Christopher Van Oort Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Ia, Us

Milford, Ia, Us

Started Thinix Ames office in April 2012Management of ~10 people of varying skill sets and multiple projectsDeveloped and curated the company's first internship programHR for interns and full-time employment candidatesCurrently, advise a number of colleges and universities on software and computer science curriculum.Developed and Launched:-Akative.com: Say Goodbye to Internet Downtime. We keep your business online 24/7 to keep revenue flowing.-iStatus.com: iStatus™ is a user-friendly, distributed network-monitoring solution. Designed for everyday users and network administrators, iStatus allows you to monitor your connections from within your network without messy configuration or compromising your secure networks. Typically, you never know when these networks are offline until it's too late. With iStatus you'll become the first to know and be able to take appropriate actions immediately, thus shortening downtime and saving you money.-EasyView.com: a lead capture system designed to make it easy for buyers to view and share property information. Leads are automatically captured and sent only to the listing agent.-RetroUI; a start button replacement for Windows 8-Okoboji.com; an online tourism web app for desktop/tablets/iOS-Security software for guest use computers in use around the world-Computer clock and time synchronization software for thousands of PC's-Analytics and reporting software for application usage for guest use computers-TimeLog: an internal time keeping and billing web application, mobile website-AudioEngineering.com, a division of R&D Industries, Inc.-RDI.com/CPULAN, a division of R&D Industries, Inc.Significant experience in:-Software requirements, management, planning-Windows services-User experience, interaction design, user interface-Website front-end design and development-Mobile web applications

On the side, I was the Chief Engineer as an independent software and technology consultant.Current work includes analysis, advisory, and software engineering roles for Kozy Heat Fireplaces, Hussong MFG -- a national fireplace company with over 1000 dealers in North America.-Built and developed the Kozy Heat mobile web application: http://kozyheat.com/mobile/ It was on display at their national conference HPBExpo during March 2013.-Produced several software proposals and requirements engineering documents-In progress: new dealer website, new desktop website to showcase their national brand

Charlottesville, Va, Us

Organized and Led Executive Board, Chapter and House MeetingsSpearheaded a new Brotherhood Development Program, Scholarship improvements, and Committee reorganizationLed an internal semester audit to set Spring semester objectivesBuilt the new Kappa Sigma website at: kappasigfraternity.org

Charlottesville, Va, Us

Run the executive committeeSet challenging goals and objectivesStrategy and Implementation

Ames, Iowa, Us

Technology Lead on the College of Design's $100,000+ exhibit for the Smithsonian's annual Folklife Festival. Advised in hardware/software/design/implementationRecruited and formed a software development team to write custom mobile control for the $50,000+ LED video screens and write custom touchscreen games.Awards Received:2012 Team Award, Professional and Scientific Council, Iowa State University--https://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/awards/cytation-award-recipient-archive2013 Iowa State University Alumni Association Impact Award--https://www.isualum.org/s/565/20/interior-subnav.aspx?sid=565&gid=1&pgid=6334

Sitting member of the Computation Advisory CommitteeSitting member of the ITS Advisory CommitteeAdvise the Senate and Cabinet on technologyMaintain the GSB website and computer systemsAllocated over $8,000,000 in technology fees annually

Noblesville, Indiana, Us

Public Relations for the ChapterCommunications with NationalsOrganize and Run the Executive BoardSet Goals and ObjectivesStrategy and Implementation

New York, Ny, Us

Maintain, design and update the AICHE @ ISU website.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Software Engineering

Diploma