Shane Church

Software Developer

Software Developer, Dad, Husband, Colorado Rockies and CU Buffs fan, and Lego enthusiast

About Me

Shane Church

I am a UX-focused software developer and architect specializing in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, C#, ASP.NET, and Node.js. I am currently working at Stine Seed as a Senior Software Engineer where I am responsible for working directly with end users to design and build full-stack web applications supporting research and sales using Angular, .NET Core, Elasticsearch, SQL Server as a primary stack.

Prior to starting at Stine Seed, I was working as a contract creative technologist on the user experience (UX) team at Nationwide Insurance from April to December 2016. I was responsible for building UI applications and prototypes for numerous internal projects and acting as the UX lead on some projects as well.

I moved to Des Moines, Iowa in July 2015 where I was the development supervisor for Two Rivers Marketing until February 2016. In this role, I was responsible for leading our internal development team, providing strategic and technical guidance to clients like Bobcat, John Deere, and Danfoss, managing projects with other vendors, as well as acting as a lead developer on internal projects.

Before moving to Iowa and joining Two Rivers Marketing, I was a senior software engineer at ShopAtHome.com where I worked on developing customer facing browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox using HTML, JavaScript, C#, and ASP.NET Web API. Throughout my career in senior software engineer, systems architect, and technical lead roles, I have developed important mobile and Web projects for clients, including the Department of Energy’s Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Visa, Rambus, National Oilwell Varco, and more. I had an an article on developing hybrid mobile applications published in MSDN Magazine and I also have presented at Denver Startup Week and Experiencing UX in Des Moines.

I have two wonderful sons, Ethan, 7, and Colin, 2, with my beautiful wife, Andrea. I enjoy bicycling, baseball, and playing Lego with the boys, and I love to travel whenever the opportunity presents itself.

What I Do ?

I am a UX-focused software developer and architect specializing in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Node.js, C#, and ASP.NET.

  • HTML/CSS
  • C#
  • JavaScript
  • Windows Phone
  • Node.js
  • Hybrid Mobile Applications
  • User Experience
  • and much more...
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What I Eat

What I Eat

A simple food journal for Windows Phone

Want to keep track of what you eat but don't want all of the calorie databases and granular measurements? What I Eat is the app for you! You control the granularity and timing of the entries, and you control what you see.

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Stirling Birthday

Stirling Birthday

Stirling Birthday displays your friends' upcoming birthdays on a beautiful live tile!

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Stirling Money

Stirling Money

Stirling Money replaces your checkbook register and does all of the math for you.

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Experience

  • February 2017
    —
    Present

    Senior Software Engineer

    Stine Seed - Dallas Center, IA
    • Worked as full-stack developer on a small team designing and developing applications in support of the research and sales operations at Stine Seed using technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular 5, D3.js, Webpack, Node.js, C#, ASP.NET, .NET Core and SQL Server.
    • Served as the lead UX expert, designing and implementing UI in consultation with end users.
  • April 2016
    —
    Dec 2016

    Creative Technologist

    Nationwide Insurance - Des Moines, IA
    • Worked as a contractor on the user experience (UX) team at Nationwide Insurance designing and developing high fidelity UI prototypes for multiple business units using technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Node.js, Angular.js.
    • Served as the UX Lead on additional projects, managing project scope, timelines, and deliverables for the UX team in addition to being responsible for development related deliverables.
  • July 2015
    —
    Feb 2016

    Development Supervisor

    Two Rivers Marketing - Des Moines, IA
    • Managed team of 2 developers and a project manager providing technical guidance and mentoring.
    • Served as the primary technical point of contact for clients and internal account teams for all phases of development from sales through implementation.
    • Managed the technical communications and relationship with the agency’s development outsourcing partners.
    • Developed numerous engaging animations and applications for clients using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG, ReactJS, and Node.js.
    • Established standardized development processes and workflows using Git, Node.js, and Grunt.js.
  • Aug 2014
    —
    June 2015

    Senior Software Engineer

    ShopAtHome.com - Greenwood Village, CO
    • Developed browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Backbone.js, Handlebars, RequireJS, Lodash, and jQuery.
    • Developed back end services to support the browser extensions in C#, ASP.NET MVC, and ASP.NET WebAPI.
  • Jan 2003
    —
    Present

