Chris Harper Email & Phone Number

Zanesfield, Ohio

Sharing my passion for snow sports and engaging people with the outdoors.

»» Collaborated with founders, creatives, and developers on product ideation, market development, and back-end code design and development to expand capability and market share of award-winning Kron mobile app enabling users to visualize and control multiple calendars, overlapping events, and activities through a single mobile app.»» Recruited by startup to provide architectural guidance to founders in scaling newly launched iOS mobile app for other devices and platforms. Researched and evaluated functionality to penetrate new markets, architected new capabilities, and troubleshot issues.»» Architected and implemented back-end cache for RSS feed data leveraging Google Cloud, Typescript / NodeJS, and Firebase real-time NoSQL database, enabling users to compare news sources. Developed cost estimates and optimized cloud components and back-end design to minimize expenses.»» Worked with development team to establish cloud infrastructure for back- and front-end development. Set up the build environment leveraging GitHub Actions CI / CD to automate the build, test, and deployment pipeline.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

»» Held critical roles in architecting, designing, developing, enhancing, and troubleshooting new and next generation of systems leveraged by customers and business units for this worldwide leader in fractional aircraft ownership.»» Originally brought on board as a member of the Tiger Team to develop next-generation real-time flight scheduling and tracking system. Following success, contributed to key initiatives to develop applications for the Aircraft Maintenance Group, roll out standardized HR system globally, achieve compliance with new TLS2+ encryption standards, and resolve server crashes.»» Contributed to evaluating technologies for new applications and platforms. Implemented WebLogic and WebSphere for the middle-tier applications and technology for the build-out of Remote Access Maintenance Portal (RAMP).»» Worked with Development team to define solution architecture for business projects. Identified gaps in existing architecture. Conducted build vs. buy cost analysis for project components. Developed standards and reusable framework components in Java. Participated in functional and technical reviews.»» Provided technical expertise to Application Support Team in resolving issues across portfolio of 100 systems. Analyzed and determined root causes of network latency issues causing large data cache Java application for primary scheduling system to crash. Uncovered issues related to the storage of credit card application and collaborated with Application Support and Information Security teams to address issues.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

»» Led team in designing, enhancing, and supporting 10+ digital applications. Researched technology and recommended solutions. Managed all phases of multiple simultaneous projects, from gathering requirements to on-time delivery.