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Most recently, Daniel served as a Software Development Engineer II in Amazon’s Exports and Expansions organization, where he owned critical workstreams spanning payments, notifications, and other launch areas that support localized shopping experiences, including language, payment, and currency needs\. His work contributed to the Amazon South Africa launch at amazon\.co\.za and the expansion of Amazon Business to Australia and other markets\. Daniel is strongest in Python, distributed\-systems\-oriented backend development, technical leadership, and delivering customer\-focused solutions across dynamic teams\. He also brings software engineering experience from Truveris and Quad2Media, as well as software quality assurance experience at Epic on Care Everywhere, an interoperability application for transferring medical records between healthcare organizations\. Earlier roles built a complementary foundation in financial analysis, auditing, accounting operations, tutoring, customer service, and data analysis\. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics from SUNY Geneseo\. ## Services - Python - Leadership - Economics - Microsoft Office - Social Media - Research - Financial Analysis - Banking - Analysis - Finance - Credit - Credit Analysis - Loans - Investments - Cash Management - English - Minitab - Customer Service - Microsoft Excel - Data Mining - Text Analytics - Data Analysis - Mathematics - R - Regression Analysis - Financial Risk - Financial Accounting - Credit Risk - Tax - Statistics ## Highlights - Built scalable solutions for Amazon’s Exports and Expansions organization that support shopping experiences for millions of customers globally\. - Owned key payments, notifications, and other critical workstreams for the Amazon South Africa launch at amazon\.co\.za\. - Contributed to the expansion of Amazon Business to Australia and other markets\. - Built Amazon solutions supporting localized shopping experiences across local languages, payments, and currencies\. - Worked as both a Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer at Truveris\. - Performed software quality assurance at Epic for Care Everywhere, an interoperability application that transfers medical records between healthcare organizations\. - Supported accounting at Homestead Funding Corp\., a mortgage company closing more than $2 billion in annual loans\. - Assisted Homestead Funding Corp\.’s corporate controller with month\-end reconciliation and financial reporting\. - Reconciled end\-of\-day warehouse activity and submitted it for accounting entries at Homestead Funding Corp\. - Prepared daily loan\-application deposits and processed 250 bi\-weekly appraisal\-disbursement checks at Homestead Funding Corp\. - Evaluated construction contracts between NYSDOT and outside consultants as an Auditing Intern\. - Developed Excel spreadsheets for year\-over\-year analytical reviews of NYSDOT department costs\. - Analyzed hourly\-rate and cost\-plus\-fixed\-fee contracts to determine appropriate overhead rates at NYSDOT\. - Worked with a Senior Auditor to review financial statements for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles\. - Taught college\-level Pre\-Calculus, Calculus, and Mathematical Statistics through the Access Opportunity Program\. - Helped professors develop individualized study plans and techniques for mathematics students\. - Created a Facebook\- and Twitter\-based marketing scheme at Belltower Books LLC\. - Purchased more than $1,000 in used textbooks from more than 250 SUNY Geneseo students within one finals week at Belltower Books LLC\. - Worked as a Developer at Quad2Media\. - Handled cash transactions, customer service, and food preparation as a Student Employee in Campus Auxiliary Services\. - Earned a Bachelor of Arts in dual majors in Mathematics and Economics from SUNY Geneseo\. ## Experience - **Software Development Engineer II at Amazon** (2021\-03\-01–2026\-01\-01) — Part of the Amazon Exports and Expansions Organization\. Responsible for building solutions that reach millions of new customers all over the world, providing them with a world class shopping experience in their local language, payments, and currencies, etc\. Owned key workstreams in Payments, Notifications and other critical areas as part of the Amazon launch in South Africa \(amazon\.co\.za\) and expanding Amazon Business to Australia and others\. - **Senior Software Engineer at Truveris** (2020\-03\-01–2020\-10\-01) - **Software Engineer at Truveris** (2016\-11\-01–2020\-03\-01) - **Developer at Quad2Media** (2015\-09\-01–2016\-10\-01) - **Quality Assurance at Epic** (2014\-07\-01–2015\-08\-01) — Software Quality Assurance professional in an electronic medical records enterprise product\. Specialized in the interoperability application, Care Everywhere, allowing the transfer of medical records between different healthcare organizations\. - **Auditing Intern at NYSDOT** (2013\-05\-01–2013\-08\-01) — Evaluated construction contracts between NYSDOT and outside consultants\. • Developed Excel spreadsheets for analytical reviews of department costs on a year\-to\-year basis\. • Analyzed specific hourly rate and cost plus fixed fees contracts to determine appropriate overhead rate\. • Worked alongside Senior Auditor to review and ensure financial statements are created under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles\. - **Accountant Assistant at Homestead Funding Corp\.