Christopher Hiester

Current

User Interface Developer at MBO Partners
Owner at Tin Pan Valley

Past

Web Developer Manager at Barclays
Senior Web Developer/Consultant at Turnberry Solutions/Comcast
Web Developer at Yahoo

Web Development Consultant at Independence Blue Cross
Principal Engineer at Macromedia
Site Architect at The Vanguard Group
Senior Technical Lead at Medical Broadcasting Company
Programmer/Webmaster at University of Pennsylvania

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Education

Pennsylvania State University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

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Christopher Hiester’s Summary

Web Developer since 1993. Front-end Developer for Yahoo! in 2006 on FIFAWorldCup.com. Mature, veteran leader. Fast learner. Efficient problem solver. Graceful and effective under pressure. Experienced with international clients and multilingual audiences and markets. Committed to unobtrusive, standards-based development and software quality. Most importantly, I consider myself to be more than just a "technical resource." I enjoy collaborating with non-technical and technical people of all specialties to create winning user experiences.

Christopher Hiester’s Specialties:

XHTML, XML, XSLT, Javascript, CSS, AJAX (including YUI, Prototype and Ext libraries), Photoshop, Flash, PHP, ColdFusion, Java/J2EE/JSP, UNIX/Linux, Subversion, CVS, WordPress, sIFR

Christopher Hiester’s Experience

User Interface Developer

MBO Partners

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

January 2008 — Present (11 months)

Current Client: SAIC/City of New York

My responsibility is to create and continuously improve the user interface for CityTime, a web-based timekeeping and workforce management application used by 32 New York City Government Agencies.
Owner

Tin Pan Valley

(Internet industry)

January 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)

Since 2004 I have provided web development consulting services to numerous small businesses and start-ups. Services include R&D, demo and proof-of-concept applications. Clients include Dendreon and the University of Pennsylvania.
Web Developer Manager

Barclays

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BARC; Banking industry)

January 2007 — October 2007 (10 months)

Led web development efforts for Barclays US credit card business. Championed best practices in front-end web development, including web standards, semantic markup unobtrusive development and accessibility. Developed high-performance JSP code in a J2EE/Struts environment. Ensured that web-tier components were properly configured and built in the enterprise environment, including the SCM environment, using CVS and ant. Launched first generation of Business Credit Cards. Sample URLs:

* DIRECTV Visa Card, http://www.directvrewards.com/
* Frontier Airlines Business Card, https://www.juniper.com/app/japply/lp/23711.jsp?page=20920
* US Airways Business Card, https://www.juniper.com/app/japply/lp/19662.jsp?campaignid=0000727&obcreative=0000000&oba
Senior Web Developer/Consultant

Turnberry Solutions/Comcast

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CMCSA; Telecommunications industry)

September 2006 — January 2007 (5 months)

Developed enhancements to Comcast’s Game Invasion property, http://www.gameinvasion.net/

I redesigned Turnberry’s corporate site, http://www.turnberrysolutions.com
Web Developer

Yahoo

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)

February 2006 — August 2006 (7 months)

As one of two front-end web developers on the official World Cup web site team, I built a variety of components of this prominent site including the Adidas Goal Counter and the embedded video player (both on the home page), the Adidas Golden Zone, Golden Ball and Golden Shoe sections, and the McDonald’s Fantasy Game which drew 875,000 registered users. The site delivered 4.2 billion page views during the month of the World Cup tournament.
Web Development Consultant

Independence Blue Cross

(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

March 2005 — November 2005 (9 months)

Designing and developing updated versions of Independence Blue Cross and subsidiary web sites using J2EE (IBM Websphere)infrastructure.
Principal Engineer

Macromedia

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MACR; Internet industry)

February 2000 — April 2004 (4 years 3 months)

Provided direct technical support and consulting to enterprise customers including General Electric, Credit Suisse First Boston and British Telecom. Supported all Macromedia products (including ColdFusion, JRun and Flash) as well as integration of Macromedia products with enterprise systems.
Site Architect

The Vanguard Group

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Investment Management industry)

November 1998 — February 2000 (1 year 4 months)

Responsible for redesign of public web site for The Vanguard Group. Designed content and financial transaction modules used by Vanguard's 12 million customers with $500 billion in assets under management.
Senior Technical Lead

Medical Broadcasting Company

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 1996 — November 1998 (2 years 9 months)

Medical Broadcasting was (and still is) a marketing communications company emphasizing video and print expertise for pharmaceutical and other healthcare clients. In 1996, I joined MBC to start up their web and intranet practice. I led the technical and design efforts for dozens of successful web projects for clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Schering Plough and AstraZeneca.
Programmer/Webmaster

University of Pennsylvania

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

May 1990 — March 1996 (5 years 11 months)

As the first webmaster at the University of Pennsylvania, I led the design and development of Penn's first effort to position its web site as a core component of the institution's identity. My team built a suite of innovative tools including a campus-wide search engine, an interactive onlnie campus map, and a patent-pending collaborative online calendar.

Christopher Hiester’s Education

Pennsylvania State University

B.A., Film/Communication, 1983 — 1987

Paid for my own college education and supported myself independentlty throughout my college years.

Activities and Societies:

News Photographer, Daily Collegian Newspaper
CAN Film Festival Exhibitor