Scott Bennett

SCOTT W BENNETT 7322 Bridgeport Drive Nampa, ID 83687 -- SUMMARY Accomplished technology professional with an 18+ year track record that has led to competitive business growth, and improved systems scalability & performance. Skilled in identifying business needs and issues, architecting effective solutions, and leading the design, development, and rollout of highly scalable applications. Extensive expertise in all phases of the software development life cycle, from requirements gathering and prototype design through coding, testing, release, maintenance and enhancements. Because of my strong leadership skills, I have held several management positions over the years, but I have always been deeply involved in the coding in every position listed below. QUALIFICATIONS Expert programming skills in ColdFusion, JavaScript, XML, SQL, T-SQL, PLSQL, HTML, CSS, Regular Expressions. Intermediate programming skills in Flex, ActionScript. Familiar with Java, PHP, JSP, ASP, .Net, node.js 10 years of successful remote/telecommuting experience working with geographically and culturally diverse teams. Excellent trouble-shooting, critical thinking, communication, and organization skills. Experienced with implementation of web analytics software (Omniture, Google Analytics) and using the resulting data to prioritize development tasks. Expert in Database Design, Development, and Administration. Experienced with SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, & Postgresql Expert in web server administration using IIS, ColdFusion Server, Apache on both Linux & Windows platforms. Experienced with version control software (Git,Subversion, Team Foundation Server) Experienced with Windows, Linux, UNIX, MS Office (MSWord, Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Visio, Front Page, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Acrobat, MS Project, and Jira WORK EXPERIENCE 2/2017 to Present – Tech Mahindra – Program Manager This is a remote position where I am the lead developer for multiple geographically and culturally diverse teams from my home office. About 40% of my time is spent on management activities, and 60% development activities. Lead the launch of multiple projects from concept to delivery, aligning with various stakeholders and communicating effectively. Interface and engage with customers at a strategic level, ensuring that not only the current project requirements are met but forecast needs or issues that may arise and devise ways to address those proactively. Play the role of the Mentor and Coach to the teams; utilizing my extensive experience to develop their technical/professional capabilities. 12/2008 to 2/2017 – Thomson Reuters – Manager, Checkpoint Marketing Technology This was a telecommuting position, where I was the lead developer on a geographically diverse team. Responsible for development of new products and enhancing / maintaining existing products. Transitioned development team from waterfall to Agile (Scrum) development process, and served in the “scrum master” role. Mentored software engineers, providing architectural leadership / coaching to maximize productivity, and ensure quality of work. Implemented Jira for story / bug tracking, organizing sprints & epics, and managing/monitoring the agile process. Implemented TFS for version control, and Jenkins for deployment automation. 3/2007 to 12/2008 – See’s Candy Shops, Inc – Web Development Manager Lead development of www.sees.com and developed new site management tools to streamline the content publishing process. Managed web development team (2 direct reports), technical vendors, and project schedules including assignment of individual responsibilities, regular status meetings, and coaching to attain project goals. Worked directly with product stakeholders (CEO, Director of Sales & Marketing, Graphics Design Manger, Customer Service Manager) to identify business needs, and ensure customer satisfaction. 9/2003 to 3/2007– Dealtree, Inc (now owned by BestBuy) – Director of IT Lead the development and maintenance of an intranet application that was used to control all aspects of the companies business. Lead the development and maintenance of external facing e-commerce systems, and auction platforms. Configured and managed office LAN, Domain Controller, Routers, Switches, Printers, Print Servers, and File Servers. Configured and managed co-located web servers, hardware load balancers, Database servers, and email servers. 2/2003 to 9/2003 – Window Rock Enterprises – Project Manager Lead the development of an intranet application for this infomercial sales/customer service call center. Managed contractors’ project schedules including assignment of individual responsibilities, regular status meetings, and coaching to attain project goals. Established coding standards and architectural guidelines for contractors to ensure the application would be maintainable and scalable. Developed training manuals and lead sales and customer service mangers training sessions, after which the managers were able to pass the training on to the individual reps. Used organizational and communication skills to gain feed back from end users throughout the company and manage the priority and completion of the enhancement requests. 10/2001 to 12/2008 – ColdFusionGuy.com – Web Application Development Contractor Developed complex intranet/extranet applications, which are designed to automate business processes and increase employee efficiency. Developed corporate web sites that are tailored to reach the target market, deliver informational content, and reinforce brand identity. Developed e-commerce sites that are designed to attract customers and offer marketable services. 2/2001 to 5/2002 – Hospitality Marketing Concepts – Website Developer Developed and maintained www.clubhotel.com – This application was developed to provide useful travelers tools and real time hotel reservation for club members. The application had a tiered architecture, and multiple sites ran on the same code and the presentation layers could be changed based on the domain name. Functionalities of these sites include: a currency converter which uses API driven, real-time conversion rates, real-time hotel reservations, complex content management system to manage the multiple instances and presentation layers, complex customer management and reporting system, and special offer and promotion system that controls offers displayed based on the customers demographics. 1/2000 to 2/2001 – Spectra Consulting – Website Developer Started as an entry–level developer for this consulting company and was promoted to developer within 3 months. Used organizational and leadership skills to complete projects assigned to me by a senior developer, and delegate portions of the work to the 2 entry-level developers under my supervision and mentorship. Had a primary role in the development of intranet applications used to automate business processes for Peregrine Systems In charge of version control and document security for all documents and templates for the Peregrine project. Employed skills with Visual Source Safe (VSS) to perform theses duties. Instructed other developers on the proper procedures for checking out files and checking in updates via VSS.