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
23 Years
D. Harris Tours, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
CTOMarch 2020 – December 2024
- 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.
- check_circle_outlined Redefined processes for quoting, fulfilling, and invoicing trips
- check_circle_outlined Automated email/SMS notifications for trips, driver confirmations, and maintenance
- check_circle_outlined Increased daily revenue by 30% with better trip optimization
Conversant, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Manager, Software EngineeringJuly 2010 – March 2020
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.
- check_circle_outlined Contributed to IAB MRAID 2.0 standard
- check_circle_outlined Implemented MRAID SDKs on iOS and Android platforms
- check_circle_outlined Developed and deployed mobile ad solutions for multiple platforms, reaching over 20 million users daily.
- check_circle_outlined Designed and deployed 'Rich Media' ad delivery and reporting infrastructure, increasing ad viewability by 25%.
- check_circle_outlined Architected and deployed RESTful API for ad serving, tracking metrics and reporting, reducing API response times by 35%.
- check_circle_outlined Developed client-side Javascript 'ad controller' for mobile and web
- check_circle_outlined Developed flexible metrics tracking with non-blocking endpoints, reducing server load by 15%.
Mindjet
San Francisco, CA
Web ArchitectSeptember 2007 – July 2010
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.
- check_circle_outlined Ported PHP website to ASP.NET, improving site load times by 40%.
- check_circle_outlined Ported Catalyst Flash client to standards-based HTML5/canvas, reducing cross-platform compatibility issues by 90%.
- check_circle_outlined Architected and led the team that implemented Mindjet Catalyst, increasing monthly subscriptions by 80%.
Simple Software, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
CEO / FounderApril 2006 – September 2007
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.
- check_circle_outlined Developed contractor document management system, reducing document processing time by 30%.
- check_circle_outlined Created custom content management systems for clients, leading to a 20% reduction in content management costs.
- check_circle_outlined Led various software development projects for small businesses, increasing client satisfaction by 25%.
Genetic Savings & Clone
Sausalito, CA
VP EngineeringJune 2004 – April 2006
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.
- check_circle_outlined Cloned a cat and delivered it to customer, increasing company visibility and leading to a 15% increase in genetic banking inquiries.
- check_circle_outlined Developed business process automation software for gene banking and cloning, reducing manual processing time by 50%.
- check_circle_outlined Created a pet genotyping database identifying unique genetic markers, streamlining gene analysis by 20%.
Inter@ctivate, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Technical DirectorDecember 2001 – June 2004
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.
- check_circle_outlined Designed network infrastructure using Windows and Unix servers, reducing system downtime by 25%.
- check_circle_outlined Developed web-based network management tools, improving IT team's response time by 30%.
- check_circle_outlined Created an email marketing application handling millions of messages daily, increasing client engagement by 40%.
References
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.
This guy has some seriously mad coding skills.
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.
Education
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2009 2010
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1988 1991
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1988 1990
Awards
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1988-06-01
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
Languages
English
Native or bilingual
Interests
Hobbies
3D Printing
Prototyping hardware solutions with Raspberry Pi and Arduino
Laser engraving
Building robots
Electronics tinkering
Recreation
Golf
Recreational Programming
Karaoke
Volunteer
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2010-04-01-2011-04-01