Glade Lynch
I'm a senior full stack developer with a passion for systems and solutions.
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
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: Leadership, Python, Go, AWS, Azure, GCP, MySQL/Postgres/SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, C#, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular, PowerBi, GraphQL, Change Management, Agile.
- Technical lead for the AgLearn program. Coordinated different development teams and stakeholders to improve customer experience.
- Consulted as a senior resource for 5 different federal agencies and planned solutions to imminent problems including modernization of tech stacks, regulatory compliance, and identifying key next objectives.
- Developed 6 tools for analyzing different 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, unifying experiences for 175,000 users and 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%.
General Manager & Founder
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#, Lua, HTML, CSS, Javascript, MySQL, React, Vue, Typescript, Node.js, Apache, REST, Docker.
- Led an 8 member team of engineers, event managers, and coaches to build an esports organization in an exceptionally competitive space.
- Hired and managed 35 players to compete with global esports giants on the world stage, achieving six top 5 world finishes.
- Negotiated $2,000,000 partnerships with major industry names including the Golden State Warriors, Zenni, and Redbull.
- Directed professional broadcasts with an event staff of 20 with 10 casters that captivated over 50,000 live viewers and over 1,000,000 total unique viewers.
- Produced grassroots charity events raising over $143,000 for Girls Who Code, RAINN, and Rise Above the Disorder, making a tangible global impact.
- Developed comprehensive custom tools, linking different platforms to coordinate 35 players and hundreds of volunteers.
Senior Web Developer
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, GCP, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, Laravel, Symfony, React, Vue, Adobe Suite.
- Lead of a team of 5 engineers and designers, charged 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 form 1/3/6 month plans for delivery.
- Established efficient workflows from the ground up for the product team such as Git and CI/CD.
- 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.
System Admin
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, Azure, Git, HTML, CSS, C#, MySQL, MsSQL, SQL, Javascript, C++, REST, CI / CD, Kubernetes, KendoUI.
- Created a SAAS platform to allow for hundreds of customers to use computationally heavy mechanical tolerance simulations through a web interface.
- Migrated online solution from bare metal windows servers to AWS. Established CI/CD workflows for development and deployment across distributed instances.
- Designed client front end that ingested data from REST APIs to give feature parity with highly complex software.
Engineer Manager & Founder
Key Skills: Leadership, Sales, Project Management, Marketing, Accounting, PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, AWS, Lua, Vue, MySQL, Adobe Suite.
- Built and scaled a web development studio from inception to a thriving business with 7 full time employees and a portfolio of high-profile enterprise clients, leading to a successful exit through a profitable acquisition.
- Led the team through the complete project delivery workflow, overseeing all stages from initial client consultation, design, and development to final product delivery.
- Implemented efficient workflows and a culture based on collaboration, constructive feedback, and team growth. Leading to 0 turnover and key milestones achieved ahead of schedule.