Resume
Roy K. Clemmons
40+ years of full life-cycle software design and development, including project management, software architecture, team leadership and technical mentoring.
Skills
.NET & back end
- C#
- ASP.NET Core
- ASP.NET MVC
- Web API
- Entity Framework
- WCF
- VB.NET
- Python
- R
Front end
- React
- Vue
- Angular
- TypeScript / JavaScript
- jQuery
- Chart.js
- SignalR
- HTML & CSS
Cloud & data
- Azure Cloud Services
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure DevOps
- SQL Server
- Oracle
- DB2
- MySQL
- Redis
- SSIS / SSRS
AI & machine learning
- Large language models
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Gemini
- Microsoft Copilot
- AI-assisted development
- Machine learning
- Predictive analytics
- Expert systems
- Rules engines
- Chatbots (Dialogflow)
Architecture & design
- Enterprise & n-tier
- Service-oriented architecture
- Design patterns
- UML
- Model-driven development
Practices
- Test-driven development
- Agile & Scrum
- Extreme Programming
- Continuous integration
- Technical mentoring
Systems roots
- C / C++
- x86 & 370 assembler
- Device drivers
- Java
- COBOL
- CICS & MVS
- Unix / Linux
Experience
2024 – Present
Senior Technical Manager
EssilorLuxottica USA · Dallas, TX
- Manage the PMS Integration Team.
- Build applications with large language models such as Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot, and mentor developers on using AI to build software.
- Promoted from Lead Software Developer.
2021 – 2024
Lead Software Developer
EssilorLuxottica USA · Dallas, TX
- Led development for the 4PC Features Team.
2020 – 2021
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Zachary Piper LLC · for Omnicell · Plano, TX
- Rapid Response team member building and testing new and existing web applications from layout to function.
- ASP.NET MVC, C#, Angular, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Data Factory and SQL Server.
- Test-driven development in an agile process using Azure DevOps.
2018 – 2020
Senior Full-Stack .NET Developer
NHRG Technical Services · for Texas Real Estate Commission · Austin, TX
- Built web and desktop applications with ASP.NET MVC and Core, C#, React, Vue, Python, Oracle and SQL Server.
- Created real-time dashboards with React, Redux, Chart.js and SignalR, plus several AI chatbots using Dialogflow.
- Built a production rule system to determine convictions from criminal histories, and an in-house IT portal secured with Azure Active Directory.
2018
Senior Developer
Randstad · for Moody's Analytics / USAA · San Antonio, TX
- Built a data analytics web application for USAA's Chief Credit Risk office to assess credit and market risk.
- Chart.js, DataTables, Vue, Web API, C#, LINQ and DB2, in a Scrum process.
2016 – 2018
Chief Architect & Lead Developer
TherapyTrak · Austin, TX
- Azure-hosted startup application for tracking client progress in chemical dependency treatment (C#, MVC, SQL Server, Redis).
2014 – 2018
Technical Lead & Solutions Architect
NHRG Technical Services · for Texas Health and Human Services · Austin, TX
- Led the agency's web application for travel authorizations, advances and claims.
- Trained all developers in test-driven development in an agile, continuous-integration environment.
- Designed and built the HHSCIT Statistics System for tracking project hours by accounting code.
2013 – 2014
Software Architect (Consultant)
TiPS, Inc. · Georgetown, TX
- Re-architected a multi-threaded Windows service that monitors OPC DA servers for commercial industrial alarm management.
- Designed a real-time publish/subscribe cache using SQL Server triggers and MSMQ, and an XML-based rules engine.
2013
Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead
NextGen Healthcare · Austin, TX
- Integrations team lead connecting four hospital applications (HL7, Mirth, SQL Server).
2012 – 2013
Technical Lead & Solutions Architect
Matrix · for ADT Security Services · Dallas, TX
- Led the migration of 80+ corporate applications, including HR data, from Tyco to ADT.
Earlier career
- 2010 – 2012Aquire Solutions · Oxford International · Dallas, TX
Software Developer — HR and healthcare web applications - 2009 – 2010P2Solutions · Frisco, TX
Chief Architect — built ReserveFishing.com and a real-time housing directory - 2008 – 2009Rapp Collins · Irving, TX
Software Engineer — retail marketing tools - 2008Netwatch Solutions · Dallas, TX
Software Architect — WCF-based enterprise agent - 2007 – 2008Matria Healthcare · Dallas, TX
Senior Systems Engineer — password security policy - 2005 – 2007Diversified Technology Systems · Randolph AFB, TX
Software Architect — modernized the Virtual Military Personnel Flight system - 2004 – 2005Texas Education Agency · Austin, TX
Consultant — agile, TDD and model-driven development mentoring - 2004Lockheed Martin · Randolph AFB, TX
Architect — n-tier manpower application and single sign-on - 2002 – 2004Integrated Computing Systems · Lockhart, TX
Founder — VCTools for Visual C++, consulting - 2001 – 2002Emergisoft · Arlington, TX
Developer — Oracle to DB2 conversion - 2001EmSTAT · Austin, TX
Architect & Development Lead — real-time ER charting - 2000 – 2001Synchronicity · Austin, TX
Member of Technical Staff — distributed Java applications - 1999 – 2000Cisco Systems · Austin, TX
Team Lead — ViewRunner DSL network management - 1998 – 1999IBM · Austin, TX
Developer — JavaOS evaluation lab - 1997 – 1998SPEC · Austin, TX
Architect — AI flight-prediction software for the U.S. Air Force - 1995 – 1997AMD · Austin, TX
Advanced R&D — K5 processor verification and an 80x86 expert system - 1994 – 1995BMC Software · Austin, TX
Developer — multi-platform enterprise database tools - 1993 – 1994Tandy · Fort Worth, TX
Lead CICS Systems Programmer - 1983 – 1993Viasoft · Dallas Systems · Aviall · EDS · Garland ISD · Texas & Arizona
Systems and applications programming
Certifications
- May 2026Claude 101 · Anthropic
Credential ID qus63cr5h6gr - May 2026Claude Code 101 · Anthropic
Credential ID azxddfnxb4yh - May 2026Introduction to Claude Cowork · Anthropic
Credential ID tbu64u7gctbf - May 2026Introduction to Subagents · Anthropic
Credential ID wqr563p498ph - March 2024Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals · Microsoft
Credential ID B3C0C1660DED7C57
Education & service
- 1980Richland College · Dallas, TX
Undergraduate work in computer science and mathematics - 1977Angelo State University · San Angelo, TX
General undergraduate work - 1984Electronic Data Systems · Dallas, TX
Systems engineering development courses - 2004USAF/PKI/SPO · Online
Fundamentals of Public Key Infrastructure - 1976 – 1982United States Air Force
4 years active duty and 2 years inactive reserve. Computer operations and systems analyst; Air Force Commendation Medal; honorable discharge.
Plus technical training from IBM, Amdahl and others. References available on request.