Jesse Tolj

jesse [at] objectfactory.io github.com/jtolj linkedin.com/in/jessetolj/

A product-focused senior engineer with more than a decade of experience building thoughtfully designed software.

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Experience

Current Role » Engineering Lead, Castos

2011 - 2021 » Founder & Principal, Object Factory, LLC, Richmond, VA

Work directly with a diverse client base to scope, design, and execute projects.
Notable clients: BMW, QualiChem (global supplier of water treatment chemicals and metalworking oils), and Ardour (open source digital audio workstation)
Lead design, development, and implementation of subsidiary businesses, most recently tidyDOM — a SAAS product for web accessibility testing and compliance.

2017 — 2020 » Senior Software Engineer, CO+LAB Digital, Richmond, VA

Lead software architecture and development for SMB and Enterprise web applications.
Mentor team of junior and mid-level developers.
Design and implement development processes and tooling, including a Docker-based development workflow and standardizing build scripts across projects.
Notable clients: Virginia Lottery, Virginia Credit Union, North Carolina Educational Lottery, ChenMed, Hilb Group

2014 — 2017 » Senior Developer, Marker Seven, Richmond, VA / San Francisco, CA

Work with clients to scope and architect web applications utilizing Drupal, Laravel, Vue, Angular, and React.
Notable clients: Covidien / Medtronic, Accuray, VCU Health, Enterprise Wireless Alliance

2005 — 2014 » IS Development Manager, Virginia Public Media, Richmond, VA

Manage complex, multi-vendor broadcast television integration projects.
Develop custom applications and middleware to overcome integration issues between vendors.
Manage planning, design and code for media-rich web applications.

Technical Proficiencies

Skilled at: Leadership and Mentoring, Software Architecture, Infrastructure Design, Resolving Technical Debt, Product Focused Engineering
Languages: PHP (+ Laravel, Symfony), TypeScript (+ Vue, React, AlpineJS), Swift (iOS), Python, Golang
Tools: Linux, Docker, AWS, Google Cloud, Git, CI/CD
Other: User Experience Design, Semantic HTML, CSS, Web Accessibility

Education

MPA, Public Management & Policy Analysis, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
BS, Sociology & Anthropology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA