Nick Faelnar
Data Science Developer

Nick Faelnar

Former senior software engineer at Optum.
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About

Nick Faelnar is a skilled software engineer with experience working in the healthcare and insurance industries. He is adept in several technical processes such as software development, programming, spring integration, shell scripting, automated software testing, and OpenShift. During his time with Optum, he handled the SDLC from development, testing and analysis, deployment and maintenance, and operational support.

Employment

4 roles
Feb 2021 - Present 5 years 2 months
Senior Software Engineer
Tyler Philippines Inc
  • Was a core team member that develops and handles modules to improve the overall system.
  • Created POCs to ensure that new technologies can be properly integrated into the system.
  • Worked with the Product Architect, leadership team, and other team members to plan, design, and develop medium to large-sized product features, and architectural changes.
  • Planned and conducted formal reviews of the software architecture, design, and source code to ensure the overall quality of the solution.
  • Communicated technical issues, recommendations and risks with team members and leadership.
  • Produced and contributed to the application's implementation patterns and designs.
Jul 2019 - Feb 2021 1 year 7 months
Java Team Lead
Arch Global Services Inc
  • Initiated the migration from the legacy system to the new REST API.
  • Supported the team to execute Agile practices properly.
  • Made recommendations on system architecture, infrastructure design, and solution strategies including proof-of-concept projects to make sure that the technology can be properly integrated into the system.
  • Handled code reviews and create supporting tools for test automation.
  • Conducted technical interviews for applicants.
Jul 2016 - Jul 2019 3 years
Senior Software Enginerer
Optum Global Solutions Inc
  • Worked closely with Product Owners to make sure that the business will gain robust solutions with timely delivery. This includes streamlining processes by reducing clicks and/or time needed to accomplish a task or automating it entirely.
  • Collaborated with third-party vendors during API development.
  • Coded modules with minimal supervision and fully unit-tested.
  • Served as a backup resource when the development lead is not around. Facilitated meetings and solution sessions.
  • Supported performance testing on determining bottlenecks, SQL optimization, and latency issues.
  • Supported regression testing by doing defect analysis and assigning it to the appropriate development team.
  • Supported daily deployment of test environments using industry-standard tools.
May 2013 - Jul 2016 3 years 2 months
Senior Programmer Analyst
Rococo Global Technologies Corporation
  • Created and reviewed basic detailed designs, and IT specifications.
  • Created scripts for automated unit and integration testing for both front-end and back-end.
  • Coded modules independently in various projects.
  • Trained for three months in Japan for creating robot applications.
  • Taught Web Development using Cloud Computing to a partner university.

Education

Jun 2009 - May 2013 3 years 11 months
Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology
University of Southeastern Philippines