Alex Sartan's Email

Software engineer with a solid understanding of full-stack development, continuous integration, test-driven development, and agile principles. Currently focused on Java, with prior experience in Javascript, PHP, and .NET.

Software Engineer II @ • As part of an agile team, maintained predominantly Java/Spring applications, including a supercomputing resource allocation system, identity management solution, service outage notifier, and a staff directory. • Improved software stability by expanding test coverage of legacy code, applying TDD to new code development, and employing code quality tools such as SonarQube. • Evolved architecture through use of rich domain models and application of Domain Driven Design principles. • Markedly improved end-user productivity through UX optimization, leveraging Balsamiq for rapid prototyping. • Helped transition from error prone, manual build process to an automated one using Maven, Bamboo, and Nexus. • As a co-chair, facilitated monthly meetings of an organization-wide web developer community of practice (CoP). From February 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) Boulder, COWeb Developer II @ • Built web-based aviation tools using PHP (Yii Framework) and Javascript (Ajax) for the popular Experimental Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) project, a collaboration between FAA, NOAA, and NCAR. • Successfully deployed a portal for downloading GIS climate change data (HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL). • Became a recognized Drupal resource within NCAR through frequent contributions to cross-departmental efforts. From January 2012 to February 2013 (1 year 2 months) Boulder, ColoradoWeb Developer @ • Consolidated web presence by migrating data from disparate sites into a single multi-site Drupal instance. • Developed a document management system for the successful and timely rollout of new state teaching standards. • Trained and supported 100+ content contributors of varying technical abilities throughout the district. From April 2010 to April 2012 (2 years 1 month) Web Developer @ • Implemented portions of the Options Trading API for JPMorgan Chase. • Front-end development for financial industry clientele including New York Times, CNN Money, JPMorgan, Zecco. From January 2010 to April 2010 (4 months) Web Developer @ • With senior developer, led organizational transition from static site development to building dynamic CMS sites. • Drove down defect rates by establishing the organization’s first staging environment and promoting better QA. • As a junior developer, contributed to development of several .NET Webforms/T-SQL applications. From November 2006 to January 2010 (3 years 3 months) System Administrator @ • Executed a 300+ website migration to a new IIS infrastructure with zero downtime. • Coordinated an email migration leading to improved performance and reduced cost. • Helped interview, hire, train new IT staff; formalized, documented department’s protocols and responsibilities. From March 2006 to November 2006 (9 months) Install Technician (Temporary) @ From November 2005 to February 2006 (4 months) Greater Denver AreaIT Technician (Temporary) @ From March 2005 to September 2005 (7 months) Glacier Bay, Alaska

Colorado State University From 2014 to 2014 BA, Multidisciplinary Studies (Computer Science, Philosophy) @ Stony Brook University From 2001 to 2004 Computer Science @ State University of New York at Buffalo From 2000 to 2001 High School, Computer Science @ Brooklyn Technical High School From 1996 to 2000 Alex Sartan is skilled in: Object Oriented Design, Test Driven Development, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Continuous Integration, Domain Driven Design, User Experience, Java, Spring Framework, SQL, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Maven, API Development