Craig Hier

• Led a cross-functional development team of 2–7 engineers delivering identity management solutions across the enterprise.
• Served as full-stack architect in a .NET/SQL Server environment, owning design through deployment.
• Collaborated with multiple development teams to deliver a cohesive, enterprise-wide identity management suite.
• Translated complex business requirements into scalable architecture, technical specifications, and production-quality code.
• Provided architectural guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to development team members; defined APIs consumed by external teams.
• Drove the organization's transition to an agile DevOps model, establishing CI/CD practices and team workflows.
• Partnered with QA and compliance teams to uphold product quality and successfully supported internal and external audits.

• Engineered a highly configurable multi-tenant product using C#, ASP.NET, the Telerik control suite, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Extended a legacy Classic ASP platform to deliver continued value to existing customers alongside modern development efforts.
• Adopted modular deployment strategies enabling targeted, low-risk production releases with minimal QA overhead.
• Implemented NHibernate as an ORM layer against an Oracle database backend.
• Managed defect tracking and source control using TFS.

• Served as team lead and architect for a customer-facing admissions and financial aid web application.
• Drove the product from initial planning through three major version releases.
• Delivered a rich, interactive user experience using C#, ASP.NET MVC, AJAX, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Designed and implemented a service-oriented architecture layer using WCF web services.
• Architected a flexible, configuration-driven solution allowing customization across customer groups with zero code changes.

• Led a development team responsible for internal business applications, e-commerce, and network administration systems.
• Served as principal architect for both the enterprise data warehouse and a suite of internal applications.
• Built internal tools in C# and ASP.NET integrating with a Microsoft Dynamics CRM database and the data warehouse.
• Maintained and enhanced a VB.NET e-commerce platform.
• Developed a dynamic product tracking site using ASP.NET MVC and AJAX.
• Collaborated with business stakeholders to redesign inefficient processes into streamlined, scalable workflows.

• Developed and maintained a SOX compliance management web application used across the organization.
• Led migration from ASP.NET 1.1 to ASP.NET 2.0 against a SQL Server backend.
• Enhanced application usability and functionality through targeted CSS and JavaScript improvements.
• Integrated Active Directory via web service to deliver a secure, role-based data access solution.
• Delivered two successful release cycles within tenure.

• Designed, developed, and deployed a web-based patient management system using ASP.NET and C#.
• Led front-end development, leveraging CSS and JavaScript to deliver an enhanced, accessible user experience.
• Designed and implemented SQL Server stored procedures and database functions supporting core business operations.
• Championed the adoption of an agile/XP development lifecycle, improving team velocity and code quality.

• Implemented a web-based procurement system using ASP.NET 1.1 with a SQL Server 2000 backend.
• Owned database schema design, data-access layer components, and front-end UI controls.
• Coordinated effectively across a large, distributed team with dependencies on multiple parallel workstreams.

• Built Windows server software to track vehicle fleets and enable two-way communication over a proprietary long-range RF network.
• Delivered both a Windows desktop client and a web-based interface for customer fleet management.
• Introduced and implemented agile development practices within the team.
• Led migration of Classic ASP and Windows applications to the .NET platform.

• Applied machine learning techniques to calibrate large-scale industrial equipment.
• Developed hardware abstraction layers for motor controllers and touchscreen interfaces.
• Conducted on-site customer evaluations to gather requirements in high-stakes, fault-intolerant environments.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and deliver time-critical solutions meeting stringent reliability standards.

Thesis: Improving performance of Genetic Algorithms using weighted subtrees