Ronnie Miller

Resume

Web and software developer with over 15 years of experience crafting online experiences. I have worked in a broad range of problem domains, from automotive operations to usage-based billing platforms.

Experience

  1. 2015–now

    KABI Automotive

    Partner & CTO

    • Own design and development of patented SaaS products used by auto dealerships nationwide
    • Manage mission-critical cloud infrastructure and build tooling to maximize development velocity
    • Championed security initiatives, leading the organization through SOC 2 certification
    • Contribute to the overall product direction, balancing customer feedback and business goals

  2. 2022–now

    BuildTestRun

    Founder

  3. 2020–2022

    DataStax

    Managing Software Engineer, Remote

    • Technical and career coach for multiple cross-disciplinary engineering teams
    • Interpret company vision and product requirements into understandable, executable work
    • Coordinate and unblock development across multiple different functional teams
    • Work with team members to define and measure career development and growth goals
    • Represent the team to stakeholders including executive leadership, product, design, and others

  4. 2017–2020

    New Relic, Inc.

    Senior Software Engineer, Remote

    • Design and build systems for usage metering, cost estimation, and platform REST/GraphQL APIs
    • Instrument and improve resiliency of Kafka producers and services distributing platform data
    • Help form a strategically critical team and drive legacy billing extraction to a vendor platform
    • Mentor and onboard engineers through pairing, technical workshops, and organizing game days
    • Lead automation and access control improvements to reduce team toil and secure internal tools

  5. 2015–2017

    Cvent

    Software Engineer, Portland, OR

    • Reduced costs by migrating third-party dependencies to AWS equivalents
    • Built REST microservices for custom email templating and delivery
    • Mentored several interns and on-boarded new developers
    • Served as a Technical Lead of the backend platforms team

  6. 2012–2014

    Advanced Industrial Services

    Software Engineer, Bakersfield, CA

    • Collaborated with stakeholders including President, CTO, Ops Managers, and Field Technicians
    • Developed software to streamline billing management, project scheduling, and fleet tracking
    • Leveraged Twilio to create unique telephone survey and employee trainings

  7. 2008–2012

    Freelance

    Software Developer, Remote

    • Created responses to RFPs, statements of work, and proofs of concept to secure bids
    • Built web and mobile software using primarily Ruby on Rails and React
    • Helped migrate existing and legacy websites to new applications
    • Deployed and managed infrastructure for clients and customers

  8. 2007–2008

    The Marcom Group

    Web Developer, Bakersfield, CA

    • Converted designs to semantic HTML and CSS
    • Met and worked with clients to produce project estimates and timelines
    • Used PHP/MySQL to create highly customized web apps for a variety of industries
    • Used frameworks like WordPress and CodeIgniter to speed up development
    • Used jQuery to improve user experience and ease of use
    • Handled minor Linux and Apache server maintenance
    • Managed DNS setup and changes for new websites
Education
California State University, Chico B.S. in Computer Information Systems, Business Administration, 2008–2012
Skills
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Certification
Private Pilot License (ASEL) U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, 2017