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Tom Cates

Tom Cates

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    AWS Certified Software Developer

  • Education

    • University of South Florida

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      Bachelor's degree Sociology

  • Experience

    • GUI Systems

      Sept 1998 - Aug 2001
      Consultant

      Tested and maintained various insurance industry applications.Centura/C++

    • MQSoftware

      Sept 2001 - Nov 2003
      Developer

      Maintained/enhanced desktop and web-based network configuration and monitoring applications. Assisted support department in resolving issues involving diverse customer environments.Java/C++/SQL

    • GUI Systems

      Dec 2003 - May 2004
      Consultant

      J2EE development: web application providing real-time insurance quotes.

    • MQSoftware

      Jun 2004 - Aug 2009
      Developer

      Worked on web application for configuring WebSphere MQ environment, maintaining and enhancing: servlets, JSPs, applets, C++ services.Designed and implemented web-based MQ message browser.Java/J2EE/C++

    • BMC Software

      Aug 2009 - Aug 2016
      Staff Specialist Product Developer

      (MQSoftware acquired by BMC)Web Application Developer, Java/C/C++ programmer. Worked on a variety of enterprise applications for WebSphere MQ environment.

    • PRO Unlimited

      Sept 2016 - Jul 2019
      Consultant

      Part time contracting position, working for BMC Software.

    • Kforce Inc

      Nov 2019 - Feb 2020
      Consultant

      Spring Boot Micro Services, Reactive Java, Kakfa + Cassandra

    • JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      Feb 2020 - Oct 2021
      Associate Cloud Software Engineer

    • ABC Fitness Solutions

      Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
      Senior Software Engineer

    • Capital One

      Nov 2022 - now
      Senior Software Engineer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • AWS Certified Developer - Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Mar 2021
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    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      May 2023
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tom Cates
      DPS (Digital & Platform Services) Quarterly Excellence Award - Aug 2020 Categories: Invest in our People; Transparent/Data-driven