# Christian Howard > Senior Software Engineer Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/christianhoward Hey! My name is Christian, and I am a software engineer with areas of expertise in front-end engineering and mapping. Currently, I am a senior frontend engineer at Wisetack building financial products that do right by people. Previously, I worked as a software engineer at Compass on the Maps Platform team where we built and maintained an internal maps API for Compass application teams to use, including the public facing Consumer Search application (https://www.compass.com/homes-for-sale). I also worked as a geospatial application developer at Blue Raster where my day-to-day work focused on building mapping applications for public, private, and nonprofit organizations. Github: https://github.com/christianhoward ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Wisetack Jan 2023 – Present ### Software Engineer II @ Compass Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 • Developed and maintained an internal map api, using React, TypeScript and Node, for 18 internal Compass teams to build applications for real estate agents and prospective home buyers • Led on-call rotation every three weeks, which involved monitoring Maps Platform services through Datadog, resolving problems, and answering questions that arose during the rotation ___Accolades and notable work___ “Snap to Streets” • Earned Second Place Overall in 2021 internal hackathon for “Snap to Streets” drawing tool, which uses the Google Maps Static Map API and easystar.js’s asynchronous A* search algorithm API to construct point-to-point SVG line segments following roads on a map • Drove the hackathon project to a full-stack solution, which included: setting up Node.js server infrastructure to handle fetching a static map jpeg, converting the image to a chunked, binary matrix, and returning the matrix to the client where it was used to draw the shortest SVG line that follows the road network on the map • Worked with the design and product teams to construct an optimal user experience and workflow and to develop a go-to-market strategy with a segmented release • Deployed to production, without product marketing, in July 2022 and had 731 unique uses in its first month Climate Risk Technical Specification • Developed a technical specification for the integration of climate risk raster tiles from a third-party provider into the Maps Platform team’s api using a Node.js proxy service to fetch the tiles from the provider and React components to control and render the SVG shapes on the map Consumer Search Re-architecture • Led the public-facing Consumer Search application’s re-architecture to the Maps Platform team’s new api, which included debugging missing and broken features, recommending architecture decisions for the api, and writing sections of the new api’s documentation ### Application Developer II @ Blue Raster Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Washington DC-Baltimore Area • Developed applications using TypeScript, React, Redux, Sass, and the ArcGIS API for Javascript • Member of internal Developer Leadership Team Selected Client Projects • Forest Stewardship Council -- https://fsc.org/en/newsfeed/auditing-from-the-sky-fsc-launches-new-fsc-gis-portal • Cushman & Wakefield -- https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/publications/wherenext/cushman-wakefield-3d-digital-transformation/ • American Institutes for Research -- https://www.blueraster.com/workforce-development • Stimson Center Infrastructure Tracker -- https://www.blueraster.com/mekong-infrastructure-tracker • Stimson Center Mekong Dam Monitor -- https://www.blueraster.com/bringing-transparency-to-transboundary-water-policy-in-the-mekong-river-basin/ ### Application Developer I @ Blue Raster Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Washington D.C. Metro Area ### Associate Application Developer @ Blue Raster Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Washington D.C. Metro Area ### Data and Communications Systems Intern @ American Association for the Advancement of Science Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 • Supported the Outreach, Engagement, and Communications Systems team during its transition to the Salesforce platform, including cleaning over 3,500 records, building team reports and dashboards, and developing custom objects and structures ### Manager, Membership Development & Retention @ National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Managed 15,000 record Association Management System (AMS), including verifying accuracy through daily monitoring and coordination with Association Staff • Managed, created and sent 20 HTML communications a month on behalf of Association to all members and potential members, as well as created an analysis program for the Association’s communications to evaluate e-communication best practices, which led to a 5% increase in deliverability, 5% increase in open rates, and 2% increase in click rates • Managed and implemented member retention operations including renewal mailings, renewal rate tracking and member engagement monitoring that maintained the Association’s 98% membership renewal rate ### Membership Development Coordinator @ National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Washington D.C. Metro Area ### Student Manager, Annual Giving Phone Program @ The George Washington University Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Managed 70 employees with the Program Manager to reach the $750,000 fiscal year fundraising goal • Reviewed nightly program and individual production to determine strategies to improve the call center’s productivity, focusing on incorporating effective-calling techniques with targeted efforts to raise immediate gifts from 30% to 50% a night and increase corporate matches by 50% ### Student Caller, Annual Giving Phone Program @ The George Washington University Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Communicated with University alumni to encourage financial contribution, raising over $16,500 for the University ### Internet & Events Intern @ Blue Frontier Campaign Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 • Updated the Blue Frontier Campaign’s website and 1,400 record Blue Movement Directory database through the assistance of micro-volunteers on Sparked.com, which led to 45% of the records being updated • Supported Associate Director at the Blue Vision Summit 3 conference ## Education ### Master of Science (M.S.) in Information Systems Technology The George Washington University Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Environmental Studies The George Washington University Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 ### Honors Diploma Centennial High School Jan 2004 – Jan 2008 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/christianjhoward --- Source: https://flows.cv/christianhoward JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/christianhoward/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22