# Pete Franco > Senior Software Engineer at Fulcrum Location: Greater Houston, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/petefranco I am a customer driven individual who finds success in placing people over processes. The rest takes care of itself. (Link to resume included in the Projects section) ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead @ Fulcrum Jan 2021 – Present | Minnesota, United States • Mentored most junior developer new hires into strong individual contributors • Led a team of 3 to 5 engineers into completing over 10 Integrations into our core product over the course of 6 months without missing a deadline • Led a team of 3 to 2 engineers responsible for the purchase order, quote, sales order, invoice, customer, and vendor modules of the core product • Estimated efforts, set priorities, removed impediments, coordinated meetings, and triaged new bugs daily to ensure all expectations were met • Resolved all critical bugs within 24 hours and reduced the team’s bug backlog by 66% • Provided employee performance reviews to the CTO, Director of Engineering, and the employee. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Fulcrum Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Minnesota, United States • Contributed over 450 merges which includes bug fixes, refactors, and rewrites • Implemented pricing strategies, integrations, and workflows primarily leveraging C#, Angular, GraphQL, Rest, and Blazor ### Full Stack Developer @ Houston Mechatronics, Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Webster, Texas • Rewrote the GUI for a stationary optical robot to function as a single page application using the Vue.js framework and created several generic Vue components to maximize code reusability • Added an authorization mechanism to validate each route request in the Vue Router to prevent users from accessing unauthorized routes/content • Created a health page to chart memory usage and reset connected electronic devices • Incorporated an embedded SQLite database into an existing python robotic module to save the application state between system restarts • Implemented a vue component to display safety violations, recorded by the optical robot, in a table with actions for administrators to “acknowledge” the listed violations ### Software Developer @ Akyta Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Houston, Texas Area • Contributed to the conversion of a data driven CRM web application, hosted on AWS, into a SaaS platform by refactoring the C# application and restructuring the MSSQL DB to support multiple customers • Automated the weekly billing validation process by providing an Angular UI that loads all billing details with potential violations in an interactive grid using AJAX • Refactored the REST API for third party partners to follow the Open API specification using C# Web API and leveraged swagger to auto publish API definitions • Profiled the C# MVC web application and its resulting MSSQL query plans for causes of poor performance and response times ### Freelance Consultant @ CCS Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 • Installed hosting services on a Digital Ocean’s Ubuntu Servers using Express.js and applied security best practices and recommendations • Wrote a node.js web application projected to increase company revenue by 150% by directly connecting customer leads with their account managers in real-time via email, text, and voice • Created reusable Vue components written in ECMAScript 6 to generate browser executable JavaScript • Offered 48 hour response time for bugs and feature requests • Completed the initial project with 120 hours of effort ### Software Engineer III - Lead S.A.F.E. developer @ MORI Associates Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Houston, Texas Area • Modernized the software development process that resulted in the adoption of agile principles and the procurement of VSTS • Developed a fully automated infrastructure to build apps, deploy apps, migrate DB changes, update DB schemas, execute unit tests, perform backups, and generate performance metrics using PowerShell • Served as an SME on the subjects of application architecture, automation, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and git • Functioned as a full stack developer and technical lead for the International Space Station's accounting team by gathering requirements and implementing solutions in Vue.js, C#, and TSQL ### Application Developer @ David Weekley Homes Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Houston, Texas Area • Enhanced existing domain driven designed web applications with new features written in C#, JavaScript, and TSQL as requested • Utilized application integration techniques using NServiceBus and MSMQ • Operated under a Kanban/Agile process that enabled rapid development and response time • Wrote unit tests for all features and bug fixes • Collaborated with a team of 5-8 developers to resolve the critical priority and data integrity tasks from the pre-existing backlog across 5 domains ### NASA Contractor - Software Engineer II @ MORI Associates/MEI Technologies Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Houston, Texas Area • Served as the team lead back up and point of contact for the Knowledge Management office • Enhanced existing MVC and ColdFusion web applications with new features as requested • Created custom desktop applications to support business processes in an effort to reach CMMI level three • Developed REST web services in ColdFusion and .net • Updated database schemas, stored procedures, and views as needed in MS SQL Server ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science University of Houston-Clear Lake Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 ### Yes Preparatory - Southeast Jan 1998 – Jan 2001 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pfrancoiii - Website: http://testpete.azurewebsites.net/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/petefranco JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/petefranco/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22