Ethan Smith

Software Engineer • Technical Coach

I am a software engineer, coach, and mentor with over 5 years experience in software development, application support, and team leadership. I pursue my passions for technology and education through continuous learning and sharing knowledge so I may encourage others to grow personally as well as professionally. My professional interests include GraphQL, containerization, and automation.

Contact

Github ethanmsmith
LinkedIn ethansmith2295

Location


Barre, Vermont 05641 US

Work

Fidelity Investments

Sr. Manager, LEAP Technical Coach

2021-10-01 — Present

Lead associates to technical proficiency through code reviews, coaching sessions, mentorship, and regular one-on-one conversations

  • Increase learner comprehension by curating individualized and accelerated learning paths in TypeScript, Java, and SQL
  • Create and deliver interactive training sessions on UML and SQL for audiences exceeding 100 learners
  • Automate repetitive business processes with PowerShell modules
  • Interview candidates and make hiring decisions

Software Engineer, SharePoint and PowerPlatform Admin

2018-02-05 — 2021-09-30

Designed and developed data integration applications in PowerShell and Java to support records management and compliance

  • Facilitated scrum events as scrum master along with performing daily admin and developer tasks
  • Standardized credential management practices for PowerShell development
  • Reduced ticket count and decreased application support time by creating self service solutions with React and Microsoft SPFx framework
  • Mentored and provided technical leadership for interns in full stack development
  • Hosted learning discussion forum to share techniques and best practices between off-shore and on-shore development teams
  • Aided in the technical interviews of potential team members
  • Hosted office hours for SharePoint and Power Platform issues and best practices
  • Adapted to priority changes by completing developer stories for applications written in Go and JavaScript
  • Attended regular MSFT hosted training sessions on developer and administrator patterns and practices

Associate Software Engineer

2017-09-11 — 2018-02-05

Developed PowerShell scripts to automate SharePoint administration and email campaigns

  • Architected and developed a full stack Q\&A forum with Angular, SpringBoot, Express, and MongoDB
  • Participated in LEAP software engineer technical training for Angular, Spring, MyBatis, PL/SQL, and RESTful architecture

Charles River Investments

Intern Software Engineer

2016-05-01 — 2016-08-31

Followed scrum to implement bugfixes and customer requests within the Foreign Exchanges capability of the CRD desktop application

  • Increased forex order processing speed 300% by identifying and resolving bugs in a C# codebase

iD Tech

Instructor

2015-06-01 — 2015-08-31

Recognized as a top performing instructor nation wide by CEO

  • Taught technical curriculum to students in datastructures, object-oriented principles, and Java

Volunteer

Danvers Youth Soccer

Coach

2013-04-01 — 2013-06-01

Assistant soccer coach for girls U14 soccer team. Responsible for drills during practice and game plan during games.

Education

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

2013-09-01 — 2017-06-01
BSc Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (3.45 GPA)
Courses
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Engineering: Project Management
  • Software Engineering: Synthesis and Development

Awards

Publications

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Skills

Interpersonal

Professional coaching, scrum, project management, and tutoring

Technical

API development, test-driven development, process automation, and VCS

Programming Languages

PowerShell, TypeScript, Javascript, Java, and PL/SQL

Languages

English

Native speaker

Interests

Hiking

Mountains and Nature

Reading

Fantasy and Informational

Open Source

FOSS

Frisbee

Ultimate Disc and Disc Golf

Music

Classic Rock and Rock n' Roll

Gaming

MMO and Fantasy

References

Reference…

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