Eire Ford

Senior Software Engineer | Full Stack Specialist

eireford@gmail.com
541-870-9895
Portland, OR

Professional Summary

Highly adaptable and driven technologist with a passion for leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems and drive innovation. Seeking opportunities to contribute to impactful projects and push the boundaries of what's possible.

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Remotely VideoAugust 2021 - December 2022
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams including project managers, product owners, and technical and non-technical stakeholders to define user stories, objectives, and key results.
  • Designed and developed an IAM API using Python/Flask to support Auth0 and Google Workspace authentication, enabling single sign-on and role-based access control.
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines for Python APIs, Node.js Strapi, and React web applications using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Developed CloudFormation and Docker Compose infrastructure as code to implement enterprise applications for multi-tenant video production including process automation.

Software Engineer

DF StudioApril 2018 - December 2018
  • Developed and automated end-to-end and functional tests using Jenkins, CloudFormation, and Selenium WebDriver for Java/Kotlin, ensuring compatibility across devices.
  • Extended CI/CD pipeline for Java (Kotlin) and Vue web applications to include performance and security testing, covering broken access control and CSRF vulnerabilities.
  • Initiated research, development, and testing of remediations for web application security vulnerabilities, including OWASP ESAPI.

Analyst Programmer II

University of Oregon, College of EducationApril 2012 - June 2016
  • Designed and implemented a highly available, scalable online learning platform using LAMP, JS, and open-source software, serving 3,000+ concurrent international users.
  • Developed SSO middleware and API using PHP (Laravel/Lumen) with OAuth and LDAP integration.
  • Ensured HIPAA and FERPA compliance and best practices across multiple institutions and nationalities.
  • Oversaw third-party development of JS (Bootstrap) front-end, including code review and automated end-to-end testing for security and functionality.

Software Development Engineer in Test

Palo Alto SoftwareNovember 2010 - March 2012
  • Wrote cross-browser and end-to-end tests in Java using Ant, TestNG, and Selenium WebDriver to ensure quality and functionality across multiple browsers and mobile devices.
  • Developed and implemented CI/CD and monitoring using Jenkins and CloudFormation to assess performance, availability, and functionality.

Senior Systems Implementation Engineer

Lumigent Technologies, Inc.October 2005 - November 2008
  • Implemented auditing and rule enforcement systems for SOX, HIPAA, and PCI compliance using Java on highly available Oracle RAC and MSSQL cluster DBMSs.
  • Designed and delivered services for the configuration, change management, and privileged user access auditing of mission-critical systems.
  • Managed projects, defined requirements, wrote documentation, and trained technical and non-technical staff on web applications and DBMS operations.

Technical Skills

Web Services & APIs

AWS
GCP
Scalable Web Applications
Enterprise Services
API Integration

Agile Development

Project Management
Agile Methodology
Cross-functional collaboration

Languages

Java
Python
JavaScript

DBMS

SQL
ETL operations
Schema Design
Security for PostgreSQL and MySQL

Education

Enrolled Full-time

Western Governors University, Mill Creek, UT

Present

Featured Projects

Advanced Machine Learning on Google Cloud

Coursera Specialization - April 2021 focusing on production ML models and data pipelines.

Data Engineering with GCP

Coursera Specialization - November 2019 covering big data, machine learning, and data processing.

Deep Learning

Coursera Specialization - October 2020 covering neural networks, computer vision, and NLP.