Rusty Tanton
I'm a husband, father, and software engineer who lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Professional Overview
- Compassionate engineering leader with a proven track record building and growing teams that deliver high quality, enterprise-scale web applications in the cloud.
- My approach is centered on transforming feedback into actionable, accountable plans, driving continuous improvement in teamwork and cooperation. This approach has led my teams to become some of the top-performing groups in the organizations I've worked for.
Experience
- 5+ years experience in engineering management
- 15+ years experience in frontend development
- 10+ years experience in backend development
Professional Highlights
Campaign Builder (CRM)
I led a full stack Agile team of between 5 and 10 direct reports which took Loyal's CRM application from prerelease demos through to MVP and finally to being an established product on Loyal's roadmap.
Key Results
- Successful prerelease client demos delivered on time which won new business
- Successful MVP launch and client onboarding
- Increased Medicare Annual Wellness visits scheduled per month 17% for one client between August 2023 and April 2024 (see case study)
- Scaled SMS volume 16,000% between August 2022 and April 2024
- Scaled email message volume 563% between March 2023 and April 2024
- Accelerated client adoption by expanding to allow configurable audience segmentation using data from Epic and Athena EHRs
WebMD Blogs
I was the lead developer on this project and wrote a complex caching plugin to scale the platform. I also led training for the content team to ensure a smooth migration, wrote documentation, and trained other developers on template development.
Key Results
- Successful migration of 30+ blogs from Blogger to WordPress
- Custom WordPress caching plugin allowed platform to scale to 2,000,000+ unique monthly visitors
- Integrated templates with WebMD's core CMS to gain admin efficieny and keep core advertising functionality and metrics intact
AJGA Migration and Redesign
I was the lead front end developer on this project and wrote a multi-step form template that integrated with the Brightspot CMS backend to collect and store player registration information.
Key Results
- Successful migration from legacy CMS to Brightspot
- Successful player registration form delivered in time for season
Personal Projects
The 1:1 Podcast
The 1:1 is a podcast for software engineers hosted by Bresdin O'Malley and myself. It is dedicated to tackling current issues in software engineering through authentic and meaningful conversations.
Links
- Web: ACast
- Podcast Apps: Amazon Music, Apple, iHeartRadio, Spotify
YAARG (Yet Another AI Résumé Generator)
Generates resumes customized for individual roles with AI suggestions. Built using React, NextJS, AuthJS, Prisma ORM, Tailwind CSS, Postgres, and the ChatGPT API.
Links
More Key Results
Loyal Health
Chartered Kanban process and demonstrated increase of developer focus time with Google Calendar API data
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Consolidated multiple Jira instances run by GTRI labs into a single corporate Jira, reducing administrative overhead and increasing knowledge sharing
WebMD
Chartered Kanban process for the Site Operations team, increasing efficieny by identifying and resolving bottlenecks