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Alan McEwan

Head Of Engineering at GearLaunch

Alan McEwan has a strong background in software engineering and development. Alan currently works at GearLaunch as the Head of Engineering, a role they have held since November 2019. Prior to this, they were a Senior Software Engineer at Optum from July 2018 to February 2019.

From April 2017 to July 2018, Alan worked as a Senior Application Developer at Maverik, Inc. Here, they developed Spring Boot based microservices to support real-time storage of point-of-sale transaction records and end-of-day settlements. Alan also developed microservices for error and status messaging of constituent microservices.

Before that, Alan was a Senior Applications Developer at Ellucian from March 2012 to January 2017. Here, they primarily focused on developing new UI features for their cloud-based configuration tool, using technologies such as Grails, GSP, JavaScript, Backbone.js, jQuery, and CSS.

From July 2007 to March 2012, Alan worked as a Senior Advisory Software Engineer at SunGard Higher Education. Alan contributed to the development of the Luminis Content Management System and the Luminis Platform 5 portal. Alan gained expertise in Java and the Documentum content management APIs.

Alan's earlier experience includes a role as a Senior Software Engineer at Epicor, formerly Found.com/CRS Retail Systems, from September 1999 to April 2007. Alan also worked as an Applications Programmer and Analyst at CRS Retail Systems and as an Applications Developer at Found.com.

Overall, Alan McEwan has a diverse and extensive work experience in the software engineering field, specializing in roles such as Senior Software Engineer, Senior Applications Developer, and Head of Engineering.

Alan McEwan has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah. Alan also attended the Mercersburg Academy from 1985 to 1987, although their field of study during that time is unknown. Additionally, Alan pursued Waddington Range Mountaineering and attended the Pacific Northwest School at NOLS in 1993. Alan holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Philosophy from Wright State University, although the specific years of their attendance are not provided.

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  • Head Of Engineering

    November, 2019 - present

  • Senior Software Engineer

    February, 2019