Christopher M. Thomas

121 Longview Dr, Christiansburg VA  |  540.808.2782

Objectives

I wish to continue to grow my career and skill set in the New River Valley by taking on new projects incorporating emergent technologies in an environment that encourages innovative thinking and enterprising solutions.

Technical Experience

C# Developer: VirPack
12/2009-Present

• OOD Enterprise Web Development in C# and MS-SQL
• Drafted technical manuals and documentation for employee training
• Leveraged Yahoo’s UI framework for  a modular interface overhaul

Web Development Lead: Coral Network Inc
03/2009-11/2009

• Developed and architected J2EE websites and webservices within the Spring framework.
• Web development using Spring, Hibernate, Maven, and AppFuse
• Database design and development in MySQL
• Unit testing with JMock and JUnit

Sr Web Developer: SiteVision Inc
04/2008-03/2009

• Managed all aspects of numerous custom web application design projects
• ColdFusion Application Development in the Fusebox framework
• MS-SQL/My-SQL/SQL-Lite Database Development
• Extensive use of JSON and XML messaging for asynchronous processes
• Windows Mobile and Google Gears enabled development within Fusebox

Technology Consultant: BearingPoint Inc
10/2007-04/2008

• Developed high security applications for US Government clients
• ColdFusion Application Development in the Fusebox framework
• MS-SQL Database Development with heavy use of database triggers and procedures
• US Government “Secret” Security Clearance

Sr. Web Developer: Fingertip Marketing LLC.
12/2004-10/2007

• Built “Cingo,” one of the largest PHP/Fusebox applications in the wild today
• PHP Application Development in the Fusebox framework
• MySQL Database Design and Development

Education

Radford University

• BS – Computer Science: 2003-2005
• Honors
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Upsilon Pi Epsilon
• Selected Coursework
  • Web Development: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Database (Oracle)
  • OOD: Java, Data Structures, Architecture Design Patterns

The University of Virginia
BA – History:  1997-2002

Technical Skills

• Preferred Development Tools
  • PHP (v4.3-  5.0) : 3-4 Years
  • MySQL (v5.0) : 3-4 Years
  • CSS: 3 Years
  • SubVersion: 4 Years
  • FuseBox (v4.2-5.5.1 in PHP and ColdFusion): 4 Years
  • MS-SQL: 2 Years
  • ColdFusion (v4-8): ~2 Years
  • Javascript: 2 Years
  • Java: 3 Years
  • XML: 2 Years
• Also Experienced With:
  • Spring Framework and J2EE ( 1 Year)
  • Hibernate (<1 Year)
  • Windows Mobile Development & Google Gears (< 1 Year)
  • Zend Framework (< 1 Year)
  • C# (<1 Year)

Writing Experience

Independent Columnist: Newsvine Inc
2006-Present

• Provided the first national-scope coverage of the April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech shootings and with updates throughout the incident and community recovery.
• Selected by Newsvine and MSNBC to cover the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Independent Columnist: True/Slant Inc
2009-Present

• Provide political and media analysis of national stories

Awards, Appearances, and Recognition

• Wall Street Journal: Named one of the “Wizards of Buzz” in the Journal’s exposé on social media.
• British Broadcasting Corporation: Source on social media perspectives pertaining to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.
• Software Industry Association of America: Participated in a round-table on the role of citizen editors in media.
• MSNBC: Advised on online expectations for the October 2007 Democratic Primary Debate.