JASON GRAVES
Plumsted, NJ 085533
https://linkedin.com/in/jasonograves
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Principal Engineer / Solutions Architect
Talented Web Systems Architect with the ability to lead, mentor, and manage a technical team. Superior project
management skills developed over years of working within fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
Core strengths and capabilities:
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Enterprise Systems Management
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Agile Methodologies
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API Design / Development
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NodeJS, Angular JS, VueJS
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Systems Optimization
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3rd-Party API Integrations
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Cloud Services AWS/Azure/IBM
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SalesForce, MuleSoft
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CI/CD and Code Management
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MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL,
MS SQL, Oracle
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Tech/Team Leadership
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Large Data Manipulation /
Ingestion
Work Experience
Senior Solutions Architect
Jersey Mike’s Franchise Services
June 2023 - Present
Full-Time Employee
My primary role is to research new initiatives/partnerships, develop strategies for execution, and build proof of concepts.
Frameworks/Services: AWS, PostgreSQL, Kotlin, NodeJS, Java
Senior API Architect
Allegro Credit / Synchrony Bank
June 2020 - June 2023
Full-Time Employee
My core responsibilities include API Design and Implementation using Mulesoft. Developing flows for both internal and external
partners. Including customer-facing lending services and internal services such as SalesForce, Mulesoft, and AWS.
Frameworks/Services: AWS, MuleSoft, Salesforce, Agile, NodeJS, Postman, MSSQL, ColdFusion
Advisor/Systems Architect
AllFi, LLC
Febuary 2017 - June 2022
Independant Consultant
Developed the initial MVP for a new startup accelerator in NYC. This service matches investors with entrepreneurs based on a
specific subset of criteria. We were able to amass a database with over 300k investor profiles. My responsibilities included DevOps,
DB Design, API Development / Management (NodeJS/Lambda), and management of an offshore team consisting of 4-Fullstack
developers, as well as a project manager. Before working with Secure Bags, I worked as a private consultant for several agencies
listed below.
- Secure Bags | Systems Architect | Dec 2020 - Jun 2022
- American Water | Tech Lead | Dec 2019 - Aug 2020
- IQVIA | Web Systems Architect | Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
- BlocSide Sports | API Architect | Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
- ADP | Senior Software Developer | Feb 2017 - Oct 2017
Frameworks/Services: AWS, Lambda, Amplify, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, React, S3, GitLab, Salesforce, Mulesoft
Languages: Node.js, Typescript, ColdFusion, Java, C++, Python, Javascript, HTML5, CSS3,
Frameworks/Services: MongoDB, GitHub, Confluence, JIRA, Oracle, SAP’s SCP, Mulesoft, MS Dynamics, Ethereum/GETH/Web3,
AWS, GitHub/GitLab, Confluence, Mongo, Vault, PostgreSQL, CloudFlare, Express, HapiJS, AWS, BitBucket, Confluence, Rally, Docker,
Jenkins
Web Systems Architect
Nokia Bell Labs
May 2015 - February 2017
I worked in the Innovations Incubation lab here at Bell Labs. We served as the middle-man between R&D and our Product groups.
In short, we took innovations from our research labs and spun them into products we felt our customers would be interested in. As
an internal startup incubator, I reviewed R&D silo innovations and created ways to integrate them into an MVP to pitch to our various
product groups and senior leadership committees. My role within the group was to assess current APIs and processes and then
determine the proper course of action for developing an MVP. https://bell-labs.com
Languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Java, C++, Python
Frameworks/Services: Node.js, Express, StrongLoop, AWS, Azure, JIRA, Confluence, GitLab
Senior Web Applications Dev
@Point of Care
November 2011 - May 2015
Re-designed and Optimized various API services that Web and Mobile Applications used. The backend system was ColdFusion-based,
with PostgreSQL.
We have developed a system to Track and automate updates with the IBM Watson integration. The system took HTML-based
content, broke it into blocks, and then allowed our writers to map questions related to each content block. This was then used to
train IBM's Watson platform. Developed a few AngularJS applications. https://atpointofcare.com
Languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ColdFusion, Node.JS
Frameworks/Services: Node.js, Express, AWS, Confluence, GitHub
Web Services Manager
Celerant
November 2009 - November 2011
Managed and mentored a team of 10 onsite and ten offshore developers. Daily tasks included managing e-commerce development,
web support, and client communication. https://celerant.com
Languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ColdFusion, MSSQL
API Design & Development Experience
BlocSide Sports - I was brought in to assess their current API and develop a plan to ensure their product was secure,
scalable, and fully redundant. I created proper environments for Dev/Staging/Production in AWS. Then, I determined
that the existing system needed to be more trustworthy due to the nature of the previous offshore team that had built it.
