Developing user interfaces for a SaaS product that simplifies securing remote server access

(BastionZero is a rebrand of Commonwealth Crypto Inc.)

I led various front-end and back-end software development efforts on many different products, releases, and teams. On the front end, most of my experience was with Java and JavaScript (AngularJS, Karma, Jasmin), HTML, and SCSS/CSS. I also helped architect and implement back ends with Java, including REST APIs and core services.

Some highlights from my time in this role include:

• I led the development of a new web-based GUI for the E-Series group’s first cloud-based file system as a service product and learned Golang to help with the back-end services, including adding TLS support to the web server and mutual TLS support between services.

• Using Docker, I helped containerized IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) for deployment onto E-Series controllers despite no official container support from IBM. We achieved a working two-node embedded, containerized cluster using E-Series volumes as the file system’s disks.

• I served as Scrum Master and lead developer of SANtricity Cloud Connector 1.0 to help deliver the first E-Series cloud (AWS S3) backup application, productizing a proof of concept Java-based data processing application and coordinating the outsourced GUI development effort. I helped develop and redesign the REST APIs, data engine, and web-based GUI through two subsequent releases.

• As a Scrum Master and developer, I led one of three teams in the development of SANtricity System Manager, the first web-based E-Series storage system management GUI. I coordinated sync-up meetings with the three web development teams to establish one set of best practices and reduce duplicate efforts. I created infrastructure to handle product customization and localization and drove delivery of customized/localized builds.

I helped architect and develop several projects intended to be our next generation storage management software stack. I led several feature teams, served as a Scrum Master, and mentored many junior engineers.

Some highlights from my time in this role include:

• I implemented a Virtual Disk Service client (C++ DLL) for creating file shares on a prerelease Microsoft Windows Unified Storage Server operating system. I also added a front end to this VDS client using C# and ASP.NET to tie together the LSI block storage and the operating system storage stack.

• I was the technical lead and primary developer on a Java application for upgrading the firmware on many LSI storage systems in parallel. After a key customer identified requirements for a similar tool, I redesigned the firmware upgrade application to be configurable to meet the customer's requirements while maintaining the original purpose of the application using the same code base.

I designed and implemented new features for and fixed defects in SANtricity Storage Manager. As a Release Engineer on several releases, I worked across functional teams to ensure our products were ready for release on time.