Steven Leathem

ABOUT ME

STEVEN LEATHEM - Agile Software Engineer

Full-Stack Agile Software / Web Application Developer. Certified ScrumMaster & Project Manager with experience in information architecture, gathering & analyzing requirements, usability design, database development, server administration, and QA testing. Areas of expertise include .NET (C# and VB.NET), SiteCore, SQL Server, SharePoint, Pega and IIS.

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SKILLS

Languages and Skills

ASP.NET (C#, Visual Basic .NET, WebForms & MVC), SiteCore, SQL, JavaScript, Pega BPM, SQL Server, SOAP and REST Web Services, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), JQuery, HTML 5.0, Bootstrap, WCF, services, PowerShell, XML, VB Script, MS Dynamics, CSS, Oracle, PL/SQL, MySQL, Azure, Cyber Security, IIS, SharePoint Portal Server, Java Server Pages, Apache Tomcat, Linux, Cold Fusion, Google Maps API, SalesForce, usability design, e-mail campaigns, quality assurance testing

Applications

Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, SubVersion, SONAR Qube, Web Trends Log Analyzer, Photoshop, Illustrator, VMWare Workstation, Nortridge Loan System, Office, Visio, Project

Business Skills

Agile / Scrum, project management, business analysis, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Resource & Vendor Management

EXPERIENCE

previous associations that helped to gather experience

2012 -2019

DLL Financial Services

Technical Expert (.Net)

  • Lead Tech Expert for AGCO Plus - a revolving credit application for $20M line of business in agriculture sector. Built with C#, VB.NET, SharePoint, web services, Nortridge Loan System, SQL Server and PowerShell
  • Lead Tech Expert for My Account Data - a customer-focused portal that allows user to make payments for leasing or revolving credit programs. Built with SiteCore 8, C#, Web API web services and SQL Server
  • Developer for DLL's Mid-Office application to onboard & book applications for leasing and financing for Food & Agricultural customers in North America. Built with Pega BPM in a paired programming agile team.
  • Developer for "Express Finance" mobile application using C#, WCF web services and SQL Server
  • Developer on other commercial leasing applications with C#, .Net, SharePoint Portal Server, SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Oracle and Classic ASP.
  • Mentored & trained new employees regarding coding standards and testing procedures and reviewed all code prior to release. Enabled faster time period for trainees to become productive and proficient.
  • Worked on Cyber Security initiative, analyzing multiple applications to improve security and conform with standards

NASDAQ

Programmer Analyst

  • Developed the "Corporate Intelligence" site that provides clients’ finance departments information on which broker-dealers own (or could be in a position to own) shares of their stock. Developed in C#, VB.NET, ColdFusion, Google Maps API, JQuery, SQL Server & CSS.
    • Received Bronze CEO Award, 2nd Qtr 2011 – for Quant Targeting and Roadshow Planner projects on the “Corporate Intelligence” site
  • Developed NasdaqTrader.com, a reporting tool for broker-dealers. Site received approx. 350K hits per month and has an estimated revenue of $4M per year. Developed in ASP.NET, C#, Flex, SQL Server, JavaScript & CSS
  • Developed Globe Newswire's "Do-it-Yourself" application in ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, JQuery on an IIS platform. Integrated application with an existing LAMP architecture. DIY tool enabled client company publication of press releases on a just-in-time basis. Resulted in significant increase in subscriptions to GlobeNewswire.

2008 - 2012
2005-2008

Philadelphia Stock Exchange (purchased by NASDAQ)

Senior Web Administrator

  • Lead developer & PM to migrate multiple internet and extranet sites site from a single server to a highly-available web farm on virtual machines
  • Lead developer & PM to re-design phlx.com site and build new site for Futures trading; all with ASP.NET, SQL Server, JavaScript & CSS on IIS
  • Technical lead for web-based advertising initiatives and corporate Intranet (built with SharePoint Portal Server)
  • Designed & built ASP.NET application to process Trade Corrections, Clearing Adjustments and Trade Input Adjustments for the equities trading system
  • Designed & built applications to show various phlx.com reports including "PBOT Daily Market Statistics", "PBOT Product Symbols" and "Daily Market Volume Summary"
  • Windows domain administrator and part of the on-call Systems Administrator rotation
  • Performed quality assurance testing to ensure compatible client-side presentation across targeted browsers and platforms

Merck & Co, Inc.

Web Designer

  • Developed 4 portal sites using XHTML, Vignette Application Portal, Java Server Pages, JavaScript, CSS & Photoshop
  • Produced monthly HTML-based e-mail campaigns that target medical professionals

2004 - 2005

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

previous associations that helped to gather experience

Pega Certified System Architect

NOV / 2018

Pega Certified Systems Architect

Certified ScrumMaster

JUN / 2018

Certified ScrumMaster

SiteCore Certified Developer

MAY / 2016

Certified SiteCore Developer

Microsoft Certified Professional

...and former Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

(multiple over
the years)

Microsoft Certified Professional

Bachelors of Science

Pennsylvania State University

1996

Major: Economics

Emphasis in International Business
Minor: Management & Information Systems

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