Woody Hooten

USA · (212) 961-7753 · gmail@woodyhooten.com

Experienced, multi-disciplined professional with fluency in most aspects of corporate life at many stages of the business lifecycle. Currently applying business acumen as a core Python, full stack software developer to create human centric experiences for consumers and internal operators alike. Constantly operating with the belief that improvement is always possible. Out of the box thinker with a natural understanding of both the end user’s experience and the company’s bottom line. Lead by example, support with compassion, self start, and optimize by habit.


Experience

Python Developer

  • Integrated Accela API
  • ETL 100k+ permits across 41 jurisdictions
  • Sourced 250k+ contacts for internal registry
  • AWS EC2, Python, Selenium, BeautifulSoup


Remote || January 2024 - Present

Fractional CTO

  • Built Python ETL pipeline from Web to CRM for Client Acquisition, grew contacts database by 3,000%
  • Administered Google Workspace
  • Automated Family Law legal forms with Python PDF parsing libraries
  • Integrated OpenAI GPT-4 API to Statute of Limitations Scheduling App
  • Solution Architected B2B White-Label, Legal Firm Marketing Website Produc
  • Represented company at Stanford LLM X Law Hackathon
  • Multi-Cloud Administrator (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, Cloud Catalyst)
  • AWS Lambda, EC2, S3, Cognito, API Gateway
  • Solution engineering for LLM-powered paralegal bot


Burlingame, CA || March 2023 - Present

Python Usergroup Organizer & MC

  • Took over this monthly networking event for Sacramento Area Pythonistas of all levels at the Urban Hive
  • Topics presented by community volunteers
  • Pizza and Beer!
  • Pivoted Community to Online Events with the advent of nCOVID-19
Past Sponsors:


Remote || January 2020 - Present

Development Engineer III

  • Making Slack bots for the Salesforce M&A Integrations Team
  • Enhance NodeJS based inter-CRM chat bot
  • Implemented CI/CD workflow in Heroku, driven with GitHub Actions
  • Performed ETL from CRM of acquisitions to Salesforce Org with Python using Numpy, Pandas, and Multithreading (prototype with Asyncio)
  • Developed analytics for chat bot performance using Splunk and Tableau
  • Implemented Smart Events Framework based on AWS (SNS, SQS, Cognito, Lambda) for asynchronous handling of bot messaging
  • Design, architected, and prototyped Public Safety Answering Point SaaS using chat bots and WebRTC to support Ukraine War and 988 rollout


San Francisco, CA || December 2021 - December 2022

Python CRM Developer

  • Salesforce ETL, 1.63 GB, 6.2 million rows
  • Principal software architect and engineer, GitHub repo owne
  • Administrator for GSuite, CRMDialer, Wix, Discord, and our Python backend
  • Adapted CRMDialer PHP API to utilize Python requests calls
  • Created CRM & power dialer admin bot in Discord channel (JARVIS)
  • Created all internal sales forms for Residential Solar, Commercial Solar, and Mortgage Refinancing
  • Created custom solar proposals based on property usage to zero out annual True Up bills
  • SDR - 100 dials per day, 12.5% close rate
  • AE - 16.7% close rate
  • SM - Managed dialing team call volume increase of >100% MoM, each month, from April to August


Roseville, CA || March 2020 - July 2023

Python Developer

  • Refactored Django stack to current Flask oriented stack
  • Developed lightweight API serving platform
  • Integrated with Stripe platform for credit card production and management
  • Developed proprietary API for ARG operations on the Stripe Issuing platform
  • Managed requirements from prospective partners and founders, selecting appropriate technologies for Agile Development.
  • Utilized Trello for Kanban Agile Development
  • Managed a UC Davis summer intern for entry level development tasks
  • Ubuntu 18.0.4 LTS for network management and services configuration
  • Implemented ARG database with MySQL
  • Design schema, built tables, and selected appropriate tools for remote database administration
  • Proprietary algorithm for computing balance data to credit card end users
  • Moved DNS and codebase from A2 hosting to AWS VM
  • Developed web crawler to serve Divvy cards via arg.com
  • Implemented inbound text handling on Twilio with ngrok
  • Implemented Twilio API for end user SMS handling, two way
  • Utilized GSuite for email and document management


Sacramento, CA || October 2019 - Present

Community Manager

  • Developed social media publishing pipeline
  • Organized live community events at local businesses
  • Established beta program for customer driven product ideas
  • Implemented customer support system


San Francisco, CA || October 2016 - December 2019

Product Specialist

  • Focused on Global Account Renewals for Annual Licenses, Video Conferencing Solutions
  • Developed Process Playbook for Customer Success
  • Liased with Partners in Reselling and in Distribution
  • Coordinated complex renewals among multinational conglomerates in all sales regions
  • Forged team of contractors in GBU into tight community, MTV and ATX locations
  • Automated subscription renewal messaging campaigns


