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Jeremy Bell

Principal Software Architect · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Principal software architect with twenty-one years in software engineering. I lead architecture decisions and technology selection across a client portfolio, and I bridge customer needs with current practice. Clients stay: one has followed me across two firms and ten years.

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FROM THE ROLE DESCRIPTION MY MANAGER WROTE
“Be the experienced code-guru that the team can count on to get unstuck, regardless of current technology stack.”

Experience

Fusionary — Principal Software Architect

Jun 2021 – Present · Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Lead architecture decisions and technology selection across the firm's client portfolio.
  • Architected CeriFi's multi-site platform: 12+ storefronts on one BigCommerce backend, Next.js and Builder.io in front, .NET Core behind.
  • Chose Typesense search and CloudFront edge delivery for the Carnegie Endowment site, moving the read path off the origin.
  • Designed a Dataverse connector for RMWBH that serves the firm's data under a single licence in place of a per-user Power Apps model, surfaced in a DynamicWeb (Truvio) portal.
  • Led the ThermoFlask and Takeya replatform from Shopify to Znode Commerce, with Claude Code in the build loop.
  • Architected the Rood and Riddle pharmacy platform on Next.js and MedusaJS, replacing an unstable site with one system for prescription ordering, vet workflows, and pet-owner fulfilment.
  • Architected headless ecommerce for SPAX on Next.js, BigCommerce, and Craft CMS.
  • Built a business intelligence dashboard on AWS Lambda, EventBridge, QuickSight, and custom .NET services.
  • Built a legal document management platform for Steelcase on .NET Core, OpenID Connect, and SSRS.

CQL — Software Architect

Dec 2015 – Jul 2021 · Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Delivered solution design and development alongside engagement managers, project managers, UX designers, and developers.
  • Consulted on the PetSmart React Native app, which shipped three mission-critical features — Autoship subscriptions, curbside pickup, and prescriptions — integrating Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Einstein Recommendations, and Contentful.
  • Designed Weller Truck Parts' B2B ecommerce platform on .NET, Elasticsearch, and Squidex.
  • Built Weller Truck Parts' native iOS and Android apps for store locations, manuals, training videos, core returns, and warranty status.
  • Built Wolverine World Wide's PLM application, carrying a shoe from design to production and integrating SAP and tariff modelling to schedule which factory builds which shoe.
  • Built B2C ecommerce for the Wolverine World Wide brand portfolio — Merrell, Sperry, and CAT Footwear — and a Salesforce Marketing Cloud integration for the same client.
  • Built a dealer portal integration for an international forklift distributor on Vue and ASP.NET Web API.
  • Architected a student portal and document management system.
  • Released an open-source reusable framework library for CQL C# projects on GitHub and NuGet.

Terryberry Company — Senior Architect

Jul 2015 – Dec 2015 · Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Owned technology solutions for the in-house development team, across customer-facing web applications, web services, back-end services, and database design.

Terryberry Company — Development Technical Leader / Architect

Jan 2012 – Jul 2015 · Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Set technical direction for peer-to-peer social applications, ecommerce sites, and ERP business solutions.
  • Designed a multi-tenant backend for a social media application on a cloud-hosted MongoDB service.
  • Architected an account management system on ASP.NET Web API and SQL Server.
  • Led development on Give a WOW!, an employee recognition, rewards, and social platform on .NET, Angular, and MongoDB.
  • Wrote a C# API client library for CyberSource credit card billing.

Hastings Mutual Insurance — Senior Web Developer

Apr 2009 – Jan 2012 · Hastings, Michigan
  • Architected and led a web-based insurance rating and policy submission portal that rated against the AS/400 mainframe in real time, across commercial, personal, and farm programs, producing ACORD forms.
  • Acted as technical leader on corporate projects.
  • Presented complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience.
  • Practised agile development with Scrum and Kanban.

Hastings Mutual Insurance — Web Developer

Nov 2006 – Apr 2009 · Hastings, Michigan
  • Built a custom .NET membership provider that authenticates against Active Directory and the company mainframe billing system.
  • Built a document search and retrieval portal over the document management system.
  • Integrated a third-party credit card processing system.

Hastings Mutual Insurance — Imaging Systems Administrator

Sep 2005 – Nov 2006 · Hastings, Michigan
  • Administered the OnBase document management system and designed its workflow processes.
  • Built a VB.NET web service that connects OnBase to Guidewire ClaimCenter.

Education

Davenport University, Grand Rapids, Michigan — BBA, E-Business / Web Development