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Drew P. Short
1430 Taylor Ave W, St. Paul, MN 55104
H (651)-285-4565 — B drew@sothr.com m https://www.sothr.com
SOFTWARE
ENGINEER
Object Oriented Design and Development — Relational Database Systems
Exceptional Software Engineer - 6+ years of experience with the entire software
development lifcycle. Dedicated to the delivery of innovative solutions for today’s
problems, using tomorrow’s tools.
Excellent troubleshooting and analysis skills - Quick to analyze the root cause of
issues and work towards both immediate and long term solutions.
Expert in backend/middle system design & implementation - Years of experience
in validating, processing, and marshalling data across varied systems.
COMPUTER
SKILLS
Languages & Software: Java, Groovy, SQL, Javascript, Python, Spring Framework,
Docker, Tomcat, JEE, Hibernate, Maven, Gradle, JUnit, Spock, Apache Camel, Log4J,
Logback, SLF4J, Backbone.js, JQuery, Bootstrap, Nginx, Oracle, MySQL, SQLite.
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu, RHEL, OpenSuse), OSX.
EXPERIENCE Senior Software Engineer (Under Contract To) Optum
Eden Prairie, MN 2016 - 2017 (5 months)
Improved a code generation feature of an internal framework built on top of
Spring Framework. Easing life for developers.
Led the coversion work of inline JSON deserialization to Jackson enhanced DTO
for the communication of internal datastructures via web API and message queues.
Involved in the early work to replace standalone legacy REST API services with
versions built on the latest Spring Boot.
Software Engineer Cargill Incorporated, Risk Management
Hopkins, MN 2013 - 2016 (3 years, 6 months)
Lead a small (3-5 person) team to retool and support a migration system in
preperation of an extended cutover testing period.
Architected a Python REST API to integrate an Oracle data source with a third-
party suite of back, middle and front office tools.
Redesigned management system for ’Risk Products’, delivering improved control
over the individual components.
Maintained/upgraded a 10+ year Spring web application. Modernized interface,
improved the back end, started work to move to modern build tools/process.
Software Engineer Intern (Under Contract To) FPX LLC
Mankato, MN 2011 - 2013 (2 years, 1 month)
Expanded a REST API and implemented continuous integration testing.
Developed a DSL and tooling for internal auditing, testing and reporting.
Developed a ’playback’ system that facilitated debugging of client systems.
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, IT (May 2013) Minnesota State University
Software Engineering & Ethics Mankato, MN
NOTABLE
ACHIEVEMENTS
Eagle Scout 2007
BSA Leadership Instructor Summers 2004-2007
REFERENCES Available Upon Request
Last Updated: May 31, 2017