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- NameEvan White
- BirthdayJuly 1982
- AddressVancouver, WA, United States
- Phone+1 (607) 301 0201
- Emailkindasimple@gmail.com
- Websitekindasimplesolutions.com
My Skills
Productive Languages
- C#
- JavaScript
Familiar Languages
- SQL
- VB
- JAVA
- Python
- PHP
- R
Platforms
- Microsoft Store
- Cordova
- Node.js
- Android
- iOS
Javascript Frameworks
- Backbone.js
- jQuery
- React.js
User Interface
- XAML
- HTML/CSS
Tooling
- Git
- Visual Studio
- Jenkins CI
- MSBuild
- Gulp, Webpack
- Bash
Database
- SQL Server
- Microsoft Access
About Me
Hi, My name is Evan
I have working in native mobile development space writing javascript and .NET applications. I have been a developer at Microsoft shops for 12 years being a generalist across the web and mobile stack. I'm motivated to use best practices, collaborate, and improve.
Employment
Mobile Developer2014 - Present
Mocaworks, LLC
Developing cross-platform Javascript/HTML5 Cordova application for mobile access to learning management service.
Windows Mobile Developer2010 - 2013
AccuWeather.com
Developing Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps. Managing software requirements, administering source control repositories, and configuring and maintaining build machines.
ASP.NET Web Developer2007-2010
Sikorsky Global Helicopters
Create and maintain web applications that improve existing business processes supporting Lean manufacturing using MS SQL Server, MS Access, ASP.NET and Microsoft Excel. Provide ad-hoc data analysis and continual improvement of IT process and service. Participated in SAP ERP implementation.
Programmer2004-2006
LC Consulting Services
Created and administered classic ASP websites driven by MySQL and MS Access databases. Designed, tested, and maintained software for engineering applications. Produced MFC applications, libraries, and websites.
Continuing Education
MOOC Programs
Coursera
Data analysis in R, Machine Learning, Mobile Robot Control Systems
Information Technology Management
Elmira College
Courses in Project Management, Leadership, IT Management
Spanish
Corning Community College
A semester of study (for fun!) courses in Spanish, ASL, Mandarin Chinese, Guitar, Percussion, General Music
Language, Music
Monroe Community College
A semester of study (for fun!) courses in Spanish, ASL, Mandarin Chinese, Guitar, Percussion, General Music
Education
B.S. Computer Science
Union College
Graduated Cum Laude with Psychology Minor.
Going the Distance
I’m going to run an Ultra Marathon.
This goal has been on my hit list for about 2 years now, though the idea has been on my radar since I picked up Dean Karnases‘ book UltraMarathon Man seven years ago. It’s a personal challenge, and I need a steady supply of them to keep from the ho-hum from taking over my daily life.<!--more--> To be clear, an Ultra (according to
is any sporting event involving running and walking longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi)
Commonly organized races run 50k (31 miles) or the longer 50 miles. Beyond that there are races of 100+ miles such as BadWater which runs through Death Valley and even a 3,100 mile race around the block in Queens called the Self-Transcendance race.
Batwater 135 Mile Ultramarathon
I’m not sure how far I want to run exactly and I don’t care whether it is on my own or as part of a sanctioned race. What I am looking for is a challenge.
Endurance races fit my personality; I am skilled in the art of perseverance in many aspects of my life–good and bad. I’m not easily bothered by discomfort or boredom, and I enjoy seeing how far this takes me. And though I have only taken running seriously in the last year or so, I have always been running: for sports, fitness, fun, and stress. When my mileage on a long run went from 6 miles to half marathons post college, I lost the fear of distance that restricted me to tracks and predetermined loops. I started exploring and wandering. I ran the Wineglass marathon twice, each with only about a month of training.
Runs got longer after College
An ultramarathon would be difficult, and I am looking for a chance to collide with my limits. I want this challenge be hard and I want to feel like quitting. You often hear that the only things worth doing are hard and, for me, that rings true (though its fashionable now-a-days to confound laziness with cleverness and take pride in being generally slothful). Personally, hard work isn’t even a means to an end, but a lifestyle. In the words of Theodore Roosevelt, “Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”