Slobodan Lohja
Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead
Chicago,IL
Summary
Bold leader, experiments, inspires others, relentless storyteller, works across boundaries, and adapts to the constant change. Working experience in healthcare, transportation, banking, insurance, and consulting. Developing business value streams and strategy for adopting new technology. Develops solid code and solutions with quality and security in mind.
Overview
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Certification
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22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead
Hcsc Insurance Services Company (BCBSIL)
Chicago, IL
08.2019 - Current
- Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments, including testing features and correcting code in PCF on Prem and Cloud.
- Built outstanding and dynamic team of software engineers and developers which significantly boosted overall success of organization.
- Supervised team of 10 developers and business analysts engaged in $400-million project for creation of new Claim system using SpringBoot Microservices and PCF Cloud..
- Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
- Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.
- Reviewed SpringBoot Java code and worked with development teams in multiple time zones to correct problems, run test scenarios and prepare for deployment.
Sr. Software Engineer
GE Healthcare
Chicago, IL
08.2018 - 08.2019
- I work on GE’s Command Center - Analytics based system that provides hospitals with insights, predictions using machine learning and improved patient experience ingesting hospital messages from various hospital systems.
- Microservices with SpringBoot Java (interfaces, abstract classes, RESTful, JPA, and unit and mock testing).
- SQL Server (design, develop schemas and stored procedures).
- Messaging broker with RabbitMQ.
- Agile development, documentation, quality assurance testing, scrum meetings, user story grooming.
- Healthcare HL7 Message Standards processing and parsing.
Full Stack Software Lead Engineer
Canal Barge Company
Chicago, IL
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Leading a team of developers both internal and contract to digitally transform a 90 year old marine transportation business by modernize legacy solutions by adopting IBM Cloud and mobile computing.
- Java SpringBoot Cloud application to interface with Vessel PLC sensors.
- Server side dynamic web based business application development with a JavaServer Faces technology called XPages.
- Adoption of IBM Connections Cloud and IBM Verse mail Cloud for Social Business.
- Modernizing legacy applications.
Senior Consultant
PSC Group
Chicago, IL
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Provided PSC clients professional services with modernization of applications.
- Modernized an application which runs disconnected mode with 62,000 users globally.
Senior Application Developer
CCC Information Services Inc
Chicago, IL
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Integrated legacy applications with Oracle eBusiness Suite for the HR module, Order to Cash module, Service Contracts and CRM modules.
- Designed an enterprise Business Process Management system.
Software Engineer and Information Security Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago
Chicago, IL
01.2000 - 01.2006
- Started in the Information Security department as a highly technical analyst who can write software and later moved to the software development practice.
- Designed and implemented a framework known as Logical Access that aggregated User accounts across distributed systems. Closed a SOX audit finding.
Information Security Specialist
Aon Services Corporation
Chicago, IL
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Information Security Analyst who can write software.
- In this era, there was no automation. Constructed software to automate and integrate systems.
- Conducted Software Security Reviews.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
North Eastern Illinois University
Associates - Computer Science
Wilbur Wright College – City Colleges of Chicago
Skills
Agile Methodologies
IBM Cloud, PCF, On Prem
Java, SpringBoot
Application development Lifecycle
Data Storage (SQL/NoSQL)
Business Process (CRM, Finance, Contracts)
Speaker at Conferences
Information SecurityJavaScript, HTML, CSS, Web
IBM Domino
Oracle eBusiness
Quality assuranceUnix, Apple, Windows, Linux
Project Management
Business Analyst
Solution Architect
Certification
IBM Certified Application Developer
Additional Information
- Technical Speaker at Collabsphere 2020 on SpringBoot Microservices (Demo Lego Set builder solution from loose Lego parts)
- Technical Speaker at IBM Think 2018 on Source Control with Git
- Technical Speaker at Software Engineering Summit 2017 Going from DevOOOPS to DevOps
- MWLUG/Collabsphere (Midwest User Group) 2017 JSF ActionListeners and Debugging.
Work Availability
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Accomplishments
- IBM Champion 2019 These individuals evangelize IBM solutions, share their knowledge, and help grow the community of professionals who are focused on IBM offerings.
- IBM Champions spend a considerable amount of their own time, energy, and resources on community efforts—organizing and leading user group events, answering questions in forums, contributing articles and applications, publishing podcasts, sharing instructional videos, and more.
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead
Hcsc Insurance Services Company (BCBSIL)
08.2019 - Current
Sr. Software Engineer
GE Healthcare
08.2018 - 08.2019
Full Stack Software Lead Engineer
Canal Barge Company
01.2013 - 01.2018
Senior Consultant
PSC Group
01.2011 - 01.2013
Senior Application Developer
CCC Information Services Inc
01.2006 - 01.2010
Software Engineer and Information Security Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago
01.2000 - 01.2006
Information Security Specialist
Aon Services Corporation
01.1997 - 01.2000
Associates - Computer Science
Wilbur Wright College – City Colleges of Chicago
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
North Eastern Illinois University