Steve Down

Steve Down

Software Developer, Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Cloud Architect at Rackspace

  • Education

    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

      1983 - 1987
      Bachelor of Science Computer and Systems Engineering
  • Experience

    • Micro Networks of America

      Sept 1986 - Nov 1990
      Software Developer, Consultant

      Developed and supported NCR-compatible teller-terminal emulation software and IPX network gateway; X.25 gateway application; Novell network design, implementation, troubleshooting.

    • Cornerstone Consulting

      Nov 1990 - Mar 2000
      Principal Consultant

      Delivery of integration solutions to customers using MitemView; Pre-sales support in the form of customer-facing proof-of-concept projects; Training of customers in product fundamentals;

    • MITEM Corporation

      Mar 2000 - Mar 2006
      Principal Consultant, Professional Services Group

      Delivery of integration solutions to customers; Construction of software tools to aid in the development process; Pre-sales support in the form of customer-facing proof-of-concept projects; Training of customers in product fundamentals; Troubleshooting and refactoring of customer project implementations.

    • ONEWARE, Inc.

      Mar 2006 - Aug 2012
      Development Manager and Software Engineer

      Architecture, implementation, and optimization for a custom ASP.NET rendering framework; UI refactoring using Ext JS; SQL query design, troubleshooting and optimization; project estimation; feature design; development team management.

    • Wells Fargo

      Sept 2012 - Aug 2015
      Applications Systems Engineer
    • Warranty Solutions - an AmTrust Financial Company

      Sept 2015 - Feb 2018
      Senior Software Engineer
    • AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AFSI)

      Sept 2015 - Feb 2018
      Senior Software Engineer
    • Amynta Group

      Mar 2018 - Feb 2022

      DevOps and Production Support Management, application architecture, Azure application implementation and support

      • Senior Systems Manager

        Apr 2020 - Feb 2022
      • Senior Software Engineer

        Mar 2018 - Apr 2020
    • Rackspace Technology

      Feb 2022 - now
      Professional Services Delivery Architect
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

      Microsoft
      Sept 2024
    • Terraform Associate

      HashiCorp
      Sept 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

      Microsoft
      Sept 2023
      View certificate certificate