Charlton Rose

Oct. 2018-present
(full time)

Principal Software Engineer, Ancestry (Lehi, Utah)

• Maintain user profile services.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Author dev setup guide.
• Teach course on Javadoc system.
• Experience: CA Agile Central Git GitHub Enterprise Java 8 Javadoc Kubernetes MacOS Maven Spring SQL TestNG

Nov. 2014-Oct. 2018
(full time)

Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Workfront (Lehi, Utah)

• Lead development of tenant/user profile unification service for unifying profiles across segmented product line.
• Port flagship product to Java 8.
• Port flagship product to Wildfly application server.
• Overhaul configuration framework in flagship product.
• Invent procedure entry/exit logging framework with graphical visualizer for post-mortem debugging.
• Manage application deployment processes for complex, high-cardinality lane configuration.
• Maintain proxy sign-in service for customer support.
• Troubleshoot and repair complex bugs in flagship product.
• Design and build application gateway.
• Drive synergy between Dev and QA to improve knowledge transfer and testing effectiveness.
• Discover and proactively log numerous bugs outside assigned area concern.
• Promote sane unit testing practices.
• Maintain search indexer service.
• Experience: AWS DynamoDB AWS CloudFormation AWS EC2 AWS Lambda AWS S3 Docker Elasticsearch Git GitHub Enterprise GitLab Enterprise HTML Jasmine Java 8 Javadoc JBoss 7 JUnit Kafka Kong Lua MacOS Maven Node 6 SAML2 Serverless Framework Spring SQL TestNG WildFly 8 Workfront

Mar. 2007-Nov. 2014
(full time)

Development Lead/Manager, Senior Software Engineer, Corp. Of The Presiding Bishop (Riverton, Utah).

• Manage employee performance:
  • Conduct monthly 1-on-1s.
  • Administer biannual performance reviews.
  • Promote employee growth through relevant challenges and feedback.
  • Address specific performance concerns through compassionate but direct intervention.
• Interview prospective employees and make hiring decisions.
• Lead teams developing enterprise software solutions for the church's missionary program, using Java and .NET technologies:
  • Architect and lead development of application to generate dynamic, individualized information booklets in multiple languages.
    • System mass-generates thousands of documents per week as part of an essential business process.
    • Complex documents are automatically assembled from 5 different media types on industrial printers.
    • System includes content editor and configurable rules engine to support constantly shifting business requirements.
    • System incorporates versatile, semi-automatic translation learning processes.
  • Manage development team building the application used by church leaders to make and record missionary assignments.
  • Organize and coordinate the emergency efforts of several product teams to address a sudden and dramatic change in missionary funding policies.
  • In general, routinely:
    • Architect effective solutions for complex problems.
    • Establish clarity from ambiguous requirements and build team consensus.
    • Manage teams using agile methodologies.
    • Develop, formalize, document, and promote team standards, processes, etc.
    • Build relationships of trust with the customer.
    • Plan and estimate projects.
    • Provide timely and effective customer support.
• Develop web portal for missionary force, automatically customizing content based on user role and status.
• Develop Facebook/Twitter module for uploading personalized photo badges.
• Develop Android-based personal organizer software for missionaries.
• Maintain statistics reporting system based on InfoPath web forms hosted in a SharePoint environment.
• Experience: Android AngularJS Apache CXF Apache httpd Backbone.js C# CSS Facebook Graph API Git Grunt Handlebars HTML5 InfoPath Java JavaScript Jira jQuery JSP LESS Linux Maven MediaWiki OAuth 1 & 2 PHP RequireJS SharePoint Spring Framework Spring Social SQL Subversion TFS Tomcat Twitter Bootstrap Windows WordProcessingML XML XQuery

Sep. 2002-Mar. 2007
(full-time)

Software Project Lead, Daifuku America Corp. (Salt Lake City, Utah).

• Manage software projects for warehouse automation systems.
• Develop web-based interface to replace existing, thick-client warehouse management software, for operation on mobile scanning units.
• Teach weekly training classes on Java, OOP, and development methodologies.
• Develop, promote, and manage cost-saving build processes.
• Design and implement vector graphics library for rendering transformable equipment layouts with real-time status indicators.
• Facilitate technology exchange with Japanese partner companies.
• Travel frequently to customer sites and maintain positive customer relations.
• Experience: Ant Delphi GWT Java Java RMI JavaScript JBoss JDBC JSP SQL StarTeam Struts Swing Tomcat Windows

May 2000-Jun. 2003
(consulting)

Lead Software Engineer, Smart Input, Inc. (Sparks, Nevada).

• Develop embedded software for the AlphaSmart 3000 portable laptop word processor, including:
  • proprietary thesaurus compression and query engine
  • document outlining and navigation tools
  • customized form builder and data-gatherer for industry-specific applications
• Direct development team.
• Develop and maintained in-house APIs for accelerated product development.
• Monitor product documentation for technical accuracy.
• Implement web-based purchasing and affiliate referral system.
• Master multi-platform installation CDs.
• Experience: C Java Linux Microsoft Visual Studio Visual SourceSafe

Feb. 1999-Mar. 2000
(full-time)

Software Engineer, IntraCom Corporation (Sunnyvale, California).

• Develop, test, and debug software products, including:
  • medical database and search engine interfaces
  • MedEcho ultrasound transmission software
• Write executive summaries for corporate business plans.
• Evaluate third-party technologies for integration into company projects.
• Provide technical consultations for company executives.
• Complete two post-employment contracts.
• Experience: AWT Java Red Hat Linux Samba Windows