Jenairis Forrest

Houston, TX · (713) 568-8112 · jenairis.forrest@gmail.com

Going by either Jess or Jenairis (with no preference), I'm a Full-Stack Developer utilizing mainly C# and .NET Core. With more than 15 years of experience in the real-estate and financial tools industry, I've developed ASP.NET Websites and API's; to building backend systems utilizing MS SQL Server, MySQL, DynamoDB, and Neptune. I solution and implement requirements that satisfy business needs to realization.

Professional Experience

Software Developer

Higher Education Servicing Corporation

Orchestrated the end-to-end migration of legacy codebases from Mercurial to Git, including the on-premises deployment and configuration of Gitea to enhance version control workflows.
Architected and implemented feature enhancements for a core servicing platform utilizing .NET 8 and SQL Server, ensuring high performance and scalability for enterprise-level operations.
Engineered and optimized complex SQL SSRS reports, providing stakeholders with critical data visualizations and maintaining the integrity of existing reporting frameworks.
Spearheaded cross-functional team synchronization, delivering comprehensive status updates and strategic reports to executive leadership to ensure project transparency.
Cultivated a culture of technical excellence by mentoring junior developers and conducting rigorous code reviews to maintain high standards of code quality and maintainability.
Managed client relationships throughout the onboarding process, consistently meeting rigorous technical requirements while adhering to strict project timelines and budgetary constraints.

April 2025 - Present

Systems Software Programmer III

Dark Matter Technologies

I have several projects successfully implemented, converting existing codebases to AWS Lambda Functions. An example project would be integration with a government loan appraisal verification API. This complex and very familiar application has been around long before I started, however since hired I have ported that code from a Windows service written in VB, to an in-house developed pipeline service component written in C#, to finally its home in the cloud utilizing AWS Lambda. Its purpose is to assure our clients submitted loan agreements are valid before submission to Fanny Mae or Freddie Mac financial entities.
Creating and modifying rules engines that allow the automated selection of servicing providers, lenders, and fees. Working on backend systems that are truly the backbone of our most successful products
A team resource that integrated an online inspection process, creating API proxy endpoint integrations through Google Apigee.
Took part in enhancing front-end security by implementing 2-Factor Authentication functionality, which would send randomly generated codes by either email, text, or voice call. Integrated Twilio API in order to send phone messages.

September 2023 - October 2024

Senior Systems Programmer

Black Knight Inc.

Took part in moving existing codebases to Amazon Web Services, leveraging AWS Neptune, micro-service methodology, and AWS Lambda’s for a cloud-based web portal project.
Created numerous back-office services built in a homegrown ServiceBus application, processing 36,000 transactions/day using WCF, WWF, MS SQL, and C# .NET Framework 4.6.
Built XML translation workflows with compiled templates from Altova MapForce applied by C# controller services.
Designed and maintained a monolithic RESTful web API (C# / ASP.NET) using basic auth via base64-encoded headers.
Created a suite of ASP.NET Core Web API’s for a lender portal with JWT-based auth and smaller domain-focused services.

February 2013 - September 2023

Senior Software Programing Specialist

Brookfield RPS – Formally Prudential Financial / Real Estate Services Company

Developed osa.prudentialproperties.com/id/ (RealEstate Website) and partnered with Yahoo! RealEstate, increasing unique traffic by 40%.
Trained and led a team of three developers, increasing average weekly work item throughput from 4 to 33.
Solutioned and implemented an MVC 4 RESTful web service for listing syndication (Trulia/Zillow) secured by x509 client certificates.
Reduced backend ETL console apps by migrating processes into SSIS packages, improving internal operations efficiency.
Implemented map search using SQL 2008 geospatial types with user-created polygon search areas.
Spoke at lunch seminars on .NET 4.0 features, MVC 3, Expression Studio 4, Visual Studio hotkeys, and AppDomain.

December 2003 – March 2013

Junior Software Programmer / Packager

Superior Technical Resources, INC., Houston, TX (ExxonMobil)

Designed, developed, and documented custom components used in software install packages.
Created and documented custom software install packages.
Designed, developed, and documented web-based workflow tracking system.
Ported existing VB6 software to VB.NET.
Trained a team of four to write custom VBScript components used in MSI install packages.
Created databases, tables, and stored procedures in MS SQL Server.

September 2002 - December 2003

Skills

Technologies

AWS DynamoDB · AWS Neptune · MS SQL Server · ASP.NET · Terraform · C# · XML · XSLT · JSON

Workflow

Test Driven Development
Micro-Services
SOLID
Agile Development & Scrum

Interests

PC building and hobby hardware are things I always love making time for. RaspberryPi projects or restoring old gaming consoles are things that keep my mind busy. On my own time I try and learn as much as I can about all things that interest me like, software development methodology, new technology, new coding languages, and the goings on in the Linux world. Currently I’m participating in beginner level CTF’s and wargames, getting myself used to Linux shell and common troubleshooting solutions. One of the laptops I’m using at home is running Kali Linux with the Mate GUI. Recently I’ve gotten into understanding automotive mechanics and have taken on the long and expensive road of restoring a 1972 Ford Bronco.

Certifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner (2019)
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (2012)