Chris Hooker Email & Phone Number

San Luis Obispo, Ca, Us

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

C/D/H acquired Blue Sphere in October 2014 to add to their Software Development expertise. I continue many of the same responsibilities as at Blue Sphere, taking a leadership role on the team and focusing on continuous improvement and developing a mindset of software craftsmanship.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

In this position I focused largely on implementing and reinforcing software development best practices for our team. This included acting as ScrumMaster and working to become more agile as an organization, as well as focusing on consistent use of techniques like automated testing and continuous integration.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

I have ultimate responsibility for keeping our clients, employees, and owner happy. Oversee all day-to-day operations of the company: project and account management, hiring, HR, finance, office management, as well as some sales responsibilities. Work to continually improve and reinforce our company culture, policies, and processes.

Grand Rapids, Mi

This promotion continues all my development responsibilities from my Programmer position, but I also have increased responsibilities for leadership within the company, client relationship development, and evaluation of tools and technologies for Blue Sphere.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Work as a consultant to help clients solve their problems through software. Focus on enterprise solutions, but I also work with several smaller clients. I primarily use Microsoft technologies (ASP.NET, SQL Server, Commerce Server), but also do some work with Flex/Flash.

Izmir, Turkey

Taught English in university's English Preparatory program.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Helped a photo lab move from having almost zero web presence to doing the majority of their business online. Designed, programmed, and maintained several eCommerce websites using VB.NET and MS SQL Server. Made extensive use of AJAX functionality and client-side Javascript. Worked directly with senior management to understand and meet their needs, and gathered feedback from customer service and end-users.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Worked as a consultant for clients including Zondervan Publishing and Steelcase on major eCommerce web applications. Used both VB.NET and C# with MS Commerce Server and MS SQL Server.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Worked on websites for a variety of clients including Steelcase, Pharmacia/Pfizer, and Sea Ray. Used classic ASP and MS SQL Server.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Designed system to track $250,000/month in prizes given out on the website. Created a flexible, fully automated system to track third-party opt-ins on the website’s registration page, and generate reports on the data. This system generated $350,000/month in revenue. Used MS SQL Server, ASP, and Perl scripts.

Calabasas, Ca

Worked closely with upper management users to understand and define business requirements for systems. Reengineered existing management reporting system which analyzes profit and loss of all loan programs throughout product life cycle. Primarily used MS SQL Server and Visual Basic for Applications.

Cambridge, Ma

Responsible for all day-to-day aspects of running a cognitive psychology lab. Supervised undergraduate research assistants, enrolled experimental subjects, ran experiments, analyzed data, maintained computers and equipment.

Bs, Cognitive Science

Ba, Classics

Summa cum laude