Jestin Stoffel
4400 Francis Street, Kansas City, KS 66103 · (913) 626-4877 · jestin.stoffel@gmail.com · http://jestinstoffel.com
Software Programmer
Qualifications
•.Over five years of professional software development experience in the civil engineering and manufacturing fields, with additional broad experience in personal programming projects.
•.Diverse programming skills; rapid adopter of new technologies; extensive experience with desktop, mobile device and web-based software design.
•.Strong communication, teaching and leadership skills in both professional and technological community scenarios; maintains active technical blog; frequent presenter in local technology interest and education groups
•.Dedicated worker with an innovative approach to project design and implementation; experienced in developing products from concept to completion under release date deadline pressure.
Languages: C/C++, C#, Java, ASP.NET MVC, HTML/CSS, Javascript
Operating Systems: Windows XP/Vista/7/CE/Mobile, Linux, Android
GUI Frameworks: MFC, WinForms, QT, Gtk+, WPF
Databases: MS SQL Server, MySql
Professional Experience
Programmer, Eagle Point Software Corporation, Dubuque, IA 4/2006-Present
Leading provider of technology solutions for the civil engineering, architecture and construction markets. AutoDesk Preferred Partner in developing add-on solutions to AutoDesk products. Industry innovator in process management software and solutions. Provider of handheld software for in-the-field data collection, and survey instrument control applications.
•.Developed Eagle Point's innovative Pinnacle Series, a software solution for process and workflow management and activity tracking. Expanded the software features to include integration APIs, better reporting capabilities, and more application support. Integrated the Pinnacle Series into multiple existing Eagle Point products.
•.Developed one-of-a-kind subdivision and highway conceptual design software, LandSketch. Used existing corporate libraries, the Google Earth COM API and designed innovative object-oriented software classes. Focused heavily on graphical capabilities using GDI, and DirectX, and exports in Google's KML format.
•.Worked with a small team to produce Eagle Point's SMI 2008 rewrite of handheld data collector software. Worked considerably on the graphical subsystems, and authored many of the software's most useful features.
•.Worked to develop creative and user-friendly installer applications for Eagle Point's various products. Much of this installer work was integrating with various versions of existing AutoDesk products already installed on a user's computer. Authored a sophisticated, yet user-friendly installer application for SMI 2008 which was targeted to run on multitude of diverse heldhand devices with various operating systems. All installers I created supported both local installations and enterprise-wide deployments.
Programmer, Flexsteel Industries, Dubuque, IA 5/2005-2/2006
Manufacturer of high quality furniture, with seven factories within the United States.
•.Wrote and maintained enterprise software that ran on the midrange IBM computers in every factory. Implemented database driven software and database maintenance tools.
•.Rewrote the repair system used to enter and track items undergoing repairs under Flexsteel's lifetime warranty.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Community Involvement
President, Cowtown Computer Congress 10/2009-12/2010
The Cowtown Computer Congress (CCCKC) is Kansas City's hackerspace, an organization whose goals are to promote and coordinate technological and artistic endeavors in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
•.Ran the executive board and board of directors for a Missouri not-for-profit organization.
•.Presided over member meetings and informal meetings and acted as a liaison to other organizations.
•.Oversaw a charity project to provide technical support and guidance to Jaydoc Free Clinic on behalf of CCCKC.
•.Helped organize CCCKC's joint Mini Maker-Faire in August 2010 with our sister organization, Make:KC.
•.Coordinated day to day business activities of the organization, including collecting membership dues and paying bills.
•.Organized CCCKC's fund-raising activities.
•.Planned and held events such as Crisis Camp Haiti, an Ubuntu 10.04 release party and BarCampKC 2010 at CCCKC's facilities.
Hobbies and Interests
Open Source Software
•.Avid user of Linux and open source software for nearly 10 years.
•.Contributed minor patches and bug fixes to some of my favorite software projects.
•.Released a few of my own software projects under open source licenses.
•.Have given talks on how to switch to open source software solutions.
3D Printing and Home Fabrication
•.Have built and operated low cost, open source home three dimensional printers.
•.Created three dimensional models for fabrication and shared them on the internet.
•.Helped others build and maintain their own printers, and have taught many people how to operate them.
•.Presented the concept of 3D printing and home fabrication at events like BarCampKC 2010.
•.Experimented with methods of etching complex circuit boards with low cost consumer electronics.
•.Experimented with the possibilities of large-scale, low quality 3D printing.
Device Hacking
•.Wrote a C++ software library for connecting a Nintendo Wii Remote to a computer.
•.Re-flashed firmware on a cheap instant messenger handheld device, and soldered a serial connection to the motherboard for the purpose of using with robotics projects.
•.Installed “mod chips” on several first generation Microsoft Xboxes, for the purposes of writing my own software for them (using an open source development platform) and using as a home theater media center.
Micro-controller Programming
•.For several years I have been writing software for the Arduino micro-controller.
•.Used micro-controllers to build several robotics projects, as well as control the 3D printers that I build.
Various Non-Technical Interests
Playing guitar, cooking, disc golf, geocaching, home brewing, playing board games and hosting dinner parties.