Christopher Maples' IT Resume

17G San Miguel, St Charles

603.234.9078 ~ **email removed**

Christopher Maples

Objective

 


My desire is to be able to bring my talent and knowledge to a focused, involving and team-based opportunity in creative or interactive software design and development.

Qualifications

 


Object-oriented approach in both interface and implementation using C++, Java, .Net, BASIC, CSS, and web scripting. Experience with a wide variety of applications, languages and environments, with a previous focus on web and audio technologies. History of exceptional talent in audio and visual pursuits. Passionate quick study and calm under fire.

Experience

 

 

Jan 07-current

 

Postdawn Nurseries

 

St. Charles, Missouri

Independent Developer

  • Developed I Ching application as MacOS Widget, web scripted app, VB.Net app, Java console and swing app, C++ console app, and cross-platform database-oriented app in RealBASIC
  • Developed MIDI "sampler/recorder" module for Synthedit (audio plug-in) environment in C++
  • Working on cross-platform hardware-to-MIDI utility app to allow either laptop touch pad and/or Bitstream3x touch pad to be used as a ribbon controller / virtual MIDI keyboard with advanced performance options

Nov 07-current

Hackett Security

Ladue, Missouri

Webmaster & Media Intern

  • Redeveloped website to W3C & 508 standards compliance, increasing e-traffic by 12,550% in 7 months and helping to secure a large pharmaceutical client.
  • Automated server tasks, web app programming, marketing design, and internal helpdesk
  • Implemented training documentation for new hires

Jun 07-Sept 07

Summer

Framingham, MA

Hiatus

  • Took the summer months off to care for a sick partner
  • Also found time to do some independent study in digital signal processing
  • Oct 06-Jun 07

    Nimbit.com

    Framingham, MA

    Media Production & Fulfillment

    • Burned tens of thousands of CDs and DVDs during recording season
    • Co-managed product warehouse

    Jan 04-Mar 05

    RoundSound Records

    Alamogordo, NM

    Audio Engineer

    • Assisted owner in recording, mixing, and CD manufacturing
    • Operated sound and light boards for theatre and community events

    Sept 03-Jan 04

    New Mexico State University

    Alamogordo, NM

    Audio / Visual Technician

    • Maintained campus electronics, operated camera for speech classes, and set up computer-aided systems for learning
    • Successfully and unobtrusively noise-reduced a police victim interview for the District Attorney's office using Adobe Audition

    Apr 01-Sept 06

    Postdawn Nurseries

    Alamogordo, NM & Framingham, MA

    Owner / Operator / Trip hop and ambient musician

    • Online record label, art studio and audio software plug-in development
    • Networked with dozens of pro audio engineers and musicians

    Nov 94-Jun 99

    Pizza Hut

    Alamogordo, NM

    Pizza Cook

    • Head cook for several years, training, lead cook on busy nights, morning dough

    Education

     

     

    Sept 06-Dec 08

     

    ITT-Technical Institute

     

    Norwood, MA & Earth City, MO

    • Specialized Associate's Degree in Computer Science - Application Programming
    • Maintaining a 3.86 GPA

    Sept 92-Feb 93

    New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge

    Alamogordo High School & Sandia & Los Alamos National Laboratories, NM

    • Participated in the Challenge. Didn't place, but had the opportunity to compete against hundreds of others from my state and to get a small glimpse of the coming World Wide Web.

    Skills sets

     

     

    Technical
    Proficient in audio composition and sound design, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript on both ASP/IIS and WSH, Windows 2k/XP, and hardware troubleshooting

    Skilled in Graphic Design and Layout, OOP, XML, and most variants of the BASIC language

    Practiced in Linux (Fedora), C/C++ (STL), Java (Swing), LAMP, ADO/T-SQL, and .NET

     

    Interpersonal
    Excellent in organizing, writing, and speaking
    Practiced in managing small groups

     

    Personal
    Excellent in research, self-motivation, and creativity

     

    Interests

     

     

    Accomplished musician and visual artist, outdoorsman, scholar and writer, gardener, computer programmer