Chris Johnson
1486 W 3300 S, West Valley City, Utah 84119   |    7cdjohnson7@gmail.com   |  (801) 898-0236 | rehpotsirhc.github.io


OBJECTIVE
I want to be challenged. Programming is fun when it's challenging and involves deep thought. I’m looking for a role where my time is spent analyzing a difficult problem to understand it, decomposing it into a coherent logical structure, and writing algorithms to optimally solve it. Some of my career has had me do this and some of it has been too shallow to keep me interested. I do not want an easy role where the primary job is basic data pushing, i.e., accepting input, applying simple business logic, and database storage. My ideal career path has me writing more machine learning algorithms and working closely with super smart machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data scientist experts. My wife and I are moving soon and I will consider joining a team in California, Washington, or Colorado. 
Take a look at rehpotsirhc.github.io. 


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dealertrack (Cox Automotive)   Sandy, Utah            August 2016 - Present
Software Engineer
* Integral team member of a large, multi-team initiative to modernize a large SaaS application from RPG/DB2 to microservices written in C#/.Net Core and hosted in AWS
* Stepped-up as team-lead part way through project after company reorganization
* Practiced Scaled Agile Methodology and used automated build/deployments to facilitate continuous delivery
Utah State University   Logan , Utah            January 2015 - August 2016
Machine Learning and Computational Biology Researcher and Lab Manager
* Built optimization software and successfully applied it to fitting two biological models.
* Collaborated closely with the Institute of Systems Biology on modelling research.
* Increased speed of biological simulation software (Java)  over 10 fold.
Orchid Event Solutions (Visit Salt Lake)   Salt Lake City , Utah            December 2013 - August 2014
Software Engineer
* Reduced website creation time over 25% by automating development, build and deployment processes.
* Led a successful devops migration to newer technologies including TFS and Release Management.
* Practiced Agile Methodology on a small, cross-functional team
Carnections, Inc.   Salt Lake City , Utah            June 2009 - December 2013
Co-Owner, Founder and Webmaster
* Designed, programmed, and maintained its website, carnections.com
* Significantly expanded online presence using search engine optimization (SEO)


SKILLS and TECHNOLOGIES
* Full stack, APIs, microservices, UI, speech and language processing, data vis., machine learning
* C#, .NET Framework and Core, Angular, Java, MSSQL, MySQL, Python, Javascript, Matlab, Docker, Git, TFS, AWS (EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, Aurora, S3, Dynamo) 


EDUCATION
Utah State University   Logan, Utah          July 2016
Computer Science, M.S., GPA 3.89
* Emphasis in machine learning, optimization, and computational biology
* Thesis: Fitting a Multiscale Biofilm Model using a Parallelized Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm
University of Utah   Salt Lake City, Utah          May 2012
Psychology, B.S., GPA 3.75
University of Utah   Salt Lake City, Utah          May 2012
Philosophy, B.S., GPA 3.75






PUBLICATIONS
* Third author on Bridging the multiscale gap: Identifying cellular parameters from multicellular data
   * Primary contribution was developing parameter searching software to fit model
* Third author on Cell Death as a Trigger for Morphogenesis
   * Primary contribution was developing and programming software model of biofilm cell death


SUMMARY
Back-end web, application, and restful API developer with 8 years of experience across the full stack, primarily using C#,  .NET, MSSQL, and Javascript. More recent experience includes Angular, AWS, MySql, .Net Core, and microservice-oriented architecture. 
Optimization and computational biology researcher with 2 years experience model fitting using machine learning techniques, including search algorithms, neural networks, regression, clustering and feature extraction programmed in Matlab, Python and Java. Creative, analytical thinker with excellent logical reasoning ability and superb written communication skills. I am a curious, life-long learner committed to excelling at everything I do. .






See https://rehpotsirhc.github.io/ for more information on my master’s thesis, publications, and code samples