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I am an experienced Full Stack Engineer and Technical Lead with a strong background in driving software innovation and leading engineering teams in fast-growing SaaS environments. With a proven track record of managing team performance, streamlining deployment pipelines, and advocating for modern technologies, I focus on delivering high-quality and reliable software solutions. My expertise spans frontend and backend development, project management, and technical leadership, including hands-on coding using TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and serverless architectures. I am passionate about creating scalable systems that improve user experience and operational efficiency, always aiming to enhance both team satisfaction and company growth.…I am an experienced Full Stack Engineer and Technical Lead with a strong background in driving software innovation and leading engineering teams in fast-growing SaaS environments. With a proven track record of managing team performance, streamlining deployment pipelines, and advocating for modern technologies, I focus on delivering high-quality and reliable software solutions. My expertise spans frontend and backend development, project management, and technical leadership, including hands-on coding using TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and serverless architectures. I am passionate about creating scalable systems that improve user experience and operational efficiency, always aiming to enhance both team satisfaction and company growth.

Stephen Ferguson, MBA

Full Stack Developer, Developer, Programmer, +2

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I am an experienced Full Stack Engineer and Technical Lead with a strong background in driving software innovation and leading engineering teams in fast-growing SaaS environments. With a proven track record of managing team performance, streamlining deployment pipelines, and advocating for modern technologies, I focus on delivering high-quality and reliable software solutions. My expertise spans frontend and backend development, project management, and technical leadership, including hands-on coding using TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and serverless architectures. I am passionate about creating scalable systems that improve user experience and operational efficiency, always aiming to enhance both team satisfaction and company growth.…I am an experienced Full Stack Engineer and Technical Lead with a strong background in driving software innovation and leading engineering teams in fast-growing SaaS environments. With a proven track record of managing team performance, streamlining deployment pipelines, and advocating for modern technologies, I focus on delivering high-quality and reliable software solutions. My expertise spans frontend and backend development, project management, and technical leadership, including hands-on coding using TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and serverless architectures. I am passionate about creating scalable systems that improve user experience and operational efficiency, always aiming to enhance both team satisfaction and company growth.

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I am an experienced Full Stack Engineer and Technical Lead with a strong background in driving software innovation and leading engineering teams in fast-growing SaaS environments. With a proven track record of managing team performance, streamlining deployment pipelines, and advocating for modern technologies, I focus on delivering high-quality and reliable software solutions.

My expertise spans frontend and backend development, project management, and technical leadership, including hands-on coding using TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and serverless architectures. I am passionate about creating scalable systems that improve user experience and operational efficiency, always aiming to enhance both team satisfaction and company growth.

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Work Experience

Engineering Technical Lead at Delta Defense ECommerce

May 1, 2025 - August 5, 2025

Promoted to lead a team of 4-7 engineers while continuing as a full-stack software developer at a rapidly growing SaaS company. Managed team performance including hiring and reviews. Overhauled career development with a skills matrix and roadmap, improving team satisfaction. Advocated and implemented front-end technologies such as Cloudflare Workers, TypeScript, GraphQL, React, and Next.js. Led migration to Headless Payload CMS, reducing bugs and improving deployments. Designed a monorepo-based SDK to centralize logic, saving 10 engineer-hours monthly. Streamlined script hosting and deployment for Marketing, cutting deployment time by 50%. Managed modernization of a legacy learning web app with 200K users, migrating to TypeScript, improving testing, CI/CD, and uptime. Improved Lighthouse score from 45 to 75, increased uptime to 97%, and boosted engagement by 30%. Developed secure PHP-MySQL API endpoints automating import of 7,000+ user reviews integrating with GraphQL.

Software Engineer at Delta Defense ECommerce

August 1, 2020 - August 5, 2025

Led a team of 4 and advanced to Engineering Technical Lead within 2.5 years. Built core features like state management, authentication, gated content, and APIs enhancing user experience. Implemented LaunchDarkly feature management with a TypeScript library to allow vendor switching across 10 codebases, saving 5 hours weekly for marketing. Executed server-side tracking via Cloudflare Workers to improve data accuracy. Automated campaign deployments for Marketing, saving 10 engineer-hours per month and reducing errors. Streamlined WooCommerce development using Docker and CI/CD pipelines, improving developer experience and onboarding. Architected headless WordPress blog using Gatsby and React, achieving 90% faster page loads and better SEO.

Analyst II, De-facto Developer at Marinette Marine

April 1, 2018 - August 5, 2025

Created a user-facing AR and JavaScript web app to reconcile data between three ERP systems, saving 80 labor hours monthly. Developed Excel VBA data validation scripts that saved 20 additional hours per month. Designed dashboard using PHP for program manager insight on cost and schedule variances, improving decision making.

Engineering Technical Lead at Delta Defense ECommerce, West Bend WI

May 1, 2025 - August 5, 2025

Promoted to lead a team of 4-7 engineers while excelling as a full-stack developer at a rapidly growing SaaS company, contributing to revenue growth from $65 million to $300 million. Managed team dynamics, hiring, and performance. Overhauled career development systems improving team clarity and satisfaction. Advocated front-end technology standards and implemented Cloudflare Workers, TypeScript, Serverless Functions, GraphQL, React, and Next.js. Led adoption of Headless Payload CMS reducing bugs and deployment complexity. Created an Application Integration Layer to centralize logic and reduce manual backend propagation, saving 10 engineer-hours monthly. Streamlined script hosting and deployment reducing marketing deployment time by 50%. Modernized a legacy app with 200K monthly users, migrating to TypeScript, adding automated testing and CI/CD, improving performance and uptime, and boosting user engagement by 30%. Engineered secure API endpoints integrating MySQL and automating import

Software Engineer at Delta Defense ECommerce, West Bend WI

August 1, 2020 - August 5, 2025

Led a team of 4 as Engineering Technical Lead within 2.5 years, driving innovation and collaboration. Built core features including state management, authentication, gated content, and APIs which enhanced user experience and application functionality. Implemented LaunchDarkly feature management platform with TypeScript library enabling vendor switching without codebase updates, saving marketing 5 hours weekly. Executed server-side Cloudflare Workers tracking improving data capture and analytics. Automated Marketing campaign deployments reducing engineering time by 10 hours monthly. Streamlined WooCommerce using Docker and automated database sync, established CI/CD pipeline with testing, improving onboarding and developer experience. Architected headless WordPress blog with Gatsby and React, achieving 90% faster page loads and improved SEO using JAMstack.

Analyst II, De-facto Developer at Marinette Marine, Marinette WI

April 1, 2018 - August 5, 2025

Developed a new user-facing AR and JavaScript web app to reconcile data discrepancies between three ERP systems saving 80 labor hours monthly. Created data validation script in Excel VBA saving 20 hours monthly. Designed PHP dashboard to support program managers in understanding cost and schedule variances improving decision-making.