Matthew M. Scilipoti - Agile Software Developer Email: matt@scilipoti.name | Phone: (443) 538-8656 | Github: mattscilipoti | Blog: https://blog.clearto.me Summary: Software Engineer with 10+ years experience in full-life cycle development, for web and desktop. Passionate about mentoring developers and delivering scalable, accessible solutions in Agile environments. Experienced with Ruby on Rails, web & desktop application architecture, DevSecOps, and developer training. Navy Veteran. Core Skills: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, REST, DevSecOps, JavaScript, Docker, PostgreSQL, Architecture, Accessibility, CSS, HTML, Legacy migration, .NET Work Experience: Senior Software Engineer — Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) 2016-07 - 2025-11 Senior Software Engineer and DevSecOps on multiple apps Rails developer, supporting almost 20 apps. Migrated to also cover DevSecOps due to need. - Focused on viewspace.org project: replaced a failing OTS digital-signage and playlist platform for museums and libraries, with focus on accessibility. - Utilized Github Copilot AI as secondary programmer (before Agents were generally available) - Reduced deployment from multi-month rollout periods to immediate web deploys. - Reduced bandwidth cost to near zero with massive increase in reliability, by converting real-time streaming to all venues to local video playlist playback agent with IndexedDB-based video caching. - Increased production reliability and repeatability, by migrating deployments from Capistrano to GitLab CI/CD, containerized services with Docker, and introduced VS Code devcontainers to make builds reproducible and speed developer onboarding. - Implemented programmatic Vimeo tooling (uploads, metadata, environment scoping). - Added monitoring, watchdogs, and recovery logic in playback clients to detect and recover from stalled playlists; rolled out synthetic checks to alert operations and reduce mean time to detect issues. Senior Instructor and Instructional Coach — General Assembly 2014-09 - 2016-07 Co-instructor and coach for the Web Development Immersive (WDI) course. Delivered curriculum, mentored instructors, and prepared students for developer roles. - Co-delivered an intensive full-stack curriculum covering HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Angular, and Express. - Onboarded and coached instructor teams, providing lesson reviews, feedback, and teaching best practices to improve student outcomes. - Mentored students through capstone projects and supported career readiness activities that helped graduates land developer positions. Senior Developer — LearnZillion 2012-08 - 2014-09 Senior developer on a multi-tenant Ruby on Rails platform for teacher professional development. - Built multi-tenant features using PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch to power full-text search and content personalization. - Implemented background processing with Resque and improved reliability of asynchronous workflows. - Automated server provisioning using Chef and drove the team's adoption of Continuous Delivery practices. - Evaluated and piloted containerization (Docker) as a path toward reproducible deployments. Senior Agile Developer (contract) — Federal Reserve Board of Governors 2012-01 - 2012-08 Contract work for the Board's eDiscovery and Legal units to improve FOIA processing and eDiscovery workflows. - Extracted and indexed millions of emails across Lotus Notes stores to enable high-speed search and review. - Implemented search-driven pipelines (Sphinx-based) and prediction models to reduce manual review and redaction time. - Improved processing reliability for encrypted attachments and heterogeneous data sources, reducing time-to-deliver for FOIA requests. Senior Agile Developer — Groupsite.com 2011-01 - 2012-01 Worked on legacy and migrated Rails applications and supported hosting and operations. Senior Agile Developer — SmartLogic Solutions 2010-06 - 2011-01 Led a 4-person web application project and improved QA and architecture decisions. - Led a cross-functional team to deliver a Rails-based web application from inception to production. - Established acceptance testing with Cucumber, improving regression coverage and release confidence. - Shaped UX and architectural trade-offs to improve performance and maintainability. Senior Agile Developer — Traffipax, Inc. 2008-12 - 2010-03 Main Rails developer for traffic management and safety applications. - Replaced a legacy Java system with a Rails-based solution, reducing turnaround from multiple weeks to 1 day for critical workflows. - Automated server provisioning and deployment to speed releases and reduce errors. - Implemented monitoring and log-based alerts to support field technicians and improve system reliability. Senior Agile Developer — Medical Decision Logic (MDLogix) 2008-05 - 2008-12 Worked on clinical trial and patient management applications, modernizing legacy Rails apps and mentoring teams on Rails best practices. - Modernized legacy Rails applications, improving maintainability and performance for clinical-trial workflows. - Mentored engineering teams on Rails conventions, TDD, and agile practices to increase development velocity and code quality. - Tackled technical debt and simplified deployment procedures to shorten release cycles. Senior Developer — Mind Over Machines, Inc. 2000-06 - 2000-11 Clients ranged from legal service providers to small manufacturing concerns. Visual Basic desktop development: client server and n-tier architecture. Provided DBA support for MS SQL and MS Access. One project involved replication of databases across the Internet.... Agile Software Craftsman — Possiamo Consulting LLC 2000 - 2016-07 Owner and independent consultant providing custom software and training. Work includes e-learning, bioinformatics, knowledge management, rules-based engines, insurance processing, inspection validation, and distributed document management and workflow. We create web applications (Rails & ASP.... Senior Developer/Analyst — Ajilon 1994-07 - 2000-06 Supported industries including insurance, telecommunications, and retail. Visual Basic desktop development (client server and n-tier). Supported DBAs for MS SQL and MS Access. Migrated a large telecommunications firm from 16-bit to 32-bit applications.... Naval Nuclear Reactor Operator - United States Navy