Meseri Amare
Brookeville,MD
Summary
Results-driven Power Platform Developer with over 6 years of experience in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), specializing in Microsoft technologies including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint Online, and M365. Proven expertise in SharePoint administration, migration, process automation, and workflow optimization. Skilled at integrating enterprise applications and implementing security best practices to enhance business operations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Power Platform & SharePoint Developer
City of Milwaukee – Department of Emergency Communications.
02.2025 - Current
- Built and supported multiple business-critical solutions using SharePoint Online, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI, improving workflows and data reporting across the department.
- Updated and maintained SharePoint Online sites, including site layouts, permissions, lists, libraries, and quick links to help staff access tools and documents more efficiently.
- Designed custom Power Apps forms and apps for submitting status updates, calendar events, and other requests connected to SharePoint lists for seamless data capture and reporting.
- Integrated calendar event submissions with Power Apps and Outlook, allowing users to schedule and track daily or emergency events through an easy-to-use interface.
- Automated urgent call notifications using Power Automate, instantly alerting key staff through Teams and Outlook when an emergency meeting was triggered.
- Created PDF-ready report templates with Power Automate, including headers, table of contents, and digital signature blocks, helping teams generate consistent, print-ready documents.
- Developed a full disciplinary case tracking workflow, where supervisors submit reports, managers review them, and HR handles decisions and follow-up—all inside Power Apps.
- Set up secure role-based access using Azure Active Directory groups, ensuring only authorized roles (HR, Admins, Supervisors, Managers) could view or edit sensitive data.
- Built interactive Power BI dashboards to track monthly trends in personnel activity, FOIA cases, and foreign disclosures, using filters, KPIs, and custom measures for clear insights.
- Helped manage solution deployment across development, test, and production environments, ensuring smooth launches and consistent performance.
- Provided analytical support and technical advice during conceptualization, development and implementation phases.
- Ensured data security with the implementation of permissions and access controls on SharePoint sites and libraries.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on industry trends, incorporating best practices into SharePoint development projects.
Power Platform Developer
Werner Enterprises
04.2022 - 01.2025
- Developed custom Power Apps, including model-driven and canvas applications, to optimize complex banking workflows, such as loan processing, customer onboarding, and transaction management, improving operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Configured and optimized Power Automate workflows to automate banking tasks, notifications, and approval processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and enhancing seamless financial operations.
- Implemented business process flows to guide users through complex banking workflows such as risk assessments, credit checks, and account opening, ensuring adherence to financial regulations and process compliance.
- Successfully harnessed Power Automate to design and implement dynamic workflows, significantly enhancing SharePoint-based banking solutions with tailored forms, tools, and reports to streamline back-office operations.
- Applied API integration expertise to streamline data exchange with core banking systems (e.g., SWIFT, payment gateways), improving overall efficiency of enterprise solutions in the financial sector.
- Achieved seamless cross-platform integration and enhanced data exchange by integrating Power Apps and Power Automate with banking platforms, external systems, and financial APIs to ensure real-time data flow and improved decision-making.
- Led the integration of Power Apps with Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365, including SharePoint and Power BI, to deliver unified and seamless user experiences across banking and financial platforms, facilitating easier reporting and management.
- Experienced in writing DAX queries, measures, and stored procedures to enhance financial data analysis and reporting capabilities within banking dashboards.
- Leveraged Dynamics 365 and Dataverse to streamline financial data management, integrating APIs to unlock seamless data exchange between banking systems and external entities, such as customer relationship management (CRM) and compliance monitoring tools.
- Enhanced UI/UX models using JSOM during the development process, resulting in a more intuitive and engaging interface for banking professionals, leading to higher adoption rates of in-house banking apps.
- Implemented serverless functions and logic apps using Azure services to address complex workflow automation for banking operations, optimizing efficiency, and ensuring scalability during periods of high transaction volume.
- Developed and automated deployment and administrative tasks through PowerShell scripting, significantly improving the efficiency and consistency of Power Platform solutions in banking environments.
- Structured data entities within Dataverse, modeling relationships to ensure accurate representation and integrity of financial and transactional data.
- Exposure to implementing security measures, including encryption, authentication, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), to ensure the security and integrity of financial data.
- Implemented strict data governance guidelines and security procedures to protect sensitive banking data and ensure regulatory compliance with financial laws such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, and SOX.
