Brien Pafford
Full Stack Developer

Brien Pafford

Expert in JavaScript, Amazon Web Services & HTML/CSS.

About

Brien Pafford specializes in front-end development of web, desktop, mobile, and native applications. He has experience developing custom mobile and web apps for companies ranging from startups to international and enterprise-level in size. As a former software engineer at Kroll, he has supervised and led the development and deployment of Android and iOS hybrid mobile apps for Kroll’s Identity Theft, Notification, and Breach division, with automated testing, CI and CD. Brien is highly proficient in ReactJS, React Native, Angular, NodeJS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, AWS, HTML/CSS, and serverless architecture.

Employment

4 roles
Jul 2019 - Oct 2019 3 months
Software Consultant
CSI Tech, Inc

CSI Tech is a specialty division of The CSI Companies specializing in IT and tech staffing.

  • Architected and led the development of web and native mobile apps with Angular and React Native. Worked to rapidly carry apps from a planning phase to pilot testing in a matter of a few weeks. 
  • Consulted clients on and implemented lead best practices for front-end development with small teams in a larger corporate environment.
Jun 2018 - Jun 2019 1 year
Lead Software Engineer
dealWIP, Inc.

dealWIP (“deal Workflow Integration Platform”) is a project management tool designed to help deal teams of every kind conduct due diligence.

  • Led a team of developers that quickly took a web app from demo to market launch with domestic and international clients. 
  • Designed and architected the front-end for a web app for the legal tech industry while adhering to security best practices, including GDPR compliance and penetration testing on AWS.
  • Gathered business requirements, planned new features with product and UI/UX team leads, and translated those requirements into tickets for developers on projects.
  • Mentored and held one on ones with developers; interviewed and recruited developers; and supervised developers in daily processes.
Oct 2017 - Jun 2018 8 months
Software Engineer
Kroll, Inc.
  • Supervised and led the development and deployment of Android and iOS hybrid mobile apps for Kroll’s Identity Theft, Notification, and Breach division, with automated testing, CI and CD.
  • Assisted in architecting and rewriting legacy front-end applications with modern JavaScript Frameworks, under rigorous security standards.
Oct 2015 - Sep 2017 1 year 11 months
Software Developer
Metova, Inc.

Metova is a technology company creating mobile, web, and cybersecurity technology services for customers ranging from government entities to Fortune 500 companies and prominent startups.

  • Fast-paced agile development of custom mobile (Android, Hybrid) and web apps for companies ranging from startups to international and enterprise-level in size.
  • Consulted and trained clients and their development teams during projects on product management, agile process, code reviewing, constraint identification and elimination, and process optimization.

Education

Apr 2015 - Sep 2015 5 months
Full-time Software Bootcamp, Apprentice Software Developer
Nashville Software School
Aug 2010 - May 2014 3 years 9 months
BBA, Music Business & Audio Engineering
Belmont University

Portfolio

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