Chad Babineaux is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in software development and technical consulting. Currently serving as a Lead Technical Consultant at Perficient since January 2015, Chad has collaborated with major clients such as Humana, CenturyLink, and LPL Financial. Previously, as a Senior Software Developer at Merrick Systems, Inc. from October 2010 to January 2015, Chad led significant projects including the rewrite of the production allocation engine and the development of a customizable asset management system. Chad's earlier roles included Programmer/Analyst III at Amerisafe, Inc., where Chad oversaw the development of various applications throughout their life cycle, and Programmer/Analyst I at US Unwired, focusing on maintaining applications in multiple programming languages. Chad holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, earned between 1997 and 2000.