Kevin Hazzard

Current

Lead Consultant / Architect at CapTech Ventures
C# MVP at Microsoft MVP Program
Adjunct Professor, School of Business at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

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Past

Software Architect at SnagAJob.com
Director of Software Development at Affiliated Computer Services
Director of Infrastructure Solutions at The Whitlock Group

Java Development Lead at ADC Kentrox
Senior Software Engineer at Intel Corporation
Programmer Analyst II at Datastorm Technologies, Inc.
Database Developer at Hirschler Fleischer

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Education

U.S. Army Infantry School
Randolph-Macon College

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Kevin Hazzard’s Summary

Kevin is an accomplished Software Architect focused on evolving the business of software development into a true engineering discipline. He is a visionary who is not afraid to take risks and lead. Kevin is a servant leader, compassionate and caring to his coworkers. Kevin is a teacher, a friend, a mentor and a very strong competitor in the marketplace of ideas. He is also the recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award for 2008 in the C# language discipline area.

Kevin Hazzard’s Specialties:

Software Architecture, Software Design, Business Analysis

Kevin Hazzard’s Experience

Lead Consultant / Architect

CapTech Ventures

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2008 — Present (3 months)

Software Architect working on various consulting engagements for Fortune 500 clients based in Richmond, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Also responsible for developing and managing the consulting firm's internal training program.
C# MVP

Microsoft MVP Program

(Computer Software industry)

July 2008 — Present (4 months)

Awarded as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in the C# discipline for leadership and educational efforts within the developer community.
Adjunct Professor, School of Business

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

January 2000 — Present (8 years 10 months)

Teaching topics including C, C++, C#, XML Web Services, networking, security, gaming and the Windows Communication Foundation. Develops many new courses, working closely with college staff to meet the needs of the modern workforce in central Virginia.
Software Architect

SnagAJob.com

(Human Resources industry)

February 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 7 months)

Responsible for application design, infrastructure and software security, capacity planning, performance management and domain object definition. A complete site overhaul included widescale use of Dependency Injection, Model-View Presenter pattern, Object/Relational Mapping and asynchronous messaging. The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) was used for all presentation tier to application tier messaging.
Director of Software Development

Affiliated Computer Services

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2003 — February 2007 (3 years 5 months)

Managed over one dozen employees and contractors in the design and development of software to serve the US healthcare industry. Also acted as the Software Architect for the company. Helped to grow the revenue from nine millions dollars annually to over forty million by exposing legacy services to PowerBuilder, COBOL and Java clients via web service façades.
Director of Infrastructure Solutions

The Whitlock Group

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

June 1999 — October 2003 (4 years 5 months)

Managed network and security engineers in the desin and implementation of HP OpenView solutions. Acted as software development lead and mentor for Microsoft .NET and Java platforms. Consulting services to The Discovery Channel, Dominion Virginia Power, CarMax and many more.
Java Development Lead

ADC Kentrox

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; ADCT; Telecommunications industry)

June 1998 — February 1999 (9 months)

Designed and implemented embedded Java applications for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches.
Senior Software Engineer

Intel Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry)

June 1995 — June 1998 (3 years 1 month)

Intel Architecture Labs. Served as peer networking liaison to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Developed software and hardware systems for Disney, Sony, HBO and many others. Filed and won patents related to distributed computing.
Programmer Analyst II

Datastorm Technologies, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

June 1992 — June 1995 (3 years 1 month)

Developed Windows communication software Procomm Plus including fax, remote control, terminal and voice processing.
Database Developer

Hirschler Fleischer

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)

January 1989 — June 1992 (3 years 6 months)

Designed and managed discovery and litigation databases for attorneys and paralegal workers.

Kevin Hazzard’s Education

U.S. Army Infantry School

Infantry Platoon Leader, Light and mechanized infantry, 1988 — 1988
Randolph-Macon College

BS, Mathematics, 1984 — 1988

Additional Information

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Kevin Hazzard’s Interests:

Missionary work, welding and metallurgy, motorcycles, swimming, hiking, coaching baseball, bird-watching, Portuguese language study, playing with my children

Kevin Hazzard’s Groups:

Richmond .NET Code Camp Planning Committee, Richmond .NET User Group, Richmond SQL Server User Group, Richmond Sharepoint User Group, Richmond Meet & Code Dinners