Scott Bennett

Adept developer with a passion for delivering robust solutions, with proficiency in the .NET tech stack, as well as interests in systems programming, automation, and testable designs.

Professional Experience

Software Developer II — GPM Corp.
July 2017 – August 2020 | Asheville, NC

• Utilized agile development processes in the design, development, and delivery of software solutions and features
• Developed front- and back-end of new features for a medical EHR system using ASP.NET, JavaScript, and T-SQL
• Achieved performance improvements by offloading data transfers from the main application to Azure Functions (C# .NET Core)
• Designed, implemented, and documented web APIs for internal and external consumption using ASP.NET MVC
• Designed database schema and stored procedures in T-SQL for new and existing features
• Implemented automated testing using NUnit and wrote hundreds of test cases
  • Ensured code was testable and prevented "leaky abstractions"
• Continually expanded the documentation of the patterns and preferred practices for our codebase, which empowered the team to be more effective
• Collaborated with business analysts, quality assurance, and business partners to:
  • Refine requirements
  • Discover alternative solutions
  • Triage/research user-reported defects

Software Developer — Lowe's Companies, Inc.
June 2014 – July 2017 | Charlotte, NC

• Assisted in designing and developing solutions utilizing agile development processes
• Responsible for developing applications primarily for AutoCAD in C#
• Designed and implemented an AutoCAD plugin updater utility, which enabled the 100+ AutoCAD users to receive notifications for new releases and allowed them to apply updates automatically, without involvement from IT
• Implemented and enabled continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines for 15 of my team's Java and C# applications
  • Created and maintained all Jenkins build jobs for my team, using Groovy/DSL scripts
  • Configured build scripts and build frameworks (Maven, PowerShell, Unix shell)
  • Configured package managers (NuGet, Maven)
• Led my team in our migration to git as primary VCS
  • Configured repositories (Atlassian BitBucket)
  • Implemented branching and merging strategy
  • Created training sessions and materials for developers
• Team SME on automation — Jenkins, Maven, application deployments
• Maintained and developed new features for internal web applications (Java/WebSphere, C#)
  • SQL tuning
  • HTML, CSS, and JavaScript corrections
  • Other code quality improvements

Assistant Technology Support Analyst — Appalachian State University Library
January 2012 – May 2014 | Boone, NC

• Assisted system administrator with the upkeep, maintenance, and upgrading of ~10 Linux servers
• Responsible for imaging Windows and Mac desktop and laptop computers
• Deployed new and replacement desktop and laptop computers for public use
• Assisted in maintaining the integrity of all public/staff computers (hardware and software) and peripherals

Technical Skills and Competences

Programming Languages

C#, SQL, T-SQL, HTML, CSS, JS, Java, C, Shell scripting

Developer Tools

Development Environments: Visual Studio 2017, VSCode, vi, Geany

Version Control: git

Testing Tools: Postman, Mockoon, Chrome developer tools, NUnit + Moq

Other: SSMS, PowerShell, Unix shell (ksh)

Operating Systems

Windows, OpenBSD, Linux

Development Skills

ASP.NET, .NET Core, RestApi, OOP, Azure Functions, Atlassian suite, Gitflow

Business Analysis

User Stories, Definition and Grooming, Use Cases, High-Level Design, Effective Communication, Documentation

SDLC and Methodology

Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, Architecture, Design, Implementation Details, Development, Acceptance Criteria

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science  —  Appalachian State University
2012 – 2014 | Boone, NC | GPA: 3.09 / 4.00

Associate in Science  —  Blue Ridge Community College
2009 – 2011 | Hendersonville, NC