Chris Hoffman

Past

• Technical Support Engineer at Assistive Technology, Inc.
• Deemed Export Coordinator at Vastera
• Developer Trainer at Lernout & Hauspie

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Education

• Boston College
• Northeastern University

Connections

10 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website

Chris Hoffman’s Summary

Chris Hoffman’s Specialties:

Javascript, (X)HTML, XML, CSS, Web accessibility, computer access

Chris Hoffman’s Experience

• Technical Support Engineer

  Assistive Technology, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Computer Hardware industry)

  May 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 8 months)

  Provided full telephone and email support for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. These are typically tablet-style PCs used to facilitate communication by individuals with conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy and ALS.

• Deemed Export Coordinator

  Vastera

  (Import and Export industry)

  2003 — 2005 (2 years)

  Created customized application to immediately inform users if a checklist had been requested previously and was already on file. If the particular checklist had not been requested previously, the application automatically created and sent an email with all applicable information to the appropriate person.
  
  Pre-screened and routed all incoming requests for deemed export clearances. Prepared and sent out export control documents for non-US hires, and maintained electronic archives.

• Developer Trainer

  Lernout & Hauspie

  (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years)

  Provided third-party developers with technical support for a wide array of speech recognition and text-to-speech products for Microsoft Windows, Unix and Linux platforms.
  
  Created teaching materials and conducted one- to three-day training courses. Often worked one-on-one with individual developers, helping to get their projects off the ground.

Chris Hoffman’s Education

• Boston College

  MEd, Curriculum & Instruction, 2002 — 2003

• Northeastern University

  B.S., cum laude, Linguistics, 1995 — 1999

  Notable courses included Child Language with Fei Xu, and two playwriting classes with Ed Bullins.

Additional Information

Chris Hoffman’s Websites:

• My Website

Chris Hoffman’s Interests:

Web accessibility, Web standards, linguistics, graphic design, technical training, writing, film, theater, jazz

Chris Hoffman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests