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Christopher Robison

Christopher Robison

Turning ideas into reality.

San Francisco, CA
(415) 810-6991
English

Background


About

About

I'm passionate about turning ideas into reality through code. With a unique blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and business acumen, I excel in building robust, scalable software solutions. I'm proficient in a broad range of programming languages, including JavaScript, C, C++, Java, Python, Swift, Kotlin, Rust, Go, and more. My track record includes meeting tight deadlines and delivering polished, well-documented, and thoroughly tested products. Recently, I modernized D. Harris Tours by introducing AI-driven job scheduling and routing, doubling their revenue without increasing costs. Let's build something great together.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • CTO, D. Harris Tours, Inc.

    Mar, 2020 - Dec, 20244 years 10 months

    • Designed and implemented an end-to-end transportation management system
      • CRM
      • Scheduling (Drivers & Buses)
      • Automated Notifications (Phone, Email, SMS)
      • GPS Tracking of Assets
      • Invoicing
      • Payment Collection
      • Customer Portal
    • Led the technological transformation and streamlined business operations, expanding the fleet from 2 to 14 buses and growing daily revenue by 30%.
    • Enhanced systems for real-time data on buses, automated maintenance, and trip confirmations via email and SMS.
    • Implemented route optimization, increasing bus utilization and boosting daily revenue by 30% without additional operational costs.

    • Redefined processes for quoting, fulfilling, and invoicing trips

    • Automated email/SMS notifications for trips, driver confirmations, and maintenance

    • Increased daily revenue by 30% with better trip optimization

  • Manager, Software Engineering, Conversant, Inc.

    Jul, 2010 - Mar, 20209 years 7 months

    Designed, developed, and maintained the infrastructure and code-base that served many millions of mobile and rich media ads each day. Led the Rich Media effort and helped modernize the ad serving infrastructure and metric collection. Designed and implemented a RESTful API for serving rich media ads and built out scalable backend services to handle integration with existing servers and infrastructure.

    • Contributed to IAB MRAID 2.0 standard

    • Implemented MRAID SDKs on iOS and Android platforms

    • Developed and deployed mobile ad solutions for multiple platforms, reaching over 20 million users daily.

    • Designed and deployed 'Rich Media' ad delivery and reporting infrastructure, increasing ad viewability by 25%.

    • Architected and deployed RESTful API for ad serving, tracking metrics and reporting, reducing API response times by 35%.

    • Developed client-side Javascript 'ad controller' for mobile and web

    • Developed flexible metrics tracking with non-blocking endpoints, reducing server load by 15%.

  • Web Architect, Mindjet

    Sep, 2007 - Jul, 20102 years 10 months

    Led Mindjet's initial Software as a Service (SaaS) product, Mindjet Catalyst. Transformed Mindjet's business model with the new service, nearly doubling monthly revenue.

    • Ported PHP website to ASP.NET, improving site load times by 40%.

    • Ported Catalyst Flash client to standards-based HTML5/canvas, reducing cross-platform compatibility issues by 90%.

    • Architected and led the team that implemented Mindjet Catalyst, increasing monthly subscriptions by 80%.

  • CEO / Founder, Simple Software, Inc.

    Apr, 2006 - Sep, 20071 year 5 months

    Founded Simple Software to provide software development and consulting services. Developed the Simple Software Application Platform that provided content management systems and business process management applications to small to mid-sized businesses.

    • Developed contractor document management system, reducing document processing time by 30%.

    • Created custom content management systems for clients, leading to a 20% reduction in content management costs.

    • Led various software development projects for small businesses, increasing client satisfaction by 25%.

  • VP Engineering, Genetic Savings & Clone

    Jun, 2004 - Apr, 20061 year 10 months

    Architected and developed Clonesoft, a bespoke business process automation software that ran every aspect of the company including employee and customer management, order tracking, and clone progress tracking. Also developed the CatBank database, a feline DNA identification website integrated with gene analysis hardware.

    • Cloned a cat and delivered it to customer, increasing company visibility and leading to a 15% increase in genetic banking inquiries.

    • Developed business process automation software for gene banking and cloning, reducing manual processing time by 50%.

    • Created a pet genotyping database identifying unique genetic markers, streamlining gene analysis by 20%.

  • Technical Director, Inter@ctivate, Inc.

    Dec, 2001 - Jun, 20042 years 6 months

    Managed and maintained IT resources, developed network management tools, and led the growth of the company from 10 to 65 employees. Built and maintained customer websites and web applications, including email marketing tools that handled millions of messages daily.

    • Designed network infrastructure using Windows and Unix servers, reducing system downtime by 25%.

    • Developed web-based network management tools, improving IT team's response time by 30%.

    • Created an email marketing application handling millions of messages daily, increasing client engagement by 40%.

Skills

Skills

  • Programming Languages

    Python

    JavaScript [Node.js + Browser]

    Swift

    Kotlin

    Rust

    Go

    C

    C++

    Java

    Objective-C

    PHP

    Perl

    C#

    Bash

    and more...

  • Leadership

    Strategic Planning

    Team Building

    Team Leadership

    Procedure Development

    Process Improvement

    Product Development

    Entrepreneurship

    Budgeting

    Financial Planning

  • Software Engineering

    Best Practices

    Microservices Architecture

    Software Development

    Scrum / Agile

    Mobile Application Development

    Cloud Services

    Service Integration

    Entrepreneurship

Education

Education

  • Japanese, Business, , City College of San Francisco

    Jan, 2009 - Jan, 2010

  • Computer Science, , California State University-Chico

    Jan, 1988 - Jan, 1991

  • Computer Science, General Education, , Butte Community College

    Jan, 1988 - Jan, 1990

Awards

Awards

  • Computer Science Award , Paradise High School

    Awarded on: Jun 01, 1988

    First recipient of the Paradise High School 'Computer Science Award' for developing a data application to track school resources that ran on an Apple IIe.

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Esteemed Leading Knight / House Committee Chair, San Francisco Elks Lodge #3

    Apr, 2010 - Apr, 2011

    Managed day-to-day operations of the Lodge restaurant and bar while organizing events to raise funds for underprivileged children. Raised over $34,000 in one year and facilitated the assembly and donation of 100 bicycles for children.

Interests

Interests

  • Hobbies

    3D PrintingPrototyping hardware solutions with Raspberry Pi and ArduinoLaser engravingBuilding robotsElectronics tinkering
  • Recreation

    GolfRecreational ProgrammingKaraoke
References

References

  • Kevin Ready (Software Developer and Consultant)

    Chris has a broad understanding of Internet technologies and is generous with knowledge sharing. Equally at home working with Web Services, XMPP, and server-side applications as he is working with CSS, JavaScript, and the most recent HTML5 for devices. He brings a lot to a Web dev team and can pinch-hit in a number of chairs.

  • Thomas Weaver (Network Provisioner at Twitch)

    This guy has some seriously mad coding skills.

  • Benoit Marsot (Senior Developer R&D at Medsphere Systems Corporation)

    His system is well-oiled; all my web services are working with no downtime. He offers all the greatest gadgets, ideal environment for a programmer like me.