Brian Kelly
brian@spilth.org · (347) 263-1433 · Mentone, AL
Skills
Ruby/Rails, Python, Java/Spring, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, Git, GitHub, Docker, AWS, Agile Processes, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration & Deployment, Automation, Jira, Trello, macOS, UNIX
Work Experience
Software Engineers @ Planet Technology (July 2024 - Present)
- Added geospatial and IIIF capabilities to NYU’s InvenioRDM instance
- Created command-line tool to automate and audit NYU’s geospatial data
- Upgraded, customized and maintained NYU’s Geoblacklight instance
Software Engineer @ Gusto (April 2022 - September 2023)
- Project Lead for backdated employer & employee address management
- Mentored 2 engineers as part of company mentorship program
- Improved team effectiveness and camaraderie by facilitating agile processes & rituals
Principal Software Engineer @ Carbon Five (January 2018 - April 2022)
- Project & Technical Lead on numerous client projects
- Individual contributor on projects using Ruby on Rails, Ruby, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Python, Go, AWS, Terraform, RabbitMQ, Kafka
- People Manger for the Chattanooga Office, Recruiting Manager for the NYC Office
Contract Software Engineer @ Lionbridge (2016 - 2017)
- Built a command-line interface for the Lionbridge Translation API
- Added functionality to the Java SDK for the Lionbridge Translation API
- Automated the build & deploy process for the CLI and Java SDK
- Automated server configuration & provisioning using Ansible
Senior Full-Stack Developer @ FetLife (2016)
- Implemented member invitation system
- Performed Rails 4 to Rails 5 upgrade
- Improved test suite performance and coverage
Principal Software Engineer @ Pivotal Labs (2013 - 2016)
- Full stack developer for Ruby and Java/Spring projects
- Practiced test driven development and pairing on a daily basis
- Created workstation setup project to simplify and automate machine provisioning
- Created office dashboard to help promote office activities and interactivity
DevOps Architect, Software Architect, Technical Lead @ Time Inc. (2004 - 2013)
- Implemented automated builds and deployments for Java, Rails and LAMP applications using Anthill Pro, reducing build and deploy times from hours to minutes
- Developed best practices for version control, build automation, dependency management, deployment automation
- Developed custom Configuration Management Database using Ruby on Rails
- Technical Lead for several web site redesigns, including People.com, Time.com, Health.com, AllYou.com, Life.com, TeenPeople.com
- Technical Lead for Ad Delivery Migration, Site Analytics, Sponsored Links and Video integration
- Mentored intern in migrating internal Operations tool from Java Desktop Client to Ruby on Rails application (2012)
- Mentored intern in building Infrastructure dashboard using HTML, CSS, JavaScript/JQuery (2011)
- Wrote configuration-based API for accessing Publication content in TCL, reducing development time for each Publication by ~2 weeks
- Developer for a number of high-profile web sites: www.iwon.com, www.excite.com, www.myway.com, www.smileycentral.com
- Extensive work with Vignette StoryServer, TCL, PHP, SQL and TeamSite as well as some Java/JSP
- Built a multi-faced, high-traffic Web Mail system in PHP using IMAP
- Producer for Games and Casino channels which featured Java and Flash games from various providers. Java games tie into back-end chips/high score server using Applets and JSP
- Wrote flexible frameworks that were used across multiple sites and products, each with their own data and presentation
Web Developer @ The Journal News (2000)
- Built a custom HTML generation process using a proprietary system/language to extract news articles from Quark pages and turn them into web pages.
- Automated various processes for updating the paper’s web site: FTPing files, updating databases, etc. using Perl, PHP, MySQL and AppleScript
Education
Manhattanville College (1993 - 1996)
- Served on the Technology Committee
- Set up college’s first web server as a custom course and built college’s first web site
- Worked in the computer lab assisting students
Links
linkedin.com/in/spilth · github.com/spilth · spilth.org