John Hobbs

Current

• Lead Developer at TownCommons.com

Past

• Web Developer at REBEL INTERACTIVE
• Application Developer at STATPack
• SES Developer at University of Nebraska at Omaha

• Help Desk Intern at NorthStar Financial Services Group

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Education

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

Connections

6 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website

John Hobbs’s Summary

I'm an experienced software engineer and developer for web applications using PHP, as well as cross platform applications using C++ and Gtkmm. I have intermediate level Linux system administration and networking skills.

I'm an active developer outside of work , with many projects:
- A teacher reviews site for UNO
http://www.ouruno.com/

- Omaha City wiki project
http://www.omahawiki.org/

- A client side encrypted online password vault
http://www.clearpass.org/

- A buddy list client for The Mana World MMORPG
http://static.velvetcache.org/projects/tmwbuddy/

- A cross-platform graphic effects library using OpenCV
http://static.velvetcache.org/projects/libcvfx/

- A super-simple video device library, early in development, currently wrapping specific V4L devices
http://static.velvetcache.org/projects/libvcvideo/

With lots of other little projects in there too.

For goals, I would like to be a project manager/lead developer on a project within five years of graduation, hopefully on an interesting project.

I'd like to have some of my open source work gain acclaim and to become a Debian developer for my packages.

I'd like to learn the Qt toolkit, learn to program micro controllers and write a device driver for a video device.

I hold a Bachelors in MIS from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

John Hobbs’s Specialties:

I can communicate well with non-technical people and translate their wants into practical specifications, video devices on Linux, secure Linux system configuration, Debian and OpenSuSE administration, the MooTools JavaScript framework, practical application of encryption on Linux.

John Hobbs’s Experience

• Lead Developer

  TownCommons.com

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  May 2009 — Present (7 months)

• Web Developer

  REBEL INTERACTIVE

  (Internet industry)

  November 2008 — May 2009 (7 months)

• Application Developer

  STATPack

  (Computer Software industry)

  April 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 9 months)

  C++ and PHP developer.

• SES Developer

  University of Nebraska at Omaha

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  Worked as the student developer for student enrollment systems. Worked mainly with PHP, MS SQL 2005, and JavaScript. Was in charge of developing systems from requirements through to maintenance. Also responsible for general technical support and maintenance in the department.

• Help Desk Intern

  NorthStar Financial Services Group

  (Financial Services industry)

  January 2006 — April 2006 (4 months)

  Installed hardware and software for end users. Primary project was installation of dual-screen setups, including graphics card and configuration. Also assisted with auditing of server software and license tracking.

John Hobbs’s Education

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

  Bachelors , Management Information Systems , 2004 — 2008

  Scott Scholar, Regents Scholar

Additional Information

John Hobbs’s Websites:

• My Website

John Hobbs’s Groups:

•    U of N - Omaha

John Hobbs’s Honors:

Scott Scholar, UNO Regents Scholar

John Hobbs’s Contact Settings

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