Paul Black
Manager Of Application Development
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolPaul Black is an experienced software engineering leader with nine years in formal management and over two decades building and operating high-availability trading and enterprise systems. Currently Manager of Application Development at a law firm, he combines hands-on technical judgment with MBA-level business acumen to modernize engineering practices and improve operational response. He’s led global, cross-functional teams of up to 15 engineers through migrations from legacy mainframes to microservices and weekly-release delivery models for mission-critical systems used by hundreds of clients. Known as the calmest person in the room during incidents, he focuses relentlessly on quality, customer satisfaction, and measurable productivity gains through cross-training and process improvements. A lifelong learner and former data science student, he pairs a Computer Science and Math BA with a Full Stack Web Development certificate and an MBA in Derivative Securities and Information Systems. Beyond management, he still writes and reviews code and excels at translating complex technical tradeoffs into decisions executives can act on.
9 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Derivative Securities and Information Systems, MBA Derivative Securities and Information Systems at Loyola University ChicagoBA Computer Science and Math, BA Computer Science and Math at Luther CollegeFull Stack Web Development Certificate Information Technology, Full Stack Web Development Certificate Information Technology at Northwestern UniversityGithub contributions (5)
paulfblack/tasker_profiles
Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:57 commits, 56 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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