Chris Hoffman’s
Outstanding Elephant

Résumé

Christopher Hoffman

10 Museum Way, #1029
Cambridge MA 02141
617-967-5777
www.outstandingelephant.com

Objective: Position as Associate or Junior Web Developer

Skills

  • Web site design and development, with particular expertise in accessibility and assistive technology.
  • Writing, creation of instructional materials, teaching, and curriculum development.
  • Speech recognition and text-to-speech.
  • HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, C, C++, Linux, Windows.
  • Have used PHP, MySQL, Perl, Classic ASP, MS SQL Server, Solaris.

Experience and Education

Assistive Technology, Inc. in Dedham, MA (2005–2007)

The company, which was sold in December 2007, provided computer-based solutions to help people with disabilities lead more independent lives.

  • Wrote HTML, CSS and JavaScript for technical support pages.
  • Created custom software tools for customers to help with such things as printing, CD playing and tracking application use patterns.
  • Developed an expertise in assistive technologies, computer access and control.
  • Supported major applications for users with severe speech impairments.
  • Provided and documented telephone and email support for five current and three legacy speech-generating devices that use Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems.
  • Scheduled and tested customers' devices for repair.

Vastera in North Andover, MA (2003–2005)

The company oversaw import and export compliance for Lucent Technologies, until closing its New England operations.

  • Created a Windows HTML application to track Export Proliferation Control checklists.
  • Provided advanced Microsoft Excel programming.

Boston College (2002–2003)

Earned Master of Education with a concentration in curriculum development and instruction.

Lernout & Hauspie (now Nuance) in Burlington, MA (2000–2002)

  • Co-developed a training product for SBC Communications, writing a Web interface using ASP and ActiveX Data Objects that allowed trainers to populate a SQL Server database with questions and other training material.
  • Mastered a suite of text-to-speech and automatic speech-recognition programming APIs, and provided telephone and email support by debugging customers' code, clarifying parts of the APIs, and writing sample code.
  • Conducted two- and three-day training sessions, helping developers get jump-started on their applications.
  • Became an adept C and C++ programmer, working in both Visual Studio with the Win32 APIs, and with the GNU compiler tools in Linux and Solaris.

Boston University (2000–2001)

Various computer science courses including computer architecture, data structures, C and C++.

Northeastern University (1995–1999)

Bachelor of Science cum laude in Linguistics.

Independent Contracting Engagements (Various times)

  • Built SQL queries and created reports in Microsoft Access for automatically scheduled reporting of sales and inventory data.
  • Referred by the coordinator of the SBC Communications project at Lernout & Hauspie to develop a speech-recognition Active X component that wrapped existing speech interfaces. Wrote specifications and code using the MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) framework.
  • Built prototype web application for state legislators.

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