Brian Davis

About Brian Davis

I\'m passionate about making change in lives and organizations. I currently do so by…

Experience

1. Senior Developer

   Spinlife

   Oct 2020 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Architected and led the modernization of an internal ERP/CRM into a scalable Angular and.NET Core system using Clean Architecture. While this is an ongoing project, completed sections have 70-90% reduced code complexity, improved maintainability, and increased uptime.• Defined the technical vision and led the team to complete implementation of single-page checkout, increasing UX resulting in an increase to company top-line revenue by an estimated 2% per year.• Led implementation of the launch of a new brand, SpinKids, representing ~1.4% of 2024 order volume.• Optimized critical database queries, reducing resource consumption by up to 90%.• Led the execution of a redesign of the main customer facing ecommerce site, improving performance and user experience.• Spearheaded SEO and site performance enhancements, resulting in 5x improvement in Google Search Console score, including reducing Cumulative Layout Shift to negligible amounts.• Replaced jpg/png images with next generation WEBP images, resulting in 90% less image payload, which improved load times and customer experience.• Implemented IIS brotli / gzip compression, reducing document payload by 60%.• Guided architecture and assisted in implementation of customer-facing AI-based product search.• Optimized API architecture, reducing build size by 66%.• Consolidated work ticketing systems to a unified Azure DevOps system, improving cross-team collaboration. Developed a custom blue-green deployment tool, achieving >99.99% uptime over 4+ years, even during deployments. Implemented peer-review system and reorganized requirements gathering process to reduce rework and technical debt.• Led a team of engineers from India as well as peer support to two stateside developers, providing technical mentorship and strategic guidance.• Directed multiple cross-departmental data cleanup initiatives, improving data quality and guiding software safeguards to maintain future data integrity.

Education

• Brigham Young University

  Master’s Degree

  2003 — 2011

• Highland High School

  High School

  1999 — 2003

• The Ohio State University

  K-12 Computer/Technology Endorsement

  2012 — 2013

Skills

• Courts
• Ellipsometry
• Lithography
• Writing
• Evidence Collection
• Nanotechnology
• Emergency Management
• Trace Evidence
• Pspice
• Technical Writing
• Comsol
• Numerical Analysis
• Programming
• Microsoft Office
• Simulation
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Electron Beam Lithography
• Science
• Criminal Justice
• Nanomaterials
• Criminal Investigations
• Government
• Public Safety
• Private Investigations
• Teaching
• Microscopy
• Research
• Spanish
• Problem Solving
• Spectroscopy
• Xps
• Afm
• Labview
• Electronics
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Matlab
• Sputtering
• Editing
• Latex