UC Irvine / TrilogyEd - Greg Sandell

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UC Irvine / TrilogyEd
Location: Irvine, CA
Basis: Direct Hire
Dates: Aug 2017 - Present
Title: Course Instructor

Instructor for 'Fullstack Developer' 24-week coding bootcamp through UC Irvine Extension
Subjects taught: HTML, CSS, Git, Bootstrap, Javascript, jQuery, Ajax, Firebase, Node.js, mysql, Express, Handlebars, Sequelize, MongoDB, React, React Native
Responsible for: instruction 3 days/week, office hours & Slack support, grading homework and projects

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Ten-X/auction.com - Greg Sandell

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Ten-X/auction.com
Location: Irvine, CA
Basis: Direct Hire
Dates: Apr 2016 - May 2017
Title: Sr. Software Engineer

Responsible for Front End coding of site components: Search & Discovery, Event Details, Calendar, User prefs and personalization, and Home page
Wrote presentation layer and application logic in AngularJS 1.4, React/Redux, ES6 Javascript & Python
Build and dependency tools: Node.js, Webpack, npm, nvm
Virtualization of Windows & Linux on OSX with Vagrant, VirtualBox, and Docker
Wrote QA Automation tests using Selenium/Nightwatch (demo: http://bit.ly/2wUjFcS )
Added Omniture tracking to and LaunchDarkly feature flags to applications
Collaborated with Back End team on design and troubleshooting of REST and JSON-based services
Tooling & Collaboration: eslint, Git, SourceTree, Jenkins, WebStorm, Slack, Jira, Confluence
Frequent travel to San Mateo, CA office

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John Deere - Greg Sandell

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John Deere
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Basis: Contract
Dates: Oct 2015 - Mar 2016
Title: Front End Developer Consultant

Developer for hosted web application Sales Center, a 'build-a-Deere' tool for sales reps.
Wrote presentation layer and application logic in AngularJS/Javascript
Wrote tests for AngularJS controllers, views, directives and services in Mocha Sinon Chai
Collaborated with Back End team on design and troubleshooting of REST/JSON-based services
API Blueprint to mock REST services for local development
AngularJS libs: angular-ui-router, angular-translate, angular-bootstrap, ng-infinite-scroll
Tooling & Collaboration: eslint, Git, SourceTree, Jenkins, WebStorm, Hangouts, Lync, Flowdock
100% remote work (HQ in Moline, IL), some travel

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CyberCoders - Greg Sandell

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CyberCoders
Location: Irvine, CA
Basis: Direct Hire
Dates: Nov 2014 - Aug 2015
Title: Front End Java Developer

Developer for hosted web application Compass, a CRM platform for Recruiters.
Wrote application logic in Javascript, ExtJS, Ajax/JSON programming.
Created forms, panels, grids and other UI widgets from ExtJS components
Stress-tested app with jMeter, 5-250 concurrent users.
Wrote Jasmine unit tests for project’s custom ExtJS components

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Sears Holding Corporation - Greg Sandell

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Sears Holding Corporation
Location: Chicago, IL
Basis: Contract through Apex Systems
Dates: Nov 2013 - June 2014
Title: Developer

Member of Core Mobile team supporting mobile version of sears.com eCommerce site
Wrote AngularJS controllers, views, and services for new website features
Ajax calls to REST web services
Overhauled site so mobile users with Private Browsing enabled get access to all features
Integrated features of the Shop Your Way loyalty card into the mobile experience
Implemented Shop You Way Max (Sears' version of Amazon Prime)
Used git for version control, Jira and Mingle for project management

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Pathfinder Software - Greg Sandell

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Pathfinder Software
Location: Chicago, IL
Basis: Direct Hire
Dates: Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
Title: Sr. Software Developer

Wrote mobile apps (iPhone, iPad) for medical clients, using hybrid web/iOS, jQuery Mobile, JSON, AngularJS, Trigger.io, TestFlight, and Rails/Heroku
Deployed UIs in HTML5/CSS3 from Photoshop PSDs
Clients included Kimberly-Clark, Haemonetics, Amer. Assn. of Critical Care Nurses
Lead developer on iPhone app AACN Bedside which replaced legacy laminated-card media, including in-app purchasing through Apple AppStore
Delivered MetroPulse Chicago, a Rich Media website frontend for census and demographic data (demo: http://bit.ly/2wU5Yun )
Delivered ContinuCare, an iPad ‘concierge’ app to connect heart patients, their nurses and caregivers, written in AngularJS with backend in Rails/Heroku
Delivered Automated Whole Blood Collector, a blood drive simulation sales tool for the iPad, in AngularJS

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Truven Health Analytics - Greg Sandell

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Truven Health Analytics
Location: Chicago, IL
Basis: Converted to FT/Perm after contract
Dates: Apr 2010 - Aug 2012
Title: Sr. Software Developer

Developed hosted web applications CareDiscovery and IntegrationDiscovery, Business Intelligence and data mining tools for the Healthcare Industry.
Created servlet- and portal-based enterprise web applications for IBM Websphere Portal 5, Tomcat 6 & Glassfish in mixed JEE 6 and J2EE 1.4 environment.
Implemented screens in HTML/CSS from designer specs
Wrote User Interfaces and Ajax in Javascript & jQuery, promoting reusable patterns, functional programming, and closures.
Authored PL/SQL queries in Toad to work against a 4 TB Oracle OLAP (Data Warehouse) database, for deployment in Web Services.
Helped transition team from waterfall to agile approach by introducing Maven2, Artifactory Repository Server, Jenkins/Continuous Integration, Mercurial source control and TDD practices.

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iCrossing - Greg Sandell

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iCrossing
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2/Direct Placement
Dates: Oct 08 - Mar 2010
Title: Sr. Software Engineer

Developer for hosted web application Merchantize, an Ad Technology tool for managing clients' Paid Search campaigns with major search and shopping engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, NexTag, PriceGrabber)
Responsible for Front End Development of Java and JSP components
Developed a 3-tier daily product feed lifecycle with Perl, Bash, Java, XML and Unix cron.
Developed custom reports in Apache POI for clients for clients Sears, The Gap, Hilton, Lands End, LEGO, and Williams Sonoma.
Performed regular support of application database including resolving data integrity issues, synchronizing with remote search engine data, bulk keyword deletes and cost-per-click changes.

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Tribune Interactive - Greg Sandell

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Tribune Interactive
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2/Direct Placement
Dates: Feb 08 - Oct 08
Title: Sr. Internet Software Developer

Developed web software and content management behind all of Tribune Corp's newspaper, radio and television websites, including Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Red Eye.
Developed code in Java 1.5 on J2EE platform including Oracle Application Server 10g, Oracle DB 10g, FAST search server, Sun Webserver (iPlanet) and TopLink 9.0. Development tools included Intellij 6.0, svn, Borland Starteam, Toad, SQuirrel SQL Client, Cruise Control, Enterprise Architect 7
Created scheduled jobs for sweeping expired database content
Created JMeter test plans and reporting tools to simulate heavy load on high-profile chicagotribune.com website.

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UBS Investment Bank, Equities - Greg Sandell

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UBS Investment Bank, Equities
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2 through Harmer Associates
Dates: Mar 07 - Feb 08
Title: Developer/Analyst

Developer for web tier of Pinpoint, UBS's Level-2 Direct Market Access Electonic Trading platform. 25-member team spread across Chicago, Stamford and London offices
Develop code in Java 1.5, JSP, JSTL, SQL and Ajax on platform including Tomcat, MS SQL Server, Oracle. Development tools include Intellij, Maven 2, svn, Fiddler, Firebug, Jira and Confluence.
Develop reports on daily trading activity using dynamic creation of (1) PDFs with iText, (2) plots with jFreeChart and (3) MS Office docs with Poi.
Maintain and enhance admin pages for job scheduling, web service monitoring, exchanges, destinations and permissions. Use Prototype and Scriptaculous javascript libraries to provide high-touch Ajax functionality. Develop specifications for stored procedures (SQL Server) and write DAOs to interface them with Java code.
Maintain Maven-2 based build environment and provide expertise to other teams using Maven. Also write custom Maven plug-ins in java (mojos) to customize build cycle (e.g. added javascript crunching).
Jira installation/maintenance including custom Jira plugin programming in java.

