Kristian Ducharme

Kristian Ducharme has extensive work experience in software development and engineering. Kristian has held positions at various companies such as CivicActions, ConcertBank, Oemeta North America, FindUsLocal, Majon International, and Intel Corporation.

At CivicActions, they served as the Associate Director of Drupal Engineering and a Technical Lead, where they managed agile teams, developed technical solutions, and oversaw project roadmaps and contract scope. Kristian also established processes for code reviews, coding standards, deployment pipelines, and QA and security reviews.

At ConcertBank, they were the Lead Software Developer, responsible for designing and developing a concert event aggregation system. Kristian integrated event, venue, and performer data APIs from multiple companies, implemented GPS location-aware data, and ensured mobile-friendly design.

At Oemeta North America, they worked as a Mobile Application Developer, creating an HTML5 mobile app for distributed milling machinery testing. Kristian also developed an admin area with ACL permissions and deployed the app on iOS, Android, and desktop devices.

At FindUsLocal, they held the position of Lead Software Developer, overseeing a business directory platform with millions of business information entries. Kristian addressed challenges in database design, mobile CSS, API integrations, performance optimizations, and SEO. The website sustained millions of page visits per day.

At Majon International, they served as the VP of Engineering and lead software engineer. Kristian worked on projects including an eCommerce platform, distributed emailing platform, search engine marketing software, and SEO data analysis tools. Kristian provided tech support, project management, and server administration for multiple Linux servers.

Kristian also worked as a Software Engineer at Intel Corporation, contributing to software development projects.

Overall, Kristian Ducharme has proven expertise in software development, project management, technical leadership, and engineering.

Kristian Ducharme completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo from 1995 to 2000. In addition to their degree, Kristian has obtained several certifications including "WAI0.1x: Introduction to Web Accessibility" from W3Cx in July 2023, "Acquia Drupal 8 Certified Developer" from Acquia in 2018, "Acquia Drupal 8 Back End Specialist" from Acquia in 2017, and "Scrum Certification for Web Developers" from the International Scrum Institute™ in 2017.