Chris Newham
Full-Stack Engineer & Consultant
Intro
Who I am.
Technology enthusiast with over 15 years of professional experience - building solutions in Healthcare, Energy and Retail industries in the Greater Pittsburgh area. A curious self starter, who has a passion for understanding and learning new things, and an advocate for continuous improvement.
Expertise
What I bring.
01
Leadership
Providing direction to technical teams and perspective to business stakeholders
02
Software Solutions
Quality design and implementation following industry best patterns and practices - for server, database, and front-end solutions.
03
Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
Excellent at understanding complex problems, quickly tracking down issues and finding effective solutions.
04
Distributed Architectures
Strong understanding and experience with cloud based microservice or otherwise distributed application architectures.
05
Test Driven Development
Designing solutions with thorough and consistent test coverage - utilizing unit, component, and system level tests to maintain quality throughout the life of the product.
06
Mentoring, Training and Support
Mentoring junior developers, working with end users, and generating technical documentation - will bring strong communication skills to the table.
Skills
What I've been up to.
70%
Java/SpringMVC
80%
.NET/C#
75%
Python
70%
MongoDB
65%
Postgres
60%
HTML/CSS/Javascript
55%
Angular/TypeScript
70%
AWS/Cloud
80%
IoT/Connectivity
95%
Agile/Scrum/SAFe
Experience
Where I've been.
Jul 2018 – Present
Philips Sleep & Respiratory Care
Senior Technical Lead
Murrysville, PA
Connectivity systems expert, on architecture team, tasked to design next generation IoT cloud platform for remote data transfer and interaction with medical devices
Engineering lead on software solution team tasked to automate a large-scale exchange process of products direct from fulfillment center to customers
Designed and led implementation to replace legacy remote device connectivity system (which supported ~300k daily connections), currently supporting over 5M+ daily connections worldwide
Designed and led solution team to integrate encryption protocols between product manufacturing, hardware, and software systems
Interactions with cellular carriers (AT&T and Verizon) for SIM activation and SMS functionality
Sep 2017 – Jul 2018
CGI
Senior Consultant
Pittsburgh, PA
Continued role with CGI after acquisition of Summa Technologies.
May 2012 – Sep 2017
Summa Technologies
Senior Technical Consultant
Pittsburgh, PA
Provided architecture recommendations and design strategies to client project teams
Introduced new DevOps and Release Management concepts to enhance build and deployment processes
Integration with client project team to promote code quality and on time project delivery, using Agile methodologies and industry best practices
Provided recommendations, training and mentoring to client project team members to enhance the overall quality of project deliverables
Promoted to Senior Technical Consultant in Jul 2014
Feb 2009 – May 2012
Direct Energy
Software Developer II
Pittsburgh, PA
Designed and led team to construct Contract Booking system, resulting in the reduction of time spent to apx. 25% per contract
Designed and constructed Financial Reconciliation system, creating a consistent and reliable platform to perform complex financial calculations and serve relevant financial data to customers and company stakeholders
Constructed EDI application to streamline and monitor Transactions in and out of operational systems to increase overall reliability and scalability
Led server application migration of 64 applications to enterprise server environment and over 300 clients. Awarded for excellent teamwork and successful delivery
Provide high level and detailed technical analysis and direction to business decisions
Sep 2008 – Dec 2009
Three Rivers Trucking
Independent Consultant
Pittsburgh, PA
Developed Shipping Management System to handle supplier and delivery freight requirements, resulting in increased reliability and scalability of operations with decreased dependency on IT support.
Performed interviews with stakeholders to gather Requirements
Included value-added application features and suggestions to gain more efficiency from current application use
Jun 2006 – Dec 2009
Strategic Energy / Direct Energy
Quality Assurance Analyst
Pittsburgh, PA
Developed and implemented Electronic IT Request System in accordance with company IT Change Control and SOX Requirements
Provided day to day technical insight and training to IT Quality Assurance team
Developed and implemented performance metrics for IT Quality Assurance team
Led QA and UAT test activities for multiple software implementations from beginning until production deployment
Contributed to the resolution of numerous production support and pre-production issues
Generated and maintained technically detailed test plans
Education
Where I started.
2001 – 2005
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science, Management Information Systems
Indiana, PA
Also President of Sigma Tau Gamma, Pi Chapter