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Hi, I’m Scott Bale, a full-stack engineer specializing in building scalable web apps using the MERN stack. I design robust backend architectures, implement secure REST APIs, and build dynamic UIs with React and Redux. I thrive in agile environments and love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code.
Over the years I’ve led teams of developers, mentored peers, and delivered SaaS platforms with real-time features. I’m passionate about performance optimization, thorough testing, and collaborating with product and design to ship great user experiences.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Senior Full Stack Developer at AGILE17
August 1, 2023 - PresentBuilt and deployed full-stack web applications using the MERN Stack, supporting over 100K+ monthly active users. Designed and optimized Node.js backend architecture, improving API response speed by 40%. Developed scalable RESTful APIs with Express.js and Node.js, supporting real-time features and secure transactions. Created dynamic and reusable React.js components using Redux, reducing frontend bugs by 30%. Wrote advanced MongoDB queries and aggregation pipelines, improving reporting performance by 50%. Used Node.js for integrating third-party services (Stripe, Firebase, Twilio), improving system automation. Led and mentored a team of 5 developers on MERN and Node.js best practices, maintaining 95%+ test coverage using Jest.
Full Stack Developer at AGILE17
July 31, 2023 - August 1, 2025Developed end-to-end features using the MERN stack, writing performant Node.js code for server-side logic and Express routing. Migrated monolithic backend to modular Node.js services, decreasing server crash rates by 60%. Implemented secure authentication and authorization with JWT in Node.js, handling thousands of concurrent users. Integrated MongoDB using Mongoose ODM, optimizing schema for performance on collections exceeding 100K+ documents. Collaborated with frontend team on React.js and maintained seamless API communication using Axios and Redux Toolkit. Deployed applications to Heroku and AWS, leveraging Node.js process clustering for scalability.
Junior Developer at DENEBSOLUTION
December 31, 2019 - August 1, 2025Built internal dashboards and reporting tools using Node.js and Express.js for backend services. Used Node.js to manage business logic, error handling, and middleware layers across multiple microservices. Designed and integrated MongoDB schemas using Mongoose, supporting millions of data points with search and filtering. Created frontend interfaces with React.js, using hooks and component libraries like Material UI. Deployed full-stack MERN apps with Node.js backend on Heroku, ensuring 99.9% uptime with continuous monitoring.
Senior Full Stack Developer at WaveAccess
August 1, 2023 - PresentDeveloped and deployed full-stack web applications using the MERN stack, supporting over 100K monthly active users. Improved backend API response speed by 40% and enhanced reporting performance through advanced MongoDB queries. Led a team of five developers, maintaining high test coverage with Jest while integrating third-party services such as Stripe, Firebase, and Twilio for system automation.
Full Stack Developer at AGILE17
July 31, 2023 - August 22, 2025Built end-to-end MERN stack features and migrated monolithic backend to modular Node.js services, reducing server crash rates by 60%. Implemented secure JWT authentication for thousands of concurrent users and optimized MongoDB schema for high-volume collections. Collaborated closely with frontend teams and deployed scalable solutions on Heroku and AWS.
Backend Developer at DENEBSOLUTION
December 31, 2019 - August 22, 2025Created internal dashboards and backend services using Node.js and Express.js with robust business logic and middleware layers. Designed MongoDB schemas to handle millions of data points, developed React.js frontends using hooks and Material UI, and deployed MERN applications on Heroku ensuring 99.9% uptime.
Senior Full Stack Developer at WaveAccess
August 1, 2023 - PresentBuilt and deployed full-stack web applications using the MERN stack to support over 100,000 monthly active users, optimized Node.js backend architecture resulting in a 40% improvement in API response speed, developed scalable RESTful APIs with real-time and secure transaction features, created dynamic React.js components reducing frontend bugs by 30%, leveraged advanced MongoDB queries to improve reporting performance by 50%, integrated third-party services like Stripe, Firebase, and Twilio to enhance system automation, and led a team of 5 developers maintaining over 95% test coverage with Jest.
