James Aslan

Director of Front-End Engineering @ Rugs USA

About

Over the past 30 years, I’ve been known as a software developer and team lead—but titles don’t tell the whole story. What truly drives me is building high-performing teams, mentoring talent, and helping businesses run smarter. I specialize in spotting untapped potential, creating self-sufficient teams, and designing ultra-efficient processes that unlock growth. My passion lies in helping small and medium businesses scale by optimizing what they already have—people, systems, and workflows.

Country

United States

City

Bayonne

Industry

Investment Management

Skill

Team Building, Mentoring, IT architectures, JavaScript, Web Services, AJAX, Java, Software Development, Oracle, SDLC, SQL, Web Applications, Databases, jQuery, Database Design, CSS, PL/SQL, Agile Methodologies, MySQL, HTML 5

Experience

Director of Front-End Engineering

Rugs USA

2022-2 - 2024-9 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States

Led cross-functional development teams, effectively managing project timelines, resource allocation, and task prioritization to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality front-end solutions aligned with strategic business objectives and enhanced user experiences. Championed and implemented comprehensive process improvements, streamlining development workflows and fostering an environment prioritizing code quality, best practices, and seamless collaboration across teams. These initiatives resulted in a 30% boost in productivity and a significant reduction in code review cycles. Spearheaded the modernization of a legacy codebase, utilizing modern frameworks and development practices to improve maintainability, scalability, and performance. This transformation reduced production bugs and technical debt and enabled the team to deliver new features faster and more efficiently. Assembled and cultivated a high-performing team of front-end developers, focusing on mentoring, continuous training, and fostering a culture of innovation. This approach led to a 0% turnover rate and increased team engagement, reflected in consistently meeting or exceeding project KPIs.

Lead Front-End Developer

Rugs USA

2018-9 - 2022-2 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Led front-end development using JavaScript, React, Node.js, and related technologies, resulting in faster page loads. Spearheaded the adoption of Scrum methodologies, improving team productivity. Architected scalable solutions and mentored team members in coding best practices.

Senior Front-End Developer

Publishers Clearing House

2017-9 - 2018-8 · 1 yr

Jericho, NY

Director of Engineering

Xaxis

2015-4 - 2017-8 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Greater New York City Area

Managed enterprise application development, integrating two Salesforce orgs, and implemented Agile practices. Introduced continuous integration and delivery frameworks, streamlining deployment processes.

Senior Front-End Web Developer

NBCUniversal

2013-12 - 2015-4 · 1 yr 5 mos

Englewood CLiffs, NJ

Led front-end development and supported CMS systems for CNBC.com, introducing a new identity framework.

Project Manager

Verizon

2013-5 - 2013-12 · 8 mos

Spring Valley, NY

Managed a mobile app project for Verizon’s construction and network maintenance teams, overseeing engineering plans, schedules, software integrations, and hardware acquisitions.

Senior Software Engineer

BGC Group

2012-5 - 2013-4 · 1 yr

New York, NY

Development and maintenance of Web-based trade capture applications – front and back ends

Front-end, Web UI, Flex & Java Developer

Verizon

2010-8 - 2012-5 · 1 yr 10 mos

Orangeburg,NY

• Sole responsibility for front-end development of Web & Flex applications • Maintenance and reverse-engineering of legacy Web-based application – front and back ends