Summary
Robert Dobyns is a Lead Software Engineer with nine years of progressive experience building web applications and leading engineering efforts across insurance and e-commerce firms. He combines hands-on JavaScript/React and Java development with a strong grounding in QA and operations, having advanced from intern and support roles into repeated lead positions. Based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Robert has helped stabilize and scale software teams at companies including Physicians Mutual, Oriental Trading, Mutual of Omaha, and Proxibid. His background outside tech—service as a police officer and military police—gives him a practical, disciplined approach to incident response and cross-team communication. A community-minded technologist with an AAS in Computer Applications & Web Programming, he routinely bridges product, QA, and operations to deliver reliable shipped software.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Computer Applications & Web Programming, Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Computer Applications & Web Programming at Iowa Western Community College
Diploma, General Studies, Diploma, General Studies at W.F. West High School