Summary
I'm a software professional with over 15 years of experience delivering results, certified as a Professional Scrum Master II (Credly & Scrum.org).
To me, success means shipping often to make customers' lives better.
Ian J MacIntosh.com
Owner, May 2019 – Present
- Helping clients' engineering teams deliver their best work consistently, predictably, and sustainably
- Fixing bad testing practices — one client recorded a 50% drop in product defects in a single quarter
- Improving hiring until candidates and interviewers both enjoy every step of the experience
- Mentoring engineers by demonstrating techniques from years of hands-on experience. My specialties include cleaning up messes in Git and fixing broken Scrum implementations
Endurance International Group
Software Architect, Apr 2018 – May 2019
- Oversaw front-end development for all major sites in the company's $1B+ portfolio
- Supervised five different teams of 3-10 engineers, meeting with dev leads one-on-one weekly
- Helped product owners deliver complex updates with many remote teams
- Improved site stability by building an on-site QA team to support test automation
- Established a consistent weekly deploy schedule with rigorous quality checks
- Implemented a professional development program for engineers built on peer collaboration
Constant Contact
Principal Software Engineer, Apr 2015 – Apr 2018
- Coordinated across the organization to handle cross-team dependencies upon other internal applications
- Led front-end development of the enterprise's payment collection app for secure handling of financial data
- Served as a formal "Security Advocate" so my team could recognize and handle web app security issues
Senior Web Developer, Oct 2009 – Apr 2015
- Rebuilt marketing site "mobile-first," introducing responsive design to the company
- Led front-end development for the company's all-in-one small business toolkit
- Presented responsive design at internal conferences. I also wrote an article about it for the company's tech blog
- Mentored engineers with hard problems with Git commit histories and network traffic analysis
Monster
Senior UX Dev Contractor, Jun 2008 – Oct 2009
- Helped update the company's legacy hiring application to a modern web app using modular third-party (Telerik) controls
- Collaborated with a round-the-clock international team of developers in Europe and Asia
The Atom Group
Senior UX Dev Contractor, May 2007 – Oct 2009
- Worked on a variety of projects for many household-name clients with a tight turnaround time
University of New Hampshire
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, 2003 – 2007
- Minor Concentration in Computer Information Technology
- Various chapter leadership roles in Sigma Nu fraternity