Aman Hordofo

My name is Aman Hordofo, and I'm a software engineer with over 17 years of experience, currently working for the state government as a Senior Application Developer at the State of Minnesota and an adjunct instructor at Minnesota’s colleges and universities.

I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. I am very passionate about Software Development, Cloud Technologies & AI. I’m a husband & father of 4 awesome kiddos.

Specialities

Software Development, Frontend Development, Mobile App Development, Backend Development, Database Architect, Cloud Tech, IT Security

Experience

State of Minnesota, Saint Paul MN — Senior Application Developer

Sep 2019 - Present

• Write computer programs in the role of Senior Application Developer on enterprise-wide applications and projects.
• Provide technical leadership to teams and other application developers for complex application development activities and projects.
• Support and analyze enterprise-wide application systems in the role of Senior Application Developer.
• Follow agency Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Quality Assurance (QA) processes, policies, and procedures as defined for Minnesota IT Services.
• Prepare program and developmental documentation that meets Minnesota IT Services project standards.
• Plan and carry out assigned administrative tasks efficiently and on time
• Miscellaneous projects and other duties as assigned.

Minneapolis College — Adjunct Instructor

Sep 2024 - Present (0 years 7 months)

• Instructor for ITEC 2545 - Java Programming;

Anoka-Ramsey Community College — Adjunct Instructor

Sep 2022 - Present (1 years 11 months)

• Database Systems
• Teaching Database systems & Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) with Java.

Founder/ CEO, RISH LLC.

Sep 2021 - Present (3 years 1 months)

G2Planet, MN, Minneapolis MN— Software Engineer

Jul 2015 - Sep 2019 (4 years 3 months)

• Lead developer on the EventEXPRESS platform
• Developer on the EventMAX 2.0 platform
• Experience with Angular 6, Git, GitLab CI, Laravel 5.3, PHP

DKS Systems, Golden Valley, MN — Web Developer

May 2014 - Jul 2015 (1 year 3 months)

A fast-paced and constantly changing role where self-management is key.

• Worked on projects for clients of many sizes and specialties, typically 5-10 projects per week.
• Built online e-commerce platforms, landing pages, internal tracking software, online maps, marketing emails, questionnaires, etc.
• WordPress plugin development
• Added mobile responsiveness to many sites.
• Performed database, backend, and frontend optimizations.

Entegee, New Hope, MN — Application Developer

Feb 2013 - May 2014 (1 year 4 months)

• eCommerce website development

Technical Experience

Open Source web application development. Both backend and frontend.

Education

Computer Science, 2003 - 2007

📝 Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner	Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals	Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals	GitHub Foundations

Interests

Coding, Linux, open source, GitHub, social networking, engineering