Autocar

Autocar Trucks is the oldest surviving motor vehicle manufacturer in the United States, established in 1897 and building America's first truck in 1899. It specializes in custom-engineered, severe-duty vocational trucks, focusing on Class 8 cab-over-engine models for applications like refuse collection, construction, and terminal tractors, with a commitment to American-made reliability.

Key Achievements

• Spearheaded migration of 40+ custom applications from on-prem to AWS and Azure clouds (CAPEX → OPEX).

• Modernized .NET WebForm applications into .NET Core Blazor applications, improving performance and maintainability.

• Developed mobile apps performing over-the-air software updates to internal combustion engines and new EV platforms.

• Reduced project completion times from 6 months to 6 weeks by implementing a low-code/no-code platform for rapid application development.

• Cut prep and deploy time from 3 hours to 3 minutes by implementing DevOps governance and CI/CD automation.

• Enabled continuous data processing for real-time analytics and centralized over 50% of the technical stack.

• Delivered several million dollars in ROI by replacing legacy ERP & eCommerce systems and launching custom MES that eliminated manual sensory overhead.

Testimonials

"Jason is extremely proficient technically, he is able to architect and code. Jason is also a good manager, mentor and coordinator. He is very good at directing teams to project conclusion, and success. Jason is very detail oriented and is driven to produce quality solutions. Jason also has excellent communication skills and is able to diffuse conflict, and promote collaboration. Jason also has excellent client facing skills and is able to understand client needs and translate them into software systems."

— Andre Odendaal, Data & Engineering Leader