Jon Newman
Leading and engineering solutions for modern software
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Jon Newman
Leading and engineering solutions for modern software
Experience
Resume
Languages
  • Typescript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • PHP
  • Rails
  • Javascript
  • GoLang
  • XML
Libraries
  • React
  • Node
  • NodeJS
  • Zustand
  • Docker
  • Storybook
  • Playwright
  • AWS
  • DataDog
  • Webpack
  • NextJS
  • jQuery
  • Laravel
  • MUI
  • Jotai
  • React Native
  • Redux
  • Redux Toolkit
  • MobX
  • mobx-state-tree
  • Recoil
  • ExpressJS
  • KnockoutJS
  • Bootstrap
  • MarionetteJS
  • react-spring
  • Tailwind
  • FramerMotion
Tools
  • AWS
  • SQS
  • S1
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • FullStory
  • REST
  • DataDog
  • Docker
  • Webpack
  • Figma
  • Storybook
  • Redis
  • GraphQL
  • Cloudfront
  • Vite
  • Azure
  • LLM
  • Lambda
  • Kubernetes
  • PostgreSQL
  • Plaid
  • CircleCI
  • MySQL
  • SVN
  • BitBucket
  • Gulp
  • Grunt
  • Linux
  • Inngest
  • MailGun
  • Rollbar
  • PHPBB
  • DigitalOcean
March 2024 — Current
Senior Engineer - Sunfire Inc
Worked as a full stack Senior Engineer to developed health insurance applications and software. Worked on and developed key new features and applications for medicare related services. Led teams and projects to develop key business initiatives enabling improved customer retention and onboarding to various insurance carriers and partners.
  • Introduced key improvements to infrastructure and methodologies
  • Helped mentour developers and teach/pass down knowledge on software methodologies and technologies
  • Held technical events to introduce broader concepts to team members and improve delivery
  • Integrated and helped spread usage of AI products to enhance development
Languages
  • Typescript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS
  • SQL
  • BASH
Libraries
  • React
  • Node
  • NodeJS
  • Zustand
  • Docker
  • Storybook
  • Playwright
  • AWS
  • DataDog
  • Webpack
Tools
  • AWS
  • SQS
  • S1
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • FullStory
  • REST
  • DataDog
  • Docker
  • Webpack
  • Figma
  • Storybook
Feb 2022 — Jan 2024
Lead Software Engineer - Updater
Led and architected projects and services related to the moving industry
  • Utilized various tools to create rich user experiences with React and NextJS.
  • Mentored and assisted other developers and teams, harboring an engineering-first, and analytical approach to problems.
  • Aided devops architects and engineers on cloud-based solutions using the AWS platform.
  • Engineered both RESTful as well as GraphQL based API interfaces.
  • Integrated complex 3rd party systems related to moving services.
Languages
  • Typescript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SASS
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • Rails
Libraries
  • React
  • NextJS
  • jQuery
  • Laravel
  • MUI
  • NodeJS
  • Jotai
  • Zustand
  • React Native
Tools
  • Redis
  • AWS
  • SQS
  • S1
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • FullStory
  • GraphQL
  • REST
  • Cloudfront
  • DataDog
  • Docker
  • Webpack
  • Vite
  • Figma
  • Storybook
Nov 2019 — Feb 2022
Senior Frontend Developer - Shell
Engineered and built projects from the ground up, leading teams and mentoring other developers
  • Engineered many complex data-driven highly reactive NextJS based projects for geologic science needs
  • Led frontend initiatives for the Agile Development group within Shell
  • Designed and engineered API interfaces for geological and engineering applications
  • Utilized both AWS and Azure cloud services, including Azure GPT-1 and GPT-2 to provide enhanced capabilities for geological science
  • Created and provided in-depth technical presentations on frontend best practices, techniques and technologies
Languages
  • Typescript
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS
  • GoLang
Libraries
  • React
  • NextJS
  • jQuery
  • MUI
  • Redux
  • Redux Toolkit
  • MobX
  • mobx-state-tree
  • Recoil
  • NodeJS
  • Zustand
  • React Native
Tools
  • GraphQL
  • REST
  • Redis
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • LLM
  • SQS
  • S1
  • Cloudfront
  • Lambda
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Webpack
  • Vite
  • Figma
  • Storybook
  • PostgreSQL
July 2017 — Nov 2019
Director of Technology - PayOnDelivery
Created and lead team that utilized modern development methodologies to create an auction-like sales platform
  • Designed, engineered, and created a highly complex, rich and responsive application tailored to online sales and fulfillment
  • Designed and architected cloud-based application and related services designed for scalability, fault tolerance, high-throughput, and high-availability
  • Created RESTful external facing/consumed API for integrations from 3rd party platforms
  • Integrated many services such as Plaid, FedEx, Uber, IPCharge, JetPay (and many others) for automated credit, ACH, and fulfillment capabilities
  • Built and lead teams of engineers, development and maintenance of all aspects of the application
Languages
  • Typescript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SASS
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • Rails
Libraries
  • React
  • Laravel
  • MobX
  • NodeJS
  • ExpressJS
  • React Native
Tools
  • Redis
  • AWS
  • Cloudfront
  • S1
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Lambda
  • Plaid
  • FullStory
  • Webpack
  • Figma
  • Storybook
  • CircleCI
  • MySQL
Nov 2014 — July 2017
Senior Developer - LegalEASE
Engineered legal services solutions
  • Created legal services management solution from the ground up, connecting clients to prospective attorneys and managing all information related to legal cases
  • Built and lead team providing mentoring and guidance technologically and methodologically enabling complex, engaging, and maintainable user experiences
  • Pioneered digital transition of traditional legal services, reducing traditional customer relations requirements and increasing profits significantly
Languages
  • Typescript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SASS
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • Rails
Libraries
  • KnockoutJS
  • Laravel
  • Bootstrap
Tools
  • Redis
  • AWS
  • S1
  • SVN
  • Git
  • BitBucket
  • Docker
  • Webpack
  • MySQL
March 2014 — Nov 2014
Senior Application Developer - BSX Athletics
Developed applications for wearable athletics devices
  • Built complex and reactive user interfaces integrating fitness data metrics including heart rate, latate threshold, cadence, pace, and many others.
