Colby Meier

Colby Meier

$75/hr
Senior Software Engineer with expert knowledge of Python, Java, Scala, and Node.js
Reply rate:
11.11%
Availability:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
Location:
Denver, Colorado, United States
Experience:
16 years
Colby R Meier 1460 Little Raven Street, #2-207 Denver, CO 80202 -- Summary Senior Functional and Object Oriented Full Stack developer with extensive experience in multiple languages and frameworks for both Front-End and Back-end work. Experienced microservice developer with extensive experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and the AWS Stack. Technical Skills Languages(Ordered By Preference): Scala,, Python, Java, Node, Lua,, GoLang, Systems: Mac (All Versions), Linux (Most Distributions), Windows (All Versions) Tools: Vim, Emacs, IntelliJ, VSCode Portfolios: https://www.github.com/DeveloperMeier, https://www.linkedin.com/in/developermeier Projects - Crowd sourced reverse WiFi location program and algorithm (patented) - Creator and Founder of LifePoint Mobile LLC, a customizable, shareable, playlist of GPS locations. - Set-top box replacement for mobile devices - Android and iOS application previously available in both stores (See Cognovant work history) -Game-automation scripts (game bots) in Lua, Perl, Java , and Python -Mobile and other based game applications -Home automation using AllJoyn and custom built/designed 'nodes' to transmit and receive readings. Work History Mindflash/ATSI, Senior Software Engineer January 2019-present Location: Denver, CO Duties: - Broke massive monolithic “snowflake” application into individually testable, deploy-able micro services on AWS. - Utilized docker and docker-compose to, for the first time in the company’s history, run the application locally - Designed and Implemented universal Git strategy and moved our stack to full CI/CD - Reduced 500 range errors (502s, 504s, etc) by a factor of 2000. - Completely rewrote search functionality and UI behavior Athlinks, Tech Lead/Senior Software Engineer February 2016-January 2019 Location: Louisville, CO Duties: - Designed and created a greenfield testing suite capable of testing all the disparate organizational projects with a full suite of UI, Unit, and Integration Tests - Utilized functional programming to score and stream athlete data. - Greenfield projects include: Checkin Suite for endurance athletes, real-time reading and processing of streamed data from RFID chips, hardware suite to read RFID data - Utilized Docker, Docker-Compose, and Kubernetes for deployment of Microservices - Extensive AWS work LifePoint Mobile, LLC, CTO/Founder November 2015-Present Location: Denver, CO Duties: - Designed, created, and funded the a platform for sharing of “Playlists” of GPS coordinates, aimed at providing customizable, and curated playlists, heat-map data, and various other metrics to fully facilitate the user’s desired experience. Tacit Progression, Inc., Software Engineer October 2014-January 2015 Location: Arvada, CO Duties: - Designed, created, and maintained node stack websites for various clients. - Penetration testing and security analysis - Designed and created Docker cluster to auto-deploy WordPress, Jenkins, and BitBucket servers for all-in-one Continuous Integration environments. - Created WordPress plugin system to get a static copy of your WordPress instance, and host it on Amazon S3. - Created various AWS DevOps environments using EC2, S3, Route53, and custom AMI’s. Multi Service, Software Engineer II October 2013-October 2014 Location: Overland Park, KS Duties: -Maintained application in use by Defense Logistics Agency to handle and manage all aspects related to the payment and purchasing of fuel for the Armed forces -Waterfall and Agile style release pattern. -Deal with and respond to AdHoc requests for bug fix in existing production system as well as with the development and beta systems. -Utilize Shell scripting, Oracle SQL, Perl, Java, and Javascript in conjunction with XML and HTML for layout and rendering on both Windows and Unix/Linux environments Sprint, Software Engineer II March 2013-September 2013 Location: Leawood, KS Duties: -Maintained and did day-to-day upgrades of external facing portal through which vendors submitted ideas -Designed and created an Android-based application to emulate set-top box behavior in a cellular device -Designed and created algorithm for crowd-sourced wifi location services -Designed a genetic algorithm to determine health of total throughput on cellular networks, with auto-compensation Cognovant, Inc., Creator/Sole-Developer March 2012-December 2012 Location: Kansas City, MO Duties: -All stages of iOS and Android development inside and outside of a Phonegap wrapper. -HTML5/CSS3/Javascript/Jquery/Obj-C/Java programming -All stages of Software Lifecycle -Wrote custom Java and Obj-C plugins to interact with more native phone functionality. -Utilized OOP practices in Obj-C, Java, and Javascript. Work History Truncated for brevity. Available on Request (all available on LinkedIn)
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