Jim Allers
jim.allers@gmail.com

Background

I am an experienced problem solver who lives to learn new technologies and to build software that delights users. I love taking on new challenges like learning a foreign language and more recently, becoming a father. My endeavors in physics and biology sparked my passion for programming. I spend time following Hacker News and programming blogs, playing video games, staying fit and reading books. My favorite topics include cognitive science, philosophy, and user interface design.

Systems Proficiency

Programming Languages / Frameworks

Proficient in: Java, Javascript, Groovy, HTML, CSS, Grails, Java EE, MySQL

Experience with: C/C++, GWT, Scala, Ruby, Python, Rails, C#

Software

I work with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X on a regular basis. My current programming environment is Eclipse. I have experience working in team development using Git, SVN, and CVS. I have contributed to three open source projects: Ant, Mantis and HtmlUnit.

Publication

Allers, J; Shamoo, Y; “Structure-based Analysis of protein-RNA interactions using the program ENTANGLE”, Journal of Molecular Biology, 2001, 311 (1), 75 – 86.

Experience

LivePerson – 2006 to present

Software Developer/Solution Architect

Entrance Software – 2005 to 2006

.Net Software Developer

Custom software development

Rice University – 2003 to 2005

Biophysics Graduate Student

Advanced Reality – 2001 to 2003

Java Software Developer

Software startup that built Java networking infrastructure to support real-time synchronous collaboration in existing and new applications

Education

Physics, B.S.
Fall 1997 – Fall 2000
Rice University, Houston, TX
GPA: 3.6

Graduate work in Biophysics
Fall 2003 – Fall 2005
Rice University, Houston, TX

References available on request