Patrick Barnhardt

Patrick Barnhardt

[email protected]patrickbarnhardt.info

Profile

Software developer in Charlotte, North Carolina, working in internal web applications, Salesforce development and systems integration, with over a decade of IT and end-user support underneath it. Outside that I run CrimsonStrife Games and build One Man's Poison, a survival-horror game in Unreal Engine 5.

Experience

Programmer Analyst

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company — Charlotte, NC March 2023 - Present

  • Build and maintain the Salesforce applications the business runs on, and support the people using them when something stops working.
  • Design screen flows and automations in Flow first, and write Apex or Lightning Web Components when a declarative build genuinely won't do the job.
  • Manage the org's integrations with the systems around it. Includes but not limited: LinkedIn Sales Nav, PDF Butler, EventSpark, RingCentral, and Mulesoft. As well as proprietary apps.
  • Build internal web applications and tools outside Salesforce.

IT Technician / Webmaster

Modern Impressions — Charlotte, NC July 2018 - March 2023

  • Kept networked copiers and printers working inside customer environments — drivers, scan destinations and authentication.
  • Handled general IT support for managed-services customers, and sat on the internal sysadmin team.
  • Ran the company website: a purchased WordPress theme I extended rather than replaced, including a Net Promoter Score panel on the homepage fed live from the dealer's survey service.
  • Wrote the technical knowledge-base articles, including two printer service-code guides on Experts Exchange that have each passed 40,000 views.
  • Supported the specialty software customers depended on, mostly AutoStore document capture.

GIS Technician & Software Troubleshooting

QC Data — Charlotte, NC Area June 2013 - July 2018

  • Utilized various software to update AT&T databases on multiple projects per AT&T guidelines.
  • Drafted and engineered construction workprints for various AT&T Fiber and Copper Cable projects.
  • Joined the Specialized Services team to learn new software and perform tasks for AT&T engineers.
  • Corrected database errors for production users.
  • Supported the proprietary GIS software for roughly 60 to 80 local users, and handled the errors it threw at them.
  • Windows support, software and hardware installation, and machine migration and re-imaging.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Software Development

Western Governors University 2018 - March 2024

Associate of Applied Sciences, Simulation and Game Design

Stanly Community College 2009 - 2012

Where the game work formally started — modeling, animation and design, alongside the programming.

Certifications

  • Business Analyst Boot Camp — Cprime, Inc (2024)
  • Salesforce Certified Administrator (SCA) — Salesforce (2024)
  • Android Development Essential Training: Create Your First App with Java — LinkedIn Learning (2023)
  • CompTIA Project+ — CompTIA (2021)
  • CIW User Interface Designer — Certification Partners (2020)
  • CIW Advanced HTML & CSS3 Specialist — Certification Partners (2019)
  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management — PeopleCert (2019)
  • CIW Site Development Associate — Certification Partners (2018)
  • CompTIA A+ ce — CompTIA (2016, expired 2022)
  • Game Asset Production Pipeline in Unreal Engine — Digital-Tutors (2015)
  • Creating UI Elements in Unreal Engine — Digital-Tutors (2015)
  • Getting Started with Perforce — Tony Vinayak, Professional Services Manager (2013)

Honors & Awards

  • 2023 Distinguished Expert — Experts Exchange (2024)
  • 2023 Rookie of the Year — Experts Exchange (2024)
  • Community Builder — Experts Exchange (2023)
  • Air Force JROTC Cadet Award — Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated (TAI)

Skills

Software Development: Java, C++, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, Laravel, Git, GitHub, Perforce, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Requirements Gathering, Technical Documentation

Web: Web Development, Front-End Development, Responsive Web Design, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Astro, Static Site Generators, WordPress, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), DigitalOcean, Redis / Valkey, TLS Configuration, Localization (i18n), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Salesforce: Salesforce.com Administration, Apex, Salesforce Flow, Declarative Development

Design & UX: User Experience (UX), User Interface Design, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Brand Identity Design

Games & 3D: Unreal Engine 5, Unreal Engine 4, Blueprint (UE4), Gameplay Systems Design, Game Design, Maya, 3D Modeling & Animation, Character Rigging, Steam Deck / Linux Porting

IT & Support: Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Computer Hardware

Professional: Communication, Project Management

Languages: English (Native or Bilingual), Japanese (Currently Learning)

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