David Purcell

Experience

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  Imaginet - Minneapolis

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Developer and Project Lead

  Developed web applications and managed projects for a variety of customers, using multiple technologies (Cold Fusion, IIS/ASP, Vignette StoryServer, OpenMarket, Java, WebObjects).

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  J. Walter Thompson - Digital

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  Sr. Applications Architect

  Was responsible for the technical vision for projects, including: designing the applications, guiding and mentoring the developers, leading the development process, communicating the technical vision to the team and the client, and providing strategic input for client technology decisions. This worked covered a variety of projects in multiple business types and problem domains, using multiple web application technologies.

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  Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System

  Sept 2004 - Jun 2011

  As an architect in the enterprise architecture group, provided leadership in a number of ways, including setting the direction for the software development technologies and process and participating on enterprise-wide projects. Such activities and accomplishments include: - Setting standards for software development, especially in the areas of Java/JEE, web services and web technologies (primarily using the JBoss application server, Spring/Hibernate, plus Maven) - Assisting development teams on projects - Designing/Coding common-purpose software components that are used by all applications - Guiding the software development infrastructure and processes - Played the role of key architect in a project to establish MnSCU’s enterprise-wide identity management system - Mentoring developers, including facilitating regular developer forums aimed at building teams, promoting standards, and raising awareness of new tools and best practices Show less

  • Systems Architect - Web Technologies

    Apr 2007 - Jun 2011

  • Web Applications Supervisor

    Sept 2004 - Apr 2007
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  JWT Minneapolis

  May 2011 - May 2012

  Manager - Enterprise Technologies

  As manager for the engineering team, helped set standards, improve processes, perform management duties, and lead the technical teams to build dynamic web applications using Groovy/Grails and Java.

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  Mirum Agency - formerly Digitaria

  May 2012 - Jun 2015

  Director of Engineering

  As manager for a team of web developers and engineers, am responsible for designing solutions, managing resources, managing hosting services, consulting with clients, and leading the technical delivery of projects.

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  Nexstar Digital LLC

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2019

  Director of Engineering
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  Thomson Reuters

  Oct 2019 - now

  Software Delivery Manager