Summary
John Black is a Lead Software Engineer with 11 years of focused experience building full-stack web applications and automating complex business processes, currently driving engineering at FactSet from Fairfield, Connecticut. He specializes in .NET Core/C#, SQL, and front-end tech (HTML5/CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, Razor) and has deep experience translating intricate business rules into coherent, auditable data views. At FactSet he modernized ASV reporting—consolidating fragmented views, implementing role-based security to limit regulatory exposure, and delivering workflow automation that replaced manual, error-prone processes. His work spans analytics and finance domains, including algorithms to compute monthly revenue changes and tooling that proactively flags legal compliance risks. Collected experience across Fortune-level firms and long tenures demonstrates a pragmatic blend of technical depth, strong communication, and product-minded engineering. He pairs a physics BA foundation with a knack for turning regulatory and sales complexity into reliable, production-ready software.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics at Lafayette College