- Omaha, Nebraska
SharePoint/Power Platform Developer
Texas Capital Bank
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: Dallas, TX
- Led the customization and development of SharePoint solutions, crafting intranet portals and collaboration tools to boost organizational productivity.
- Developed custom SharePoint sites and structures using SharePoint Designer and web technologies, enhancing user engagement and experience.
- Implemented Power Apps to streamline business processes, utilizing Model-driven and Canvas apps for efficient task automation and data handling.
- Advanced operational workflows with Power Automate, integrating SharePoint and Dynamics 365 to automate and optimize business functions.
- Employed Power BI to create insightful data visualizations, turning complex data sets into understandable and actionable information.
- Utilized Azure services for secure deployment of applications, ensuring a safe environment for Power Platform and SharePoint projects.
- Managed complex data models within Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, enhancing data accuracy and storage practices.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to tailor solutions that meet specific business needs and user preferences, guiding project direction and outcomes.
- Led training sessions and workshops on SharePoint and Power Platform, promoting effective adoption and use across the organization.
- Innovated by integrating SharePoint with Power Platform and other enterprise systems, establishing a unified and productive digital ecosystem.
- Dallas, TX
SharePoint/Power Platform Developer
Home Depot
11.2018 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: Atlanta, GA
- Created and deployed custom Power Apps (both model-driven and canvas) to streamline processes and improve efficiency within SharePoint.
- Set up and fine-tuned Power Automate workflows, using CSS and JavaScript to enhance operations, enable notifications, and manage approval processes.
- Integrated Power Apps and Power Automate with external databases via APIs to ensure smooth data synchronization with SharePoint.
- Used Azure services for serverless computing to manage complex automation tasks in SharePoint.
- Designed data architectures in Dataverse to ensure accurate and cohesive data integration with SharePoint.
- Managed data structuring projects to maintain consistent data flow and alignment across.
- Created clear operational protocols to help users navigate complex processes while adhering to corporate guidelines.
- Conducted thorough training sessions and produced detailed documentation to help users effectively.
- Atlanta, GA
SharePoint Developer/Admin
Blue Canopy
08.2017 - 09.2018
- Company Overview: Reston, VA
- Developed and deployed provider-hosted apps for SharePoint 2013/Office365.
- Creation of an application that developed using SharePoint 2010 in a medium server farm configuration.
- Created a series of event receivers and workflows to assign tasks to users who can then track and update the tasks.
- Built custom C .NET Workflows to audit changes made to custom List items and generated reports displaying in custom pages.
- Worked on extending custom field controls and created FilteredLookupList control by extending SPF.
- Customized the ribbon API to add new options to users and created modal application pages.
- Created and scheduled custom Timer Jobs to automatically send reminders of expiring contracts.
- Using JavaScript and jQuery, we created several customized features for SharePoint 2013.
- Created new workflows, timer jobs, and other customizations, based on the new features and design of 2013, that can distribute through SharePoint app store distribution.
- Designed and implemented Dashboard functionality using Excel services by enabling and activating appropriate features and specifying trusted locations.
- Extensively used MS Visio for workflow templates for designing figures used to display by using page viewer web parts.
- Implemented several InfoPath forms and workflows for application enhancement and requests using SharePoint Designer and Visual Studio with C.
- Implemented CAML Queries for extracting list contents in web-parts.
- Designed CAML queries with the help of CAML Query Builder and created List content types for the data migrated from the SQL database to SharePoint lists.
- Reston, VA
Education
Bachelor -
Computer Science
05.2002
Skills
- SharePoint platform customization
- Document management
- Power Platform
- Power Automate
- Power Apps
- Power BI
- Azure
- PowerShell
- Dataverse
- HTML
- JavaScript
- NET
- API Integration
- Nintex Workflows
- DAX
- Data Governance
Certification
- Teams Administrator Associate
- Power Platform Developer (PL-400)
- SharePoint 2010 Application Development
- SQL Server 2008 Implementation & Maintenance
- MuleSoft Certified Developer
Timeline
Power Platform & SharePoint Developer
City of Milwaukee – Department of Emergency Communications.
02.2025 - Current
Power Platform Developer
Werner Enterprises
04.2022 - 01.2025
SharePoint/Power Platform Developer
Texas Capital Bank
12.2021 - 03.2022
SharePoint/Power Platform Developer
Home Depot
11.2018 - 11.2021
SharePoint Developer/Admin
Blue Canopy
08.2017 - 09.2018
Bachelor -
Computer Science
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