Brett Rojas

About Brett Rojas

A Certified Lead Appian Developer who specializes in enterprise-level application development with extensive experience in Agile development, Appian system architecture, application development, database design, and requirements gathering. With over eight years of Appian development and leadership experience, I have supported corporate and government clients as a developer, development lead, technical lead, and project manager. Most recently, I have served as a Technical Training Manager and developed a 3-month training program for new Appian developers. I have a drive and passion for learning new technologies and using them to solve complex problems in creative and efficient ways.Core CompetenciesDevelopment• High proficiency in SAIL, Appian Expression Language, and SQL.• Basic knowledge of Python, JAVA, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XSL, and FO. • Basic knowledge of Apache, JBoss, Tomcat, WebLogic, Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, and Microsoft SQL Server.• Functional knowledge of AWS EC2, RDS, Route53, Gateways, VPCs, and Security Groups.Hardware/Software• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project.• Extensive experience with Microsoft Excel.• Functional knowledge of Git, TortoiseGit, GitHub, and BitBucket.• Ability to create dynamic ingestible PDFs with Adobe LiveCycle and Adobe Experience Manager.• Extensive knowledge of computer hardware and software.• Experience with developing Atlassian JIRA projects, workflows, and development lifecycle best practices.• Ability to construct and repair personal computers and networks.• Adapts quickly to new software packages.Leadership• Developed and led 3-month technical training program for new Appian developers.• Experience with contracting, financial analysis/forecasting, and staffing.• Provided mentorship and managerial oversight for large groups of developers.• Excellent time management skills and coordination with limited resources.

Experience

1. Technical Training Manager

   Horizon Industries, Limited

   Aug 2022 — Present

   Developed and led 3-month technical training program for new Appian developers.• Developed new training curriculum highlighting advanced Appian topics and development best practices.• Led classroom-style technical and development process instruction for multiple batches of junior developers.• Worked one-on-one to mentor an educate new developers on Appian best practices and internal development methodologies.• Provided continued support and mentorship for graduate developers after project placement.

Education

• George Mason University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Major in Information Systems and Finance with minor in Information Technology

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Sql
• Jboss Application Server
• Php
• Quickbooks
• Css
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Oracle
• Appian
• Operations Management
• Computer Hardware
• Javascript
• Apache
• Customer Service
• Mysql
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Networking
• Microsoft Word
• Online Marketing
• Java
• Business Process Management
• Xslt
• Scrum
• Xsl-Fo
• Html
• Microsoft Office
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel