Career Profile
Highly skilled software development professional bringing more than 10 years in software design, development and integration. Experience building performant server architecture and high-quality consumer and enterprise products end-to-end.
Professional Experience
Spearheaded and managed various projects to enhance customer experience and maximize company revenue:
- White label websites on - improved value proposition for merchants that allowed customers to directly order from the restaurants’ websites, yielding a 20% increase in order volume
- Group ordering on - promoted ordering in groups to save on delivery costs, increasing average order value by a factor of 5x
- Advance ordering on - enabled the sales team to sign numerous corporate accounts for which ordering days in advance is essential to their daily operations
Controlled full ownership and implementation of proprietary tools that optimized operations related to delivery:
- Payroll system - track wages and bonuses across various payment plans and markets; streamlined payroll processing, improved payroll accuracy, and clarified weekly payroll to drivers
- Driver iOS app - essential for receiving order instructions, reporting order status, and tracking location data
- Dispatcher chat web app - relayed driver SMS, enabling effective real-time communication between drivers and dispatchers
Sourced and recruited new engineers by implementing a hiring tool using LinkedIn data and identifying high-priority engineering candidates via referrals
Implemented full-stack web features, including user and group management, source control (TFS, Git), and code review
Built migration tool UI to migrate to Team Foundation Server from competitor ALM solutions
Submitted and filed patent: Version control system using commit manifest database tables
Implemented a desktop app in WPF to consolidate access control management for Team Foundation Server
Projects
lawrencechenfilms.com - Portfolio site for director Lawrence Chen