# William Ona

> Senior Software Engineer at Okta

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/williamona

4+ years of experience leading engineering teams in product development and R&D. Well-versed in creating web applications and mentoring individuals on the processes, technologies, and best practices involved in creating industry-grade software. Passionate about DevOps, Front End, Back End, Cloud Technologies, Scrum, efficient project management, and continued self-learning. Open to relocation.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Okta
Jan 2022 – Present

### Senior Associate Software Engineer @ JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

### Senior Software Engineer @ Revature
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Arlington, Texas, United States
•	Led software development teams through producing full stack applications with various technologies in a Scrum environment
•	Constructed RESTful Web Services using either Java with Spring/Spring Boot or Node.js/Express
•	Designed frontend clients using React or Angular
•	Applied DevOps principles to create CI/CD Pipelines for apps
•	Architected new software solutions based on various business needs and deployed applications to the AWS and GCP cloud
•	Represented the company to clients in a technical capacity
•	Mentored new hires in best practices for developing iterations on enterprise projects
•	Communicated and maintained steady correspondence with other teams and departments
•	Conducted code reviews to ensure code maintainability 
•	Applied Test Driven Develop to ensure code quality
•	Spearheaded initiatives in adopting new technologies

### Software Engineer @ Revature
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Arlington, Texas, United States

### CEO and Co-Founder @ Sim Solutions LLC
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | St. Louis, MO
•	Played key role in designing skin substitute product that resulted in the company's first viable product.
•	Spearheaded majority of the R&D on all company projects
•	Communicated with customers resulting in company’s first sale
•	Identified and corrected design flaws, and reduced production costs and efficiency
•	Created and designed CAD of mold using Autodesk Inventor and VCarve technology
•	Created wooden molds using a CNC Shopbot
•	Created plastic molds using a vacuum former
•	Played key role in designing suture pads that resulted in the company's second product.
•	Conducted material studies which led to the selection of material type for product and molds.
•	Conducted mechanical tensile and compression tests on product using an MTS machine
•	Conducted quality tests on products and made changes according to customer feedback.
•	Coordinated with vendors, sales reps and machine shops for aid in project completion.
•	Assembled and managed a three-man team comprising the employee-ship of the company
•	Organized and conducted meetings among employees
•	Communicated with potential investors
•	Helped assemble business plan and set company goals
•	Managed company budget and made majority of financial decisions
•	Facilitated incorporation of Sim Solutions LLC

### Tissue Engineering Laboratory Researcher @ Saint Louis University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | St. Louis, MO
•	Designed and conducted experiments in the field of Tissue Engineering
•	Conducted research studies regarding the scaffold fabrication technique of electrospinning, and optimizing desired fiber size and quality for the application of wound healing
•	Conducted research studies on hydrogels and determined the manner in which they gelled and release kinetics for the purpose of drug delivery
•	Constructed apparatuses used for the fabrication of hydrogels that resulted in an increase in efficiency and yield
•	Investigated the incorporation of hydrogel particles into electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
•	Designed microfluidic devices using Autodesk Inventor CAD software
•	Developed microfluidic devices for the purpose of creating uniform hydrogel microbeads and nanobeads
•	Presented research at the Saint Louis University Senior Design Symposium in May 2017

### Organic Chemistry Laboratory Researcher @ Saint Louis University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | St. Louis, MO
•	Designed and conducted experiments in the field of Organic Chemistry
•	Investigated the prebiotic conditions of the Earth as life was beginning to form
•	Created NMR solutions containing amino acids and thioesters
•	Conducted research on the effect of heavy metals on NMR spectra
•	Conducted research regarding improving the resolution of NMR spectra through the use of counteranions and countercations
•	Obtained NMR spectra with 40MHz and 400MHz machines
•	Presented research at the Sigma Xi research symposium in May 2016


## Education
### Master's of Science in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Saint Louis University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Saint Louis University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/william-ona-179030154

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Last updated: 2026-03-22