Nick Branch

Software Developer

Worked as lead DevSecOps Engineer for product suite of six products. Responsible for implementing new build processes and standards, improving existing processes, and diagnosing build issues.

Improved build speeds for existing builds in Jenkins for product suite between 45.5% and 62.7% through implementing shallow git clones, only running builds on Jenkins agents (therefore minimizing the load on master), using reference repositories to clone from after fetch/pull (rather than needing to fully clone from BitBucket each time a build is run), and optimized compiler switches (Roger Keays - Why is Maven So Slow?).

Led initiative for Docker/containerization adoption throughout development and build processes.

Implemented vulnerable dependency checking through use of SCA tool OWASP Dependency-Check.

Gave introductory talks to new hires on our DevSecOps process along with a brief introduction to software engineering concepts.

Tools and languages used: Jenkins, Artifactory, Ant, JavaScript (ES6+), Java, C#, PowerShell, Docker, Grafana.

Software Engineering Intern

Performed backend development on CDK Global's Global Content Management team in the Functional Services department to build an externally available REST API with an adapter to an internal API.

Created an AWS API Gateway and AWS Lambda functions to transform requests between an internal and external API.

Worked with AWS Lambda (written in Node.js), AWS IAM, AWS CLI, and Terraform for creating and maintaining an AWS DynamoDB database.

Used Confluence to create, manage, and maintain best practices as well as documentation for general new hire on-boarding, and development tool set up that were not already well-documented.

Tools and languages used: AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, AWS DynamoDB, AWS IAM, AWS CloudFormation, AWS SAM, AWS CLI, JavaScript (ES6), Node.js, Express, Docker, Swagger, Terraform, JIRA, Confluence, Agile Methodologies, Visual Studio Code.

Software Developer / Technical Support Representative

Created a C# project adding functionality to interact with an Access Database and perform queries to delete/update records with SQL solving common support issues, knocking support time on those issues down by 75% in most cases.

Created a customized exe with a GUI in C# for customers to modify all fuel surcharge records on the back end of the database cutting down the need to update fuel surcharges on individual price lists.

Debugged production VB6 code, often while on calls with clients by necessity as the debug environment was not available on client machines.

Setup courier software with customized pricing/zones and supported over 500 users with issues pertaining to our software including technical support, billing, and demos for potential customers.
Tools and l anguages used: C#, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Python, JavaScript, VB6, Github.

Deckhand / Senior Deckhand

Liaison between Captain and passengers / face of the company during crossing to Catalina. Responsible for maintaining comfort of passengers, handling luggage, solving disputes, and tying up the boat.

Accounted for passenger and crew safety in a variety of situations including fire, suspicious package, and man overboard.

Trained rookie deckhands involving boating activities and customer interaction including wheelchair safety and executing procedures in emergencies.

Oregon State University

GPA: 3.49

Data Structures
Analysis of Algorithms
Web Development
Computer Architecture and Assembly Language
Introduction to Databases
Operating Systems
Introduction to Computer Networks