Experience

• University of Texas - Pan American

  Programmer Analyst II

  Create, Maintain, Upgrade CF applications.

• University of Texas - Pan American

  Learning Management System Specialist

  Blackboard Administration and Integration, Bash, Coldfusion and framework (CFWheels, Mach-ii, etc) development, Python, NodeJS, AngularJS

• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  Application Development Manager

  Partners with business and technology leadership to define, prioritize and achieve strategic objectives related to approval of application development projects and platforms.
  
  Identifies opportunities to deliver business value through business process improvement, organizational change and/or technology integration.
  
  Analyzes project risks, costs, and benefits and make relevant recommendations to business and technology leadership team.
  
  Manage end to end application scoping, sizing, estimating, analyzing cross-impacts, planning, development, implementation and post-implementation maintenance and support.
  
  Directs development teams in the areas of scheduling, technical direction, future planning and standard development practices.
  
  Participates in budgeting and capital equipment processes and quality improvement activities for the department.
  
  Implements best practices to ensure that all core IT functions are fully documented, supportable, and in compliance with applicable regulations.
  
  Ensures systems are kept at current software levels and evaluate the costs/benefits of upgrades for applications.
  
  Coordinates the activities for application development, formal functional and performance testing, change and release management.
  
  Review technical and business processes, standards and procedures making recommendations for continuous improvement.
  
  Regularly communicates the status of application development to all impacted stakeholders, set expectations and manage team members.

• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  Sr. Web Software Engineer

  • Provides advanced technical skills needed to design, develop, modify, test and maintain web code in software systems that make up the campus web services including database and digital media integration, user experience design, and accessibility.
  
  • May be assigned as lead engineer on projects.
  
  • Codes, tests, debugs and implements or modifies web applications with focus on performance, security, accessibility and ease of use by utilizing enterprise development frameworks, tools and methodologies.
  
  • Designs, develops and maintains dynamic websites and web applications in the Content Management System and/or Portal for the campus community by writing standards based web code including front end design, navigation structure and integration with existing University Systems.
  
  • Interacts with customers to document business requirements, translate them to technical specifications, conduct business process analysis and create conceptual designs while fitting into the overall context of existing IT systems and processes.
  
  • Collaborates with other web engineers, web designers and members of the project team to design system, prioritize needs, communicate requirements, develop content criteria, choose solutions and provides timelines and estimates for project completion.
  
  • Designs and implements scalable data schema to support web applications.
  
  • Prepares and maintains technical and support documentation, documents procedures, creates reports and provide training for users.
  
  • Coordinates and communicates with applicable departments within the Division of Information Technology to effectively troubleshoot or provide customer support to the campus on website and web application related issues utilizing established IT service management framework.
  
  • Stays current with emerging technologies in web software development and design and provide recommendations to improve performance, security, user experience or existing processes.

• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  Web Software Engineer II

  • Provides advanced technical skills needed to design, develop, modify, test and maintain web code in software systems that make up the campus web services including database and digital media integration, user experience design, and accessibility.
  
  • May be assigned as lead engineer on projects.
  
  • Codes, tests, debugs and implements or modifies web applications with focus on performance, security, accessibility and ease of use by utilizing enterprise development frameworks, tools and methodologies.
  
  • Designs, develops and maintains dynamic websites and web applications in the Content Management System and/or Portal for the campus community by writing standards based web code including front end design, navigation structure and integration with existing University Systems.
  
  • Interacts with customers to document business requirements, translate them to technical specifications, conduct business process analysis and create conceptual designs while fitting into the overall context of existing IT systems and processes.
  
  • Collaborates with other web engineers, web designers and members of the project team to design system, prioritize needs, communicate requirements, develop content criteria, choose solutions and provides timelines and estimates for project completion.
  
  • Designs and implements scalable data schema to support web applications.
  
  • Prepares and maintains technical and support documentation, documents procedures, creates reports and provide training for users.
  
  • Coordinates and communicates with applicable departments within the Division of Information Technology to effectively troubleshoot or provide customer support to the campus on website and web application related issues utilizing established IT service management framework.
  
  • Stays current with emerging technologies in web software development and design and provide recommendations to improve performance, security, user experience or existing processes.

• South Texas College

  Applications Analyst III

  Christopher worked at South Texas College as a Applications Analyst III

• South Texas College

  Adjunct Professor of Computer Science

  Lecturer of Fundamentals of Programming - COSC 1315 - Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2014