Jason Jafarian

RESUME

Professional Info

I am a professional with skills spanning a variety of project roles. My primary experience is in application development, with additional experience and education in project management. I recognize the strengths that agile offers in enterprise project practices. I have taken the opportunity to further enhance the scope of projects I can support by certifying in various agile methodologies, with a primary focus in Scrum. When working on traditional and hybrid projects, I maintain these skills by actively participating in public Agile communities.

Career Experience

International Business Machines

Lead Application Developer

2013 - Present

Application developer and team lead for multiple releases, working across many distinct teams and supporting over a dozen different applications. Development covered specialty topics in OWASP, SmartCard SSO and WebSEAL security technologies, HPE Fortify Security scans, and DHS Section 508 Accessibility Standards.

Volunteer Experience

Sigma Tau Gamma

Chapter President, Alumni Adviser

2012 - 2015

Organized a chapter of 20 members to accomplish fundraising and philanthropy goals, as well as collaborating directly with the head office on policy adaptation for the local chapter. This activity resulted in the chapter's first semester to operate under-budget in over five years, as well as receiving the 2013 regional Most Improved Chapter award.

Frostburg State University

Professional Tutor, Resident Assistant

2012 - 2013

Provided academic tutoring to students through the Frostburg Tutoring Center, in the fields of Mathematics, Computer Science, and English. Provided on-site residency support for over 150 students across all class years.

Education

Master of Business Administration

University of Maryland, University College

2017

IACBE Accredited

Courses covering topics in Ethics, Law, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Strategy, and Global Considerations.

Skills

Development Languages

Java

HTML

CSS

PL/SQL

Regex

Master of Science, Technology Management

Specialization in Project Management

University of Maryland, University College

2016

PMI Accredited

Courses covering topics in People and Communication Management, Risk and Quality Management, Procurement and Financial Analysis techniques, and Business Strategy. The program heavily utilized PMBOK 5th edition.

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Minor in Mathematics

Frostburg State University

2013

Courses covering topics in Software Development, Compiler Design, Networking, Distributed Programming, Operating Systems, Data Structures, Calculus III, Linear Algebra, and Graph Theory.