Shane Scanlon

Strategic Leadership in Fullstack Software

In my 15+ years of delivering mission critical software, I have grown from a detail oriented developer into a strategic leader. As head of development for AURORA, an ERP platform built to automate the complex world of translation, I helped RWS grow into the world's leading language service provider, closing in on $1 billion annual revenue.

Professional Experience

Mar 2018 - Apr 2023

Development Operations Lead RWS, Regulated Industries

Responsibilities

  • Managed and mentored a global software team, instilling the skills to reliably perform critical tasks.
  • Maintained and monitored the AWS infrastructure delivering a reliable platform for users.
  • Wrote detailed technical specs ensuring sound code, data, and API structures would be implemented.
  • Helped plan the platform's strategic roadmap to align deliverables with executive leadership's vision.
  • Worked with stakeholders across the organization to design solutions for their workflow needs.
  • Performed regular code reviews and security audits guaranteeing software quality.

Achievements

  • Integrated the workflow needs for an ever-growing portfolio of divisions. Most notably when we acquired our largest competitor.
  • Successfully oversaw a major platform overhaul to automate the process of a high-risk, multi-million dollar growth leading division that needed a complete technical migration within a significantly reduced timeline.
  • Navigated a period of rapid growth by expanding the software team to 13 full time developers and restructured our process to scale with the growing demands on PM and QA teams.
  • Tackled the migration of a globally dispersed on-premises infrastructure to be fully on the cloud.

Oct 2013 - Mar 2018

Software Development Engineer RWS, Regulated Industries

Responsibilities

  • Designed and implemented schemas, APIs, and business logic significantly expanding functionality.
  • Developed intuitive user interfaces affording clear navigation through complex workflows.
  • Assessed requirements and gave accurate estimates giving PMs confidence with schedules and capacity.
  • Implemented a CI/CD system that streamlined the QA process with the release pipeline.
  • Packaged applications and servers into images and containers providing reproducible environments.
  • Integrated 3rd party APIs and client systems creating a holistic ecosystem across the organization.

Achievements

  • Streamlined the project creation process for clients and PMs by implementing the backend for AURORA's new client portal which introduced a REST API, asset management, and a granular reports system.
  • Helped the finance team to scale with the growing business by implementing an accounting microservice which integrated with Oracle NetSuite and AURORA's CPQ functionality.
  • Transformed frontend code to a system of React components resulting in greater flexibility and improved code reuse.
  • Restructured a legacy PHP application into a cohesive Symfony framework, incorporating microservices with Java, C#, and NodeJS.

Jun 2007 - Sep 2013

Web Developer Picturelab

  • Initiated my career as a Web Developer at Picturelab, a motion graphics and video production studio.
  • Developed budgeting and scheduling systems, as well as the company intranet and public-facing sites.
  • Learned troubleshooting methodology and collaborative problem-solving, working closely with the head of IT.

Technical Skills

I'm a polyglot and generalist by nature. My two most valuable skills are a passion for problem solving and the patience to reverse engineer any system.

Programming Languages

  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • PHP
  • Elixir
  • Java/Kotlin
  • C#
  • Go

Web Technologies

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Laravel
  • Symfony
  • Phoenix LiveView
  • Svelte
  • Spring Boot

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL/MariaDB
  • Redis
  • MongoDB

DevOps

  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Packer
  • Ansible
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub/GitLab CI/CD
  • AWS/Azure
  • Prometheus
AWS

Education

Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media Design

The Art Institute of California, San Francisco

Associate of Science in Broadcast Telecommunications

Mount Wachusett Community College