Kris Markel

Sr. Software Engineer at Zumobi

Greater Seattle Area

Current
  • Instructor at University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education
  • Sr. Software Engineer at Zumobi
Past
Education
  • Oberlin College
Connections
120 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Kris Markel’s Summary

I want to develop high quality software that delights users while expanding my technical abilities.

Kris Markel’s Specialties:

iPhone / Cocoa Touch development using Objective-C,
Java Servlet development,
Web Applications built with Ruby on Rails,
C# and ASP.NET development,
MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases,
N-tiered application design and development,
Development and enterprise design patterns,
CruiseControl.NET, NUnit, NAnt, and other continuous integration tools


Kris Markel’s Experience

  • Instructor

    University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    August 2009Present (4 months)

    I'll be teaching the iPhone course in the iPhone and Cocoa Development certificate program this winter quarter. http://www.extension.washington.edu/ext/certificates/iph/iph_crs.asp

  • Sr. Software Engineer

    Zumobi

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    October 2007Present (2 years 2 months)

    Server Ninja and accidental iPhone guru, apparently.

  • Web Architecture Team Lead

    Nordstrom

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JWN; Retail industry)

    September 2006October 2007 (1 year 2 months)

    Led the Web Architecture Team which is responsible for designing and developing the software that runs Nordstrom.com and its supporting systems.

  • Web Application Architect

    Nordstrom

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JWN; Retail industry)

    January 2005September 2006 (1 year 9 months)

    Architected and led the development of the template engine that powers shop.nordstrom.com.

  • Web Development Lead

    Nordstrom

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JWN; Retail industry)

    February 2001January 2005 (4 years )

    Designed and led the development of several internal web applications through all phases from requirements to deployment and production support.

  • Software Development Engineer

    Microsoft

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    February 1997March 2000 (3 years 2 months)

    Worked on the development of Internet Explorer versions 4, 5, and 5.5, including the first use of HTML and JavaScript based dialogs in a Microsoft product.


Kris Markel’s Education

  • Oberlin College

    B.A. , Mathematics , 19891993

    Activities and Societies:
    Math Majors Committee
    News Director of campus radio station

Additional Information

Kris Markel’s Websites:

Kris Markel’s Interests:

Almost anything Apple or Mac related, especially if it involves Cocoa and Objective-C. Learning new development methodologies, techniques, and technologies

Kris Markel’s Groups:

  •    Linked:Seattle
  •    CocoaHeads
  •    iPhone Developers - www.iPhoneintouch.com
  •    Mac Developer Jobs

Kris Markel’s Honors:

IT All-Star for “consistently demonstrating a commitment to excellence.”


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