    Owner/Developer

    s-church.net - Lakewood, CO/Pleasant Hill, IA
    • Designed and implemented a series of free and commercial Windows Phone applications using C# and XAML. All apps are localized into 38 languages supported in the Windows Phone Store and have more than 200,000 combined downloads.
    • http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/store/publishers?publisherId=Shane%2BChurch
    • Two of the above apps, Stirling Birthday and What I Eat, are featured 2-4 times weekly in at least one worldwide market in the Windows Phone Store beginning in September 2013 through the present.
    • Weather Info 2005 for Windows Mobile named “Program of the Day” by Telefonica.net on January 12, 2006
    • Weather Info 2.4 for Pocket PC named “Freeware of the Day” by PocketPCTools.com on August 11, 2004
  • Sep 2010
    —
    July 2014

    Technical Lead

    EffectiveUI - Denver, CO
    • Lead a team of 5 developers in building and architecting a system for National Oilwell Varco to visualize and edit oil well designs in 2D and 3D in HTML5 canvas using AngularJS, Twitter Bootstrap, KineticJS, ThreeJS, ng-grid, and Bing Maps, and Node.js. Also managed development resources in Ukraine and QA resources in India for this project.
    • Lead a team of 4 developers in building and architecting a system for the El Paso County (CO) Assessor’s Office to value oil and gas drilling operations for tax purposes using ASP.NET MVC 4, .NET 4.5, C#, jQuery, KnockoutJS, and Entity Framework 5.0.
    • Developed a mobile technology demonstration prototype running on Android, and iOS for Cartegraph using ASP.NET MVC 3, .NET 4.0, C#, jQuery, jQuery Mobile demonstrating the integration of mobile web with native device functionality. This prototype was the source of the MSDN Magazine article in March 2012.
    • Developed, architected, and assisted in the sales process on a number of projects involving HTML5, CSS3, AngularJS, jQuery, jQuery Mobile, Twitter Bootstrap, ASP.NET (MVC, WebAPI), C#, WCF, SQL Server, Node.js, and numerous other Web development tools.
    • Worked with and managed offshore resources in India, Ukraine, and Ethiopia on various projects.
  • May 2008
    —
    July 2010

    Senior Software Engineer

    CNSI - Lakewood, CO
    • Proposed, designed, and developed an online tool for Mine Rescue Teams, including a custom ASP.NET Google Maps server control, to allow emergency responders to get all of the relevant information about and directions to a mine emergency. The site uses the ASP.NET AJAX Toolkit, ASP.NET 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation, Google Maps, Google Local Search, and Oracle.
    • Developed and maintained .NET systems for the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the US Department of Labor, including the public facing EGov portal using Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 2.0 and 3.5, SOAP Web Services, C#, and Oracle.
  • Sep 2006
    —
    May 2008

    Systems Architect

    Fujitsu Consulting - Greenwood Village, CO
    • Developed the Prepaid Administration System user interface using C#, ASP.NET 2.0 and SOAP Web Services for the prepaid credit card group at Visa, Inc.
    • Diagnosed and corrected production application issues for prepaid credit card services at Visa, Inc.
  • Aug 2005
    —
    Aug 2006

    Senior Software Engineer

    TimeCentre - Westminster, CO
    • Designed and implemented Time Clock Server using C#, .NET Framework 2.0, ASP.NET, and SQL Server
    • Designed and implemented a Pocket PC Time Clock application using C#, .NET Compact Framework 2.0, and SOAP Web Services
  • Feb 1998
    —
    Aug 2005

    Sr. Systems Analyst/Programmer

    Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site - Golden, CO
    • Designed and implemented a number of web, desktop and mobile applications to facilitate sample tracking and environmental cleanup using ASP.NET, .NET Windows Forms, C#, Oracle, SQL Server, XAML, XML, and Palm OS.
  • Feb 2008
    —
    Aug 2009

    Church Councilman

    Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church - Lakewood, CO
    • Elected council member and chairman of the Planning and Staffing committee in charge of with managing the human resources and planning needs for a staff of five full-time and seven part-time employees with a combined payroll in excess of $300,000.
  • June 2005
    —
    Feb 2008

    Board of Directors

    Denver Turnverein - Denver, CO
    • Elected member of the Board of Directors of 501(c)7 non-profit with a budget of over $200,000 involved in decision making regarding revenue, marketing, tax status, and operation.

Education

  • 1997
    —
    2001

    University of Colorado at Boulder

    Bachelor of Science - Boulder, CO
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Get in touch

Email shane@s-church.net
Phone Number (303) 949-2700
Twitter @shaneschurch
GitHub churchs19