Steve Asher

Current

• Agilista at Boulder Logic

Past

• Software Solutions Architect at Zetassociates, LLC
• Systems Developer at Carfax, Inc.
• Computer Programmer / Systems Administrator at McClellan Neuro-Biology Lab, University of Missouri

• Computer Lab Technician at University of Missouri, Health Sciences Library

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Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog

Steve Asher’s Summary

Creative Software Developer with a focus on Agile techniques using Java technologies.

Steve Asher’s Specialties:

object oriented design, developer testing, agile development

Steve Asher’s Experience

• Agilista

  Boulder Logic

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  Just Hired.

• Software Solutions Architect

  Zetassociates, LLC

  (Computer Software industry)

  May 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 2 months)

  Custom software design and implementation.

• Systems Developer

  Carfax, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  December 2005 — May 2008 (2 years 6 months)

  - Served as Team Lead for specially selected developers comprising an innovative start-up Carfax subsidiary involved in developing a new market, utilizing technical design and implementation of new B2B software.
  - Lead an initiative to design and implement a data interface system which greatly improves product quality and developer efficiency.
  - Created multiple Internal Domain Specific Languages that greatly increased productivity of the team.
  - Mentored developers in Object Oriented Design and the Java platform.
  - Interviewed and pair programmed with potential new developers.
  - Developed vehicle data integration services for Banking and Insurance customers.
  - Utilized Agile development techniques to maximize delivered business value per week-long iteration.
  - Implemented business rules within an expert system / rules engine for interpretation of complex, inconsistent and potentially incomplete data.

• Computer Programmer / Systems Administrator

  McClellan Neuro-Biology Lab, University of Missouri

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  September 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 4 months)

  - Worked closely with research scientists in interdisciplinary setting.
  - Implemented neuro-network simulator using Object Oriented Design in Microsoft Visual C++
  - Maintained hardware systems, troubleshoot failures
  - Researched commercial hardware and software for purchase recommendations

• Computer Lab Technician

  University of Missouri, Health Sciences Library

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

  2001 — 2005 (4 years )

Steve Asher’s Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  B.A. , Computer Science , 2001 — 2005

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