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Matthew Michael Vagnoni, Software Developer in San Francisco, CA, United States
Matthew Michael Vagnoni

Software Developer in San Francisco, CA, United States

Member since April 12, 2014
Matthew is a natural leader who loves to solve problems and take the initiative. He has excellent verbal and writing skills and two Master's degrees. He enjoys taking on tricky problems.
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Portfolio

Experience

Location

San Francisco, CA, United States

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Subversion (SVN), IntelliJ, NetBeans, Python, MacOS, Windows

The most amazing...

...thing I've coded is a genetic algorithm to determine the optimal dose of radiation to deliver to a cancer patient.

Employment

  • Chief Technology Officer

    2014 - PRESENT
    Project Insiders
    • Recruited and lead developers for reboot of website.
    • Kept team together to deliver new version in 4 months using Agile in JIRA Atlasssian.
    • Setup google analytics to analyze usage of old and new site.
    • Create and maintain old data model and transform it into a new model for new site.
    • Managed all aspects of technology.
    Technologies: Analytics, JavaScript, Angular, Agile, Play Framework, Java

  • CTO

    2014 - 2014
    TedVentures
    • Building Salesforce Apps from scratch using JQuery, Apex, VisualForcePages, and APIs.
    • Website crawling and data scrapping to support company research and analytics for marketing.
    • Supported all aspects of the foundation and growth of a technology startup.
    Technologies: Salesforce Dataloader, APIs, Apex, Salesforce

  • Chief Technology Officer

    2012 - 2014
    KnowMED Incorporated
    • Supported all aspects of the foundation and growth of a technology startup.
    • Led the design and development of a cohort export and dynamic query tool for uses in registry-based research.
    • Led the production of a service-orientated architecture for dynamic forms backed by full enterprise features. Included a SOA API for third-party integrations.
    • Handled architecture of software and data modeling. Led all technology and product management activities.
    • Implemented the transition from Rackspace to AWS to support growth into the cloud.
    Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS, Databases, Semantic Web, Java

  • Senior Data Modeler

    2011 - 2012
    MD Anderson Cancer Center
    • Led a NLP project to create structured radiology documents using terminologies, NLP, and a reference model.
    • Created a self-organizing terminological representation of all web services within the Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) at MDACC that used faceted browsing and terminologies for interaction with users.
    • Led a NLP project to support surgical infection surveillance and perioperative procedure curation.
    • Helped review and update data modeling standards and resources. Vetted Oracle's Health Data Model and supported data modeling activities.
    • Served as a technical advisor for all terminology, NLP, and semantic web proposals and client interactions.
    Technologies: Natural Language Processing (NLP), Semantic Web, Java

  • Scientific Programmer

    2007 - 2011
    University of Texas, School of Biomedical Informatics
    • Led the design, architecture, and development of KnowMed. Supported hiring and firing decisions for different developers. Supported technological discussions.
    • Created a bio-surveillance network for the city of Houston by combining data from 9 emergency rooms across the city with environmental sensors and school reports.
    • Built a dynamic form generation application with a web-based admin for managing and building the forms. Used for two clinical trials and one natural disaster.
    • Created a semi-automatic integration engine to combine EHR data from 5 diverse dental schools and make it available for researchers to ask questions across all of the data.
    • Served as technical advisor for all proposals and client interactions.
    Technologies: Eclipse, NetBeans, Subversion (SVN), Microsoft SQL Server, Semantic Web, Java

  • Software Engineer

    2006 - 2007
    Elekta
    • Led 2 developers and 1 project manager to modernize the company’s core technology: radiation treatment planning software, using a genetic algorithm optimization engine.
    • Created an aspect oriented means of automatically generating code, leveraging C# to rapidly develop a robust solution for modeling objects.
    • Created a paperless, web-based intranet code review process in use across the company.
    • Created, as an integral team member, the company’s standards for C# and Scrum.
    • Applied HCI and OO principles to an existing application to quantify and eliminate errors and spaghetti code.
    Technologies: XSLT, XML, IIS, C#

  • Chief GIS Programmer

    2003 - 2006
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Created an ESRI web-based GIS platform using ASP and SQL to fulfill government contracts.
    • Created a dynamic vector overlay to the images generated by ArcGIS using JavaScript and SVG.
    • Transitioned the application to AJAX to increase responsiveness.
    • Interacted with clients to help support the post-implementation of the products.
    • Provided technological guidance and assistance when acquiring new contracts.
    Technologies: Subversion (SVN), IIS, ArcGIS, JavaScript, HTML, C#, ASP, Visual Studio

  • Chief Developer

    2002 - 2002
    TechWare, Inc
    • Drove the completion of a new version of LogBook, resulting in 30% increase in sales.
    • Refactored existing code to cut errors by 50% and increase speed of the program by 20%.
    • Updated the user interface to support a better customer workflow.
    • Introduced version control and improved other development processes.
    • Enhanced the reporting environment to support downloading and ad hoc reporting.
    Technologies: Windows, Crystal Reports, Visual FoxPro

Experience

  • Meal planning website and code

    I worked as the CTO, helping to design the website and build the back-end software.

Skills

  • Languages

    SQL, Java, JavaScript, Apex, C#, HTML, XML, XSLT, Visual FoxPro, Python

  • Libraries/APIs

    ArcGIS, Salesforce API, jQuery

  • Tools

    Salesforce Dataloader, GIS, Visualforce Pages, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio, Subversion (SVN), Crystal Reports, IntelliJ, Git

  • Paradigms

    Agile Software Development, Agile, Test-driven Development (TDD)

  • Platforms

    Windows, NetBeans, Salesforce, MacOS, Eclipse, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux

  • Other

    Semantic Web, Software Development, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), IIS, AWS, APIs, Analytics

  • Frameworks

    ASP, Play Framework, Angular, Spring, Flask

  • Storage

    Databases, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server

Education

  • Master's Degree in Medical Informatics
    2009 - 2012
    University of Texas - Texas, USA
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science
    2003 - 2006
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Illinois, USA
  • Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (Minor in Computer Science)
    1998 - 2002
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Illinois, USA

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