Mountain View, CA ||November 2015 - February 2016

Operations Contractor

  • Implemented Customer Support system
  • Developed Process Playbook for Customer Success
  • Developed core founding architecture: Business Model, Financial Model, User Growth Model Implemented company billing system
  • Recruited, hired and trained remote team for User Operations department


San Francisco, CA || February 2015 - July 2016

Co-Founder, Director of Operations

  • Reviewed 1000+ International Hospitals
  • Conducted profitable market research expeditions
  • Established first channel partnerships in Costa Rica
  • Established first vendor partnerships in Costa Rica
  • Emissary's first dental surgery client
  • Founded Sales organization
  • Founded Operations organization


San Francisco || August 2013 - May 2015

Senior Manager, Community

  • Managed team of Community Managers for KIXEYE Games
  • Directed team of forum moderators in 5 countries, 4 timezones
  • Coordinated with product teams in SF, Canada, UK, and Australia
  • Built and Maintained Community Team Handbook – Training, Team Processes, Style-guide
  • Created KIXEYE.com Forums and Managed Staff and Moderation Team
  • Report Weekly Product insights to Executive team across entire product portfolio
  • Coordinate Community department with other departments in the company
  • Created and Manage Battle Pirates Test Community
  • Designed Social Media Editorial Pipeline


San Francisco, CA || September 2012 - August 2013

Product Manager

  • Managed 27-member team of volunteer community moderators
  • Salvaged existing game community around Ravenworld Franchise
  • Deputized prominent community members to official operational positions
  • Hired and trained top moderation staff as remote CS Team
  • Designed and developed beta test program for 13 published games
  • Built and managed multi-brand Zendesk Environment to lead 4 agent CS team on 196 games
  • Developed and managed Community/CS/Social Media standards for top published games
  • Established issue handling strategies among 6w PMs and 3rd party developers
  • Developed and coordinated BBC custom community channels
  • Ran 1st class of sf.citi Internship program (Mayor Lee, Ron Conway)
  • Recruited, on-boarded, and trained an ideally experienced, high quality replacement


San Francisco, CA || March 2012 - August 2012

Head of Community

  • Led team of Community Managers for Ravenworld Games through all phases of development
  • Built and Managed Social Media Marketing Strategy for 6L Games
  • Created and managed training documents for Community processes
  • Managed Internal Marketing and Communication efforts after 6Waves/Lolapps Merger
  • Hired and trained top moderation staff as remote CS Team
  • Established channels and strategies for rich interaction between users and game design/development staff
  • Designed, developed, and managed end-to-end customer support system
  • Designed, outsourced, and administered community forums, managed mod staff
  • Designed and managed all billing, fraud detection, issue and feedback handling processes
  • Managed Quiz, Gift, Game application developer community on the Facebook platform
  • Designed, implemented and managed processes to integrate user feedback into product roadmap• Designed, implemented and managed application developer support handbook
  • Designed, implemented and managed FAQs for application developers


San Francisco, CA || January 2009 - March 2012

Interaction Designer

  • Designed adventure browsing interface
  • Developed HTML/CSS
  • Created marketing content for adventure listings


San Francisco, CA || July 2008 - July 2008

Research Manager

  • Dialed financial industry executives to market firm's annual summit
  • Edited Financial Industry Benchmarking & Best Practices report, 1800+ McKinsey slides
  • Developed marketing contacts database, 100% accuracy


Tiburon, CA ||February 2008 - May 2008

Jr. Developer, DBA

  • Designed data structures for 3 professional sports alerts applications (ESPN alerts: NFL, MLB, NBA)
  • Streamlined weekly campaign reporting, client facing
  • Maintained internal contacts database, 4+million numbers
  • Traveled to concerts around US, administered local use of mSnap Text2Screen platform


San Diego, CA || March 2007 - December 2007

Web Development Intern

  • Spreadsheet jockey
  • Designed internal portal for Procurement dept.

Rocklin, CA || May 2000 - December 2000

Education

Sierra College

Computer Science

GPA: 4.0

Rocklin, CA || January 2019 - June 2020

Sierra College

Associate of Science
Engineering


Rocklin, CA || August 2002 - May 2004

Granite Bay High School

GED/AS
Electrical Engineering
Granite Bay, CA || August 1998 - May 2002

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools

Interests

I'm an active guy. Whether problem solving or applying elbow grease, I am biased to action.

In action, I ride cycles of all number of wheels. Soccer is my game of choice, but swimming took me through NCAA. When it comes to the internet, I believe we're all getting a chance to write our own place in history, and I've been taking that perhaps a little too seriously.


Awards, Honors, and Certifications