Walter Showers

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Lead Software Engineer at Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center

  • Education

    • Georgia state university

      2006 - 2010
      B.s computer science summa cum laude

      Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Delta Epsilon Iota Honor Society, Golden Key International Honor Society

  • Experience

    • Rockwell automation

      May 2006 - Jul 2008
      Engineering intern

      • Documented official job processes and workflows for global electronics manufacturing facility.• Created and updated training and certification exams required of staff members.• Tested and troubleshot automated testing equipment used in global electronics manufacturing facility.• Converted circuit board drawings to PDF files for product migration to new workplace.• Entered circuit board module information into Excel spreadsheets.

    • Corenet global

      Jul 2010 - Dec 2015

      • Administered, maintained, and upgraded network infrastructure and software, including DNS, Active Directory, IIS, Window Server, and Microsoft Exchange. • Performed VMware virtualization in order to reduce organizational physical server footprint. • Analyzed and troubleshot network performance issues and outages, while serving as on call support 24x7x365.• Administered Cisco network management systems, including Call Manager, Presence Server, and ASA Firewall. • Procured Cisco phones, wireless routers, and network switches. • Managed network security including access, passwords, firewall, email protection service, virus protection system, with the goal to provide high level of security consistent with industry norms. • Managed disaster recovery system to insure that the organization’s operation can be quickly reestablished in the event of a business-impacting outage.• Gathered requirements from staff and write SQL queries for reporting purposes. • Managed vendors as it pertains to AMS/CRM system, website hosting, and API integrations.• Researched, proposed, and implemented new software/hardware systems and enhancements to drive productive or cost savings for the organization.• Created and updated documentation of business rules and processes.• Streamlined processes and trained end users on different software systems.• Assisted with the user training related to new software and hardware.• Led weekly meetings with business owners to assess support needs and upcoming initiatives. Show less Network and Server Support• Configured and maintained all network servers and workstations.• Ensured Microsoft patch management (WSUS) and antivirus updates.• Performed daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly server backups through Symantec Backup.Staff Technology Support• Provided all desktop support for all staff as it related to software and hardware.• Responded to all tickets opened within 2 hours; resolved most issues within 2 business days.Research and Development• Setup and configured programming solutions using existing systems or new system development e.g. online invoicing solution, AMS/CRM systems, intranet webpages, Cisco Call Manager, etc.• Assisted staff with IT solutions to needs and issues to increase productivity. Show less

      • IT Professional - Infrastructure & Programming

        Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
      • IT Intern

        Jul 2010 - Dec 2010
    • Chick-fil-a corporate

      Jan 2016 - May 2022
      • Engineer III, Restaurant Development Solutions

        Jan 2018 - May 2022
      • Analyst, Restaurant Development Strategy & Design

        Jan 2016 - Jan 2018
    • Chick-fil-a corporate support center

      Apr 2022 - now
      • Lead Software Engineer

        Nov 2024 - now
      • Senior Software Engineer

        Apr 2022 - Nov 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Itil® foundation certificate in it service management

      Axelos global best practice
      Jul 2016
    • Amazon web services cloud practitioner

      Amazon web services (aws)
      Jun 2019
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Walter Showers
      Summa Cum Laude -