Chris Degiere's Resume

CHRIS DEGIERE	(650) 229-8639
San Francisco, CA 94102 - USA http://chrisdegiere.com

OBJECTIVE
Experienced software developer and consultant seeks advanced Java, web, and database projects in need of application architecture, team leadership, and agile methodologies.

SKILLS

Enterprise Java architecture and frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, Struts)

Web Services (Axis, XFire, SOAP, XML)

Servers and Containers (Tomcat, JBoss, Apache HTTP, Amazon EC2)

Relational database design and performance optimization (PosgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)

JavaScript and AJAX frameworks (DWR, Prototype, jQuery, ExtJS)

Build, release, and source code management (Ant, Maven, Subversion, Trac, Hudson)

Automated testing (JUnit, Selenium)

Outsourcing, Team leadership, Agile development methodologies, Scrum

Fortune 500, startup, and consulting experience

WORK EXPERIENCE
Chris Degiere and Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA	10/2004 - Present
Principal Consultant
Software architect, lead developer, and consultant specializing in internet and financial industries. Java and open-source software development services for web, mobile, and enterprise applications. Client work for: JP Morgan Chase, Momentum SI, Intel, Jama Software, Ojingo Labs, Drop In Media, IRIS Distribution, XLR8R Magazine, Crystal Ball Corporation, Polo's Blue Cube, Sandbox Studios, and Attack Marketing. -
Trading Technicians, San Francisco, OR	11/2009 - Present
Founder
Financial engineering and software development for automated commodity futures trading. Key contributions: Java based performance monitoring and reporting system development Futures trading strategy development, testing, and automated execution for TradeStation Quantitative analysis and risk management Business development and online marketing -
JP Morgan Chase / Momentum SI, Chicago, IL	6/2010 - 6/2011
Senior Performance Consultant
Lead application performance optimization efforts for suite of treasury services applications to improve response times internationally. -
Jama Software, Portland, OR	3/2009 - 10/2009
Senior Software Engineer
Senior software engineer for rapidly growing technology startup and leading web based requirements management application serving a diverse client base including: Department of Defense, Federal Reserve, Honeywell, Intel, Wells Fargo, ING, and more. Key contributions: Ajax web application development with Java, Spring, Hibernate, DWR, ExtJS, JavaScript, MySQL, and Amazon EC2. Developed document management, Atlassian JIRA integration, and social business software components Lead browser automation and load testing project using Selenium and BrowserMob to close a large sales contract Championed integration testing, automated web testing, and continuous integration efforts using JUnit, Selenium, and Hudson -
Ojingo Labs, LLC, Portland, OR	6/2007 - 3/3009
Engineering Lead
Consultant and engineering lead for blipback.com and related co-brand, mobile, video, and social networking applications. Key contributions: Lead architecture, scalability, internationalization, and agile development efforts for EJB3, Struts2, JavaScript, JBoss, Red5, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, and Amazon S3/EC2 based online video messaging and social networking application. Lead build and revision control efforts with Ant and Subversion Lead unit and integration testing efforts with JUnit and Selenium Lead CDN and YSlow based performance optimization efforts -
IRIS Distribution, Inc., San Francisco, CA	5/2006 - 2/2008
Software Architect, Lead Developer
Lead software architecture and development projects for financial, content management, and digital media distribution applications for independent content producers distributing to online retailers, mobile services, and video on demand networks. Key contributions: Developed Java based financial and content management system and real-time reporting web application using Spring, Hibernate, Struts, Acegi, and JavaScript. Performance optimization and design for high transaction volume PostgreSQL database system Staffed and managed in house development and testing teams, worked with outsourced teams, implemented agile methodologies, implemented development infrastructure (Linux, Subversion, Trac) Designed 20+TB capacity digital content data store and distribution system using Java, Spring, Quartz, Apache VFS, and Apache FTP server. -
Xoom, Inc, San Francisco, CA	4/2005 - 6/2006
Lead Software Engineer
Lead the applications development team responsible for the flagship web application of this rapidly growing international financial industry startup. Key contributions: Designed and developed SOAP Web Services API and MVC Web Application for financial transaction processing and bank integration using: Java, Spring Framework, Acegi Security, Hibernate, Tomcat, MySQL, Spring MVC, JSTL, JavaScript, XHTML, and CSS. Developed global address verification client / server system using: Java, Python, Lucene, XML-RPC, n-grams. Championed automated unit and regression testing procedures using Java, JUnit, and HTMLUnit. -
Visa USA, San Francisco, CA	11/2003 - 10/2004
Senior Software Consultant
Lead full life cycle through design, development, testing, deployment, and end user support of Java client reporting application interfacing with Visa Resole Online: first real-time web application for credit card dispute management and resolution. Key contributions: Coordinated with several major banks including: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo for feature development, testing, and production support. Developed reporting and web service client applications using: Java, HTTPClient, AXIS SOAP, and Ant. Developed system interface testing and sample applications using Java, Axis C, SOAP, XML, C++, C#, and .NET -
Topica, Inc., San Francisco, CA	3/2000 - 4/2003
Senior Web Applications Engineer
Designed and developed web applications for this rapidly growing startup. Assumed increasing responsibility and lead projects to scale from one email community website into three acclaimed publishing, advertising, and user administration applications delivering two billion emails per month. Key contributions: Designed object oriented business and display logic layers in PERL using mod_perl and XS wrappers for C. Integrated PayPal E-commerce functionality. Designed Oracle schemas and wrote SQL scripts for schema creation and data loading. Developed automated testing framework and test suites in Java using HTTPUnit and JUnit. Developed high volume XML file processing and database import applications in PERL and Java. Administered Apache, Qmail, Tomcat, and Tuxedo servers on Solaris and Linux for Java, PERL, and C development. -
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Menlo Park, CA	6/1998 - 3/2000
Web Developer
Designed and developed web applications for Sun's Asia Pacific Java technology sales engineer force and data migration teams. Key contributions: Developed J2EE and DHTML applications using Java, PERL, JavaScript, HTML, JSPs, Servlets, JDBC, Apache, Tomcat, Oracle, and Solaris. Installed and administered Ultra5 to E450 Solaris servers and performed shell scripting and operations tasks covering: Oracle, Tomcat, Sendmail, NIS, NFS, and data migration. -
Instructional Computing Labs, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA	8/1995 - 6/1998
Consultant, Web Developer
Designed, administered, and developed web applications for Instructional Computing: an information and administrative resource for 16,000 students and faculty. Key contributions: PERL, JavaScript, and HTML programming on HP-UX and FreeBSD UNIX machines. Supported numerous software applications and networking operations in PC, Mac, and NEXT instructional computer labs. Designed software training courses for web development, Photoshop, and UNIX. -

EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 1994 - 1998
BA in Philosophy. Additional Physics, Math, Computer Science, and Media Arts Technology coursework.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 2003 - 2003
MS Coursework in Computer Science