Chelsea Kelly-Reif

Director of Engineering at Coforma

March 2023 – Present · Remote

• Directing engineering teams to develop products that enhance community well-being, with focuses on healthcare, public interest, and veterans services. 8(a) SDVOSB.
• Leading the business development engineering team, securing competitive and sole-source awards by demonstrating success in engineering for clients via solicitation review, risk mitigation, proposal development, oral presentation development, strategy development, and staffing. Supporting large efforts for CMS, VA, IRS, OPM, state govs, and more with high win rate yielding many jobs for the firm & partners.
• Leading a 51-person engineering team prioritizing client and user satisfaction, software quality, and employee well-being with 6 direct reports (senior software engineers, data scientists) serving CMS, HHS, VA, state gov, tech challenges for competitive opportunities, company marketing websites, and internal ops. Promoted 1 Senior SWE to Director of Engineering, 3 mid-level SWEs to Senior, and led 2 tier promotions.
• Growing artificial intelligence, data science, and DevOps practices company-wide & training cross-functional teams of internal staff, partner contractors, and customers. Optimizing technical strategy, engineering best practices, performance management, staffing, recruitment, hiring, and retention.
• Serving as technical lead of My Career NJ, a website where anyone can search for job opportunities, learn what's needed to thrive in those careers, and find state-accredited job training programs to transition into them, with personalized career guidance and funding resources for New Jerseyans. Leading agile, cross-functional teams from ideation to delivery - integrating quality, security, accessibility, data engineering, and cloud infrastructure best practices supporting over 28,000 monthly active users. Consulting for the NJ Department of Labor & Office of Innovation; building with Fearless Tech and other partners.

Principal Software Engineer at Coforma

September 2022 – March 2023 · 7 months · Remote

• Provided technical leadership and support for public sector projects, focusing on modernization and scalable infrastructure solutions.

Lead Software Engineer at California Energy Commission

February 2019 – February 2021 · 2 years · Remote
August 2021 – April 2022 · 9 months · Remote

Total Duration: 2 years 9 months

• Led teams to ensure a safe, reliable energy system for California while advancing state energy and climate goals. Led the Data Submission Portal from ideation to MVP modernizing the submission, integration, governance, warehousing, and analysis of energy data for stakeholders including power plant owners and utilities. The tool facilitates reports under the Petroleum Industry Information Reporting Act (PIIRA), Quarterly Fuel and Energy Report (QFER), and Residential Solar Permitting Program (SB 379).
• Guided agency from on-premise infrastructure culture to cloud-native serverless MVPs based on self-led needs assessment and user research. Consolidated many data submission processes into one platform, enabling efficient and secure data handling. Implemented data governance protocols to maintain data quality, usability, and security. Used .NET, AWS, Snowflake, Talend ETL, and Tableau for data storage, transformation, visualization, retrieval, and analysis for decision-making and regulatory compliance.
• Built analytics capabilities enabling insights for energy usage, efficiency, and environmental compliance (CEQA). Designed human-centered and accessible interfaces with organizational and individual user hierarchies with granular access controls. Implemented real-time robust validation to simplify data submission and ensure accuracy, reducing administrative burdens and enhancing stakeholder communications.
• Supported QFER by facilitating data collection for electric generation, control area exchanges, and natural gas processing and deliveries. Enabled power plants with a nameplate capacity of 1 MW+ to submit reports including generation, fuel use, and environmental impact. Ensured PIIRA compliance by enabling petroleum companies to submit recurring reports, providing insights into the industry, and aiding policy administration.
• Maintained the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System supporting certification, compliance, and enforcement of Title 20 efficiency standards for 1 million+ appliances from 9,000+ global manufacturers.

Principal Software Architect at California Public Utilities Commission

February 2021 – August 2021 · 7 months · Remote

• Led the Transportation Carrier Portal architecture, enabling transportation carriers to manage applications, licenses, and regulatory compliance through a modern cloud-based platform.
• Transitioned legacy systems to cloud infrastructure, ensuring seamless service delivery while aligning with state environmental and social goals.

Software Engineer at California Department of Social Services

October 2016 – February 2019 · 2 years 5 months · Sacramento, CA

• Engineered the Home Care Aide Registry (AB 1217), integrating FBI/CA DOJ background checks, PCI-compliant payments, and identity verification for over 170,000 home care aides.
• Developed solutions supporting SNAP, WIC, refugee resettlement, and child abuse prevention programs, ensuring operational continuity and secure data handling.