# Thomas Bertrand

> Staff Software Engineer & Team Lead at Free Market Health

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/thomasbertrand

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Python, Node.js, C#, Java, MongoDB, SQL, full stack web development, and C/C++.

Strong engineering background with a Bachelor of Science degree focused in Computer Engineering with a minor in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer & Team Lead @ Free Market Health
Jan 2024 – Present | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

### Staff Engineer @ Free Market Health
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

### Software Engineer @ Free Market Health
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

### Software Engineer I @ Bentley Systems
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Worked on a team of eight engineers to develop a suite of web microservices using a full web stack consisting of TypeScript, React, Redux, Node.js, Fastify, GraphQL, MongoDB
• Mentored an associate software engineer for their six-month rotation on the team
• Led interviews for full-time and internship positions
• Utilized development technologies including Docker, Octopus, npm, git, Azure DevOps, LaunchDarkly, VSCode
• Created YAML build and release pipelines for application backend in Azure DevOps

### Associate Software Engineer @ Bentley Systems
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Participated in the University Onboarding program consisting of four six-month rotations on different teams within the company.

Rotation 1:
• Worked on a team of eight engineers to create and implement new features for the front-end of a web application using TypeScript and AngularJS
• Worked with engineers on other teams that consumed the features I had created
• Helped engineers on other teams with questions about our product
• Created the framework for a documentation site using React
• Wrote unit and integration tests using Jasmine, and Selenium
• Reviewed and approved team members’ code

Rotation 2:
• Worked on a remote team of three engineers to develop a new program that creates static documentation sites using JavaScript and Node.js (in use at www.imodeljs.org)
• Wrote Metalsmith plugins for the program that process Markdown and JSON files into a static HTML site
• Set up and modified build and release definitions in Azure DevOps
• Used npm and lerna for managing dependencies of repositories
• Worked closely with the core product team to ensure our program was meeting their needs and expectations
• Wrote unit tests using Jest
• Reviewed and approved team members’ code

Rotation 3:
• Worked on a team of four engineers to create and implement full-stack enhancements for a .NET web application using TypeScript, AngularJS, jQuery, and C#
• Set up and modified build and release definitions in Azure DevOps
• Wrote integration tests using Selenium
• Reviewed and approved team members’ code

Rotation 4:
• Worked with an international team of eight engineers to develop a brand-new iOS native app for construction managment using a Swift frontend and a C++ backend
• Spent three months of this rotation living and working abroad in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• Introduced methodologies for implementing reusable Swift components throughout the app to improve coding efficiency
• Reviewed and approved team members’ code

### Software Engineer - Intern @ Bentley Systems
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Sole developer of a customer requested solution that integrated with their custom API and saved the customer over $50,000 within the first few days it was implemented
• Created AngularJS grid directive that is currently in use to replace and unify grids throughout a .NET web application
• Gave intern capstone presentation detailing work done on the grid directive and the customer solution
• Made changes to live production code in response to customer support cases

### Software Engineer - Intern @ Bentley Systems
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Developed new full-stack features for an MVC .NET web application using JavaScript, C#, and SQL
• Made changes to live production code in response to customer support cases

### Crew Member @ Brown’s Landscaping, Lawn, & Tree
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater Pittsburgh Region
• Mowed lawns, mulched yards, and removed trees

### Shift Manager @ Firehouse Subs
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | McMurray, Pennsylvania, United States
• Led a crew of 5-7 team members to ensure all tasks were completed
• Handled customer complaints and problems
• Opened/Closed store
• Inventoried store, verified deliveries and stocked product
• Trained newly hired crew members
• Able to perform the tasks and duties of all crew members

### Crew Member @ Firehouse Subs
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | McMurray, Pennsylvania, United States


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/thomasbertrand
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Last updated: 2026-03-22