Tom Lesperance

Thomas Lesperance Principal Software Engineer Key Skills Angular | React | Vue | Next.JS | Nuxt.JS | Gatsby Hire this person Typescript | JavaScript | HTML | CSS | SASS Ionic | Material UI | Emotion | Tailwind | Bootstrap | Chakra UI Express | GraphQL | Apollo | Node | Restful APIs | Webpack | Stripe | OAuth | TypeORM MongoDB | PostgresQL | Oracle | Firebase | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Vertex AI | AutoML Professional Experience NovaCode LLC Principal Software Engineering Consultant Angular Migration Expert | MVP Development | Team Leadership March 2017 - Present Architected and guided a team of five engineers in the migration of a complex Angular 1.5 application to Angular 15 over a span of 2 years to save TK Elevator $1.1M in external resource costs Key Tech: Angular / Jest / Cypress / Node Contract Duration: 2 Years – Full Remote Created pivotal feature for transforming proposals into campaigns within Site Impact's Centrifi, empowering social media marketing managers to control campaigns across social media channels from a single location Key Tech: React / NextJS / Chakra / GraphQL / Apollo / TypeORM / Express / Tailwind / Typescript Contract Duration: 6 Months – Full Remote Point engineer for Colgate-Palmolive's framework release, utilizing Nuxt modules and layers, Storybook, and Docus to deliver UI components and libraries for authentication, CMS, review systems, and Shopify configurations, reducing new product site creation time from 6 months to 1.5 months Key Tech: Vue / Nuxt / GraphQL / Tailwind / Shopify / Directus / Contentful / Yotpo / PowerReviews Google Analytics / Vitetest / Cypress / Storybook / Typescript / Pair Programming Contract Duration: 6 Months – Full Remote Senior developer for a BlackRock Investments subsidiary, exercised pragmatism to coordinate the business needs, key stakeholders, and the development team, while driving critical feature delivery, and establishing best practices for a Fintech crypto investment application Key Tech: Vue / Jest / Storybook / Typescript / Vuex (later converted to Pinia) / Apache e-Charts Ag-Grid / QR Code / Bootstrap / Stripe & Stripe Elements / Contentful / TDD / Pair Programming Contract Duration: 1 Year – Full Remote Pioneered the development and launch of Supersapiens's MVP within a collaborative team, driving the company’s rapid ascent to a $10M valuation, culminating in a high-profile acquisition by Abbott Key Tech: React / Gatsby / Emotion / GraphQL / Node / Typescript Contract Duration: 8 Months – Full Remote Lead developer in creating the DynaEnergetics’s MVP, instrumental in securing a crucial $3.3M investment from the client who requested a re-engagement to continue driving significant feature delivery over an additional 12 months Key Tech: Angular / Ionic / RxJS / Node / Cypress / Jest / SASS / TDD Contract Duration: 1.25 Years – Full Remote Maintained and updated critical news and supply chain applications for CNN’s microservice architectures, aligning features with user stories, creating reusable "plug and play" components, and implementing unit tests to ensure application integrity on the company’s “Best Meta” team Key Tech: ES6 / AWS / Mocha / MongoDB / jQuery / Backbone / HandleBars / Express / Node / SASS Contract Duration: 9 Months – On site The Home Depot September 2016 - March 2017 Contract Software Engineer Code Optimization | Automated Testing | Process Automation – On Site Improved the shopping cart testing suite, achieving a 75% reduction in execution time to 4 minutes and 30 seconds, streamlining processes and improving efficiency Developed an automated reporting system, cutting administrative overhead and annual costs by over $300K / Yr., showcasing innovation in process optimization and cost reduction Mentored and trained manual testers in QA automation with a 95% success rate, thereby updating employee skills and preventing headcount reductions within the organization Georgia Power May 2016 - September 2016 Contract Software Engineer Interface Design | KPI Visualizations | Software & Database Integration – On Site Streamlined departmental tools into one cohesive system, resulting in a notable 22% increase in usage, demonstrating effective consolidation and an uptrend in user engagement Implemented improved reporting and visualization strategies for departmental expenses, achieving a 3% reduction in departmental costs through enhanced financial oversight and efficiency Westinghouse Electric Company Control Systems Engineer Innovation | Tracking Systems | New Program Startup – On Site November 2010 - November 2015 Drove the development of an aftermarket support program, securing $0.5M in new revenue, maintaining a flawless 100% retention rate, and achieving a remarkable 300% growth in just one year Designed and implemented tracking applications for managing open issues in nuclear construction projects, reducing open ticket time to a two-week turn-around for open issues, reducing time to closure by 50% Education & Certificates Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Certificate of Nuclear Engineering Google Training Courses - https://tinyurl.com/Google-Coursework Introduction to Generative AI