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Lockheed Martin/US Air Force - Greg Sandell

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Lockheed Martin/US Air Force
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2 through Roundarch, Inc
Dates: Jul 06 - Jan 07
Title: Sr. Consultant Developer

Java Developer on projects for Lockheed's GCSS contract (Global Combat Support Systems) with the US Air Force, supporting Data Services and the Air Force Portal.
Supported various 3rd party components, including Broadvision portal and content management, Tivoli Webseals, and Autonomy Search Engine for all enhancements and bug fixes for AF Portal
System designer and lead web developer for Self Service Data Access Request project, a front-end tool for accessing a variety of Air Force Data Warehouses. Wrote code in Java, JSF, Struts, jFreeChart, SQL, CSS & Ajax for platform including Tomcat, Websphere, Oracle, mysql, Powercenter and Informatica. Used Intellij, Eclipse, Oracle client, Mantis and CVS development tools.
Led major Autonomy version upgrade (v.4 to v.5), implementing spellchecking and integrating content deletion across Broadvision and Autonomy.
Prepared technical docs for step-by-step guidance of installs and upgrades performed by staff at remote server locations.

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American Express Global Travel Technologies - Greg Sandell

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American Express Global Travel Technologies
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Basis: corp-to-corp through 18th Street Consulting
Dates: Jan 06 - Jul 06
Title: Sr. Java Developer

Developer for the Travelbahn software group, handling programming for web-based apps for Corporate Travel management. Systems supported: Traveler Profile, Pre-Trip Authorization and Web ID Client tool.
Performed System Analysis and planning for a migration of all web application from in-house MVC framework to Struts. Prepared business & tech docs for enhancements & releases.
Wrote code in Java, JSP, JSTL, Stored Procedures and Ajax for platform including Tomcat, Oracle, TopLink, Amadeus, Apollo, Galileo, Sabre, and Worldspan.
Telecommuted from home and coordinated with team through VPN/chat/conference calls.

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ABN AMRO - Greg Sandell

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ABN AMRO
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2 through IT vendor Spry Solutions
Dates: May 05 - Jan 06
Title: Sr. Java Developer

Java developer for MaxTrad, a web-based software suite with single point access to initiating import letters of credit, purchase order management, supply chain management, and preparation of export documents. See www.maxtrad.com.
Developed presentation-layer for the Import Letter of Credit workflow, including multi-tabbed forms with over 50 dynamically-generated input fields. Wrote code in Java, JSP, JSTL, Struts and Ajax on platform including EJB, Websphere, Oracle and SQL Server. Development tools included WSAD, CVS and Harvest.
Worked onsite at client ABN-AMRO (NYSE:ABN, $670 bil total assets).

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IES Abroad - Greg Sandell

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IES Abroad
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2/direct hire
Dates: July 03 - May 05
Title: Web Software Engineer

Architected company website (www.IESAbroad.org) replacing an older and increasingly brittle ASP/IIS system. Developed XML-based content management system and a flexible, extensible page templating system around 40 different study abroad programs in 26 centers in 19 countries
Wrote code in Java, JSP, Struts, Tiles, XML, XSL and Ajax on platforms involving Tomcat, Apache, Oracle, mysql and Empower. Development tools included Intellij, CVS, svn, jira, bugzilla
Developed Online Application and Catalog Request, two high-volume, multi-step webapps critical for company revenue.
Managed technical requirements using Bugzilla and Jira to coordinate between technical and marketing teams.
Developed company's web branding Style Guide in collaboration with Design & Marketing
Managed builds and promotions to preview and production web servers using svn, bash and scp

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UBS Warburg - Greg Sandell

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UBS Warburg
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2 through IT vendor Adecco
Dates: Feb - Mar 03
Title: Java Developer

Developed Get It!, a web-based software procurement workflow application now in wide use across the organization. Wrote code in Java, JSP & Ajax on a Tomcat, Oracle 9i and Documentum platform. Development tools included NetBeans, Clearcase

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Expand Beyond Corp. - Greg Sandell

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Expand Beyond Corp.
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2/direct hire
Dates: Jun 02 - Jan 03
Title: Web Developer

Worked on flagship software product PocketDBA with 7-member Agile-based Java team. Practiced test-based coding, pair-programming, daily stand-ups, and bi-weekly releases.
Responsible for web-based tools for configuring product and provisioning licenses, and company website. Coded in Java, JSP, PHP, Stored Procedures, DTS Packages and Ajax on platform including Tomcat, Apache, Oracle, SQL Server and mysql. Development tools included Intellij, NetBeans, Bugzilla and Clearcase.
Created pre-launch Quality Control plans by developing use cases and acceptance tests, working with QA manager.