Full Stack Developer at AGILE17
July 31, 2023 - August 22, 2025Developed end-to-end MERN stack features with performant Node.js server-side logic, migrated monolithic backend to modular Node.js services leading to a 60% decrease in server crashes, implemented secure JWT authentication handling thousands of users, optimized MongoDB schema for collections exceeding 100,000 documents, collaborated with frontend teams on React.js and managed API communication with Axios and Redux Toolkit, and deployed applications on Heroku and AWS using Node.js process clustering for scalability.
Backend Developer at DENEBSOLUTION
December 31, 2019 - August 22, 2025Built internal dashboards and reporting tools using Node.js and Express.js backend services, managed business logic and middleware layers across multiple microservices, designed and integrated MongoDB schemas supporting millions of data points with search and filtering capabilities, developed frontend interfaces using React.js with hooks and Material UI, and deployed full-stack MERN applications on Heroku ensuring 99.9% uptime with continuous monitoring.
Senior AI/ML Engineer at WaveAccess
August 1, 2023 - PresentDesigned and deployed real-time AI/ML models serving 20K+ API requests daily in production, building end-to-end pipelines with Python, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and MLflow to improve deployment speed by 35%. Trained deep learning models including CNN, RNN, and Transformers for fraud detection, image classification, and NLP tasks. Integrated models into production using Docker, Flask APIs, and AWS EC2 to enhance cross-department accessibility. Implemented AI-powered NLP solutions with HuggingFace BERT and RoBERTa, boosting sentiment classification accuracy from 74% to 92%. Led a team of 4 engineers, driving Agile ML experimentation and consistent performance monitoring.
Machine Learning Engineer at AGILE17
July 1, 2023 - September 4, 2025Developed scalable AI/ML systems for predictive analytics increasing data-driven decisions by 40% company-wide. Built and deployed computer vision models using OpenCV, YOLOv4, and TensorFlow, achieving 96%+ accuracy in defect detection. Applied supervised and unsupervised learning methods including XGBoost, K-Means, and Random Forest to improve forecasting precision. Created model retraining pipelines supporting continuous learning with over 10 million data points per month. Deployed AI applications with Dockerized Flask services integrated by REST APIs.
Python Developer at DENEBSOLUTION
December 31, 2019 - September 4, 2025Designed AI/ML models for classification, clustering, and regression using Scikit-learn and XGBoost improving operational accuracy by 20%. Conducted exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and model validation with cross-validation and GridSearchCV. Created AI-powered dashboards in Streamlit and PowerBI to visualize insights and KPIs for stakeholders. Served ML models via Flask RESTful APIs to streamline AI adoption. Automated data pipelines for structured and unstructured data, enhancing data readiness by 60%.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at WaveAccess
August 1, 2023 - PresentBuilt and deployed full-stack web applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) supporting 100K+ monthly active users. Optimized Node.js backend architecture, improving API response speed by 40%. Developed scalable RESTful APIs with Express.js and Node.js, enabling real-time features and secure transactions. Created dynamic and reusable React components with Redux, reducing frontend bugs by 30%. Wrote advanced MongoDB queries and aggregation pipelines, improving reporting performance by 50%. Integrated third-party services (Stripe, Firebase, Twilio) using Node.js to accelerate automation. Led and mentored a team of 5 developers on MERN and Node.js best practices, maintaining 95%+ test coverage with Jest.
Full Stack Engineer at AGILE17
January 1, 2020 - July 1, 2023Developed end-to-end features using the MERN stack, implementing server-side logic and Express routing with high performance. Migrated a monolithic backend to modular Node.js services, decreasing server crash rates by 60%. Implemented secure authentication and authorization with JWT handling thousands of concurrent users. Integrated MongoDB via Mongoose, optimizing schemas for performance on large collections (>100K documents). Collaborated with frontend team on React.js and maintained seamless API communication using Axios and Redux Toolkit. Deployed applications to Heroku and AWS, leveraging Node.js process clustering for scalability.
Education
Bachelors at California State University
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016Bachelors at California State University
January 11, 2030 - August 22, 2025Bachelors at California State University
January 11, 2030 - August 22, 2025Bachelors at California State University
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2026Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services, Financial Services
Skills
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