Robert S. Davidson

Email: info@affinitysports.com

LinkedIn Profile (www.linkedin.com/in/bodavidson)

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Senior technology leader with 25 year record of success in designing, developing and maintaining successful products. Outstanding record of delivering on-time and within budget.

Visionary executive with rare blend of strong technical skills and management abilities. Adept at identifying customer/client needs at the design stage, and designing flexible and scalable applications. Record of implementing sound development and management procedures to ensure product completion. Exceptional communication skills.

Areas of expertise

• Architecting new systems
• Full-stack development
• Server-side development
• Complex Systems Integration
• Web-based Applications
• Diagnose/maintain existing systems

• Mobile development
• Code reviews/recommendations
• Developing best practices
• Team Leadership
• Mentoring developers
• Staff Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AFFINIFY SPORTS INC

Technical Lead Developer

Completed full stack development of takeout ordering system (www.forkxknife.com), implementing backend server processes and APIs, including creating both mobile web and native iOS apps.

• Swift, SwiftUI, iOS, JSON, RESTful, RSA/AES Encryption, Location Manager, Face ID/Touch ID

FSS ACQUISITIONS/PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES

Consultant

Chief Architect responsible for defining development approach, implementing new procedures, training company's development team and establishing foundation for maintainable systems.

• Designed and developed native iOS mobile app for supporting field staff.
  • Swift, SwiftUI, iOS, JSON, RESTful, RSA/AES Encryption, Location Manager, Face ID/Touch ID

• Architected and lead team for implementation of 24x7 real-time system integrating with multiple 3rd party external systems, processing 200K data points per month.
  • Java, XML, SOAP, SQL Server, Linux

• Architected and implemented internal document storage system, with real-time disaster recovery, currently managing 100 million documents.
  • Java, J2EE, XML, SQL Server, Windows Server

• Successfully lead development of internal system for managing bankruptcy and foreclosure proceedings.
  • Java, J2EE, JSP/JSF, XML, SQL Server, Linux

GAMELINE, L.L.C.

Technical Lead Developer

Chief Architect of Baseball Manager. Updated to modern web technologies while ensuring backward compatibility with legacy game engine.

• C/C++, GWT, Java, JSON, HTML, CSS, Pervasive SQL, AWS EC2

INETVOD INC

Founder

Founded company to build Internet-based Video-on-Demand service. Created technical white papers, filed and receive patents for inventing unique approach to delivery of VOD content. Recruited both in-house and outsourced developers, and established development protocols and processes - completed product on schedule.

EMONEYADVISOR, INC

Director of Development

Recruited to lead development of critical account integration software for company's financial software package. This feature was a major selling point, but had not been started. Worked closely with business managers, to create functional specifications, established development plan and managed development process.

• Successfully integrated a new untested, third-party feature into company's financial software solution, finishing on time and within budget. New feature drove sales increases and played key role in securing major client worth $3 million per year.
• Integrated new vendors into core product seamlessly, further increasing the value of the product while minimizing disruption.

VERTICALNET INC

Director of Development

Brought in to lead integration of new Order Management, Fulfillment and Procurement (OM&F) vendor into company's systems. Also accountable for enhancing e-commerce functionality. Developed application specifications, determined product features and led development efforts.

• Transformed fragmented e-commerce systems into single shopping cart capable of handling multiple suppliers and working with all future buying applications.
• Designed and implemented system that integrated the RightWorks procurement system into existing buying applications. Completed on-time and within budget.
• Played key role in the integration of e-commerce functionality with the new OM&F system.

AFFINITY SPORTS INC

Principal

Founded and grew software development company producing web-based fantasy sports games and providing software consulting services.

• Developed web-based football, basketball, baseball and hockey games marketed by Affinity Sports and Mplayer.com.
• Consultant to MYOB, Inc.

REVIEWNET

Chief Developer

Led 6-person development team working on web-based IT testing application.

• Managed all aspects of project which was developed in C++ with high-end InterBase SQL database server running under Windows NT. Developed ISAPI web server process for HTML page creation.

THE AFFINITY GROUP INC

Principal

Founding partner and chief developer of 6-person consulting firm. Oversaw all development projects and managed client relationships.

• Established and grew company from start-up to profitable business with annual revenues of $700,000 before merging with ReviewNet.
• Led development of diverse range of applications and tools including Internet games engines, network communications modules, billing applications, HR systems, and development tools. Clients included Reuters, MYOB, Inc., Federman & Phelan, LLC and GameLine Sports, LLC.

REALITY TECHNOLOGIES

Software Engineer

• Developed entire back-end logic for fantasy baseball game and golf games for the Prodigy Online service. Baseball game was later ported to Internet.
• Worked on WealthBuilder by Money Magazine, a financial application for tracking personal assets. Provided research database updates via dial-up serial connection.

CDI CORPORATION

Programmer

EDUCATION

Drexel University, B.S. in Computer Science, 1989