Alex Hellstrom
About Alex Hellstrom
Alex Hellstrom is a Senior Software Developer at American Electric Power, where he has worked since 1999. He specializes in testing and quality assurance within the ServiceNow team and has extensive experience in software development and support roles across various organizations.
Work at American Electric Power
Alex Hellstrom has been employed at American Electric Power since 1999, serving as a Senior Software Developer for 25 years. His primary focus is on testing and quality assurance activities within the ServiceNow team. He is responsible for testing code changes after development and before they are released to production, ensuring that software meets quality standards.
Education and Expertise
Alex Hellstrom studied at Columbus Technical Institute from 1983 to 1985, where he earned an Associate degree in Business Data Processing. This educational background has provided him with foundational knowledge in software development and data processing, which he has applied throughout his career in various roles.
Background
Before joining American Electric Power, Alex Hellstrom worked at National City Bank as a Programmer/Analyst from 1985 to 1990. He then transitioned to JPMorgan Chase, where he served as an Analyst Programmer from 1991 to 1999. His experience in these roles contributed to his skills in software development and project management.
Achievements
During his career, Alex Hellstrom has supported the installation and rollout of a Unix-based Learning Management System from 2007 to 2014, coordinating its production environment installation. He also played a key role in transitioning his team to use the test management tool Jira/Xray and was part of an agile team developing applications on the ServiceNow platform from 2014 to 2017.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Alex Hellstrom has extensive experience in handling multiple Autosys jobs and Unix scripts, as well as accessing Oracle and DB2 databases during the maintenance and development of the Operational Data Store system. He has also made modifications to PeopleCode, SQR’s, COBOL, and pages for the PeopleSoft General Ledger application from 2002 to 2007, demonstrating his technical proficiency.