Justin Golden
- Senior Web Developer / Senior SharePoint Developer / Program Manager / Solutions Architect
- Chicago, IL
- Member Since May 11, 2023
Candidates About
Justin Golden
Overview
Versatile, creative, and pragmatic web developer with 20 years of experience delivering web solutions in small to Global 500 companies and a variety of vertical industries.
§ 7 years of experience leading globally-dispersed teams of developers, and analysts delivering projects to an international user base.
§ Passion for building technology solutions balanced with pragmatic mind for executing to plan while remaining responsive to evolving customer needs
§ Unique balance of leadership, technical, creative, and stakeholder relationship abilities
§ Excellent written, oral communication, and presentation skills
Highlighted Skills
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§ Project and program management |
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§ JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, Vue |
§ Information architecture |
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§ Leading globally-dispersed teams |
§ Responsive design utilizing frameworks including Bootstrap and Foundation |
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§ Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator |
§ Solution architecture |
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§ Offshore development |
§ Vendor management |
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§ Agile Development |
§ Budgeting, estimating, forecasting |
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§ Stakeholder management |
§ Strategic planning |
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§ SharePoint 20013, 2010, MOSS 2007 administration and development |
§ SDLC application development § CSS, LESS, SASS, and HTML5 § Deep customization of Content Management Systems such as Wordpress, SharePoint, SiteCore, and Django. § Managing Server Environments on-prem or on Cloud providers including Azure and AWS
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Career History
Vela Insurance Services April 2014 to Present
Senior Web Developer
§ Developed a SharePoint 2013-based intranet with custom master pages using jQuery, AngularJS, bootstrap and custom CSS
§ Developed the front-end of Vela’s public website and broker portal using jQuery, CSS, HTML 5, and google maps API
§ Developed a claims loss tracking using Angular, integrating SQL and Oracle back-end data to provide claims users with a highly usable interface to process claims.
Deloitte Consulting February to April 2014
SharePoint Implementation Consultant
§ Designed a visually engaging, responsive change management intranet site on SharePoint 2010
§ Developed and implemented branded master pages and page layouts using LESS CSS, jQuery with custom web parts and lists
Zurich Insurance January 2006 to November 2013
2013 North American SharePoint Implementation Lead
§ Led the implementation of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in North America as part of a strategic effort to move off of the Lotus-based collaboration stack
§ Consolidated and migrated SharePoint 2003 and 2007 farms into a single 2010 environment
§ Led the most recent redesign of Zurich North America’s external website managed by MOSS 2007
2010 to 2012 Program Manager, Distribution and Web
§ Led a team of 19 analysts, architects, developers, and testers located in the US, UK, Switzerland, Spain, and India in operational support and project work.
§ Supported Zurich’s Marketing and Communications, and IT organizations through the delivery of intranet and extranet
§ Managed a USD 850k release and project budget of USD 3.2m delivering aggressively scheduled projects on time and on budget.
2006 to 2009 Internet Solutions Architect
§ Architect of ongoing development of the North American extranet and intranet
§ Technical lead for an application portfolio leading a team of eight local and offshore developers
§ Working closely with executive stakeholders, designed Zurich’s global product catalog, delivering a fully functional, globally used application in four months
§ Led the design and execution of the migration of Zurich’s internally developed access management system to a cloud-based solution.
§ Principal interface with Zurich marketing leadership for the rewrite and replatforming of Zurich North America’s public website over the span of eight weeks
§ Worked with marketing and communications business partners to bring their visions into effective online applications and websites
Czarnowski Display Services 2003 to 2006
Senior Web Developer
§ Led a team of contract programmers and web designers to develop Czarnowski’s customer extranet tracking inventory and online ordering.
§ Designed and developed Czarnowski’s intranet and public website
US Bank 2002 to 2003
Consultant
§ Designed and developed a small business loan approval application in Lotus Notes and Domino 5 for US Bank. This application used Lotus Notes’ workflow and routing capabilities and integrated 3rd party credit scoring tools & MS SQL Server 2000 through Lotus Enterprise Integrator
§ Developed an SLA monitoring tool to assist with tracking due dates while making adjustments for holidays and weekends.
IBM/Lotus Professional Services 2000 to 2002
Senior Developer
§ Customized Lotus products, such as Domino Doc, Domino Workflow, and QuickPlace through working closely with the product teams.
§ Lead developer for the implementation of a 1300 step workflow application managing a customer’s product development process. This application had a Web front end and integrated Oracle, Domino Workflow, Domino.Doc on the back end.
§ Rolled out & customized Lotus QuickPlace in a client pilot program enabling collaboration with internal and external groups.