Software Engineer
My goal is to continue to be a high performer and get better at what I do everyday. One that can think ahead, innovate, develop ideas while growing and scaling, and be a part of the process that brings us progress.
Full stack development is what I have done for the last 20 years. There are a few examples of my professional and creative work that I have done posted under the Portfolio section. This is a brief overview of a few accomplishments in my current career field: web application development, API programming, database design, web design, scrum master, CI/CD, consulting, and online media. From MVC, front end themes, and drag and drop features, to data integrity, reporting, file management, IIS, DevOps, and authentication, I have you covered. Always looking forward. Loving every minute of it.
My name is Jason Gruenwald, and I'm excited to see what I can accomplish and contribute to my surrounding community, and the world (wide web)!
Versatile professional with eighteen years of in-depth experience in full stack web development that includes building backend and frontend software, team lead, scrum master, subject matter college instructor, and project manager. Productive self-starter possessing strong written and verbal interpersonal skills, problem solving and analytical thinking skills, with the ability to work with and communicate to a diverse user base. Builds exceptional relationships with clients, peers, and senior leadership to provide competitive and sustainable growth-oriented business solutions. Follows evolving trends and emerging technologies. Ready to raise the bar. Excited for the future.
Languages: C#, VB, JAVA, SQL, LINQ, JavaScript, JSON, XML, HTML, CSS, SCSS
Frameworks: MVC, Entity, .NET, jQuery, Bootstrap, SASS
Databases: MS SQL Server, MySQL
Applications:
Smith Brothers Farms Home Delivery - Seattle, WA - 2020 to Present
Lead developer and agile scrum master. Daily job includes stakeholder coordination that directs customizing software features and administration tools for multiple store platforms with over 70K customers.
University of Washington - School of Nursing - Seattle, WA - 2014 to 2020
Designing, developing, and deploying online software for public facing accounts and administrative needs with large scale impact that increases efficiency and the school’s competitive edge. Working with students and educators to reimagine and improve school business processes.
Jason Gruenwald Design and Media - Seattle, WA - 2004 to 2014
Passionately bringing customers and businesses solutions, ability, and capacity through web technology and services.
South Seattle College - Seattle, WA - 2006 to 2013
Evolved and expanded campus wide web presence that delivered web 2.0 capabilities. Tools used to create the following achievements were: ASP.NET, C#, VB, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, and MS SQL Server.
South Seattle College - Seattle, WA - 2006 to 2008
Developed and delivered bleeding edge curriculum as I taught classes and maintained high percentage of student cohort enrollment from quarter to quarter.
South Seattle College - Seattle, WA - 2005 to 2006
From assistant carrying the torch to interim leading new initiatives. Managed and updated content on current college sites and made recommendations for future endeavors. Held meetings with department leaders about changes and new additions to web material and services. Communicated information needed or requested with the public and staff as I worked side by side with PIO staff to promote branding and college mission.
South Seattle College - Seattle, WA - 2004 to 2005
UPROC - Milwaukee, WI - 2000 to 2004
Passionately pursuing successful business practices that lead to the growth and expansion of our community presence and involvement using effective leadership and encouraging team concepts. This was also the birth of my skills and abilities in this field. Created a web presence community with high a growth percentage outcome. Produced: Web sites, CD covers and inserts, magazine/newspaper ads, web commercials, posters, flyers, and packaging using marketing strategies/techniques. Determined budget objectives, presentation approaches, and illustrative material for target audiences. Proven exceptional communication and negotiation skills with customers, neighborhood business counsel, and community.
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification validates foundational knowledge of cloud computing and AWS services.
CompTIA Project+ covers the methodologies, frameworks, and Agile skills necessary to efficiently manage and deliver IT projects while taking topics like change management and compliance into consideration.
Professional qualification that demonstrates knowledge of IT service management best practices for establishing a service management system, reducing risk, improving customer relations, and supporting IT environments aligning business strategy and customer needs.
CompTIA A+ certifies IT skills in hardware, software, and troubleshooting.
Western Governors University
This program provides education credentials for a software developer at the enterprise level. Currently enrolled in C# track and also earning certifications. Estimated completion is July 2025.
South Seattle College
Completed a degree in object oriented web programming including: C#, ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL, JavaScript, XML, and Windows Forms.
South Seattle College
Completed a degree in Web Design including HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, drawing, painting, design, and computer art.
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Relevant Coursework included web interface design, usability testing, versioning during the development cycle, Flash animation, photography (digital and analog), CD quality audio recording and editing, extensive time line story boarding, video publishing to the web, commercial art, and marketing research for trends and target audiences.
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Seattle, Washington