I am a problem solver and a Full Stack Software Engineer that has worked in competitive fast-paced environments. My specialties range, but are not limited to, everything from building computers to developing software. I particularly thrive in rapid prototyping, innovative, and research and development areas. My goal is to continue learning and contributing to computer technology while working in the Computer Science industry.
Owner @ Founder and Owner of Kyro Technologies, LLC. We create websites, mobile applications, and custom software that fit the needs of our clients. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Senior Software Engineer @ Teams: Innovaniacs, TopGear, Alpinist
Departments: IT Digital Operations - Innovation Lab (05/2014 - Present)
Technologies: AngularJS, Node.js
Responsibilities: Research and Development for Financial Services
Methodologies: Agile-Kanban From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaComputer Science Tutor @ I tutor students that need any type of Computer Science help, in person or online. Online tutoring involves using technologies such as Google+ Hangouts and Google Drive. From April 2013 to September 2014 (1 year 6 months) Associate Software Engineer @ Teams: Mystery Machine, Zissou, Capital One Labs
Departments: Financial Service - Loan Originations (01/2014 - Present)
Technologies: Oracle Weblogic, Hudson, Nexus, uDeploy, Java EE, JSP, JSTL, Spring MVC, Ant, Maven, SQL, CSS, Javascript/jQuery.
Platforms: Unix, Windows
Responsibilities: Develop and maintain COAF Loan Originations Websites and Services; Join weekly tech lead meeting to discuss current development and potential development environment impacts/conflicts; Conduct Job Fit Interviews; Dedicate 10% of my bandwidth to Capital One Labs (Research and Development) when necessary.
Methodologies: Agile From January 2014 to July 2014 (7 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaITDP Associate/Tech Lead @ Teams: WWW, Digital Mavericks, Digital Cowboys, Ferrari, Capital One Labs
Departments: Enterprise Services - Digital IT (07/2012 - 07/2013), Enterprise Data Systems - Auto Data Warehouse (07/2013 - 01/2014).
Technologies: Oracle Weblogic, Apache, Apache Tomcat, Java Portals, Java EE, JSP, JSTL, Freemarker Templates, Spring MVC, Ant, Maven, SQL, CSS, Javascript/jQuery, Ab Initio, Teradata, Bash Scripting, Control M.
Platforms: Unix, Windows.
Responsibilities: Develop and maintain Capital One Websites; Join weekly Senior Leadership Team Meetings to meet with the Business to review the status of all projects and discuss any issues that any teams within the department may be facing; Conduct Job Fit Interviews for potential new hire ITDP (Information Technology Development Program) associates looking to fill a position within Platform Engineering, Software Engineering, or Quality Service. Deliver analytic data from the data warehouse, by use of ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) tools, for COAF data analyst. Dedicate 10% of my bandwidth to Capital One Labs (Research and Development)
Methodologies: Agile From July 2012 to January 2014 (1 year 7 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaSoftware Developer @ Assisted in building and continually maintaining website associated with Elliott Electric Supply.
Assisted in building and continually maintaining mobile applications associated with Elliott Electric Supply. From July 2010 to June 2012 (2 years) Java AARC Tutor @ • Assisted students with Java Programming
• Updated software
• Created websites and advertisements From May 2009 to May 2011 (2 years 1 month) Student Technician/Systems Support @ • Manage University servers and databases
• Repair and set-up new computers, networks, and servers
• Create software for University use
• Provide technical support for University Staff and Faculty From May 2009 to July 2010 (1 year 3 months) Lab manager @ • Assisted students needing computer help
• Managed Linux Server
• Maintained over 150 nodes From August 2008 to May 2009 (10 months) Intern @ I worked with a team of students to help develop a new website for the college. From January 2008 to May 2008 (5 months) Home and Office Specialist @ • Assisted customers seeking to purchase a PC for their home/office.
• Trained for computer hardware
• Worked with Geek Squad to repair and provide additional services for computers. From November 2007 to May 2008 (7 months) Field Technician @ Assisted General Motors Company technicians and assembly line workers by using VB over PLC. From March 2007 to October 2007 (8 months)
B.S, Computer Science; CS @ Stephen F. Austin State University From 2008 to 2012 Wiley College From 2006 to 2008 North Garland High School From 2002 to 2006 Byron Walker is skilled in: Java, JavaScript, C, C++, VB.NET, ASP.NET, CSS, PHP, Perl, HTML5, HTML/XML, SQL, PL/SQL, Objective-C, Microsoft Office