Brian Roys

3118 Cocos Rd <> Tampa, FL 33618 <> United States
813-340-8027 <>
brian@brianroys.com <> www.linkedin.com/in/brianroys


Mr. Roys is a versatile and innovative senior software developer and technical professional offering extensive experience designing, implementing, testing, delivering, and maintaining advanced-technology software solutions. He is able to grasp the big picture, focus on critical details, and prioritize conflicting objectives. A self-directed leader, he can identify and analyze requirements, coordinate cross-functional teams, and cultivate effective working relationships with multiple diverse stakeholders. He is committed to adding value and exceeding expectations through collaborative problem solving, intuitive business judgment, and disciplined decision making.

With technical expertise in database design, implementation, optimization, and administration, high-performance APIs, and User Experience, Mr. Roys has delivered enterprise-grade applications at the desktop, server, and network levels, solving critical problems and turning concepts into engineering reality.  He has a demonstrated ability to easily adopt and readily master the newest industry languages, paradigms, and technologies. His rigorous approach to the SDLC ensures delivery of only the highest quality solutions. In addition, he is a seasoned Product Owner skilled at shepherding products and systems from inception to delivery.


Expertise

>  Software Development: over 30 years as Senior Software Engineer, full-stack architect.

>  Project Management: over 10 years of team leadership with feature and technical responsibility.

>  Product Development: entire lifecycle, initiation, implementation, delivery.

>  Product Management: definition, client interaction, roadmaps, customer satisfaction.

>  Business Analysis: workflows, requirements capture, documentation.

>  Communications: stakeholders, clients, developers, regulators; written, verbal, remote.

>  Coordination: stakeholders, SMEs, developers; impediment removal.

>  Leadership: team building, training, coaching, mentoring, supervision.

>  SDLC: Agile (Scrum), SOLID, OOD/OOP, Event Driven Design, Test Driven Development, CI/CD, DevOps.

>  Languages: C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, XML, C, C++, MicroStation Development Language (MDL).

>  Databases: Microsoft T-SQL, MySQL, Oracle, DB2, PL/SQL.

>  Technologies: Visual Studio, ASP.NET, MVC, Entity Framework, SOAP, RESTful, LINQ, Git, Wiki, Angular, jQuery.

>  Security Frameworks: HIPPA, PCI, FBI Criminal Justice compliance

>  Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, SharePoint, Teams.

Professional Experience

5/2019 -- 10/2024    Senior Software Engineer    Psychological Assessment Resources

Designed, developed, and tested the online version of the Psychological Assessment product; delivered two months ahead of schedule. Maintained online product, adding additional features and enhancements. Upgraded API to support Microsoft Dynamics 365. Supported SOC 2 Types I and II certifications.

9/2018 -- 3/2019    Senior Software Engineer    SaviiCare, Inc.

Team Lead for the design, development, and test of the Savii Care home healthcare Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. Oversaw subsequent platform enhancements, including internationalization, and additional reports and graphs. Maintained the platform with rapid bug resolution and ongoing reduction of technical debt. Established and documented development standards, and organized the Scrum team.

5/2018 -- 8/2018    Senior Software Engineer    Pegasus Transflo

Designed, developed, and tested upgrades to the Billing Service API, reducing processing time from 6 hours to 6 minutes. Engaged stakeholders in the design and development process for product improvement.

2/2016 -- 4/2018    Senior Application Engineer    Bridgeline Digital

Optimized the Scrum team to substantially accelerate delivery rates. Designed, developed, and tested a series of custom applications, with full responsibility for API documentation and delivery. Served as the GIT master.

11/2015 -- 2/2016    Senior Software Engineer    Applicant Insight

Senior team member developing a SaaS platform solution. Authored and implemented development standards, and enforced PCI compliance together with other security requirements.

2/2015 -- 9/2015    Senior Software Engineer / Product Owner    Vastec, Inc.

Developed XML and OCR mission-critical software. Performed surgical modification of legacy automated data converters spanning dozens of transformer instances, OCR engines, and load balancers. Served as Product Owner, responsible for high-performance and high-reliability software for both internal and external clients. Lead database designer, performing SQL tuning and developing queries and reports.

10/2013 -- 6/2014    Senior Software Consultant    Insight Global, for AAA

Senior team member enhancing an existing web application, adhering to audited procedures. Optimized scheduled processes, and retired technical debt in performance, security, and stability.

5/2012 -- 10/2013    Senior Project Engineer    Aricent, for Verizon Data Services

Converted IDDS/ICGS tools from CAD-based to database-driven using Oracle GIS. Re-implemented major subsystems including undo.

2/2010 -- 5/2012    Senior Software Engineer    Loop, LLC

Added major features and fixed bugs in the flagship product in a very fast-paced work environment. Continuously improved the speed, accuracy, and stability of the product through application of industry best practices and technologies. Generated high-performance software using C# and T-SQL. Added responsive deep data reports in a domain of 20 million customers. Eliminated SQL time-outs via optimization of stored procedures and leveraging indexes and joins that resulted in a rate of 50,000 SQL transactions per second. Reduced load times by 60% by converting to lightweight jQuery controls.

1/2006 -- 10/2008    Senior Software Developer    Youngsoft, Inc., for Integrated Health Plan

Developed, from the ground up, a system to process electronic healthcare insurance claims. Took total responsibility for fourteen solutions and had direct hands-on involvement in all phases of development (SDLC) from collecting requirements, writing specifications (including requested flow charts), GUI crafting, coding of business logic, designing and building out the API, testing, deploying and writing both technical and user documentation. Designed and optimized database tables, indexes, etc. Delivered products in weekly cycles.

10/2004 -- 1/2006    Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead    Corpus, for Verizon Data Systems

Led the six-member IDDS-MicroStation Development Language project team in the conversion of ICGS tools from MicroStation Version 7 to Version 8 together with enhancements and the integration of GeoGraphics and ProjectWise. Facilitated communication with offshore programmers. A top developer, was retained to the very end of the project.

3/2002 -- 10/2004    Software Engineer    Pegasus Digital Imaging

Developed Active-X controls to process images, OCR, and barcodes. Authored examples and documentation.

4/1992 -- 2/2002    Senior Software Engineer / Product Owner     Axiom International

Designed, developed, and tested a wide range of commercial tools for the CAD industry. Product Owner for Axiom�s best-selling products, CellManager and RefManager, as well as the licensing system for all products. Managed an international team. Spearheaded entry into new markets. Created the award-winning LinkFixer Plus (Best of Show, Internet World, 2002).

Education

Computer Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Degree incomplete.