Summary
Sean Harrison is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience designing, building, and optimizing systems across publishing, healthcare, and cloud-native environments. He has founded and shipped workflow automation that saved customers hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars, and at Blue Cross NC delivered a risk-adjustment application that improved user efficiency by 150%. Sean blends backend engineering (Python, Django/Flask), data engineering (SQL, XML/XSLT), and cloud orchestration (Kubernetes, AWS, OpenShift) while leading cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers. He pairs product-minded architecture with pragmatic DevOps and CI/CD practices to move projects from MVP to production. Based in Wheaton, Illinois, his background in ancient languages and TESOL hints at strong communication skills and an aptitude for translating complex requirements into usable software.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Ancient Languages, Philosophy, BA, Ancient Languages, Philosophy at Wheaton College
Master’s Degree, TESOL, Master’s Degree, TESOL at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Greek, Russian