shawn kuenzler - resume
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SHAWN KUENZLER
1621 S Lafayette StDenver, CO 802107208384327
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SummaryResultsproven, clientfocused professional with over ten years of success leading and participatingwithin software development teams of all sizes. Experienced in Healthcare and Insurance & FinancialServices domains, and enhanced perspective from both enterprise supporting IT departments andcommercial product companies.
Professional ExperienceHealth Language, Denver, Colorado September 2006 Present
Software Development Manager October 2009 Present
Manage full time Java software engineers, consultants and contractors Manage interview process, technical interviewing, hiring decisions, salary negotiations; resulting
in growing team of successful software engineers Conduct employee performance reviews, training, coaching, mentoring Deliver high quality content management products on time and within budget Perform product ownership responsibilities such as release scoping and scheduling, product
backlog management, set vision and direction for product, customer interaction Perform scrummaster responsibilities such as sprint planning, workload management and driving
out deliveries to meet deadlines Championed development process improvements such as testdriven development, peer code
reviews and workflow; improving quality and efficiency Coordinate with fellow managers, directors of product management and client services for value
based prioritization Assist team in design, architecture and development of Java based software products
Senior Software Engineer September 2006 October 2009
Employed software engineering principles and best practices to properly grow a commercialproduct company
Took ownership of the Language Engine healthcare content management products and APIs
Designed, developed and maintained commercial grade products with a large emphasis onperformance, portability and extensibility
Supported build out of continuous integration environment for quality improvement andregression prevention, strong test and build automation focus
Led client services engagements with customer site visits to provide deployment and training
State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, Illinois May 2002 September 2006
Lead Java Developer January 2003 September 2006
Gathered requirements, designed, developed, unit/system/performance tested J2EE enterpriseapplications, delivering quality automated solutions
Architected and deployed distributed UNIX / J2EE enterprise applications Modified and developed custom Business Intelligence (BI) applications using J2EE; resulting in
better usability and integration into other applications Provided subject matter expertise for BI & analytics, improving decision support Led BI support team & onsite vendors and consultants Assisted BI vendor in buildout of vendorowned replicated test environment; yielding better
quality product releases and troubleshooting Developed corporate performance management (CPM) applications providing business
partners with dashboards and better decision making abilities Coordinated with infrastructure teams for faster & smoother delivery of implementations Consulted with projects and application areas for quality development and best practices Drove capacity planning for product hardware and software Gained valuable experience at Fortune 50 company within Insurance & Financial Services
industry Enhanced leadership, mentoring, teamwork, technical, analytical and communication skills
Systems Analyst Intern May 2002 August 2002
Leveraged project development lifecycle (PDLC) for replacement of asset scheduling tool,improving efficiency and saving analysts 5,000 hours of administration per year
Conducted facilitated sessions for user requirements of new tool and designed application tomeet all requirements
Constructed documentation and reports for PDLC Designed and developed Java prototype Administered current asset scheduling tool and created reports for business partners
EducationMissouri State University, Springfield, Missouri August 1999 December 2002Bachelor of Science Degree
Major: Computer Information SystemsEmphasis: ObjectOriented Client/Server Systems
CertificationSun Certified Programmer May 2006Java 2 platform, standard edition 5.0
Certified Scrummaster October 2012
Technical Skills
Java SE & EE, EJB 3 & Hibernate, Spring, C3P0, JDBC, JUnit, HTML, XML, JavaScript Windows, UNIX/Linux Eclipse, Subversion, Ivy, Bamboo, IKVM (Java to .NET conversion) Agile with Scrum, Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Greenhopper, Confluence, Fisheye) JBoss, IBM WebSphere Application Server, GlassFish SQL development, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL