Sean Flatley
Lead Software Engineer at Modus Operandi
Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSean Flatley is a Lead Software Engineer with 16 years of experience building full-stack and backend systems, currently leading development at Modus Operandi from Florida. He has deep Java and big-data integration expertise demonstrated by substantive contributions to Pentaho (including Hadoop plugins, Hive JDBC work, and core BI server enhancements) and practical experience across enterprise data platforms and CI/CD environments. Sean has held senior and architect roles at companies like PKWARE and New Directions Technologies, blending hands-on coding with systems architecture and security fixes. He pairs pragmatic engineering—implementing UI improvements, file-chooser dialogs, and data-import workflows—with mentorship and operational know-how, gained also from building CI pipelines and Oracle/PLSQL-backed systems. A former captain who once maintained his own 27-foot sloop between contracts, he brings a calm, problem-solving mindset to complex integration challenges.
16 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at IonaBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Iona College
English
Github Skills (15)
javas10
hadoop10
java10
vfs9
apidoc9
ui-design9
filesystem9
virtual-file-system9
api9
big-data9
databases8
database8
sql7
data-integration7
github3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
pentaho/pentaho-platform
Nov 2011 - Jun 2013
Pentaho BA Server Core
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:21 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Sean primarily contributed to the Pentaho Platform's back-end functionality. Their work involved adding support for CDA file importing, fixing issues in the Kettle component, and integrating statistics gathering jobs within the system. They also addressed security vulnerabilities and updated copyright dates. The commits demonstrate expertise in Java and interaction with the platform's core components and extensions.
server-corepentaho
pentaho/big-data-plugin
Jun 2010 - Apr 2013
Kettle plugin that provides support for interacting within many "big data" projects including Hadoop, Hive, HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB, and others.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:21 commits in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Sean contributed to the Kettle plugin, primarily focusing on the UI and integration aspects for big data projects. Their initial commit involved the setup and creation of the `JobEntryHadoopCopyFilesDialog.java` file. Subsequent commits show improvements and refinements to the Hadoop file chooser dialog, including enhancements for selecting files and directories, indicating an ongoing effort to streamline user interaction within the plugin.
operationhadoop-hivefeature-storehive-hbasemongodb
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