Andrew E. Christensen

Education

Professional Experience, Mobile

• Worked on Clip Radio iPhone app for Clip Interactive. - Client side iPhone app that lets user identify a radio station by recording a short length of audio and uploading it to a server for matching. Client receives song information, special offers, and contest information from server via RESTful web API in JSON format. Ability to share activity via Twitter and Facebook APIs. Currently available on iTunes App store.
• Worked on VBrick video browser plugin for VBrick Systems, Inc. - Upgraded the OS X version of VBrick video player NPAPI plugin to be compatible with 64-bit Lion 10.8. Replaced incompatible QuickTime frameworks with OpenGL and Core Audio equivalents. Replaced Carbon event model with Cocoa model, and QuickDraw drawing model with Core Animation. Bundled into several VBrick Systems commercial products.
• Worked on Blockbuster Mobile Android app for Blockbuster, Inc. - Android version of mobile app for iPhone (see next entry). Preloaded on select Verizon and AT&T devices, available free on Google Play and Android Market.
• Worked on Blockbuster Mobile iPhone app for Blockbuster, Inc. - Official Blockbuster iPhone app, combined ability to locate titles in nearby stores, manage queue for Blockbuster DVD-by-mail customers, and purchase or rent digital titles for download directly to iOS device. Communicated with server via RESTful API in XML format. Required downloading and storage of large files, custom UI, account syncing with other devices, e-commerce interface, full video player capabilities. App was not released.

• Developed SnapTag Reader iPhone app for SpyderLynk - Reader app for “SnapTag” style 2D barcodes. App shows a camera interface that provides video feed to a third party library that identifies the code within the image. App communicates with server to receive information and offers associated with the scanned tag. Currently available on iTunes App store.

• Worked on TVolucion HD iPad app - App for browsing, purchasing, and streaming videos from an online catalog. Utilized scrolling menus for titles and integrated video player. Available on Mexican iTunes App store.
• Worked on several B2B apps for iPhone.

• Developed Sun Stone iPad app - Educational app for exploring meaning of the glyphs on the Aztec Calendar monument. Features zoomable single-view display, custom controls, tappable animated zones overlaid on high-res photo of monument. Technologies involved: Core Animation, CAShapeLayers superimposed on UIImageView controlled by zoomable UIScrollView. Submission to iTunes App store pending.
• Developed Meetchu iPhone app - Quick contact management app. Provides a very streamlined interface for quickly recording name and photograph of newly introduced people, along with location and date info. Group stored contacts into categories, and review later to reinforce putting names with faces. Ability to export contacts to iPhone Contacts app.  Technologies involved: AVCaptureSession, Core Data, Core Location, MapKit, UIKit. Paid app and trial “lite” version currently available on iTunes App store.
• Developed BrewTour CO and BrewTour OR iPhone apps - Directory apps for macro and micro breweries and brewpubs in Colorado and Oregon. Features map views, contact information, multiple sorting options, and ability to store personal beer-rating info for each brewery. Technologies involved: Core Location, MapKit, Core Data, UIImagePicker, UIKit. Currently available for free on iTunes App store.

Professional Development

Language Skills

Professional Experience, Supplemental:

• Taught computer and other technology skills to club members aged 6 to 18.
• Developed original programs used organization-wide to teach web design and computer programming.
• Organized and run annual workshop on film and video production.
• Maintained club computer lab with 17 workstations, multiple digital cameras and video recorders, and robotics equipment.
• Administered surveys for program performance tracking.

• Maintained a B2B web-based java application running on BEA WebLogic 5.1 server with an Oracle 8i database.
• Made enhancements to same application requiring writing original code and updating existing code in Java Server Pages (JSP) and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB).
• Provided technical support for same application to users within the company.

• Participated in a rigorous Java 2 training program.  Average week include 50 hours time in the classroom, writing over1500 lines of code, in addition to frequent reading assignments and individual study time.
• Managed 5-member team in the design and development of a virtual IT/Recruiter Placement Agency utilizing client and server side Java, RMI, servlets, and JSP.

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