Lora Niel

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About Lora Niel

Technology leader with over 15 years software and data engineering experience, including leading a team through transition to Agile (SAFe) development methodology; leading globally distributed high performing software engineering teams; coaching, mentoring, and developing junior engineers; managing multiple projects; acting as ScrumMaster or Business Analyst, and contributing to code in highly regulated industries including Healthcare/Dental, Mortgage/Banking, and Automotive R&D (VB, C#, ASP) Agile Change Management Agile Development Methodology ASC X12 EDI Transactions (270/271, 276/277, 834, 835, 837, Behavior Drive Development Boomi Certified Associate Integration Developer Coaching and Mentoring Code Reviews Continuous Integration/ Deployment (CI/CD) Data Analysis (KPI’s, gap, forecast, etc.) Domain Driven Design Github Java (J2EE, jUnit, jQuery, Primefaces) JavaScript (Node.js, jQuery, React, Bootstrap) Jira/Confluence Leading Globally Distributed Teams Leading SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Lean Software Development MS Excel Expert MS Office Automation (VBA, VSTO, Excel/Access with connections to SQL Server, Oracle, web services, etc.) Node.js Open Communication Optimizing SQL Stored Procedures Oracle PL/SQL Oracle SQL Developer Process Improvement Python (pandas, numpy, matplotlib, etc.) Reverse Engineering Documentation Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Scrum Servant Leadership SOLID OOP Design Principles Source Control – Github, TFS, etc. SQL Server (tables, indexes, stored procedures, functions, SSIS, SSRS, SQL, SSMS) Technical Leadership Test Driven Development (TDD) Troubleshooting/Debugging ZappySys SSIS PowerPack Coaching and mentoring software engineers, encouraging growth and allowing them to move up within the organization Communicate openly with business stakeholders helping to bridge the gap between the business and IT and bringing everyone to the table as equals to discuss projects Excellent verbal and written communication skills Streamline and optimize code in.NET and SQL Server Maintaining business-developed applications in Excel and Access while working to replace them with IT industry standard development platforms like.NET and SQL Server Reverse engineering business rules and technical requirements from existing production code where no documentation exists and working with the business and technical SME's to confirm those rules are still accurate