cary a. bakker

software developer

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Cary Bakker
Location Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Phone +1 954 247 1024
Email
Company CALANOA Software
LinkedIn Profile
 

Professional Profile

Cary Bakker is a creative software architect currently focusing on iPhone application development and anything "mobile". Cary has a significant amount of experience in Java/J2EE web application / web service design and development, as well as native application development across numerous platforms. Novel ideas, creative solutions, and solid designs are some of his key strengths.

Experience

Project Architect - Mobile Initiatives
American Express
6 LinkedIn Recommendations
June 2006 - Present
Miramar, FL
 
• Architectural guidance for all mobile projects within American Express
• Role requires both high-level team leadership, as well as hands-on development
• Personally developed the Amex iPhone App, reaching #1 in Finance
• amexmobile.com (marketing info: http://www.americanexpress.com/mobile)
• Text MYAMEX - interactive SMS for Account Servicing
• OPENForum.com (mobile version rendered when viewed by mobile device)
• Personally designed in-house Rendering Engine to multi-render to various device platforms
• Technologies: Java/J2EE, Objective-C, SMS, Mobile Web, XHTML+CSS
Co-Founder
Calanoa Software
May 2009 - Present
Coral Gables, FL
 
• Co-designed & developed XStream Tap, a casual game - reached Top 20 in Puzzle & Strategy Games
• Co-developed Catholic Cheat Sheet, a quick-reference app for Catholics - reaching #27 in Lifestyle
• Designed & developed Easy Blackjack Cheat Sheet, my personal blackjack strategy mnemonics
• Designed & developed Pro Blackjack Card Counter, a utility application for counting cards
Technical Manager
Oracle Corporation
4 LinkedIn Recommendations
March 2002 - June 2006
Denver, CO
 
• J2EE Web Application development with Oracle 10g AS
• Member of core Java/J2EE technical leadership team working on numerous projects during tenure
• Primary roles were mentoring junior teams and saving horribly troubled projects
• Managed a team of 12 consultants
Senior Software Engineer / Program Lead
TradeStation Technologies (TRAD) / Omega Research Corp.
11 LinkedIn Recommendations
September 1996 - December 2001
Miami, FL
 
• Microsoft Visual C++ Development
• Program Lead for Radar Screen®, a market scanning application
• Increased calculation capacity from 2000 securities to >100,000 securities
• Responsible for project management & team leadership as well as hands-on development
• Built GlobalServer's price data storage and bar-building engine for real-time market data
Software Development Contractor
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - Hurricane Research Division (HRD)
June 1993 - September 1996
Key Biscayne, FL
 
• Developed interactive client applications for the NeXTSTEP platform with Objective-C
• Graphical GIS display of near real-time hurricane wind data
• Assisted with unix system administration
• Assisted with automated scripting of data retrieval from disparate sources

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science (cum laude)
Minor - Physics
Florida International University
1991 - 1995
Miami, FL
 

Technologies

  • iPhone App Dev Extensive skillset Objective-C, C++, XCode, IB
  • Android App Dev Intermediate skillset Java, Eclipse, Android SDK
  • Mobile Extensive skillset Mobile web, iPhone web, SMS, LBS
  • J2EE Web Apps Extensive skillset Java/J2EE, Servlets, Taglibs, XHTML+CSS

Affiliations

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