Jason S. Baker

Senior Software Engineer

About

I am a senior software engineer seeking new opportunities to meld development and creativity.

Strengths

Leadership

  • Client relationship management
  • Delegation, coaching, and collaboration
  • Hiring and team building
  • Process improvement
  • Mentorship

Experience

  • Full-stack engineering
  • Software Development Life Cycle management
  • Complex architecture and integrations
  • Security, performance, and compliance
  • Release management and continuous integration

Technologies

Languages and Frameworks
Extensive
C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML, XML
Intermediate
Go, Python, PHP, Java, VB6/VB.NET, CSS, SASS, jQuery, Backbone, Underscore, XSL
Basic
Node.js, Grunt, Gulp, D3.js, AngularJS, Vue.js
Data and Search Technologies
Extensive
MS SQL, Coveo
Intermediate
MySQL, Postgres, Lucene (.Net)
Basic
Oracle, MongoDB, HBase, Nutch, Elasticsearch, Storm, Solr, Google Search Appliance

Platforms

SCM & CI
Git, Subversion, (N)Ant, Jenkins, Visual Studio Team Services, Mercurial, Chef
Web servers
Apache, IIS6, IIS 7/7.5, Tomcat
Cloud
Azure, AWS
CMS
Sitecore CMS (Sitecore 6.5 certified), Wordpress, Hugo
Knowledge Management
FogBugz, JIRA, Confluence, Sharepoint
Performance Monitoring
OneSight, Splunk, Languard, DynaTrace, NewRelic
Analytics
Adobe DTM, Google Analytics, Sitecore DMS/

Other

Operating Systems
*nix and Windows server environments
Command-Line
Bash/Cygwin, MS DOS, PowerShell
IDEs & Editors
Visual Studio, Emacs, Eclipse
Niche Technologies
GIS, X12 EDI
Hardware
Arduino, Basic Electronics

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer, Technology

Digitas
(November 2015 - present)
  • Developing CMS platform for Fortune 50 client
  • Assessing integrated platforms and technologies
  • Streamlining technical operations and process improvements
  • Overseeing technical project and support teams
  • Acting technical project lead
  • Managing client relationships
  • Adopting and implementing policies for GDPR, PII, etc.
  • Collaborating and coordinating with global teams
  • Consulting with technical innovation teams and as a search technology expert

Manager, Media Systems and Technology

Digitas
(January 2015 - November 2015)
  • Developing software and managing projects to support Media and Strategy & Analysis departments
  • Working with teams across North and Central America and Europe
  • Improving operations, including adopting JIRA, GitLab, and Confluence
  • Translating complex business needs into maintainable technical solutions
  • Administrating and provisioning server applications
  • Developing ETL software and systems
  • Analyzing security and remediating vulnerabilities
  • Managing vendors and subcontractors
  • Invoicing, generating SOWs, and coordinating budget approvals

Senior Support Developer

Velir Studios, Inc
(May 2013 - January 2015)
  • Mentoring colleagues
  • Developing of internal libraries and tools
  • Improving processes
  • Developing relationships with clients' business and IT staff
  • Hiring and and developing team
  • Continuing support developer responsibilities (see below)

Support Developer

Velir Studios, Inc
(April 2012 - April 2013)
  • Software engineering in ASP.Net, primarily on Sitecore CMS platform or Velir's Datacenter platform
  • Development of complex GIS-based software
  • Managing deployments
  • Supporting client technical infrastructure
  • Organizing and overseeing source control management systems
  • Managing clients' sites and competing needs
  • Developing features and resolving bugs

Programmer/Analyst

NaviNet, Inc.
(April 2008 – April 2012)
  • Triaging, analyzing, developing, debugging, and deploying bug fixes using: VB6, VB and C# .NET, Java, MS SQL, XML/XSL, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
  • Maintaining a complex infrastructure that serves 300K transactions an hour, with database, application, and server layers
  • Working with healthcare providers under strict HIPAA-complaince
  • Maintaing internal software systems, including Confluence and JIRA

Web Developer

eScription, Inc.
(February 2007 – April 2008)
  • Devleoping rich Javascript software to interface with speech-recognition products
  • Developming and automating build processes

Web Development and Technical Consultant

SimplyDIRECT
(1999 – 2003)
  • Managing company e-mail systems
  • Designing and developing direct marketing forms

Freelance Projects

SpoilerTV+
(June 2012 - December 2012)

SpoilerTV+ is a dashboard to accompany spoilertv.com, a popular site for television news, discussion, and spoilers.

Words on the Fly
(March 2009 – 2012)

Wordsonthefly.com is a blog for aspiring writers, authors, and anyone else interested in communication.

Winner of New England Direct Marketing Award (NEDMA) for Best Blog Copywriting in 2010

Education

Boston University (2003-2007)

  • BA in Political Science, Cum Laude