CJ Coffey

Senior software engineer with a track record of modernizing legacy systems, building reliable applications, and empowering teams through automation, documentation, and mentorship. Skilled in delivering business value quickly through CI/CD, cloud adoption, and development best practices.

Experience

Shaw Industries, Dalton, GA - Senior Software Engineer

August 2022 - Present

Spearheaded implementation of GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines across the entire project suite, reducing time-to-production and establishing standardized deployment templates for future development teams.
Created comprehensive internal documentation and system wikis, covering architecture, setup, deployment, and onboarding.
Authored technical blog posts and educational videos covering critical R&D topics including API rate limiting, project management tools, frontend development evolution and education, security implementations, and performance optimization.
Authored team-wide software development norms and standards to promote consistency and quality across teams.
Implemented comprehensive end-to-end test suites.
Led development for multiple critical business applications, including major refactors with user experience and performance optimizations.

OrthoFi, Denver, CO - Software Engineer I

June 2021 - July 2022

Architected and developed a reusable UI component library, reducing development time across engineering teams and ensuring a consistent user experience.
Established universal error handling framework, improving application stability and debugging efficiency company-wide.
Led development of patient account management and ledger systems, serving as the primary technical decision-maker for critical business applications.
Drove adoption of development best practices and coding standards across the engineering organization.

Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, TN Software Engineer B

July 2014 - June 2021

Developed, supported, and enhanced over 12 mission-critical applications across enterprise, internal, and legacy systems.
Designed, implemented, and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps, streamlining deployment processes and reducing release cycle time.
Reduced field workers’ manual workload by 64% by automating repetitive tasks through tailored software solutions.
Championed adoption of modern mobile and web development frameworks, modernizing legacy systems and improving maintainability.
Mentored interns and junior developers, contributing to talent retention and team growth.
Published comprehensive software development standards for the IT department, establishing organization-wide best practices.
Partnered with analysts and stakeholders in an Agile environment to translate requirements into business-critical solutions.

Motion View Software, Hixson, TN - Software Developer

July 2013 - July 2014

Spearheaded R&D initiatives for 3D printer software solutions targeting the orthodontic industry.
Established software development standards and processes for the development team.
Retained large, multinational customer base through strategic software solutions, directly contributing to company profitability.
Created comprehensive workflow diagrams and project timelines to improve team communication and project visibility.

Education

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Bachelor’s of Computer Science; Minor in Business Administration
Graduated May 2014

Skills

Web Development

.NET Core + Razor + MVC
.NET Framework + Razor + MVC
Angular 2+
AngularJS
Astro
CSS
Cypress
HTML
JavaScript
Next.js
NodeJS
Playwright
ReactJS
Storybook
Svelte/SvelteKit
TypeScript

Desktop Development

.NET Core
.NET Framework
C#
C++
Electron
Java
Qt

Mobile Development

Apache Cordova
Flutter
Ionic
NativeScript
Objective-C
React Native
Swift

Databases

Drizzle
Entity Framework
MSSQL
MySQL
NoSQL
PouchDB
Prisma
SQL
SQLite

Other

Adobe Creative Suite
Agile Development (Scrum)
Automation
Azure Active Directory
Azure Cloud
Azure DevOps
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
Mentorship
SAFe Certified
Technical Documentation

Awards and Certifications

Team Wizard — Shaw — Multiple times since 2022
DevSecOps Champion — TVA — September 2019
Outstanding Engineer in IT — TVA — October 2017
SAFe Agilist Certification — June 2016
Various Credly badges

Interests

Game development
Game modding
Music (Studio Recording)
Raspberry Pi and RP2040 microcontrollers
Retro gaming