# Sommer Shearer > Software Engineer with a passion for accessibility, AI, and performance Location: Longmont, Colorado, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sommer Hard-working and ambitious software engineer with a passion for creating elegant UX solutions with mobile-first and accessibility in mind. Enthusiastic about security, AI, new and emerging technologies, and continuing education. Experienced in creating efficient solutions to build performant websites faster, and architecting design solutions that decrease load time and increase client revenue using the full stack. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Cisco Jan 2024 – Present | Denver, Colorado, United States ### Software Engineer @ Shutterstock Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | Denver, Colorado, United States Development: Experienced in software design and implementation ensuring code is performant, secure, and accessible in front-end, API, and back-end applications. Project highlights: -A generative AI editing tool developed with cutting-edge APIs that enhances creative capabilities and is accessed by ~100k users/month. -Developed and maintained image editing tools with React and Redux that ensures a seamless user experience with a data asset management system. It is accessed by ~ 150k users/month. -Developed and maintained a comprehensive data asset management system using React, TypeScript, Next.js, and Material UI. Implemented advanced features such as sharing assets, designs, and collections. Implemented intricate permission management as well as commenting and user notifications. Designed API orchestration layers with microservices in TypeScript, optimizing system efficiency. Implemented event stream management using Kinesis and Kafka, with a TypeScript codebase handling event ingestion and database updates. The data asset management system is accessed by ~250k users/month. Code Reviews: Conducted thorough code reviews, emphasizing best practices and coding standards. Architecture and Scoping: Contributed to software architecture and technical scoping for projects, ensuring scalability and maintainability and balancing the workloads of several individuals within a team of multiple concurrent projects. Monitoring Expertise: Utilize New Relic for monitoring and optimization of software performance. Community Engagement: Ran the Women@ Shutterstock podcast, actively involved in the DEI Council. Management Experience: Acted as an interim manager for two teams, each comprising 6 employees, overseeing onboarding and mentoring of junior team members, wrote on-call and runbook documentation for support teams, and ensured seamless incident response. Documentation: Authored technical documentation and simplified guides for non-technical stakeholders. ### Full Stack Engineer @ FareHarbor Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater Denver Area Web developer using PHP, twig, custom theme development, JavaScript, SASS, and Vue on Wordpress multisite. Built multiple features that save Web Content Specialist's time and effort for building websites. Solving and implementing solutions to numerous bugs. Helped spearhead requirement, testing and bug reporting procedures. Works in small teams in an Agile environment using Jira, Bitbucket, Git, Vagrant, and Sequel Pro. ### Enterprise Web Content Specialist @ FareHarbor Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Denver Area Create unique websites based on Google Analytics, best practices, and conversion flows that will help clients achieve their maximum earning potential. Able to asses existing conversion flows and find improvements from small to enterprise accounts. Demonstrates expert understanding in the build, go live, and troubleshooting process including technical issues involving third parties such as CloudFlare and technical issues not limited to MX, DNS, and registrar configuration. Implementation of additional CSS, JS, and analytics tracking on websites on an as need basis and in charge of screening implementation in order to insure stability and reliability of current websites. Effectively contributes new designs and conversion funnels to the existing repos. ### Intern Coordinator @ FareHarbor Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Denver Area Managed a team of 9 interns whose projects ranged from web scraping to account management to UX research. Responsible for overseeing the development of the intern program, advising interns, internal support and coordinating intern mentoring. ### Senior Web Content Specialist @ FareHarbor Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Denver Area Demonstrates critical knowledge of Wordpress Multisite and ability to create unique websites based on Google Analytics, best practices, and conversion flows. Able to asses conversion flows critically and improve along with improving the design all while maintaining client requests and brand. Effectively contributes new designs and conversion funnels to the existing repos. Demonstrates an intermediate understanding of the build, go live, and troubleshooting process involving third parties including DNS configuration, and MX records. ### Web Content Specialist @ FareHarbor Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Denver Area ### Visual Merchandiser @ Target Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Colorado Springs, Colorado Area ### Sales Floor Team Member @ Target Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Colorado Springs, Colorado Area ### Work Study @ University of Denver Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 Rebranding Make Spaces in order to provide more security and to make them more personable. Designing engaging signs that are both 2D and 3D, including 3D printed signs and objects. Left due to funding. ### Digital Media Technician @ University of Denver Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Denver, CO Reporting to the Digital Media/University Video and Event AV Support Services Manager, this hourly position will be responsible for providing support to patrons of the Anderson Academic Commons that are seeking assistance with media-based technologies at the Digital Media Center. Essential Functions: * Provide technical assistance and support with Digital Media Center software which includes: * Adobe Creative Cloud Suite * Final Cut X * Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Excel, Word) * Assist with monitoring and supporting iMacs in computer lab. * Troubleshoot and fix incidents when possible, or escalate incidents to the appropriate channel if necessary. * Work on an individual basis with students, faculty, and staff to ensure familiarity and confidence with software supported by the Media Center. * Perform related work as required or assigned. ### Sales Associate @ Follett Higher Education Group Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 Provide great customer service, cashier, stockroom responsibilities, quick copy center, general merchandise responsibilities, text organization, and general book organization. ### Partner @ Brighton Collectibles Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 Met and exceeded sales goals on a monthly basis. Was among the top ranked sales partners in sales for several months. Provided exceptional customer service, and made clients feel at home. ### Sales Associate @ Bath & Body Works Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 Respsonsible for providing a welcoming evironmetns and exceeding customer service standards, cashier, and greeter, stock room respsonsibilities, floorset, and inventory expereince. ### Sales Associate @ The Limited Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Denver, Colorado Sales Associate responsible for styling clients as well as selling merchandise, cashiering, and stockroom responsibilities. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Cybersecurity University of Denver Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Emergent Digital Practices, Psychology University of Denver Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 ### Nanodegree in Mobile Web Specialist Udacity Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 ### Study Abroad in Irish Studies Maynooth University Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 ### Pine Creek High School Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sommer-shearer --- Source: https://flows.cv/sommer JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sommer/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22