Jason Hudgins' Resume

JASON HUDGINS

Plano, TX 75025
http://foo.jasonhudgins.com/

OBJECTIVE
To work with a crack team of developers who care about writing high quality mobile applications.

SKILLS
Android, Java, J2EE, Servlets, SOAP, REST Web Services, Applets, Java2D, SQLite, SQL, MySQL, maven, PostgreSQL, Perl, PHP, C, Linux, Solaris, unix, jUnit, Restlets, Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow, Sun Application Server, Glassfish, Eclipse, Netbeans, Mercurial, CVS, SVN, git

WORK EXPERIENCE
Insight Enterprises, Plano, TX	9/1/2011
Manager of Mobile Application Development
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TuneWiki Inc, Bellbrook, OH	August 1, 2009
Android Team Lead
Team lead for a large group of highly talented android developers. Together we developed multiple award winning media players and social applications, all with a deep set of features. Projects include our flagship product, Tunewiki, and other major initiatives for clients such as Verizon, Motorola, and Sandisk. -
Big In Japan, Dallas, TX	August 2008 - June 2009
Co-Founder / Lead Android Developer
Co-founder of Big In Japan Inc, a mobile development company, designing the next generation of mobile applications for the iPhone and Android platforms. ShopSavvy- uses the camera on your device to read a barcode. Once read it will identify the product and then search online and local stores to find you the best price. ADC top 10 winner. GeoMata - A location based service linking geographic areas to web content. Placed 51st in the ADC 1. -
TuneWiki Inc, Telecommute	June 2008 - August 2008
Android/Java Developer
Part time consulting work for the Android version of TuneWiki (originally an iPhone application). (ADC top 10 winner) -
Idearc Media Inc. (formerly part of Verizon), Coppell, TX	Apr 2005 - Sept 2008
Software Engineer
Used J2EE and JSP to implement page flows and marketing analytic tools for a BEA WebLogic portal operated by Fortune 500 company with over 3.2 billion in annual revenues (superpages.com). Migrated legacy integration frameworks to modern SOA implementations using the WebLogic SOAP stack. Implemented JSR 168 portlets with WebLogic portal / WebLogic workspace. Designed and developed prototypes using Spring Framework/iBatis/Apache Tomcat/Jetty and other open-source tools to replace and improve legacy J2EE services. All new development was designed to take advantage of modern OOP design patterns and best practices. -
deviantART Inc, Los Angeles, CA	Jan 2004 - March 2005
Software Engineer
Large Scale Enterprise PHP development (over 30 million pageviews daily) with mysql / apache. Database design on a large mutli-system mysql database using sharding/partitioning for improved efficiency. Refactored legacy PHP code to improve efficiency and reduce bugs. Developed asynchronous services with php for AJAX clients. -
EZ Click Internet, Arkadelphia, AR	July 2003 - Jan 2004
System Administrator
Worked as the primary systems administrator for an ISP. Focus was on building a highly scalable mail server to filter out large volumes of incoming spam, virus, and phishing attacks. Rebuilt the web hosting services to use a more secure platform and migrated the email system from an old sendmail installation to a MySQL backed Postgres system. -
Virtual Money, Fort Worth, TX	June 2001 - September 2002
Team Lead
Directed a team that designed and developed web applications for credit card processing solutions. Designed web applications in perl, PHP, for merchants to track sales analytics and perform account maintenance. Designed and administrated the company MySQL database. Designed prototype business process applications using perl threads and java. -
Linuxware, Dallas, TX	October 2000 - May 2001
Software Engineer
Designed and developed software using mainly open source tools for customizing enterprise linux distributions based on Redhat's package management system (rpm). Refactored several open source C applications to better fit business needs (gcc, StackGuard). Designed a front end web application for customers to design, assemble, and download their own custom Linux distribution on the fly, using perl, PHP, PostgreSQL. Administrated company firewalls and routers, platforms included Linux, OpenBSD, Cisco. -
Ariesnet Inc, Dallas, TX	October 1999 - October 2000
Senior Web Architect
Designed and implemented web sites for a variety of clients utilizing PHP, mysql, and ASP. Built and maintained company firewalls and performed network security/monitoring. Provided support to junior developers with their projects. Designed cost-effective solutions to meet the business needs of our clients. -
Sprint, Irving, TX	January 1999 - December 1999
Systems Analyst
Responsible for deployment/monitoring of applications to the testing environments (AIX, HPUX, Solaris, WebLogic). Coordinated the setup/installation of new hardware and environments for future projects. -
Dan Cooks, Arkadelphia, AR	August 1994 - July 1999
Web Developer
Designed, implemented, and maintained an online shopping cart system for an online hobby store on PHP, PostgresSQL, and FreeBSD. Developed several websites for small local clients. Provided web hosting and email support for the company's ISP customers. -
Independent Projects, Carrollton, TX

I enjoy programming and always have some kind of project going that I work on during my free time. This is not only fun, but I gain valuable work experience. Java2D/Applets games. J2ME development (2D Game Engine). GoogleTranslateScraper : a java library for translating text by using the Google Translate Service. (http://www.assembla.com/wiki/show/googletranslatescraper) SOAP (JAX-RPC) webservice interface for the translator running under WebLogic. A RESTful web service interface to translator using the Restlet API with a full tutorial. A perl library that hooks into libjpeg for testing the validity of JPEG images. Available via CPAN : http://search.cpan.org/~jhudge/Image-TestJPG-1.0/ Experience hosting J2EE applications on Sun Application Server (Glassfish) and WebLogic Server. -

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
I perform android presentations now and then ( Dallas Tech Fest, Android Dev Camp Dallas, Android Dev Camp Singapore).

AWARDS AND HONORS
Top 10 Winner, Google's ADC I competition - ShopSavvy (contributor) Top 10 Winner , Google's ADC I - TuneWiki (contributor)