{"id":24,"date":"2022-11-19T20:36:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T20:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daltonlawhon.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-07-31T23:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:04:24","slug":"experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daltonlawhon.com\/?page_id=24","title":{"rendered":"Professional Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>IT Applications Supervisor (Work and Asset Management)<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><em>Black Hills Energy<\/em> \u2014 <em>July 2025 \u2013 Current<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lead weekly Scrum meetings and sprint planning sessions to ensure efficient Agile workflows and team alignment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage end-to-end development processes by estimating effort, assigning tasks to developers, and monitoring progress to ensure timely delivery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oversee multiple application development projects, ensuring alignment with company goals, technical strategy, and stakeholder expectations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultivate a collaborative, high-performing development culture focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Senior Software Developer Analyst<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><em>Black Hills Energy<\/em> \u2014 <em>May 2023 \u2013 July 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Led Salesforce full stack development and platform administration across multiple business units.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managed code migration, sandbox strategies, and environment integrity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drove cross-functional training and maintained comprehensive technical documentation for development processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborated with stakeholders to enhance system performance and user experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>SQL Developer<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><em>Kerusso Inc<\/em> \u2014 <em>July 2022 \u2013 May 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Owned all aspects of SQL database management, reporting, and disaster recovery planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designed and implemented business process automations to improve operational efficiency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contributed to internal systems development and cross-team integrations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Lead Full Stack Web Developer<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><em>Prime Software Solutions<\/em> \u2014 <em>December 2019 \u2013 July 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Led development teams and mentored junior developers; 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