Dan Estes

Software Development Engineer with recent training seeks to design and create sophisticated applications by leveraging my extensive experience and utilize new skills to solve real-world problems.

Qualification Summary

• Software Development Engineer able to write code in Java, C#, C++, HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, SQL, MySQL, and Python.
• Operating system support for Supply Chain and Fulfillment applications. Oversaw the daily service level of the platform supporting 6 distribution centers and 2 fulfillment centers for our website.
• Architected, planned, and executed many upgrades of hardware, operating systems, and applications while minimizing downtime and increasing performance and availability.
• Coordinate with multiple teams including IT management, business teams, software development, operations, technical support, auditors, and vendors.

Relevant Skills

Technology

• Computing and Software Development certificate - Lake Washington Institute of Technology, including both programming and Agile project management.
• Object oriented and functional languages Java, C#, C++, and Python.
• Web develop languages HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and PHP.
• Relational Database scripting in SQL and MySQL.
• Operating Systems administration; infrastructure, hardware, security, networking, application, and database design (IBM mainframes and iSeries).

Problem Solving

• Very experienced in triage troubleshooting software and hardware problems affecting performance and availability. (Nordstrom, US Bank)
• Rapid identification of any issues affecting customers (internal and external).
• Identify, evaluate, prioritize options, and implement solutions.
• Root cause analysis to ensure problem solutions provide a complete and permanent correction.

Communication and Leadership

• Team Lead over 4 people supporting the platform running Supply Chain and Logistics application.
• A team member using Agile methodologies for project management. (Nordstrom and LWTech)
• Project Management and DevOps using SDLC, Agile, and Scrum. (Nordstrom and LWTech)
• Architecting, planning and execution of hardware upgrades and repairs as well as operating system maintenance and upgrades.
• Create and maintain technical documentation on the platform design, operations, and security.
• Trained operators, developers, management, and users on how to best use hardware and software.

Experience

Nordstrom, Senior Platform Engineer, January 2006 – October 2016

• 10+ years of experience in system engineering design and administration. This includes infrastructure, hardware, operating systems, security, networking, application, and database design on the iSeries platform.
• Planned and implemented a major hardware upgrade with minimal downtime. This was followed by 4 years with no unscheduled downtime from the operating system or hardware.
• Designed and implemented zero downtime full daily backups of 15 terabytes of data, utilizing high availability replication software.

Nordstrom, Senior Systems Programmer, 1997 – 2006

• Systems programming support for HR, merchandising and credit applications on CICS.
• Key player of a data center move from Seattle, Washington to Denver, Colorado.
• Installed and supported the implementation of the first mainframe MQ series application.

US Bank, Systems Programmer, Portland Oregon

• Systems Programming support for Mortgage processing, Letter of Credit and other banking applications on CICS.

St. Vincent Hospital, Systems Programmer, Portland Oregon

Idaho Transportation Department, Systems Programmer, Boise Idaho

Education & Credentials

Computing and Software Development March 2017 – June 2018 Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, Washington

• Software Development Certificate
• Web Development Certificate
• C++/C# Programmer Certificate

Accomplishments:

• 2 quarters on the President’s List (4.00 GPA)
• 3 quarters on Dean’s List (3.7+ GPA)
• Active member of the Software Development Club

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (emphasis on Computer Science), graduated with honors

Boise State University, Boise, Idaho