I’m a PaaS Software Architect at Autodesk, Inc. with 15+ years of experience. Alongside the brightest and most dedicated developers, designers and product managers in the industry we deliver Web, Mobile and Desktop applications that push the envelope of what’s technically possible ❧
I've been engineering Autodesk Products since 2003 • I'm currently leading key initiatives for the Personal Creativity division • Autodesk is an amazing place to work: FORTUNE and Forbes agree • Autodesk Gallery is an awe-inspiring gallery that's open to the public • Autodesk Foundation invests in the most impactful people and organizations using the power of design to create a better world • Autodesk's Pier 9 Office has gained notoriety for office design • We host a major user conference called Autodesk University • Our 3DRV is on a road trip to see design in action • I was awarded patent 8,462,176 along the way, others pending • My colleagues have been all around the world: San Francisco · Portland · Atlanta · Boston · Boulder · Chicago · Detroit · Canada · Belgium · India · China ❧
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Software Architecture is about developing solutions for the business's near term objectives, while keeping in mind longer-term business objectives, emerging technologies, threat models, failure scenarios, cross team leveraging, strategic partnerships, operational costs and a team’s core competencies. Here’s the things I have worked with hands on at some point »
SaaS • PaaS • Analytics • Latency • Content Delivery Networks • Product Designs • Wireframes • Mockups • Computer Aided Design • 3D Graphics • A/B Testing • Phased Roadmaps • Platform Development • Standards Compliance • API Design • Object Oriented Design • MVC Patterns • NoSQL • Sprite Sheets • Distributed Systems • Multitier Architectures • Front-End Development • Back-End Development • UML • Unit Tests • Performance Tuning • Fault Tolerance • Sharding • Load Balancing • Continuous Deployment • Agile Development • Sprint Planning • Single Points of Failure • Salted Passwords • ACID Transactions • Reverse Proxies • Encryption • SEO • Responsive Design • DevOps • UX • Patent Process • Cross Platform Development • OWASP Top 10 • SQL Injection • 3D Printing • CSG • Solid Modeling • Mesh Modeling • Globally Distributed Teams • Cross Functional Teams • Acquisitions • Employee Development • Customer Support • Social Media Campaigns • Live Demos To Large Audiences • Opportunity Cost • Build vs. Buy
C • C++ • C# • Go • Python • JavaScript • JSON • YAML • XML • PHP • HTML5 • CSS • Kubernetes • Docker • Amazon EC2 • Amazon S3 • Amazon SQS • RIAK • MySQL • SQL Server • PostgreSQL • HAProxy • AWS • Linode • Three.js • Boost • CMake • Jam • QT • Bootstrap • jQuery • Handlebars • Apache • Node.js • REST • SOAP • Websockets • STL • COM • MFC • SQL • RRDTool • Vagrant • Linux • Ubuntu • Mac • Windows • WebGL • OpenGL • CORS • OAuth • Emscripten
Sublime Text • Byword • Visual Studio • XCode • Adobe Photoshop CC • Adobe Illustrator CC • Google Analytics • MixPanel • Google Closure Compiler • YUIDoc • UglifyJS 2 • JIRA • Confluence • PowerPoint • Word • Excel • Perforce • Git • SmartGit • 3D Studio Max • Windows • Mac
Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio • Graduated from Walnut Hills High School - ranked 77th by U.S. News & World Report • Graduated from Kennesaw State University - Cum Laude • Currently live in Kennesaw, GA • Married to a wonderful woman with whom I have two amazing daughters • Preferred browser is Google Chrome • Preferred computer is an Apple MacBook • In the past I've worked at IronCAD and Radiant Systems (acquired by RedPrairie then merged with JDA) • Incorporated and managed my own software consultancy Atom Solutions for several years (now dissolved) • My favorite reading material is: John Joseph Adams · G. Michael Hopf · James Patterson · High Scalability ❧
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