Ray Adkins

About Ray Adkins

Experienced Software Engineering Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry leveraging Agile methodologies (scrum, kanban). Skilled in Systems Architecture, Software Design & Development, Databases (RDBMS & NoSQL), API design and cross functional team building (DevOps, DevSecOps).In my mind if you can accomplish the mission, take care of your people and be a good steward of the business you\'ve had a successful day. Find a way to stay on the cutting edge of technology without hitting the bleeding edge and you\'ve also had a lot of fun along the way.

Experience

1. VP of Software Architecture and Engineering

   Trader Interactive

   Nov 2018 — Present · Norfolk, VA, US

   I\'m blessed to lead and work daily with talented and driven managers and team of software engineers, data engineers, database administrators, systems administrators, project/scrum masters, release engineers and support teams responsible for the core technology infrastructure supporting back office systems, IT infrastructure, ETL systems, and APIs for multiple high traffic websites and online advertising and marketing services products for the powersports, recreational vehicle, commercial truck, and equipment industries.Some of our brands include CycleTrader.com, RVTrader.com, RV Web Services, Commercial Web Services, CommercialTruckTrader.com and EquipmentTrader.com. Collectively, our products serve over 7 million monthly unique visitors through online marketplaces, power thousands of dealer websites, and offer unique tools to assist dealers in more effectively running their businesses and serving their customers.We design, build, and maintain key components of IT Infrastructure in support of multiple internal and external business and product development teams with a focus on:* Mobile first approach to product development* Secure API driven data transformation and content delivery* Rapid development in an agile environment through continuous delivery of products.* Secure integration with internal and external business partners and customers.* Optimizing operational costs and systems performance* Identification of emerging technologies to create and enhance product offerings* Increasing productivity and efficiency through automation and process improvements* Market, Business and Operational Intelligence platforms and reporting.

Skills

• Nginx
• Web Development
• SEO
• Apis
• Xml
• Rest
• Ubuntu
• Php
• Software Development
• Nosql
• Python
• Scrum
• C#
• Oracle Sql
• Jira
• Vmware
• Centos
• Sql
• Linux
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Databases
• Coldfusion
• Git
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Agile Methodologies
• Mysql
• Iis
• Oauth
• Mac Os X
• Web Services
• Apache
• Soa
• Api
• Html
• Javascript
• Solr
• Mongodb