Nicholas Hutchind

Senior Software Engineer

Clearview Software•  March 2015 - October 2019

Principal developer and team lead doing research and development for InFocus in the web. Involved in architecture, design, api, db management, hiring, etc. Developed within the existing Support site to provide ongoing maintenance and new implement new features for our customers. Created a new Ideas voting system for firms to give suggestions and vote on suggestions for InFocus. Created a training site to allow tests to be administered and created. Created a new roadmap view for onboarding clients. Added views for resellers to interact more easily with firms. Implemented Stripe as a payment option for accepting cards and maintained Authorize.net for accepting ACH accounts. Heavily involved with all areas of the support site. Acted as Tech Lead regarding in-house systems, SDLC, and general best practices. Migrated source control from SVN to Git. Helped update various development practices to use modern tools and flows.

Senior Software Developer

Liberty University•  December 2010 - February 2015

Led development for all things mobile at the university. Involved for reference and input with things related to mobile but not requiring development, such as decisions regarding mass texting, text-to-vote, etc, and university services which would eventually require mobile development, such as campus transit. Managed a team of two to achieve mobile goals. Developed within the existing Blackboard Mobile Central framework for iOS and Android. Supported feeds to provide data to the app. Researched various alternatives and options for a more fully fleshed-out mobile presence including Kurogo and PhoneGap. Created various mobile microsites, often under very tight deadlines, for Commencement, Homecoming, and Student Activities. Created university's Net Price Calculator for calculating the cost of attending Liberty. Continued acting as Tech Lead for other developers regarding in-house systems, SCT Banner tables/data, etc. Was pulled into various other non-mobile projects due to this knowledge.

Software Developer II

Liberty University•  June 2007 - December 2010

Helped create a custom, in-house CRM using PL/SQL and Oracle Forms for use within Resident Recruitment. This included views for student bio, addresses and phone numbers, financial data, enrollment data, etc. Also created a calling queue organizer which would distribute students into calling queues for the Resident Recruitment call center. Created a custom, in-house Student Conduct management interface in Adobe Flex (now Adobe Flash Builder) with a Java Spring backend to aid in reporting and tracking reprimands (demerits), facilitating a workflow for student meetings with RAs, Deans, etc, as well as issuing fines and receiving digital signatures from students. Wrote matching software using Java Spring and Apache Mahout to match alumni with current students for an Alumni Mentoring program. Students would be shown the closest matching alumni based on many various criteria obtained via a form. Wrote nightly feeds that processed students based on various business criteria, ranging from financial and judicial account holds, to processing online enrollment applications that had been completed but not fully submitted due to user error. Influential in beginning the university transition to Java/Spring/Hibernate for larger applications. Designated as a Tech Lead for other developers seeking information regarding in-house systems, SCT Banner tables/data, and Java Spring/Hibernate.

Software Developer

Liberty University•  May 2005 - June 2007

Maintained and greatly enhanced a variety of web applications, including an announcements system, a professional development class management tool, a helpdesk ticketing system, an online payment system that accepts credit cards through Authorize.net, and many more. Designed and developed several different web applications, including a Public Relations Experts Guide for the expert faculty and staff at Liberty, a survey to help comply with governmental standards, a graduation photo order form with shopping cart, and multiple various programs to aid in the everyday tasks of various different departments at the university. Wrote Java feeds to convert and migrate data extensively from a legacy AS400 server to new servers running Oracle and SCT Banner. Modified the SCT Banner online enrollment application to use our in-house payment portal for application fees.