Calvin Mwesigwa
Software Engineering Leader & ConsultantExperience
Present2021
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Ideon fka Vericred New York, NY- Leading 2 teams of engineers that built products to streamline communication between benefit administrators like EmployeeNavigator and insurance carriers like UnitedHealthCare.
- Spearheaded API design and integration for a two-sided health benefits marketplace where ben-admins were our demand and insurance carriers were our supply
- Led the recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of new team members, thereby expanding our teams with top-tier talent.
20212018
VP of Engineering
BrokerX Chicago, IL- Building and leading a new team of engineers to build a platform to allow energy brokers to automate their entire pipeline in multiple states across the USA. From easing contract renewals, to facilitating efficient customer acquisition and retention.
- Designed and implemented procedures to ensure proper team alignment and increase productivity
- Mentored and trained several engineers at various levels in our org including interns and new grads
Present2016
Founder & Software Consultant
Step One Technologies Chicago, IL- Deliver architectural design and software development services for a range of clients
- Provide assistance on projects across their entire lifecycle from brainstorming to scaling
20192018
Lead Software Engineer
Future Finance Loan Corporation Chicago, IL- Leading a strong team of 15 engineers across Dublin and Chicago building a sustainable platform to facilitate student loan lending in the United Kingdom
- Designed and implemented a new RESTful API architecture to manage new and legacy systems handling originations, underwriting, credit report agency integrations (Equifax), banking integrations (PTX), contract e-signatures (Docusign), and call center operations
20172013
Senior Software Engineer
Enova Financial Holdings Chicago, IL- Led a team of 6 engineers that implemented the framework to enable the lending business to scale from 4 states to 20 states within a year
- Designed and implemented a financial accounting system for Enova’s main customer lending platform
Featured Projects
Present2021
Ideon Enrollments Platform
Ideon fka Vericred- Designed and built a two-sided health benefits marketplace for benefit admins and insurance carriers
20212019
BrokerX Platform
BrokerX- Designed and built a multi-tenant SaaS application for energy brokerages
20192018
Xe - O2
Future Finance Loan Corporation- Designed and built an internal agent portal support loan servicing
- Migrated the application from a monolith database to a standard REST API doubling throughput
Education
20132009
BSc Computer Engineering
Minor in Economics
West Lafayette, IN
Purdue University
GPA: 3.76 / 4.00
- AMD Design Excellence Award for ASIC Design Lab
- Dean’s List and Semesters Honors: fall 2009 to spring 2013
- Student Representative, Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Committee