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Perry Robinson

Senior Software Engineer

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About Me

Solutions-focused professional with 10+ years experience driving enterprise transformation for Fortune 500 companies. Expert in Domain-Driven Design principles for modeling complex business domains and architecting scalable microservice solutions. Specializes in authentication systems, cloud infrastructure, and API management while excelling at cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment to deliver high-impact digital solutions.

Contact Information

  • Location: Minneapolis, MN
  • Email: perryrobinson68@gmail.com

Skills & Expertise

Proficient

  • Backend Development: Java, Python, Spring Boot, FastAPI, Flask
  • API Design: REST APIs, Microservices Architecture, Distributed Systems
  • Docker Expertise: Advanced containerization, Multi-stage builds, Multi-architecture images, Custom base images, Security hardening
  • Container Orchestration: Kubernetes environments (OpenShift), Pod configuration, Service deployment, Resource management
  • Cloud Architecture: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), VPCs, Load Balancing, API Gateways, Serverless Computing
  • DevOps: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bamboo, CI/CD Pipelines, Multi-environment Deployments

Comfortable

  • Relational Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, SQL Server/Azure SQL
  • NoSQL Solutions: MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch
  • Vector Databases: Chroma, Weaviate, Pinecone
  • AI/ML Integration: LLM Integrations, Embeddings Processing, Vector Search
  • Real-time Systems: WebSocket APIs, Custom Chatbot Architecture

Familiar

  • Modern JavaScript: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Vite
  • UI Frameworks: Material UI, Tailwind CSS

Professional Experience

Software Engineering Consultant at Solution Design Group

September 2021Current

Fortune 500 Financial Services Institution:

  • Architected and executed enterprise-wide modernization strategy, successfully migrating legacy WebSphere/TC Server applications to containerized Spring Boot microservices on OpenShift/Kubernetes, resulting in 40% reduction in deployment times.
  • Led institution-wide migration from Bitbucket/Bamboo to GitHub Enterprise, designing standardized repository structures and CI/CD pipeline patterns for diverse deployment targets including on-premise Linux VMs, AWS ROSA, and OpenShift.
  • Engineered comprehensive observability solutions using Elastic Stack and Datadog, creating service dependency visualizations that reduced incident resolution time by 45%.
  • Architected complex authentication migration from Oracle Access Manager to Azure AD and HashiCorp Vault, implementing token translation service to maintain compatibility between modern JWT and legacy SAML systems during transition.
  • Designed and implemented hybrid authentication architecture using Spring Security, enabling seamless coexistence of legacy SAML system with modern Azure AD authentication while maintaining strict security controls.
  • Implemented enterprise API management strategy using Kong Konnect gateway, standardizing security controls and access patterns while supporting both legacy and modern authentication protocols.

Fortune 10 Healthcare Company:

  • Led team of seven remote developers through performance improvement actions and Java 8 to 17 upgrade on mission-critical B2B platform serving thousands of healthcare providers nationwide, achieving 30% improvement in response times.
  • Represented client's architect and partnered with PwC consultants to modernize enterprise sales infrastructure, leading enhancements to catalog search, promotions, and order status microservices.
  • Integrated synthetic tests/monitoring using Elastic, enabling more precise tracking of user workflows and enhancing ability to identify and address performance bottlenecks as experienced by users.
  • Migrated legacy monolith application to new Content Management Platform, drastically reducing PDF retrieval times by 90%.
  • Designed and implemented a patient home delivery module for the client's modern web application using React, enhancing user experience and contributing to 15% increase in home delivery orders.

Software Engineer II at Mednet

July 2020September 2021
  • Architected and implemented customer-facing healthcare data integration platform using AWS serverless architecture Designed scalable ETL solution handling sensitive healthcare data across multiple cloud services while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
  • Led technical discovery sessions with prospective clients to understand requirements and design custom solutions.
  • Colloborated with the sales team to secure our largest ever client. Investigated and resolved critical response time issues related to MongoDB queries, which had become a barrier to securing our largest client. Implemented compound indexes to reduce average response times from 1250ms to 48ms, optimizing query speed without impacting existing customers.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations, resulting in more robust and scalable systems.
  • Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments, including testing features and correcting code.

Engineer II at Boston Scientific

May 2017July 2020
  • Researched, designed, and implemented scalable applications for information identification, extraction, analysis, retrieval, and indexing.
  • Tested troubleshooting methods, devised innovative solutions, and documented resolutions for inclusion in the knowledge base for support team use.
  • Designed and developed several applications using Python/Flask/AWS, varying from data visualization tools and custom laboratory inventory management apps.

Engineer at Caribou Technologies

May 2015May 2017
  • Increased throughput on custom machines that utilized servo motors/linear actuators using motion controllers and smart coding in GalilSuite and C++.
  • Partnered with R&D to develop a variety of solutions, including prototype runs that meet quality standards, and constructing well-controlled processes capable of high volume.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

May 2015
Minnesota State University, Mankato

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Dec 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Credential ID: 8NDHRTCL5EB419KJ

Hobbies & Interests

Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, 3D printing, golfing, playing guitar, and fishing. I also enjoy learning about new technologies related to software development and love to build personal projects in a new tech stack. I find this is a great way to keep learning about the ever changing world of technology.