Zachary A. Contreras
Gurnee
Summary
Software Developer with over 2 years of experience delivering enterprise automation, ERP integration, and process improvement solutions within JD Edwards EnterpriseOne environments. Skilled in JD Edwards Orchestrator, Python development, REST APIs, retrofit impact analysis, and business process automation. Experienced working directly with customers to design, develop, test, and deploy production solutions. Proven success delivering enterprise projects including orchestration initiatives, system integrations, and custom automation tools.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
DENOVO VENTURES / ARGANO
05.2024 - Current
- Design, develop, test, and deploy JD Edwards Orchestrator solutions that automate business processes and reduce manual effort.
- Develop integrations between external systems and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne using REST APIs, file processing workflows, automated reporting, and data import solutions.
- Create Python applications, automation tools, monitoring solutions, and reporting utilities that streamline business processes and improve operational efficiency.
- Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective solutions that maintain application reliability and performance.
- Collaborated with customers, project managers, business analysts, and technical teams to gather requirements and deliver tailored technical solutions that met project objectives.
- Developed and supported enterprise solutions for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers across development, UAT, and production environments to enhance system reliability.
- Participate in JD Edwards Retrofit Impact Analysis initiatives supporting ERP modernization and upgrade projects.
- Supported solutions through complete software lifecycle, ensuring alignment with requirements during gathering, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
- Work directly with customers to provide technical recommendations, troubleshoot issues, and support successful solution deployments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Illinois State University
05-2025
Skills
Programming Languages
- Python
- Java
- C
- JavaScript
- SQL
REST API integration
- API testing with Postman
- GitHub
- VS Code
- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Orchestrator
- ERP system integrations
- Business process automation
Workflow automation
- JD Edwards Retrofit Impact Analysis
- ServiceNow
- Enterprise Technologies
- ServiceNow
Certification
- SWIFT Certified Functional Consultant (SCFC), Ephlux
- Nextworld Platform Certification
Key Projects And Accomplishments
- Enterprise Orchestration Automation Project, Designed, developed, tested, and successfully deployed 12 JD Edwards Orchestrations (9 daily and 3 monthly). Automated file validation, report execution, email notifications, and workflow processing. Delivered production-ready solutions supporting critical enterprise business operations.
- Enterprise Integration & Data Processing Solutions, Developed integrations between external systems and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne using REST APIs and automated file processing workflows. Implemented automated data validation, transformation, reporting, and import processes.
- JD Edwards Retrofit Impact Analysis, Participated in multiple retrofit analysis initiatives supporting ERP modernization and upgrade projects. Evaluated customizations, identified impacted objects, and documented remediation requirements.
- ServiceNow Dashboard & Reporting Solution, Designed and developed a custom HTML dashboard integrated with ServiceNow APIs. Automated ticket retrieval and reporting processes to improve visibility and operational awareness.
- AI Chatbot & MCP Server Development, Designed and developed a Python-based AI chatbot integrated with a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Built a functional proof-of-concept supporting AI-assisted workflow automation and information retrieval.
- Python Automation & Monitoring Solutions, Developed Python applications and automation utilities supporting internal process improvements. Created monitoring and reporting tools that improved operational visibility.
Timeline
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
DENOVO VENTURES / ARGANO
05.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Illinois State University