Melcardo Blackwood

Melcardo Blackwood's work experience is as follows:

1. Senior Solutions Architect at ivision (2022-present): Melcardo Blackwood provides objective recommendations, process and technology expertise, and best-of-breed guidance to clients. They specialize in infrastructure and application solutions across various practices.

2. Senior Technical Consultant at Armanino LLP (2021-2022): Melcardo Blackwood brings depth, expertise, and value to clients as part of the Top 25 CPA & Consulting firm in the nation. They have a strong commitment to their communities and are a Green Certified business.

3. Senior Software Engineer at Eppendorf North America (2020-2021): Melcardo Blackwood developed and sold instruments, consumables, and services for liquid, sample, and cell handling in laboratories worldwide. They specialized in a wide range of products and equipment used in life science research.

4. Dynamics CRM365 Developer/Analyst at DRB Capital (2019-2020): Melcardo Blackwood helped customers in need of selling structured settlement payments or annuity payments for a lump sum of cash. They had extensive experience in structured settlements and annuities.

5. .NET Developer at Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc (2016-2019): Melcardo Blackwood developed applications using the .NET framework for Our Kids, an organization dedicated to providing services to abused, neglected, and abandoned children in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

6. Application Developer at Kahane Law Office (2014-2016): Melcardo Blackwood developed applications for Kahane Law Office, specializing in legal software development.

7. .NET Developer at Client First Settlement Funding (2011-2014): Melcardo Blackwood specialized in purchasing and selling structured settlements and annuities nationwide. They prioritized customer service, financial well-being, and personalized attention for clients.

Melcardo Blackwood earned a Master of Software Engineering degree from Penn State University from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information Sciences at Northern Caribbean University from 2002 to 2006. Before pursuing their bachelor's degree, they obtained an Associate's degree in Software Design & Computer Programming from the Caribbean Institute of Technology (CIT) in 2001 and 2002. In addition to their formal education, Melcardo Blackwood has also obtained several certifications, including DevOps Tips, Programming Foundations: Databases, Project Management Foundations: Requirements, and Learning Tor and the Dark Web, all from LinkedIn. These certifications were obtained in April 2021 for the first three and in February 2021 for the last one.