Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so. — Galileo Galilei

John Samuel Anderson

Pinellas Park, FL

727-502-6815

john@andersoninnovative.com

SUMMARY: Professional senior software developer and systems architect, experienced in database design, test-driven

development and quality assurance.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Accountability

Quality Assurance

Clear Communicator

Security Conscious

Detail Oriented

Team Leader

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Reduced PEP-8 violations from 40,000+ down to zero by aggressively beautifying code and reported via Jenkins

(Stratus).

Crafted complex raw custom SQL query to reduce page load time from 60 down to 3 seconds on a key page in the

application (Horizon).

Successfully advocated move from desktop apps (MS Access/SQL Server) to web apps, and led team that implemented

proof-of-concept and first web app (SIL).

Integrated custom Plone-based Content Management Systems into Enterprise architecture, supporting 7,000+ users

worldwide (SIL).

Coordinated significant changes to the corporate Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with other departments (SIL).

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Transformed the business-critical next-gen system from prototype into Production-grade code (Stratus).

Transformed legacy monolithic code into tight modules for maintainability (Stratus).

Converted static HTML templates into dynamic Django templates for front-end refresh, and trained external consultants

in their use (Stratus).

Triaged critical issues on Production servers, when needed (Cigna).

Standardized deployment process (Cigna).

Implemented bug fixes and new features in MyCigna middleware application (Cigna).

Ensured no issue was lost by aggressive ticket tracking and enforcement (Cigna).

Deployed and maintained internal cloud application servers for various stages of testing (Cigna).

Copiously documented the platform, on-boarding documents and the future roadmap (Cigna).

Protected user security and trust through the end-of-life of the website (Network of Giving).

De-provisioned servers and decommissioned databases at end-of-life (Network of Giving).

Built custom end-of-life accounting reports for board members and member organizations (Network of Giving).

Built secure Identity Provider to connect Ubuntu users to SalesForce.com and Google Apps (Canonical).

Established ticket tracking process and chose JIRA as our tool (Shootrac).

Built full-stack, cloud-based beta app based on QR-Code web-based tracking (Shootrac).

Stabilized and enhanced business-critical internal Django web app (Horizon).

Presented code changes at regular reviews using GitHub Pull Requests (Horizon).

Mentored junior developer in RML-based PDF report creation with Django (Horizon).

Improved quality of data and reporting in internal Django web app (Horizon).

Built custom ETL tools to import/export account and transaction data to/from multiple financial sources (Horizon).

Migrated websites to more-efficient Django platform and polished their look-and-feel (Discovery).

Oversaw migration to Django, system enhancements and client customizations (Network of Giving).

Managed contract team member and reviewed his contributions (GCM).

Lead scrum-based web applications programming team in implementing several Django-based projects (SIL).

Initiated the use of several open-source methodologies within the corporation (SIL).

Implemented an introspective Object-Relational Mapper to ease the transition from VisualBasic 6 to .Net (RLLCO).

Enhanced overall quality by implementing business rules, data validations and reports for management and customers

(RLLCO).

Enhanced and cleaned up web-based reporting tool for customers (RLLCO).

Analysed complex business processes to distill mathematical solutions (RLLCO).

Managed client interaction and production timelines for software development projects (BCN).

Developed desktop and web applications for multiple clients using Visual Basic, PHP, and java (BCN).

SELECTED SKILLS

Agile Development Methodology (7 years)

Atlassian Confluence Collaborative Wiki (1 year)

Atlassian JIRA Project and Task Management and JIRA Agile (Greenhopper) (1 year)

BCFG2 Configuration Management and Automation

Business Process Analysis, Documentation and Implementation (10+ years)

Business Rule Analysis, Documentation and Implementation (10+ years)

CentOS 5 and 6 Operating System

Eliciting Feedback from Business Stakeholders (10+ years)

Free Open-Source Software contributions (7 years)

GitHub hosting, issues and Pull Requests (4 years)

Grunt JavaScript Task Runner

HTML Authoring and Software Development (10+ years)

HTML5 Web Standards (2 years)

Jenkins Continuous Integration Server Configuration and Management (1 year)

Linux Operating System

Mentoring (5 years)

MySQL Database (10+ years)

PHP Development and Legacy Code maintenance (10+ years)

Peer Code Review (4 years)

Polyglot Programming (10+ years)

Project Management (10+ years)

Python programming language (7 years)

Quality Assurance Standardization, Documentation and Implementation (10+ years)

REST APIs (1 year)

Rackspace Cloud Server Provisioning and Management (4 years)

Scrum Agile Development Methodology (7 years)

Selenium browser-based testing and headless automated testing (2 years)

Software Architecture (10+ years)

Software Development Life Cycle (7 years)

Team Leadership (7 years)

Technical Documentation Authoring (10+ years)

Thought Leadership

Ubuntu Server Administration (4 years)

Writing and Communication (9 years)

fabric Python server automation (1 year)

git distributed version control system (4 years)

EMPLOYMENT

Principal Engineer

Senior Development Team Lead and Web Application Architect

Chief Technology Officer

Software Developer and Subject-Matter Expert on SAML 2.0 Security Integration

Interim Chief Technology Officer (contract)

Web Application Developer

Stratus Video, Inc.— Clearwater, FL

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company— Windsor, CT

Network of Giving, Inc.— Blacksburg, VA

Canonical, Ltd.— London, England, UK

Shootrac, Inc.— Tampa, FL

Horizon Investments, LLC— Charlotte, NC

Feb 2015 to Jun 2015

Sep 2013 to Feb 2015

Jan 2013 to Jan 2014

Jan 2011 to Dec 2013

Aug 2013 to Sep 2013

Jan 2011 to Jun 2013

Discovery, Inc.— Silver Spring, MD

ProPlugger.com— Waxhaw, NC

Network of Giving, Inc.— Blacksburg, VA

Great Commission Ministries (now Reliant)— Orlando, FL

SIL International— Orlando, FL

Wycliffe Bible Translators— Orlando, FL

Cogent Systems— Cross Lanes, WV

R. L. Laughlin & Company, Inc.— Cross Lanes, WV

Anderson Innovative, LLC— Waxhaw, NC and St. Petersburg, FL

Virginia Tech— Blacksburg, VA

EDUCATION

Web Application Developer

QuickBooks Integration Specialist (contract)

Web Application Developer, Database and Server Administrator (contract)

Web Application Developer (contractual)

Systems Architect, Developer and Integrator

Missionary

Self-Employed Software Developer

Developer and Team Lead

self-employed

Sep 2012 to Feb 2013

Jan 2013 to Jan 2013

Jan 2011 to Jan 2013

Jul 2012 to Sep 2012

Jan 2008 to Oct 2010

Jan 2006 to Oct 2010

Jun 2003 to Apr 2007

Jan 2003 to Jan 2006

Jun 2010 to present

B. S. Computer Engineering

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Article on setting up Hudson for Continuous Integration

https://opensourcemissions.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/setting-up-hudson-ci-on-ubuntu/

Open source project contributions

https://github.com/guitarmanvt/

Single-Sign On using SAML 2.0 for Django (Identity Provider app)

https://github.com/guitarmanvt/django-saml2-idp