Software engineer with mobile, PC, and web development experience utilizing JavaScript, C#, or PHP to craft rich UI experiences, bringing simplicity and fun to the use of applications. Passionate, intelligent self-starter with a penchant for modular architecture, process improvement, and new challenges.

Languages JavaScript, C#, XML, HTML XAML, CSS, PHP, SQL, Bash, Batch, Perl, C++

Frameworks Enyo, WPF, .NET, Mojo, XNA, Qt

Tools Subversion, Visual Studio 2008/2010, Visual Source Safe, Photoshop

Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino, CA June 2008 – Present

Intermediate Software Design Engineer, webOS November 2010 – Present

Develop core applications for webOS using JavaScript, CSS, and Enyo; Act as engineering representative in design collaborations; Collaborate on architecture to enable maintainability and easy communication amongst varying technologies; Utilize Agile development methods to determine actions required for execution, track progress, and estimate remaining work

• Awarded for exceptional teamwork for leading a push for a major milestone
• Lead UI implementation for Kindle for webOS based on wireframes and visual designs
• Kindle for webOS installed more than 300,000 times and has a 4-star rating
• Built and maintain a build system and scripts to enable nightly automated builds for the team

Intermediate Software Design Engineer, TouchSmart and MediaSmart June 2008 – November 2010

Developed applications for HP’s flagship PC software suites, TouchSmart and MediaSmart using C# and WPF; Quickly prototyped application ideas for validation; Provided technical expertise in collaborations with partners and other teams within HP; Defined features and communicated bugs for vendor-provided software; Utilized Agile methods to coordinate efforts across teams

• Awarded for providing timely, innovative solutions and submitting patent disclosures
• Actively worked on 9 applications during one release, compared to 25 total applications shipped
• Shipped or announced products include Canvas, Twitter, Hulu, and Clock TouchSmart applications
• Productized multi-touch gesture sample I developed into a full-fledged photo application, Canvas

PrO Unlimited at LSI Logic, Wichita, KS August 2005 – June 2008

Web Developer/Database Analyst September 2007 – June 2008

Created & maintained internal dynamic web applications using PHP, SQL, and JavaScript, primarily for project metrics and tools; Developed and maintained automated weekly and monthly reports; Helped define requirements for internal sites and tools

• Awarded by management for innovation with the unification of web tools
• Started and lead initiative to modularize and document new and existing applications, yielding a unified website of tools with a common design, making them easier to find and use

Product Test Technician August 2005 – September 2007

Worked on a global team to test software, firmware and hardware for RAID storage systems; Designed and automated test cases based on software requirements; Trained and mentored new hires to better communicate with development

• Awarded for exceptional teamwork during a month-long debugging process of a critical bug
• Wrote scripts to automate redundant tasks, such as running I/O, that are still in use today

BS in Computer Science with Minor in Mathematics Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
GPA: 4.0/4.0 (Major), 3.8/4.0 (Cumulative)