Adam Christian

Current
  • Web Developer/Automation Architect at Slide
  • QA Developer at Open Source Applications Foundation
Education
  • Washington State University
  • Washington State University
Connections
94 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Adam Christian’s Summary

Advanced skills
- JavaScript/CSS/DOM
- JavaScript frameworks (Dojo, Prototype, Fleegix, YUI, JQuery)
- OOP and software engineering
- Django Web Framework
- Pylons Web Framework
- Windmill Testing Framework
- Selenium Testing Framework
Solid foundation skills
- PHP, Python, C, C++, C#
- Database programming (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL)
- Photoshop, GIMP
- Ruby on Rails
- Software testing methodology

Experience
Software Engineer (Web Development), Rearden Commerce 2008 - Current
Client side development of universal widgets for the Rearden Personal Assistant. Maintaining JavaScript organization, coding standards, JavaScript Framework usage and performance.

QA Development Engineer, Open Source Applications Foundation 2006-Current
Primary Responsibilities --
Know the internals and insure the quality of all front end functionality in the Chandler Server.
Interface with developers, release managers and QA in order to ensure smooth releases.
Develop JSON/Python and JavaScript tests to automate release cycles.
Maintain Chandler Server instances for automated testing, and QA Sessions.
Chandler and Cosmo Testing and Automation --
http://chandler.osafoundation.org, http://cosmo.osafoundation.org
Windmill -- co-founder, developer -- http://windmill.osafoundation.org
Project was founded at OSAF by myself and Mikeal Rogers.
Designed to provide end to end functional web UI testing of any web application.
My primary responsibilities include JavaScript IDE, and Core interaction with the Browsers.

Education
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington — B.A Computer Science
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington — B.A Business Administration

Adam Christian’s Specialties:

- JavaScript/CSS/DOM
- JavaScript frameworks (Dojo, Prototype, Fleegix, YUI, JQuery)
- OOP and software engineering
- Django Web Framework
- Cake PHP Web Framework
- Pylons Web Framework
- Windmill Testing Framework
- Selenium Testing Framework


Adam Christian’s Experience

  • Web Developer/Automation Architect

    Slide

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    July 2008Present (2 months)

    Architecting and implementing an automation system using the Windmill Test Framework to speed up release cycles, catch regressions and maintain continuous integration. Eventually I will move back into a development role doing JavaScript development and feature implementation on Slide's facebook applications.

  • QA Developer

    Open Source Applications Foundation

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    May 2006Present (2 years 4 months)

    Developing our Web Testing Framework; Windmill -- http://windmill.osafoundation.org, and upholding the quality in the Chandler Server Web UI -- http://hub.chandlerproject.org


Adam Christian’s Education

  • Washington State University

    Computer Science, 20022006

  • Washington State University

    Business Administration, 20022006

    Activities and Societies:
    Business Plan Competition, Sigma Phi Epsilon

Additional Information

Adam Christian’s Websites:

Adam Christian’s Interests:

Snowboarding, hiking, scuba diving, all types of software engineering, graphic design, web design...

Adam Christian’s Groups:

Sigma Phi Epsilon, Rearden Commerce

  •    Python Community
  •    Open Source
  •    Linking Northern California
  •    Quality Assurance Professional
  •    iPhone Developers
  •    FOSS Professionals
  •    543 Howard St
  •    Rearden Commerce Alumni

Adam Christian’s Honors:

Conferences;
OSCON 2007, Portland, OR
Speaker -- Automated Ajax WebUI Testing with Windmill, July 2007
BayPIGgies, Mountain View, CA
Speaker -- Automated Ajax WebUI Testing with Windmill, October 2007


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