# Geoffrey B.

> Senior Engineer - Software & Service Delivery

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/geoffreyb

Design savvy software engineer with experience building and delivering complex, scalable, and robust applications for web, mobile, and desktop.

Primary Skills:
 - Node.JS
 - TypeScript
 - React
 - MongoDB
 - Postgres
 - Docker
 - Kubernetes
 - Terraform
 - Linux
 - IoT (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.)

## Work Experience
### Senior Engineer - Software & Service Delivery @ AktaryTech
Jan 2019 – Present
Design savvy full-stack JavaScript developer with experience building complex, scalable, and robust applications for web, mobile, and desktop. Experienced leading client projects and internal product development as well as managing junior staff and interns.

Past client work includes Universal Music Group, USA Today, ERC-dEX, VideoAmp, Renaissance Learning, and more.

### Senior Platform Architect @ Saucey
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area
Worked closely with the CTO to maintain and upgrade the infrastructure that powered their national on-demand delivery platform.

- Improved ETA predictions across all stages of the order lifecycle
- Created a number of data analysis tools to assist with ETA predictions and monitoring
- Helped identify and eliminate bugs and edge cases throughout the codebase
- Began Dockerizing microservices and tools and deploying them on a Kubernetes cluster
- Began transitioning to Terraform for infrastructure management
- Wrote a custom continuous delivery tool to automatically watch for and deploy new Docker images

### Senior Software Engineer @ AktaryTech
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Playa Vista, CA
Design savvy full-stack JavaScript developer with experience building complex, scalable, and robust applications for web, mobile, and desktop. Experienced leading client projects and internal product development as well as managing junior staff and interns.

- Familiar with every step of the development and project management process.
- Learns something new every day and has no problems rapidly becoming familiar with new technology.
- Experienced in managing everything from interns to expectations.

### Contract Web Developer @ Geoffrey Ballard
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Los Angeles, CA
I create modern web sites using the latest emerging technologies. I've developed custom CMS applications for clients using proprietary MVC frameworks, created custom HTML5 audio players, interfaced with APIs such as PayPal and Instagram, and installed and remotely maintained Linux systems, VPSs, LAMP and MEAN stacks. I've also developed my own Node.JS/Express server and use it to deploy production sites.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language and Literature, General
Florida State University
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009

### English Language and Literature in General
University of Central Florida
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

### Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Fine/Studio Arts, General
Seminole State College of Florida
Jan 2003 – Jan 2006


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gaballard

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Source: https://flows.cv/geoffreyb
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/geoffreyb/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-22