Scott Baldridge
Senior Rapid Application Developer & Project Leader
Hermitage, TN | Scott@ScottBaldridge.com | 615-573-1596
About Me
Highly accomplished and results oriented Principal Engineer and Development Team Manager with over 15 years of experience in full stack development, cloud platforms, and agile methodologies. Proven expertise in leading high performing teams, architecting scalable enterprise solutions, and leveraging AI powered development tools to accelerate delivery and enhance code quality for large scale applications. Seeking to leverage deep technical skills and leadership capabilities to drive innovation and solve complex business challenges.
Technical Skills
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Education & Certifications
Education:
Upper Iowa University
Bachelor of Science – Public Administration, cum laude
Certifications:
- MCSD: App Builder
- MCSA: Web Applications
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Service
US Army – Staff Sergeant E-6, Ordnance Corps: Cultivated leadership and problem-solving skills through 10 years of military service, applying disciplined approaches to complex technical challenges and team management.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer (Contract via Insight Global)
HealthTrust, HCA | July 2022 – May 2025
- Enhanced and maintained complex business logic, security roles, and authorization for enterprise supply chain applications, impacting over 200,000 users and ensuring continuous operations.
- Incorporated third party badging and facility access API to authorize and authenticate vendors through facility access, enabling use of purchasing and invoicing applications and significantly reducing fraud by 80 percent.
- Created an enterprise user search API, connecting with established user authorization management and Active Directory to optimize operational speed and user access.
Application Development Manager, IT&S Technology
Parallon, HCA | June 2021 – February 2022
- Managed 8-person team and offshore assets developing and maintaining critical Medical Eligibility applications.
- Directed the interview and hiring initiatives, successfully growing the team by 30 percent to align with expanding project requirements.
- Engaged in the highly selective Parallon IT&S Emerging Leaders program, cultivating advanced leadership capabilities and industry knowledge.
Senior Application Engineer
Parallon, HCA | March 2020 – June 2021
- Led team of FTE and offshore developers to develop a .NET Core application hosted externally in Azure, significantly improving patient experience completing Medicare eligibility applications.
- Architected a .NET solution integrating FHIR for HL7 note transmission to Meditech, eliminating redundant work and generating significant time savings.
- Drove project success by managing Scrum, mentoring, accelerating development via prototypes, and ensuring precise requirements and effective UAT between technical teams and clients.
Consultant/Manager/Senior Software Engineer
Web You Weave Inc. | October 2018 – March 2020
- Consulted with business owners and global partners in developing a maintenance tracking and reporting application, which resulted in winning an additional contract to maintain and enhance offerings.
Software Engineer II
Kroll | June 2015 – October 2018
- Collaborated with business owners to implement application changes and create new functionality, streamlining case assignments and accelerating case completion times.
Senior Customizations Developer
InBusiness Services Inc. | May 2014 – June 2015
- Created a WPF application to import text based financial and customer data, substantially decreasing import time by 90 percent.
Software Engineer
CW Technical Services | July 2011 – June 2014
- Designed and engineered custom ERP solution and enterprise portal for global partners to derive accurate and timely government compliant reports saving field engineers 10-20 hours per week.
Systems Administrator/Developer
Black Box Network Services | August 2005 – June 2011
- Developed an in-house CRM application in .NET 2.0 which replaced Microsoft CRM, resulting in reduced licensing fees saving the business 100k annually.