** (2012\-05\-01–2012\-09\-01) — Provided assistance to accounting for a mortgage company closing $2B\+ in annual loans\. • Assisted corporate controller on month end reconciliation and financial reporting\. • Reconciled end of day warehouse activities and submitted to accounting for entries recording\. • Prepared daily loan application deposits and processed 250 bi\-weekly appraisal disbursement checks\. - **Textbook Buyer at Belltower Books LLC** (2012\-05\-01–2012\-05\-01) — Created marketing scheme by use of various social media networks including Facebook and Twitter\. Purchased used textbooks from students at SUNY Geneseo during finals week\. By created marketing scheme, bought back over $1000 worth of used textbooks from over 250 students within the week\. - **Mathematics Tutor at Access Opportunity Program** (2010\-11\-01–2014\-05\-01) — Taught fundamentals of Pre\-Calculus, Calculus and Mathematical Statistics to college\-level students\. Assisted professors to develop study plans and techniques to suit each individual student’s needs\. - **Student Employee at Campus Auxiliary Services** (2010\-10\-01–2013\-01\-01) — Handled cash transactions between students and local school dining hall\. Provided excellent customer service to students\. Prepared and cooked food for students\. ## Education - Bachelor of the Arts, Dual Major in Mathematics and Economics — SUNY Geneseo (2010\-01\-01–2014\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Daniel do? Daniel is a Senior Software Engineer focused on Python, AWS, distributed systems, and backend platforms that scale to millions of users\. His experience includes software engineering, technical leadership, quality assurance, financial analysis, auditing, and data\-oriented work\. ### What did Daniel do at Amazon? At Amazon, Daniel was a Software Development Engineer II in the Amazon Exports and Expansions organization\. He built solutions intended to reach millions of new customers globally and support a world\-class local shopping experience across language, payments, currencies, and related capabilities\. ### What were Daniel’s notable Amazon projects? Daniel owned key workstreams in payments, notifications, and other critical areas for Amazon’s South Africa launch at amazon\.co\.za\. He also worked on expanding Amazon Business to Australia and other markets\. ### What was Daniel’s experience at Truveris? Daniel worked at Truveris as both a Software Engineer and a Senior Software Engineer\. ### What did Daniel do at Epic? At Epic, Daniel worked in software quality assurance for an enterprise electronic medical records product\. He specialized in Care Everywhere, an interoperability application that enables medical\-record transfers between healthcare organizations\. ### Did Daniel work at Quad2Media? Daniel worked as a Developer at Quad2Media\. ### What did Daniel do at Homestead Funding Corp\.? As an Accountant Assistant at Homestead Funding Corp\., Daniel supported accounting operations for a mortgage company closing more than $2 billion in annual loans\. He assisted the corporate controller with month\-end reconciliation and financial reporting, reconciled end\-of\-day warehouse activity for accounting entries, prepared daily loan\-application deposits, and processed 250 bi\-weekly appraisal\-disbursement checks\. ### What did Daniel do as an Auditing Intern at NYSDOT? As an Auditing Intern at NYSDOT, Daniel evaluated construction contracts between NYSDOT and outside consultants\. He developed Excel spreadsheets for year\-over\-year analytical reviews of department costs, analyzed hourly\-rate and cost\-plus\-fixed\-fee contracts to determine appropriate overhead rates, and worked with a Senior Auditor to review financial statements for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles\. ### What did Daniel do in the Access Opportunity Program? Daniel taught college\-level fundamentals of Pre\-Calculus, Calculus, and Mathematical Statistics\. He also helped professors develop study plans and techniques suited to individual students’ needs\. ### What did Daniel accomplish at Belltower Books LLC? As a Textbook Buyer at Belltower Books LLC, Daniel created a social\-media marketing scheme using Facebook and Twitter and purchased used textbooks from SUNY Geneseo students during finals week\. The effort bought back more than $1,000 in used textbooks from more than 250 students within one week\. ### What did Daniel do in Campus Auxiliary Services? As a Student Employee in Campus Auxiliary Services, Daniel handled cash transactions between students and a local school dining hall, provided customer service, and prepared and cooked food for students\. ### What is Daniel’s education? Daniel earned a Bachelor of Arts with a dual major in Mathematics and Economics from SUNY Geneseo\. ### What technical and analytical skills does Daniel have? Daniel’s technical skills include Python, Java, JavaScript, Node\.js, Express\.js, R, machine learning, data modeling, data classification, data mining, text analytics, data analysis, regression analysis, statistics, Minitab, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Crystal Reports, software testing, troubleshooting, software quality assurance, and analytical skills\. ### What business, financial, and domain skills does Daniel have? Daniel also has experience and skills in leadership, economics, research, financial analysis, banking, finance, credit, credit analysis, loans, investments, cash management, financial accounting, financial risk, credit risk, tax, healthcare information technology, the healthcare industry, social media, customer service, English, and mathematics\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/danielalee12