Steven R. Danner

Steven R. Danner

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Tech Stack

C#
AWS
JavaScript
React
Angular
Node.js
HTML5
CSS3
.NET
Docker
SQL
Git
Python
Azure
Jenkins
Jira

Professional Summary

Innovative and results-driven Software Engineer Lead with over two decades of experience in cutting-edge technology. Passionate about leveraging emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges. Demonstrated expertise in leading high-performance teams, architecting scalable solutions, and driving continuous improvement in software development processes.

Professional Experience

Software Design Partners, LLC October, 2024 - Present
Senior Software Engineer
DriveCentric, Inc March 2022 – October, 2024
Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead
  • Spearheaded the development of a groundbreaking data mining application, revolutionizing client website analytics through an intuitive Angular Material UI.
  • Orchestrated the successful delivery of a real-time messaging platform, turning around a challenging project and exceeding stakeholder expectations.
  • Led a dynamic team of 5 engineers in reimagining core modules of our flagship SaaS product, resulting in a 40% improvement in user engagement.
  • Pioneered the implementation of robust CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment times by 60% and enhancing overall system reliability.
Software Design Partners, LLC July 2014 – March 2022
Director of Technology
  • Defined and implemented cutting-edge technology strategies, positioning the company as a leader in innovative software solutions.
  • Mentored and guided a team of 4 senior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
  • Played a pivotal role in business development, leveraging technical acumen to secure high-value contracts and partnerships.
  • Architected scalable, cloud-native solutions that delivered measurable business impact for a diverse client portfolio.
KnowledgeLake, Inc November 2009 – June 2014
Engineering Team Lead/Principal Engineer
  • Managed teams of 3-5 to orchestrate several feature and maintenance releases of product set.
  • Led architecture and design of Windows Store/WinJS SharePoint Search application, reusing most of the codebase from the Telerik AppBuilder mobile application.
  • Spearheaded the architecture and design of Apache Cordova/Telerik AppBuilder hybrid mobile search application for iOS and Android, utilizing Cordova APIs and Telerik Kendo Mobile tools.
  • Led the design of a mobile search Windows 8 Store application using WinJS and existing JavaScript code from the Cordova application.
  • Initiated the redesign of Windows Forms/WPF application suite for KnowledgeLake Capture Server using HTML5/Javascript with an ASP.NET MVC Web API back-end.
  • Successfully rewrote parts of both applications using WPF and Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) style architecture.
Cass Information Systems December 2008 – October 2009
Internet Architect
  • Rewrote legacy VB6/ASP report-parsing applications using C#/.NET 3.5 and other technologies.
Ferguson Consulting July 2007 – December 2008
Consultant, Anheuser-Busch Companies
  • Developed web applications for advertising contracts across various media platforms.
KnowledgeLake, Inc March 2003 – June 2007
Software Developer/Consultant
  • Created client-side components for Windows SharePoint Services using the SharePoint web services version 2.0 and 3.0.

Education & Certifications

University of Missouri – St. Louis
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Minor in Mathematics
Graduated: May 2004

Professional Certifications:
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert