Brandt Jorgensen has a diverse work experience in software engineering and development. Brandt started their career at Digital River in 2005 as a Front-End Developer and Team Lead, where they were responsible for maintaining and advancing the company's ecommerce platforms. In 2014, they joined Oracle as a User Interface Developer, where they founded the first User Experience team and worked with various development teams to revitalize the user interface of the retail application suite.
In 2017, Brandt worked as a contractor at Daugherty Business Solutions, assisting companies like Cargill and AmeriPride in developing technological solutions and user interfaces for web and mobile projects. Brandt then joined Optum in 2018, initially as a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead, where they worked on a greenfield project for internal business users. Later, they became a Software Engineering Manager, overseeing the support and integration of pharmacy management software and assisting with a data center move.
Brandt's most recent position is at Datasite, where they serve as a Senior Software Engineer, specializing in front-end development. Brandt is part of a small team building the company's primary software application using React micro-frontends and a Java microservice backend. Additionally, they help maintain and enhance the internal SupportOne application used by client services.
Throughout their career, Brandt has demonstrated technical leadership, collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams, and proficiency in various technologies such as React, Angular, Java, and Jenkins.
Brandt Jorgensen completed their education with a Master of Science degree in Software Engineering from the University of St. Thomas, which they pursued from 2010 to 2016. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the same university, completing it between 2003 and 2005. Their academic journey started at Hennepin Technical College, where they earned an Associate's degree in Computer Programming from 2001 to 2003.
In addition to their formal education, Brandt Jorgensen has obtained certifications to enhance their professional skills. Brandt became a Certified ScrumMaster through the Scrum Alliance in June 2017. Brandt also completed a course called "Shaping up with Angular.js" at Code School, though the specific completion month and year are not provided.
March, 2021 - present