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A developer evangelist with proven success and experience in technical evangelism, business development, and software development in the mobile industry. Recognized for the ability to secure business/developer contracts, support developer teams, and execute developer campaigns. Can be counted on to lead and execute the strategy for partner management, developer relations, developer marketing, technical presentations/trainings, and developer community building. Skilled in mobile/web technologies and tools such as C#/.NET/Silverlight, Visual Studio, PHP/Perl, HTML/Javascript/CSS, node.js. Music lover :) Maintains a YouTube channel with over 200K views across 20+ cover song videos. Specialties: Software development, Web technologies, Evangelism, Program management, Business development, Developer relations

Senior Developer Evangelist @ - Enhance the Concur Platform developer experience (DX) - Recruit partners and developers into Concur's App Center https://www.concur.com/en-us/app-center - Demonstrate innovative travel and expense solutions that create value for the business traveller Concur is on a mission to create The Perfect Business Trip for both the individual traveler and the enterprise. Business travel is a $1 trillion industry, with U.S. business travelers logging 460M trips a year. Concur enables businesses to manage everything from travel bookings to expenses and compliance requirements. And apps that integrate are in demand. From January 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) San FranciscoDeveloper Evangelist @ Drove API marketplace adoption for developers and API partners through business development, content marketing, events, and developer support. From 2013 to 2013 (less than a year) San Francisco, CaliforniaDeveloper Manager @ Delivered over 800 Windows Phone applications submitted to Marketplace. Demonstrated the Nokia offerings to key business partners and provided technical support to their developers which resulted to securing more than 10 key Windows Phone applications crucial to the quarterly marketing execution of the Nokia Lumia portfolio. Developed a Windows Phone 3rd-party developer strategy using social media http://www.facebook.com/nokiadevs , complemented with a consistent rhythm of technical trainings delivered to the developer community. Signed up other technical Nokia developer “evangelists” through the Nokia Developer Champion program Created Windows Phone apps as demos for presentations - http://www.windowsphone.com/en-SG/store/publishers?publisherId=Chris+Ismael From September 2011 to September 2012 (1 year 1 month) SingaporeDeveloper Evangelist @ Received a Recognition Award from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for exemplary work on evangelism and successful lobbying of the Open XML document format among key industry and government standards stakeholders. Secured 250+ Windows Phone (mobile) applications submitted to Marketplace within 8 months by the developer community in Singapore. Developed and presented several technical proof-of-concept software applications/demos to development teams and organizations/businesses to convince them to use the Microsoft platform of technologies. Ran and presented on 50+ technical developer events followed by one-to-one technical trainings for mobile independent software vendors and influencers in academic community. This resulted to Windows Phone curriculums and mobile projects started in polytechnics and universities. Signed-up 300 startups and businesses for the Microsoft BizSpark as program manager and interfaced with 30 network partners that consisted of venture capitalists (VCs), incubators, industry leaders, and government agencies. Also ran a monthly rhythm of startup events with guests from the startup community including technical influencers, developers, entrepreneurs, and investors. Received two Technical Excellence awards for exemplary work on evangelism. From May 2007 to September 2011 (4 years 5 months) Singapore.NET Developer @ Developed a desktop application for faster DRM-packaging/uploading media files to video hosting servers. Implemented using C#/.NET, web services, etc. Also implemented IP-filtering using third-party APIs. From May 2006 to May 2007 (1 year 1 month) SingaporeSoftware Engineer @ Coded, debugged, and tested code modules (Perl/CGI, Javascript, HTML, CSS, IIS, and Apache). Communicated effectively with Navitaire clients globally (Jetstar, Jetstar Asia, Air Asia, Tiger Airways, Airtran, Jetblue among others) to gather requirements and translate them into software. Co-supervised the team to handle technical aspects of solutioning customer requirements. From September 2003 to March 2006 (2 years 7 months) Manila, PhilippinesAssociate Software Engineer @ Investigated, coded, and maintained the fare pricing logic of an online booking and reservation system for major carriers (American Airlines, Continental, Delta, United Airlines, US Airways, among others). This included working on Java, Oracle, and the Unix environment. Created tools to speed up and simplify repetitive tasks and reduce debugging time such as bulk retrieval of data and analysis of log files. From September 2001 to August 2003 (2 years) Manila, Philippines

BS, Computer Science Major Computer Engineering @ De La Salle University From 1997 to 2001 Saint Joseph's Academy From 1986 to 1997 Chris Evangelist is skilled in: Web and Mobile Software..., Business Development, Technical Presentations, Software Development, Program Management, Web Technologies, Evangelism, Testing, Mobile Applications, Cloud Computing, Silverlight, .NET, C#, Web Services, Windows Phone, 3rd-party Technical..., Device platforms, Developer management, Developer Ecosystem, Developer Marketing, Communication Skills, Relationship Management, Digital Trends, Community Engagement, Government Agencies, Technical Writing, Strategic Partnerships, Problem Solving, Cost Saving Initiatives, Influence, Marketing, Management, Mobile Devices, Product Management, IIS, Java, Software Design, APIs, Entrepreneurship, Technology Evangelist, Windows Azure