Jerry Hobby
Houston,United States
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Extensive experience with software development and infrastructure technologies. Served in various roles including project manager, infrastructure engineer, and software developer in a wide variety of projects ranging from small to over $100M budgets.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Services Reservations Agent
United Airlines
10.2021 - Current
- ·Received 30+ Orchid letters from customers for delivering above and beyond expectations
- Assisted in software testing for the flagship reservations software, Navigator. Provided dozens of technical reports of software bugs and suggestions for improvements.
- Provided coaching to other agents to improve their effectiveness in technical and professional skills.
Principle
Texas Business Technologies DBA Anything Internet
01.2003 - 06.2021
- ·Designed websites and web-based business applications for over 200 clients. Contributions ranged from sales, proposal writing, and client management to project management, programming, and technical support.
- Utilized a variety of popular platforms such as WordPress, Zen Cart, Linux, Apache, PHP, and MySQL.
- Developed software, managed projects, and led teams on a wide variety of projects.
- Consulted on client branding and marketing initiatives.
- Managed remote technical staff of 30 engineers in Romania, India, and The Philippines.
- Hosted a popular technology radio talk show on CNN 650 AM radio to promote business technology and marketing strategies.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Electronic Data Systems, EDS
01.1988 - 12.2002
- Evaluated emerging technologies to determine potential benefits, risks, and impacts on current infrastructure environments.
- Mentored junior engineers in best practices for deploying and managing complex IT infrastructures.
- Business development for mid-range and mainframe infrastructure projects ranging from $1M to $150M total contract value.
- Participated in system development life cycle from requirements analysis through system implementation.
- Developed proposals for stakeholders outlining project scope and timeline.
- Implemented and managed distributed network of over 60 mid-ranged HP-UX systems.
- Developed and implemented multiple business systems for Continental Airlines.
- Managed installation, upgrade and deployment projects and provided on-site direction for network engineers.
Education
High School Diploma -
Magnolia High School
Magnolia, TX06.1981
Skills
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Products
- Skilled in MacOS, Windows, and Linux
- Programmed in C for 12 years
- Programmed in PHP for 10 years
- Programmed in SQL for 10 years
- Programmed in JavaScript/TypeScript for 3 years
- Programmed in C# for 1 year
- Programmed in MongoDB for 1 year
- Programmed in HTML/CSS for 10 years
- Sales and Business Development for 15 years
- Internet Marketing/SEO for 10 years
- Linux Administration for 15 years
Community Contributions
- Extracurricular Activities: Mentored dozens of high school students in software development in languages including C, C#, Python, SQL, HTML, and TypeScript.
- Sponsored two students through college to create new opportunities for them.
- Created an internship program in India for ten software developers.
- Volunteer to support the Houston Astros and the Houston Rodeo.
- Developed dozens of small demo games for Android, iOS, and web platforms using Unity and Godot game engines.
Timeline
Global Services Reservations Agent
United Airlines
10.2021 - Current
Principle
Texas Business Technologies DBA Anything Internet
01.2003 - 06.2021
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Electronic Data Systems, EDS
01.1988 - 12.2002
High School Diploma -
Magnolia High School