior Application Engineer
KFORCE / Nationwide Insurance
04.2022 - 06.2022
Senior Application Engineer
Lexyl / HotelPlanner.com
11.2021 - 03.2022
Senior Lead Application Developer - Full Stack Development
Ansira
10.2017 - 11.2021
Senior Application Developer
We are Alexander / Group360 Worldwide
04.2016 - 10.2017
Team Lead / Senior Application Developer
Ansira
04.2012 - 04.2016
Senior Software Engineer
Accenture LLP
04.2010 - 04.2012
Technical Architect
AT&T Services, Inc.
10.2000 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Science Degree - Computer Science, Business
Webster University
Associate of Applied Science - Architecture & Construction Technology
Jefferson College