Evan Kilgore

About Evan Kilgore

Engineering manager with a passion for technology, innovation and collaboration. I\'m skilled at creating an atmosphere of trust and cohesion. As a leader I ensure that my engineers produce a highly available product and acquire new skills along the way. My soft skills include, networking, relationship building and vendor management, strategic thinking and advanced communication both written and verbal. I’m always interested in connecting with great people. Send me a message and let’s schedule a chat.

Experience

1. Software Engineering Manager

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   Oct 2021 — Present · Riverwoods, IL, US

   Managing a team of 7 platform and app dev engineers. • Created opportunities for team to obtain AWS Certs.• Lead DataDog migration that reduced MTTI.• Manage vendor relationship including contracts and QBRs and upgrades.• Lead API migration to cloud

Education

• Northern Illinois University

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Unix
• Integration Testing
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Clearcase Remote Client
• Html
• Business Analysis
• Software Documentation
• Javascript
• Project Coordination
• Xml
• Management
• C
• Sql
• Visio
• Public Speaking
• Eclipse
• Timeline Development
• C/C++
• Project Estimation
• Gap Analysis
• Website Development
• User Acceptance Testing
• J2ee
• Swing
• High Level Design
• Java Swing
• Customer Service
• Team Leadership
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Websphere
• Microsoft Excel
• Test Case Generation
• Clearcase
• Process Improvement
• Rational Software Architect
• Java