Karen Raymond
Pelzer
Summary
Full Stack Developer familiar with backend and frontend development requirements and processes. Collaborative team player who enjoys a challenge and learning new technologies.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Salesforce Software Engineer
CDI LLC
04.2022 - Current
- Performs integrations and data migrations between customer data storage systems and Salesforce via Mulesoft
- Utilizes development stack that implements version control (GitHub), builds and tasking (Jira), SQL Server, Angular JS, SOQL, and Apex.
- Manages development tasks on several projects simultaneously while ensuring adherence to customer's timeframes/deadlines.
- Completed tasks ranging from backend database scripting with SQL Server to configuring REST microservices.
- Migrates customer data from legacy systems into the Salesforce framework while adhering to development best practices.
- Creates and implements unit tests to ensure code correctness and reliability.
- Uses established design patterns to guide solution development for a variety of customers.
- Delivered unit-tested systems within customer-prescribed timeframes.
- Informs internal personnel and external stakeholders of project milestones.
- Interfaces and collaborates with customers in order to reach stated objectives
.NET Software Developer, Full Stack
Jobscope
04.2019 - 03.2022
- Participated in full stack development of an MRP (material requirements planning) system using the following stack: .NET Core, Javascript, SQL Server, Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), and DevExtreme.
- Utilized Scrum methodology/backlog to estimate work hours and track progress.
- Utilized JQuery, Razor, HTML5, and CSS frontend technologies.
- Utilized LINQ to simplify database queries and data manipulation.
- Utilized design principles of OOP and MVC.
- Involved in independent programming tasks, pair-programming tasks, and team programming tasks.
- Designed and maintained complex enterprise web modules comprised of a large number of loosely coupled microservices.
- Created and implemented unit tests, black-box tests, and white-box tests, including test plan documentation per Test Driven Development design principles.
- Debugged and corrected system integration issues with SAP Crystal Reports, including backend and frontend fixes.
- Redesigned and converted various modules from legacy MRP system to use current OOP design principles with .NET Core, Razor, and DevExtreme framework/libraries.
- Responsible for creating over 100 database views and corresponding data models and maintaining these throughout future builds.
- Designed and engineered RESTful web services to manipulate datasets.
- Troubleshot and resolved performance issues for databases and software.
- Resolved hardware and software compatibility and interface design issues.
- Completed analysis, design, and testing phases of software development life cycle.
- Monitored technical performance of internal systems and gathered information from consumers about program functionality.
- Modified existing enterprise software to correct coding errors, upgrade interfaces and improve overall performance.
- Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
- Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
Offender Supervision Specialist
SCDPPPS
09.2015 - 04.2019
- Assisted departmental staff with troubleshooting computer-related matters.
- Configured computer equipment for departmental staff.
- Performed ad-hoc testing and acceptance testing for the agency's proprietary software.
- Nominated for 2018 Employee of the Year at a statewide level.
- Appointed to the agency's Workload Committee, whose purpose was to determine which staff activities contribute to departmental objectives and assign these activities a precise value and subsequently disseminate this information to appropriate agency staff.
- Appointed to the agency's Policy and Procedures Committee, whose purpose was to review and evaluate the impact of proposed policy changes, the creation of new policies, and the facilitation of communicating staff concerns pertaining to existing or proposed policies to the committee's chair head.
Managed a caseload comprised of up to 300 standard risk offenders from diverse populations. - Collected, handled, and secured offender personal identifying information, inputting data into department’s proprietary database.
- Conducted compliance audits for every offender at specified intervals, and if violations were present, determined and executed the appropriate sanctions according to departmental policy.
Education
Master of Science - Software Engineering
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA08.2018
Master of Arts - Criminal Justice
Keiser University
Melbourne, FL08.2013
Skills
- Full stack development using C#, ASPNET Core and Javascript
- MVC and RESTful development
- JQuery and JSON
- Data modeling and microservice creation
- Database programming with SQL Server and MySQL (eg, creation, updating, and maintenance of views, stored procedures, triggers, etc)
- System integration with SAP Crystal Reports
- Test Driven Development
- Website optimization
- HTML and XML
- Agile and Scrum principles
SKILLS
Development Concepts: Software development methodologies and SDLCs (Software Development Life Cycles), requirements gathering and engineering, software QA practices, Agile development practices, object-oriented design patterns, code coverage, software testing (functional and non-functional testing, black box testing, white box testing, unit testing, acceptance testing, ad-hoc testing, and test plan/case creation), data persistence/database programming, GUI design, DevOps practices (CI/CD), object-relational mapping (ORM), and Test Driven Development (TDD).
Languages/Modeling: C#, Java, Java EE, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, JQuery, Spring Expression Language (SpEL), Razor, LINQ, JSP, SQL, XML, JSON, Bash, and UML 2.0.
Frameworks/Middleware: DevExtreme, Spring MVC, and Hibernate.
Database Management: SQL Server and MySQL.
Version Control/Build Automation/CI/Virtualization Tools: Team Foundation Server (TFS), Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Apache Ant, and Docker.
Tools/Software/Databases/IDEs/APIs: Log4j, JUnit, Mockito, HTMLUnit, Eclipse, NetBeans, JavaBeans, Oracle VirtualBox, JDBC, JPA, Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and IBM SPSS.
OS: Linux/Unix, Windows XP/7/8/10/11, and Android. XP/7/8/10/11, and Android.
Certification
- CompTIA A+, November 2018
- Salesforce Platform Developer I, January 2023
- Salesforce Certified Administrator, May 2022
- Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, which requires a minimum of a 3.75 GPA for admission.
- Member of Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society, which requires a minimum of a 3.5 GPA for admission.
Hobbies
- Unity framework development
- Adobe Photoshop
- Virtual reality
- Reading
References
Tina Williams
Former Co-worker
(864) 978-3844
Eileen Scoggins
Former Co-worker
(864) 415-8289
Ciara Williams
Former Co-worker
(803) 383-0980
ciarawilliams1988@yahoo.com
Cassandra Fairbanks
Former Co-worker
(612) 226-4195
cassandra.fairbanks@gmail.com
Brandi Dhers
Former Direct Supervisor
brandi.dhers@ppp.sc.gov
Timeline
Salesforce Software Engineer
CDI LLC
04.2022 - Current
.NET Software Developer, Full Stack
Jobscope
04.2019 - 03.2022
Offender Supervision Specialist
SCDPPPS
09.2015 - 04.2019
Master of Science - Software Engineering
Brandeis University
Master of Arts - Criminal Justice
Keiser University
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