Christian Gorton
Email: gorto005@gmail.comPhone: 303-579-3835
Education
University of ColoradoBoulder, CO
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science
- Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (Python), Data Science (Python), Data Structures (C++), Computer Systems (C), Principles of Programming Languages (Scala), Probability Theory, Multivariable Calculus, Abstract Algebra (Group and Category Theory), Linear Algebra, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis
Professional Experience
Western UnionDenver, CO
Solutions EngineerMay 2024 - Present
- Technical Leadership: Served as the primary OutSystems technical expert, providing mentorship and knowledge transfer to team members on platform capabilities, best practices, and development workflows, resulting in faster onboarding of new team members and increased team multi-functionality.
- Drove on-time project delivery by collaborating across international Agile teams, efficiently managing workflows, ticketing (Jira), and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) for core app enhancements.
- Back Office Tool Development: Designed and implemented an administrative panel for the production environment using OutSystems, enabling support teams to perform CRUD operations on user data without requiring support tickets, reducing resolution times by 65% and saving approximately 20 hours per week in support resources
- Monitoring Infrastructure: Created comprehensive Dynatrace dashboards to monitor environment health metrics and onboarding statistics, enabling proactive issue identification and reducing system downtime by 40%
- Incident Management: Led troubleshooting efforts for user-reported issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing sustainable solutions that decreased recurring incidents by 75%
- Compliance Oversight: Maintained financial industry compliance and risk standards for a consumer-facing payment application, implementing fraud monitoring protocols and security best practices that ensured zero compliance violations
SeedBin
Software DeveloperAugust 2022 - May 2024
Delivered innovative agricultural technology solutions through OutSystems and Python development, transforming complex business requirements into scalable, user-friendly applications that revolutionized seed management processes for enterprise clients.
- Web Application Development: Spearheaded the development of the first web-based application on OutSystems for an existing customer from inception to execution, making critical architecture and data model decisions that resulted in a 40% increase in user productivity and 99.9% system uptime
- Large Scale Application Architecture: Led the development of CoverCross, a large-scale application serving 5,000+ users, designing a scalable data model and implementing robust user management functions that reduced data processing time by 60% and improved data accuracy by 35%
- Data Pipeline Development: Engineered robust ETL pipelines using Python and PostgreSQL to process and transform agricultural data from multiple sources, implementing automated data validation and cleaning procedures that reduced manual data entry by 80%
- Database Integration: Designed and optimized PostgreSQL database schemas and queries for efficient data warehousing, resulting in 50% faster data retrieval times and seamless integration with existing business intelligence tools
- Application Codebase Refactor: Executed a major code refactor for a complex product, improving performance by 75%, reducing technical debt by 40%, and enhancing development efficiency by implementing modular architecture and optimized database queries
- Client Relationship Management: Served as a primary technical point of contact for key clients, assisting in translating business requirements into technical specifications and delivering solutions that exceeded expectations, resulting in two contract renewals worth $1.2M
Software Development InternMay 2022 - August 2022
- Seed Quality ML Model: Developed a bespoke predictive model for assigning quality codes to batches of seed using PyTorch and Amazon SageMaker. The model was trained on historic seed data collected by SeedBin.
- Evaluated Development Frameworks:
Technical Skills
- Programming: Python, SQL, C, C++, Go, Rust
- Platforms: OutSystems, ServiceNow, Dynatrace, AWS, Azure
- Software Architecture: Microservices, API Design, System Integration
- Version Control: Git, GitHub, BitBucket, CI/CD Pipelines
- Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, Sprint Planning
- Data Analysis: Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, ETL Processes
- Machine Learning: Neural Networks, Regression Models, Classification
- Performance Optimization: Database Tuning, Code Profiling
Projects
- FLECS Integration with Godot Game Engine: Developed a high-performance integration between the FLECS (Fast Lightweight Entity Component System) framework and Godot Engine using GDExtension API, enabling processing of 100,000+ entities at 60+ FPS. Implementation reduced memory usage by 40% and CPU utilization by 35% compared to native Godot solutions.
- Financial Data Visualization Dashboard: Created an interactive dashboard using Python, Pandas, and Plotly to analyze and visualize complex financial datasets, enabling real-time monitoring of key performance indicators and trend identification for investment decision-making.
- Machine Learning for Agricultural Yield Prediction: Implemented a predictive model using Python and scikit-learn to forecast crop yields based on historical data, weather patterns, and soil conditions, achieving 92% prediction accuracy and helping farmers optimize resource allocation.