Austin Flowers

Chief Technology Officer

Flowers Bryson Creative Group•  January 2019 - Present•  New Baltimore, MI

• Oversee technical responsibilities, guiding development teams through UX/UI to deliver client MVPs. • Delegate workload to program managers, ensuring efficient project completion and client satisfaction. • Create technical vision for future collaborations, driving innovation and strategic growth. • Lead engineering and testing teams, ensuring high-quality digital product delivery. • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, enhancing team productivity and project outcomes. • Guide and support the engineering team through the UX/UI process, ensuring seamless collaboration for successful project delivery. • Spearhead the technical vision for future collaborations, ensuring innovative solutions and long-term client satisfaction. • Analyze and manage the Group’s technical responsibilities, optimizing processes for efficient workload delegation and project execution. • Drive project success by managing technical responsibilities, delegating effectively, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality digital products. • Develop and implement innovative technological strategies, driving long-term client satisfaction and fostering strategic growth. • Streamline technical processes, enhancing project efficiency and ensuring timely, high-quality digital product delivery.

Senior Software Engineer

Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra•  June 2016 - Present•  Troy, MI

• Designed, developed, tested, and deployed a responsive web-application utilizing clients’ specifications using WIX Studio. • Implemented complex UI designs based on client requirements, enhancing the user interface and experience, leading to a 25% boost in customer satisfaction. • Utilized analytical skills to troubleshoot and optimize the web application, resulting in a 15% reduction in load times and improved performance metrics. • Led performance optimization of web apps, reducing load times by 15%, enhancing user experience. • Continuously update and provide feedback for future implementations of new features and content.

Senior Software Engineer

Volkswagen•  November 2019 - July 2024•  Auburn Hills, MI

• Develops, tests, and maintains digital experiences for www.vw.com, enhancing user engagement and satisfaction. • Leads UI team in design, development, and testing of client-facing applications using React, Node.JS, AWS. • Enhances REST APIs and Microservices using Java/Spring-Boot, supporting scalable UI applications. • Collaborates on CICD pipelines, deploying applications to cloud environments with Jenkins, Kubernetes. • Mentors team on best practices in test-driven development, ensuring high code-quality standards. • Facilitated cross-functional team collaborations to streamline project workflows and enhance code quality, leading to a 20% reduction in deployment time. • Spearheaded the integration of advanced monitoring tools, significantly reducing system downtime and improving application stability by 30%. • Introduced micro-frontend architecture in AEM, improving modularity and scalability of web applications, resulting in a 25% increase in development efficiency. • Conducted thorough code reviews and implemented best practices, reducing bugs by 40% and enhancing overall software performance. • Mentored junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth, which improved team productivity by 15%. • Implemented advanced caching mechanisms, reducing page load times by 35% and enhancing user experience.

Senior Software Engineer

InfoVision Consultants•  August 2019 - November 2019•  Dallas, TX

• Developed and tested a React enterprise application for an international retailer, enhancing user experience. • Implemented UX designs into React/Redux components, ensuring seamless integration and user satisfaction. • Tested components with Jest and coordinated with the Automated Testing Team for comprehensive quality assurance. • Created a standard authentication context React Component, streamlining future application authentication processes. • Utilized technologies: React, Redux, Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Azure, PostgreSQL, AI, JIRA, GitLab, Confluence, Jenkins, CI/CD, TDD, Node.js, Express, OAuth2, JWT, Docker, Spark Clusters. • Optimized React/Redux components, reducing load times by 30% and enhancing user experience for an international retailer. • Led cross-functional team meetings, ensuring seamless integration of UX designs with React components, boosting project efficiency. • Developed rigorous testing protocols using Jest, Cucumber, and Selenium, ensuring 99.9% bug-free component deployment. • Pioneered authentication context component, now a company standard, streamlining future app authentication processes. • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, cutting deployment time by 40% and enhancing development workflow. • Facilitated cross-functional team meetings, ensuring seamless UX design integration with React components, boosting project efficiency.

Software Engineer

Lapeer Symphony Orchestra•  March 2013 - September 2016•  Lapeer, MI

• Led design, development, and deployment of responsive web app using ReactJS, SQL, and Java/SpringBoot. • Created user interfaces tailored to client needs, enhancing user experience and satisfaction. • Launched web application on client domain, ensuring smooth and timely delivery. • Provided continuous updates and feedback, facilitating the addition of new features and content. • Led cross-functional teams to deliver a responsive web app using ReactJS, SQL, and SpringBoot, enhancing client satisfaction. • Directed the full-stack development lifecycle, ensuring timely deployment and high-quality standards for client web applications. • Introduced automation in testing processes, reducing bugs by 30% and speeding up release cycles. • Meticulously designed user interfaces tailored to client needs, boosting user engagement by 20%. • Streamlined deployment processes, cutting down time-to-market by 25% while maintaining robust application performance. • Optimized database queries, reducing data retrieval times by 40%, significantly enhancing application performance.

Southern Careers Institute

Software Engineering, Software Developer Diploma•  August 2018 - May 2019

52 credit accredited program studying full stack web development with specialties in Java, JS, React,/Redux, Agile Methodologies, Responsive Web Design, SQL & NoSQL Databases, Deployment and Cloud Services with AWS, and a group project focused on all those.