Glade Lynch

I'm a senior full stack developer with a passion for systems and solutions.

Glade Lynch

Dedicated to the axiom of “solve problems, not symptoms” I have cultivated a reputation as an effective developer and leader. Complex problems often have multiple solutions, and believing your suggestion is the best is only human, but the greatest solutions bring together multiple ideas. As a peer or a leader, crucial values such as humility and curiosity lift the whole team at once and make a group greater than the sum of its parts. Parsing complex problems into their core parts underpins my ability to create lasting contributions, mentor and lead, and make thoughtful tradeoffs. This coupled with an unwavering team commitment manifests strong relationships and outcomes.

Experience

Full Stack Developer - USDA

Totara Learning
2019 - Present

Technical Lead and for the AgLearn program, a learning and training platform for the entire USDA. Consulted as a senior technical resource for multiple federal agencies and tasked with planning solutions to large problems including identifying areas of improvement and modernization of tech stacks and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Key Skills: Python, Go, AWS, MySQL/Postgres/SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, PowerBi, GraphQL, Change Management, Agile.

  • Developed custom tools for analyzing multiple federal teams’ data, providing a clear picture of legacy data and actionable insights.
  • Led AgLearn, APHIS, Forest Service, and PeaceCorps migration from Oracle RightNow to multi-tenancy ServiceNow.
  • Unified experiences for 175,000 users, improving usability and 508 compliance.
  • Increased knowledge base usage by 32% and reduced case volume 22%. Increased agent’s 3-day case resolution rate from 75% to 93%.

Senior Web Developer

Clay Pot Creative
2017 - 2019

Lead developer for a team of 5 developers and designers, tasked with transforming custom designs into visually stunning, responsive, and SEO-optimized websites. Met with clients to outline custom requirements of websites and internal tooling to create a short and long term plan for delivery.

Key Skills: PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript Wordpress, Drupal, Git, CI, CD, Go, Python, AWS, MySQL, Laravel, Symphony, React, Vue.

  • Established Git and CI/CD workflows from the ground up for the development team.
  • Created 15 reusable custom plugins, 2 themes, and 6 internal tools, dramatically reducing startup lift for new projects.
  • Built, updated, and migrated enterprise client internal systems and ERPs.

Founder & General Manager

Big Dumb Gaming
2016 - 2023

An esports company founded on humor, telling engaging stories, and giving back to the community. Signed players and built partnerships to compete with enormous global esports organizations on the world stage and achieved multiple top 3 finishes. Lead an 8 member team of event managers, coaches, and developers to build an organization in an extremely competitive space.

Key Skills: Leadership, Sales, Event & Project Management, Go, Python, PHP, C# .Net, Lua, HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Vue, Node.js, Apache, REST, Docker.

  • Cultivated partnerships with major industry names including the Golden State Warriors, Zenni, and Redbull.
  • Organized professional broadcasts with an event staff of 20 and 10 professional casters that captivated over 50,000 live viewers and 1,000,000 total unique viewers.
  • Produced charity events raising over $143,000 for Girls Who Code, RAINN, and Rise Above the Disorder, using our platform to make a tangible global impact.
  • Led an 8-member team of managers, designers, coaches, and developers to create competitive strategies and brand offerings.
  • Developed comprehensive custom tools, linking different platforms to coordinate 35 players and hundreds of volunteers.

System Admin

Enventive Engineering
2015 - 2017

Handled building a SAAS platform to allow for customers to use computationally heavy mechanical tolerance simulations through a web interface. Opening the product up to a much larger client base with different needs.

Key Skills: AWS, Git, HTML, CSS, JS, REST, CI / CD, Kubernetes, Apache, KendoUI.

  • Migrated online solution from bare metal windows servers to AWS.
  • Established workflows for development and deployment across distributed instances.
  • Developed client front end that ingested data from REST APIs to give feature parity with highly complex software.