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Ryan Carroll


Hello and welcome! I am a software developer and web designer with 9+ years of experience in the information technology field. I am passionate about making a personal connection with my customers and doing everything I can to make their experience exceptional. My goal is to help my customers look the very best they can online and manage their online footprint so that they can reach new customers and generate more business. I am constantly learning as technology is ever-changing to bring the sharpest tools to the job.

My experience


As a highly motivated and passionate technologist, I strive to enhance my capabilities as a software engineer while remaining proficient in many areas of technology. From cloud computing and full stack development to automated deployments and testing, every project is handled with customer-focus at the forefront.


Key Skills

Backend

  • Java
  • Node
  • Ruby/Rails
  • Python

Data

  • Oracle
  • Postgres
  • Dynamo
  • ActiveRecord

CNP

  • Kubernetes
  • Docker

Analytics

  • Ahoy
  • Fullstory

Frontend

  • Angular
  • Vue

Pipeline

  • Concourse
  • Jenkins

Testing

  • RESTassured
  • jest
  • rspec

Monitoring

  • New Relic
  • Splunk
  • Datadog

Professional Experience

Sr Software Engineer -
CoverMyMeds

| August 2022 - Present

  • Designed and implemented new innovative features for Ruby/Vue data & insights application
  • Led research and execution of data-driven PoC utilizing Databricks and Python
  • Compiled and analyzed user feedback to drive new feature development
  • Team security champion
  • Facilitated learning sessions on ADA development best practices
  • Implemented analytics tooling providing team with insights on user behavior
  • Brainstormed new application features
  • Participated in technical advisory council

Innovation Software Engineer -
Nationwide Insurance

| April 2021 - August 2022

  • Researched and implemented prototype blockchain solution using AWS Managed Blockchain and Hyperledger Fabric
  • Presented findings on blockchain and smart contracts during enterprise technical conference and to executive cabinet
  • Built NPM package to automate ADA testing utilizing axe-core and Husky hooks
  • Architected and built new web application using AWS-native services (S3, CloudFront, CodePipeline, Dynamo, API Gateway)
  • Stood up digital wallet POC using Apple Wallet to demonstrate wallet capabilities for business partners
  • Coordinated development effort across companies for chatbot effort

Software Engineer Tech Lead -
Nationwide Insurance

| November 2019 - April 2021

  • Led development effort to migrate 13 microservices from PCF to AWS hosted Kubernetes
  • Maintained and contributed to identity and authorization APIs (JTW and Oauth)
  • Containerized integration testing suite for microservices and Angular applications
  • Placed first in Hackathon with app to analyze and report underperforming life policies
  • Designed and presented containerized testing pipeline in enterprise technical forum
  • Integrated customer-facing websites with FullStory analytics platform and designed dashboards to meet the needs of business partners
  • Coached other teams on how to build and use APIs

Sr Software Engineer -
Nationwide Insurance

| August 2017 - November 2019

  • Built greenfield Java/Spring Boot REST APIs
  • Developed new responsive customer-facing websites using Angular w/ECMAScript
  • Integrated standalone Angular application into legacy JSP page using Jenkins
  • Built and deployed API proxies in Apigee
  • Developed new build and deploy process to integrate Angular in JSP page

Software Engineer -
Nationwide Insurance

| June 2016 - August 2017

  • Re-wrote outdated junits in Spock with mocked data
  • Presented Hackathon prototype for all-IT meeting
  • Worked in a Scrum/Agile environment

Certificates

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • Comptia A+/Network+

Education

B.S. Computer Information Systems
Pensacola Christian College at Pensacola, Florida
Learned core development practices and principles and applied them through various projects.