alexander arbit
Senior Java Software Engineer at Nerdery
senior java software engineer nerdery
Nerdery
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nerdery
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Senior Java Software Engineer
Nerdery
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nerdery
•	Responsible for the success and engagement of a team of 10 software engineers, ranging from entry-level to principal software engineer.
•	Lead weekly team meetings to effectively communicate company news, gather feedback from the team, and encourage greater intra-team communication.
•	Performed interviews for multiple engineering positions, including internal promotions.
•	Empowered teammates to push their technical and professional boundaries by creating opportunities for them.
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Team Manager
Nerdery
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nerdery
•	Lead back-end teams on multiple projects to provide APIs that closely aligned with front-end requirements and client's business needs.
•	Gave technical feedback for back-end developers on projects to ensure solutions met client's specifications, timeline, and budget.
•	Provided project-domain specific guidance on projects to ensure all engineers on the project were in alignment both during development and testing.
•	Worked with multiple departments to estimate a broad range of projects for sales.
•	Lead back-end team for an intricate internet of things project, and engaged both client and 3rd party vendors to ensure project success.
•	Engaged client stakeholders in discussions and planning that directed initial development of the project to dovetail with planned future development in order to reduce overall development cost.
•	Enabled clients to make more informed business decisions by clearly communicating complex technical issues.
•	Worked closely with multiple development teams to design and implement OSGi-based REST service for a large manufacturing company.
•	Engaged client in conversations to redefine and enhance initial requirements, helping them better serve the needs of their end users.
•	Successfully implemented both client-side and server-side parts of a customer-facing tool, initially specified by deceptively simple business requirements, but required a complex solution.
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Java Developer
Nerdery
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nerdery
•	Longest acting development-team lead (DTL) and a member of the task force dedicated to identifying and resolving pain points of the new role.
•	Collaborated with resourcing and sales to align teammates with projects that best suited their skills and passions.
•	Lead weekly meetings with team leadership to review incoming opportunities and facilitate collaboration with sales, leading to a more robust pipeline of JVM work and a 200% increase in data science opportunities.
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Development Team Lead
Black River Asset Management
https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-river-asset-management
•	Designed, implemented and supported external web portals for more than 100 investors, fund administrators, and leverage providers supporting a multi-billion dollar portfolio of hedge funds.
•	Led new initiative from gathering project requirements through to implementation to launch of Black River’s internal news portal.
•	Analyzed requirements for, developed and supported projects that included Java and PHP software development, Excel and PL/SQL programming, and systems integration.
•	Created a leverage provider monthly report generation tool that automated a previously manual task and greatly improved efficiencies across multiple internal groups.
•	Played key role in implementation of a robust fund data management system to allow more granular and accurate data capture providing more flexible and robust tracking of risk and compliance information.
•	Integrated existing internal data system with 3rd party external data system which allowed instant access to critical data for an SEC required report.
•	Ongoing support of multiple web-based applications across various frameworks including Spring, Play, and Fuse.
Programmer / Analyst
Integral Business Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/company/integral-business-solutions
•	Completed numerous projects for a diverse range of clients including the US Air Force, US Department of Defense, Mesaba Airlines, and Carlson Companies.
•	Created and implemented web-based business solutions using the Open For Business framework (OFBiz), which includes such technologies as Java, XML, and XSL-FO.
•	Developed an automated feedback system, modular document creation framework, and an e-learning course administration interface using OFBiz.
•	Created a standalone application frontend that implements a complex SOAP interface using the Java based Eclipse RPC framework.
•	Solved user interface and project planning issues relating to document management using UML.
Software Developer
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Information Systems
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
NECHAMA
NECHAMA is a voluntary organization that provides natural disaster preparedness, response, and recovery services nationwide.
Board Member
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharine-wood-she-her-89a50ba
Minneapolis, MN
Katharine Wood (she/her)
Studio and Operations Manager, Trainer at Lumos7 Pilates
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Paula Warn
Tour Coordinator, Minneapolis Institute of Art
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State College, PA
Erin Hicks
Museum Visitor Experience and Education
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Minneapolis, MN
Mia Laufer
Associate Curator at Des Moines Art Center
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Minneapolis, MN
Sandra Lipshultz
Writer and Editor
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Alejandra Pelinka
Creative Placemaking Director at City of Bloomington
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Minneapolis, MN
Courtney Reints
Construction Project Coordinator at Shamrock Development
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmmiller
Minneapolis, MN
Ian Miller
Senior Administrative Assistant at Target
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St Paul, MN
Rachael Hart
Global Partner Manager at the Holmes Corporation
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Minneapolis, MN
Jokeda Bell
Director of Exhibitions & Programming  at The African American Interpretive Center of Minnesota
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Minneapolis, MN
Megan Leafblad Gottschalk
Creative Producer at The Great Northern Festival
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Minneapolis, MN
Masami Kawazato
Arts Administration
https://www.linkedin.com/in/torey-erin-735780169
United States
Torey Erin
Visual Artist + Curator + *Currently pursuing a Masters of Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-buhler-lynes-21761851
Miami Beach, FL
Barbara Buhler Lynes
Sunny Kaufman Senior Curator at Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale/ NSU
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Shirin Ghoraishi
Social Media Researcher, Software Tester at The Weisman Art Museum
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Houston, TX
Sarah Abare
Project Manager & Curator at Weingarten Art Group
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Minneapolis, MN
Katie Murphy Burns
Senior Account Executive (Roundel) at Target
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Charlotte, NC
John Abrahams
Java Developer at Empowered Benefits, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bimalparajuli
Charlotte, NC
Bimal Parajuli
AEM Consultant
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