Andy Schroeder
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Des Moines, IA, United States
Toptal member since October 17, 2018
Andy graduated from Tabor College with a computer science degree and has been developing software professionally since. He has worked on most .Net technologies since their release, and most recently, he has been developing with various JavaScript frameworks.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
.NET, Azure, Angular, HTML, Entity Framework, Azure SQL, Stripe, Twilio, C#.NET, Azure Websites, Full-stack, .NET Core
The most amazing...
...effort I've led was to completely re-platform a major proprietary rack-to-cash system in .Net over the course of five years.
Work Experience
Senior Full-stack Developer
EBM Medical
- Re-platform their core line of business application from outdated technology to the latest version on a modern tech stack.
- Tracked and worked on enhancement and issues using Azure DevOps.
- Developed infrastructure and architecture upgrades that allowed the business operations to scale dramatically. The software solutions provided permitted the business to grow by a factor of five or more in the first two years.
Senior Full-stack Developer
Syndigo
- Developed product enhancements and bug fixes on the core application.
- Tracked and fixed bugs using the client's issue tracker.
- Led integration efforts with the client's external partners.
Full-stack Software Developer
Caterpillar
- Joined a team writing an Angular web application replacing an Excel spreadsheet Value Added Sales Tool (VAST). The application is used to compare costs for engines and allow a detailed analysis of expenses and total cost of ownership.
- Created a complex user interface for preparing engine cost studies, with the ability to copy/paste large data sets.
- Built the back end to support efficient storage of the relevant data in SQL Server. Designed table structure, indexes, and ORM-based data layer to support the application.
- Contributed to DevOps approach to source control including automated testing, gated check-ins, automated build/deploy.
- Set up Azure resources including App Service, Azure SQL, Application Insights, KeyVault.
Full-stack Developer/DBA/Server Admin
Verus LLC
- Designed and built two web applications supporting different lines of business within the company.
- Installed, configured, and administrated SQL server on the client's on-premise infrastructure.
- Installed, configured, and administrated IIS on the client's on-premise infrastructure.
- Introduced development practices including git source control, automated testing, and vNext CI/CD to the organization.
Developer
JCB Laboratories
- Built an online store hosted in Azure for their compounded products. Supported browsing products and categories, filling a cart, checking out with shipping options and submitting their order.
- Converted the existing site from an expensive HubSpot subscription to ASP.net hosted on Azure. Added custom support for content management and integration with customer mailing.
- Integrated online store with Quickbooks to allow customers and pricing to flow onto the site and for submitted orders to come into Quickbooks matching the existing phone order fulfillment process.
Owner
Solid Software Studios
- Designed a responsive web application to schedule kids household tasks and track rewards.
- Built a responsive single-page application in AngularJS to facilitate the requirements for registration, data-entry, stripe payment, and other functionality.
- Support authorized login using email, and deploy and host on Azure.
- Provided ongoing support for the project in personal and family use.
Developer
Fliphound
- Added features to the existing website fliphound.com including allowing the site to transact new lines of business.
- Worked directly with the owner to understand the goals for the software upgrade and demonstrate value creation via the new features.
- Added new pages utilizing KnockoutJS and ajax calls to WebApi. Utilized Web services returning JSON responses gathered from SQL server via Entity Framework.
- Added a robust unit testing implementation strategy to the growing code base.
Senior Software Developer Analyst
Koch Industries inc.
- Worked as the lead developer and architect on dozens of projects, large and small, over 12 years.
- Provided technical expertise in a wide variety of areas including new hire/contractor mentoring, new technology research, prototyping, and capability development.
- Leveraged the latest .Net technologies on a wide variety of projects for the refineries including Manpower forecasting, Project Portfolio, LeakDAS, OnGuard gate access, Waste Management, Carbon Canister Mobile monitoring, and Environmental Compliance.
- Incorporated the latest .Net technology as it became available into our operations including Winforms, ASP.Net web forms, ASP.Net Dynamic Data, Scheduled jobs via UC4, WCF, Silverlight, WebApi, and vendor solution integration.
- Administered Team System (TFS) for our department. I installed the new instance, executed a plan to move our code base into the new source control and implemented a workflow leveraging work items. Also Trained team members on the system.
- Led an effort to leverage agile methodology in our organization. Went to training and helped roll out a process for the department.
Experience
Household Stars
http://hsslive.azurewebsites.netLine of business Application for EBM Medical
https://ethic.ebmmedical.com/Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Tabor College - Hillsboro KS
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Web API, Entity Framework, jQuery, LINQ, Stripe
Tools
Visual Studio, C#.NET WinForms, Microsoft Visual Studio, Angular CLI, Azure App Service, Git, Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO), TFS, Microsoft Access, Subversion (SVN), LINQ to SQL, Microsoft Silverlight
Languages
JavaScript, HTML, Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), SQL, C#, C#.NET, CSS, VB.NET, TypeScript, Active Server Pages (ASP), C++, XAML
Frameworks
.NET, Entity Framework Core, ASP.NET Core, Entity, Bootstrap, Angular, ASP.NET Web API, ASP.NET Identity, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET, .NET Core, ADO.NET, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, ASP.NET MVC, AngularJS, Knockout (Knockout.js), Unity, GWT, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Paradigms
Requirements Analysis, Desktop Web Design, Scrum, Agile, Desktop App Development, UX Design, UI Design, Model View Controller (MVC)
Platforms
Windows, Oracle Database, Azure, Twilio, Desktop, Oracle, Eclipse, Google App Engine, WordPress
Storage
JSON, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, Azure Websites, IIS SQL Server, Web Forms, Oracle RDBMS
Other
Architecture, APIs, API Integration, Software Architecture, Integration, Web Development, Full-stack, Back-end, Software Design, Full-stack Development, Microsoft Stack, Cloud, Informatica, Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Leadership, Data Analysis, IIS, Intuit QuickBooks
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