Donny Barclay

Full-Stack Web Developer | DevOps Engineer | IT Project Manager | Aspiring Game Designer

I'm a full-stack web developer with over 13 years of Information Technology experience mostly in developing internal tools and applications that increase employee workflow.

I have a proven track record of developing and implementing business solutions that give employees back their day. I'm also very proficient at matrix management on large scale projects that have little to no room for error.

I’m currently seeking a position that will push me and put me outside my comfort zone and help me to bridge the gap from DevOps/Automation Engineer to Developer.

Please reach out to me on any of the platforms linked below.

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
  • AJAX
  • AngularJS
  • Bash
  • CSS3
  • Express.js
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • HTML5
  • Informix
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • PowerShell
  • RESTful
  • SharePoint
  • SQL
  • SQL Server
  • Transact-SQL
  • Unix

Projects

Project Time Tracker

IT Project Manager | Web Developer | SharePoint Administrator

Technologies: SharePoint, SQL, HTML, and CSS

Designed and implemented new software for project management time tracking.  The resulting data was fed into SharePoint, Serena, and Salesforce.

  • Eliminated duplication of effort, which freed up an average of 5 hours per week for each of the 30 Project Managers.
  • Decreased the amount of time and effort spent tracking projects by 20%.
  • Centralized project statuses, allowing for more visibility and for faster, real-time updates for stakeholders.

M&A Migration (circuit migration)

IT Project Manager | Web Developer | SharePoint Administrator

Technologies: SharePoint, MS Project, HTML, and CSS

Steered the migration of 340 client circuits from the existing datacenter to a new datacenter.  This project was scheduled for 2 years and was successfully completed in 18 months.

  • Directed a team of Project Managers through the migration process.
  • Hosted several weekly status update calls; one with company higher-up, including Group Executives and Senior Directors, and the other with IT Teams from both datacenters.

M&A Migration (mailbox migration)

DevOps Engineer | IT Project Manager | File Transfer System Administrator

Technologies: MS Project, Unix, Korn Scripting, IBM Connect Direct, IBM Sterling B2B, and SFTP

Led a team of File Transfer IT System Administrators in the migration of 250 SFTP client mailboxes from endpoint to endpoint.

  • Coordinated routing rules between several internal systems; required to get files from each mailbox to their specific platform for processing.
  • Conducted weekly calls with both IT and Non-IT Teams to engage, test, train, troubleshoot, and validate all mailboxes at each endpoint.
  • Hosted weekly status update calls with Group Executives and Senior Directors at both locations.

Streamline and Automate deployment process for a 99.9999% uptime system

DevOps Engineer | IT Project Manager

Technologies: Unix, Korn Scripting, PowerShell, Informix, and SQL

Reduced the preparation and deployment times of the company's largest platform while maintaining 99.9999% uptime.

  • Instituted a pre-deployment exercise with all stakeholders to simulate the deployment.
  • Instituted a post-deployment SWOT analysis meeting with all stakeholders, focusing on process improvement for future deployments.
  • Designed and executed Bash/PowerShell deployment scripts.
  • Decreased the pre-release staging time by 75% on the company's largest platform.
  • Decreased deployment time by 40% on the company's largest platform.

Implement ITIL for Service Transition teams

IT Project Manager | Web Developer | SharePoint Administrator

Technologies: SharePoint, HTML, CSS

Worked with the IT Organization, including the DBA, Application Development, and QA Teams to standardize the process and format of deployment items.

  • Created templates and guidelines for Product/Program Owners to follow for new products and services.
  • Created SQL Standard documentation with the DBA, Applications Development, and QA teams.
  • Hosted training sessions with the Application Development teams to reinforce understanding of, and adherence to, the existing SDLC model.

Hardware Migration of 99.9999% Uptime System

DevOps Engineer | IT Project Manager

Technologies: Unix, Korn Scripting, Informix, SQL, MS Project

Led the migration of the company's largest platform's resources to a newer hardware infrastructure, while maintaining the required 99.9999% uptime.

  • Led pre-migration testing to ensure that all networking connectivity and application dependancies were passing prior to migration.
  • Coordinated migration effort between all IT Teams to ensure that no downtime occurred.
  • Oversaw each departments tasks, for each day of the multi-stage, cutover migration.
  • Designed and executed server cloning scripts, with networking and database tests.

Architect Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

DevOps Engineer | IT Project Manager

Technologies: Unix, Korn Scripting, Informix, SQL, SharePoint, MS Project

Designed and implemented company’s first division-wide Configuration Management Database (CMDB).

  • Coordinated with Product and IT teams to identify all systems of record, to ensure data synchronization.
  • Worked with Product and IT teams to migrate company mindset from platform oriented to service oriented.
  • Worked with all stakeholders to determine any dependencies and relationships not otherwise documented.
  • Led Configuration Management team in creating initial data load, and in creating processes to ensure data integrity after implementation.

Altruist
Web Developer

Technologies: EJS, Express.js, Heroku, JavaScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Bash

An event planning application to connect volunteers with non-profits and other organizations in need.

  • Built on a team of 2.
  • Built front-end and backend of volunteer sections of the application.

Artemis
Web Developer

Technologies: Express.js, Heroku, JavaScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Bash

A mobile scavenger hunt application.

  • Built on a team of 3.
  • Designed and built the back-end API

Brief Pin
Web Developer

Technologies: Express.js, JavaScript, Node.js, Handlebars.js, PostgreSQL, and Bash

A Pinterest-style news curation application, meant to aid in filtering and disseminating relevant news articles to lawmakers, such as Senators and Congressmen.

  • Built on a team of 5 during a hackathon.
  • Personally responsible for the core back-end, half of the routing logic, and a portion of the front-end pages.

About me

Hi, my name is Donny.

For the last 13 years, I've held various IT roles for the same company, including DevOps Engineer, Automation Engineer, IT Project Manager, File Transfer Administrator, SharePoint Administrator, and Systems Architect. Over the years, I've become very efficient at designing and implementing internal tools and applications that help to reduce employee workflow. I have also become very fluent in communicating with both the technical and non-technical sides of the house.

Tired of the heat, I moved with my wife and ferrets from Phoenix, AZ to Seattle, WA in 2017. I enrolled in Galvanize's Web Development Immersion Program and, since graduating in July, 2017, I have been exploring other technologies and programming languages like C++, docker, GraphQL, React, and Unreal to name a few.

When I'm not learning new things, I'm teaching evening workshops and classes at the Galvanize campus in Seattle. I have taught multiple "Learn to Code" and "Intro to Web Development" CSS/HTML/JavaScript classes, as well as an Amazon Alexa introduction class.

I’m currently seeking a position that will push me and put me outside my comfort zone and help me to bridge the gap from DevOps/Automation Engineer to Developer.