  • Architected and built abstractions to integrate 3rd party device APIs such as Garmin used for live data metrics and processing
  • Integrated BigCommerce POS system into platform
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SASS
  • SQL
  • BASH
Libraries
  • Laravel
  • MarionetteJS
  • KnockoutJS
Tools
  • Redis
  • GitHub
  • Gulp
  • Grunt
  • CircleCI
  • MySQL
Nov 2013 — Feb 2014
UI Developer - Onit.com
Engineered solutions for legal paperwork filing and consultation
  • Built complex data-driven paperwork filing processes for legal filings.
  • Created rich interfaces to funnel and guide users assisting through the filling out of and filing paper work.
  • Built out extensions to ExtJS infrastructure used to render UI components
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS
Libraries
  • ExtJS
Tools
  • SVN
June 2013 — Oct 2013
Senior Developer - JP Morgan Chase
Created applications that helped operations with security and other system deployments
  • Engineered internal management applications which handled global patch infrastructure for 200,000+ Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows 7 machines.
  • Helped push new development directives such as company-wide use of version control.
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS
  • PHP
Libraries
  • Laravel
Tools
  • GitHub
  • Git
May 2012 — May 2013
Senior UI Developer - Blinds.com
Developed interfaces for large-scale #1 online window-blinds sales platform
  • Created rich experiences on both backend management tools and frontend interfaces used to funnel users through sales platform
  • Lead effort to modernize UI development methods, libraries, and practices
  • Lead effort to introduce unit testing to frontend architecture
  • Helped engineer CI infrastructure
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
Libraries
  • KnockoutJS
Tools
  • GitHub
  • Git
  • PostgreSQL
June 2010 — April 2012
Senior Developer - DataFeedFile.com
Developed applications to support ad sharing networks, and other applications
  • Engineered data pipelines for ad network management data ingress and processing
  • Created rich interfaces and user experiences tailored for ad network management
  • Lead effort to improve development practices and introduce automated application testing
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • XML
Libraries
  • Elastic Search
  • MongoDB
Tools
  • Linux
  • MySQL
Dec 2007 — Nov 2009
Senior IT Engineer / Developer - Optimal Link
Architected and implemented solutions for Houston-based ISP
  • Designed, architected, and developed CRM solution for management of ISP related data and services
  • Created easy-to-use interactive interfaces for account setup and management
  • Created reporting system to automatically provide vital metrics to management
  • Helped with engineering and maintenance of network infrastructure
  • Lead engineering team and provided guidance and mentoring
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • XML
Libraries
  • jQuery
Tools
  • Linux
Apr 2007 — Dec 2007
Software and Systems Engineer - Yippykya.com
Architected and implemented solutions for start-up social network
  • Developed social web application.
  • Engineered and developed custom linux-based load balancing and clustering solutions
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • XML
Libraries
  • jQuery
Tools
  • Linux
Dec 2006 — April 2007
Software Developer - Glacial Energy
Developed tools to support electricity sales and data integration
  • Debugged and developed in-house CRM.
  • Created interfaces used to manage accounts and management tools.
  • Created data ingress and processing abstractions and tools.
  • Integrated with ERCOT for data ingress and processing.
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • XML
Libraries
  • jQuery
Tools
  • Linux
Nov 2005 — May 2006
Senior Network Admin/Software Engineer - Whiteboard Labs LLC
Developed applications as needed for a design and development studio
  • Managed network infrastructure and servers
  • Developed rich internet applications and interfaces
  • Designed and developed custom web based mail administration utility
  • Developed abstractions and libraries for future project use
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • BASH
Libraries
  • jQuery
  • MooTools
Tools
  • Linux
May 1999 — Sept 2005
Senior Systems Architect and Developer - Optimal Link
Engineered and implemented solutions for Houston-based ISP
  • Architected and created CRM solution for management of ISP related data and services
  • Created reporting system to automatically provide vital metrics to management
  • Designed network infrastructure and setup routing, switching, and related systems
  • Configured routing and ISP infrastructure including Cisco routers
  • Integrated with local telco for ADSL/ISDN/T1/T3 and other ISP related infrastructure and deployment
Languages
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • BASH
  • XML
  • C
Tools
  • Linux