Andrew Knasinski

Current

Partner at NRG Software, LLC

Past

Systems Engineer at TMS / JDTV / JD Publishing

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Andrew Knasinski’s Summary

Developed the first UPS and FedEx certified shipping solutions to run on Mac OS X.
Pioneered "font auto-activation" technology which was later acquired by Extensis Corp and is included in shipping Suitcase font management application.

Andrew Knasinski’s Specialties:

One of the first Certified FileMaker Pro 7 developers in the country. Knowledgeable in Visual Basic, AppleScript, Lasso, PHP, MySQL, MS SQL, XML and web services. In addition to software development, well versed in shipping, fulfillment, logistics, address quality, postal standards, postal pre-sort and workflow automation. Carrier-certified developer for UPS, FedEx, USPS.

Andrew Knasinski’s Experience

Partner

NRG Software, LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

February 1996 — Present (13 years 6 months)

Created software development company with two other partners, with initial development focus of QuarkXpress Xtensions. Pioneered font "auto activation" by leveraging external application API's. Font Fetch was later licensed by Extensis and is included in all copies of Suitcase under the name Suitcase XT. Early developers of Mac OS-based eCommerce solutions. Current focus is ecommerce and logistics, utilizing a myriad of development environments. Developed first Mac OS compatible UPS shipping solution in 2005. Launched Mac compatible FedEx solution in 2007.
Systems Engineer

TMS / JDTV / JD Publishing

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TRB; Publishing industry)

1994 — 2005 (11 years)

Hired as 1st IT employee at JD Publishing. Later acquired by Tribune Media Services. Created workflow automation solutions using Mac OS, AppleScript, FileMaker Pro, SQL Server and other technologies. Grew IT staff and oversaw systems admin, development, and list processing. Pioneered television listings information on the web. Participated in Y2k, Sarbanes Oxley and Disaster Recovery compliance efforts.