KRIS AUSTEN ANDREWS

5002 West Frances Place • Austin, Texas 78731 • Phone (210) 667-6360 • E-mail kris@austenandrews.com

Objective

Position as a full-time software developer

Strengths

• Web applications development

• Complex database-backed applications development

• Large systems design & development

• Most recent work in SQL, PHP, Javascript, HTML/CSS

• Professional experience with Java, Perl, C++, SOAP, NET (C#/Visual Studio)

Education

B.A. in Computer Science • University of Texas at Austin, 1995 - 1997

Programming Experience

Software Architect RW3 Inc. May 2002 – Jan 2009

Developed web applications and frameworks:

· Designed & coded commercial web applications to client specs, alone and in teams of 2-4 developers, including deep web interfaces for 300+ users and real-time web reports in HTML/Excel, backed by extensive SQL Server stored procedures & UDFs

· Designed & built databases for complex enterprise-level systems as well as smaller web & Windows applications, balancing referential integrity with scalability & performance

· Developed object-oriented web engines in PHP with SQL Server data layer, in teams of 2-4 developers, to facilitate faster, more robust in-house development; features include three-tier architecture, customizable HTML/Javascript components, CSS-based visual configuration, SQL Server data layer, centralized security policies & flexible coding parameters

· Maintained, enhanced & customized legacy web applications

· Programmed scripts, utilities & stored procedures for Linux/Apache/SQL Server systems, including complex data imports

Developed commercial Windows applications:

· Lead developer on a large-scale Windows .NET application, in a team of 2-4, using C# in Visual Studio (with no prior .NET experience), including an XML data layer and client-server sync code using SOAP and extensive SQL Server stored procedures & UDFs

· Designed & developed Windows CE .NET applications, alone & in teams of 2-3, using C# in Visual Studio and including client-server sync code

· Developed & maintained small Windows applications in C++, including a proxy server app and an IVR interface

Web Programmer Hire.com Feb. 1998 - Sept. 2001

Developed and deployed enterprise web application:

· Converted Perl application to Java, from design to deployment, in a team of 15-20 people; notable accomplishments include building a web interface tier, using the JSP engine, to allow complex customizations for clients' corporate design specs & special requests

· Converted CGI-based Perl application to persistent, object-oriented Perl, from design to implementation, in a team of 5-10 people; notable accomplishments include designing & coding a web page engine to run the application's 80+ HTML forms

· Maintained & expanded legacy CGI-based web application in Perl in a team of 3-5 people

· Deployed and maintained 100+ installations of a web application based on customer specs, including customizing the pages to the clients' look & feel

· Designed & coded tools to scale daily operations to large numbers of clients

Other Work Experience

Freelance Writer

Novels (as Austen Andrews)

· Machinations (Simon & Schuster, 2001), Masquerade (S&S, 2002), Maelstrom (S&S, 2002); wrote licensed novels for the Ultima series of computer games

Computer and Role Playing Games

· Star Wars Galaxies (Sony Entertainment, 2003); worked as a contract writer

· Fantasy Hero & Fantasy Hero Companion II (Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992) (with Mark Bennett, et al.); designed and wrote rules & supplements for role-playing game

· Timelost (QUE Corporation, 1983) (with Arlan Andrews & Joseph Giarratano); wrote and illustrated a children's computer game book

Miscellaneous Short Fiction

State Bar of Texas Data Manager March 1993 - May 1995

· Designed and implemented scripts using WordPerfect macros to automatically compile publishable catalogs from complex merge documents

Clearwater Translations Editor and Office Manager April 1988 - January 1993

· Edited technical documents translated from Japanese to English

· Performed miscellaneous office management duties

University of Texas Office Assistant, Genetics Institute June 1995 - August 1997

· Worked with purchasing and payroll