I built their new API from the ground up using Node.JS, ExpressJS, and PostgreSQL. All documentation was done with
Postman. The project was successfully launched in the Apple App Store in Dec 2018 (BlocSide Sports).
ADP Was initially brought in to assess their current API Proxy and determine if Mulesoft would be a viable replacement
for them. After a few weeks, it was clear that their home-grown API Proxy was much more efficient. Given the company's
dependency on the proxy, transitioning to Mulesoft would have been too difficult.
Nokia Bell Labs - I was tasked with taking siloed technologies from various R&D groups within Bell Labs and merging
their services into a single API we were developing for our messaging platform. I had to properly train the engineers on
this team to document their APIS and then work closely with them to switch over shared pieces we were developing,
such as User Management, Location, and Messaging.
Machine Learning / Deep Learning Experience
Chatbots - While at Bell Labs, I worked on an Enterprise Messaging Platform with a chatbot service, which we used to
build fantastic functionality into a simple messaging service. We saw a future where all IoT devices use chat as their
primary interface. For example, instead of having a car app to remote start your car, what if your car was just a “friend”
in your chat app? Simply send your car a message that says, “Start in 10 Minutes,” and the car will do so. I found the
idea of chatbots talking to other chatbots to be the most interesting.
IBM Watson - While working for @Point of Care, we became a content partner with IBM’s Watson Platform. I was tasked
with converting all our Mobile App Content into a format that Watson could ingest. I also created an internal web portal
so we could adequately manage our content changes and train Watson accordingly. Once the portal was in place, I had
to develop a service that our customers could use to “grade” Watson’s response to their questions.
Social Health Tracker—I entered a virtual hackathon while working for @PointOfCare, developing a service to track
disease outbreaks via Social Media messages. I built a system of servers that ran constant cron jobs against Twitter and
Facebook. We used over 900 disease terms, like “Flu, Asthma, etc.”
Mobile Experience
BlocSide Sports - Developed all the backend APIs for BlocSide Sport’s iOS-based Crypto-wallet App. Worked closely with
the iOS team to ensure all features/services within the app were available and fully documented before pushing tasks to
their front-end developers. (iOS/Swift, Node.js Backend)
Nokia Bell Labs - Was a key decision-maker on Nokia’s Messaging Platform initiative. The initial MVP was developed in
iOS using Swift. I also created a Hybrid mobile application using the Ionic Framework and launched it in both the Apple
and Google Play stores. This app served as an interactive event guide for a 1000+ event held by the company's President
at Bell Labs. (iOS & Android/Ionic, backend Node.js and C++ UDP service)
@Point of Care - I re-engineered the entire backend infrastructure that fed all of @Point of Care’s iOS and Android
mobile applications. They had over 25 apps in both app stores while I was there. I developed a Windows 8 version of
our mobile apps, which won an Editor’s Pick award in 2013. (iOS/Obj-C, Android/Java, backend ColdFusion, and Node.js)
Celerant - I created a mobile-friendly version of Celerant’s E-Commerce platform, which became a new product offering
for over 500 e-commerce clients. (iOS & Android/PhoneGap, backend ColdFusion)
Education
Colorado Technical University - 1997 - 2003 - Bachelor of Science - Information Systems Management
Arapahoe Community College - 1995 - 1997 - General Studies
Community Experience
Founder
Code Junkies
February 2014 - 2018
(personal project)
I started the NJ Code Junkies Meetup group as a way for me to meet other developers in the area that were interested in
getting together 1-weekend a month to build quick little mobile apps as a group and post them up on the App Stores for
our portfolio. However, my first scheduled meetup had over 50 RSVPs, and I quickly discovered that this group would be
much larger than I had expected. But I enjoyed the challenge, so I ran with it and built one of the largest developer
meetups in NJ. As a tech community leader, I have had the privilege to meet many great people in NJ’s startup
community.