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Quebecor World - Greg Sandell

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Quebecor World
Location: Itasca, IL
Basis: W2, recruiter placement
Dates: Dec 01 - Jun 02
Title: Web Developer

Wrote and supported web-based Human Resources self-service applications (employee 401k self-management, personal data)
Wrote code in PHP, Lawson client-server and Ajax on platform including Apache, Lawson and Oracle. Development tools included CVS, PVCS, Visual Source Safe.
Developed an RSA Encryption layer for integration between Lawson ERP and outsourced web layer for management of Putnam 401k financials.
40,000-employee print industry giant with $1.6 bil revenues. NYSE:IQW.

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Maytag Corp - Greg Sandell

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Maytag Corp
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2 through Giant Step
Dates: Aug 00 - Aug 01
Title: Sr. Web Application Engineer

Team lead (13 developers) for major design and technology overhaul of Maytag Corp's website and online product catalogue.
Architected and developed the approaches for authentication, membership architecture, session management, cookie-management, URL-rewriting, auto-signin and sticky routing on Broadvision platform.

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Giant Step Productions LLC - Greg Sandell

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Giant Step Productions LLC
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2/direct hire
Dates: Apr 99 - Aug 00
Title: Sr. Web Application Engineer

Leo Burnett/Publicis-owned full-service web integration company (200-employees), now under name Arc Worldwide
Consulted for Allstate.com to transition their dynamically-generated agent homepages (20,000 agents) from MS-Access backend to DB2 and manage content with ePrise system.
Developed numerous lead-generation and sweepstakes sites for clients Purina, Oldsmobile, Procter & Gamble, Vidal Sassoon, written in ASP, Javascript and Stored Procedures on IIS and MS SQL Server platform. Development tools included Visual Studio, Source Safe and in-house bug tracking tool
Coordinated with teams encompassing the full spectrum of web business (Design, Hosting, QA, User Experience, etc.). Developed coding standards and a month-long mentoring process for new employees.

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Edwin Watts Golf Stores - Greg Sandell

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Edwin Watts Golf Stores
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2 through Taproot Interactive Studio
Dates: Sep 98 - Apr 99
Title: Lead Programmer

Developed ASP-based E-commerce website for golf retailer Edwin Watts (www.EdwinWatts.com) and supported Perl-based E-commerce sites for Successories and Pace Communications. One site produced $268k in sales in first three months.
Designed MS-Access database to store products, customer data and purchases and ASP/IIS programming for online catalog, shopping cart, product features and third-party online payment software.

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Loyola University, Parmly Hearing Institute - Greg Sandell

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Loyola University, Parmly Hearing Institute
Location: Chicago
Basis: W2, direct hire
Dates: Apr 95 - Sep 98
Title: Research Associate

C, Java, X-11 Motif programming for experiments in hearing research

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Sussex University, Experimental Psychology - Greg Sandell

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Sussex University, Experimental Psychology
Location: Brighton, England
Basis: W2, direct hire
Dates: Apr 93 - Apr 95
Title: Research Associate

C, X-11 Motif, and Macintosh programming for experiments in hearing research

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University of California, Center for New Music & Audio Technologies - Greg Sandell

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University of California, Center for New Music & Audio Technologies
Location: Berkeley, CA
Basis: Prize-funded
Dates: Jan 92 - Apr 93
Title: Research Fellow

Position funded by winning Hunt Fellowship from the Acoustical Society of America
Research & Development of music synthesizer technology.
C programming on Sparc and NeXT computers.

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Northwestern University - Greg Sandell

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Northwestern University
Location: Evanston, IL
Basis: W2, Direct Hire
Dates: Sep 89 - Dec 91
Title: Programmer

LISP, X-11 and Macintosh Think-C programming for multimedia educational apps.
Wrote Digital Signal Processing code for interactive voice recording and analysis for client Ameritech.

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Bill Whitney Studios - Greg Sandell

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Bill Whitney Studios
Location: Chicago, IL
Basis: W2 through Spellbinders
Dates: Sep 97
Title: Programmer

Created online portfiolio for digital artist Bill Whitney
Written in DHTML and Javascript

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