Jonathan Cochran : Web and Mobile Developer

About Me

Passion | Drive | Goals

My Passion

I am passionate about programming because it provides an outlet for my creative side. The web is the canvas that I utilize to bring my customer's thoughts to life.

My Drive

I am driven and motivated by the little successes in life. I enjoy working in the mobile and web space. The bonus is being able to support my family by doing something I love.

My Goals and Intent

My goal is to work for companies that provide the following:

an obession for their customer's needs
support and invest in the development of employees
has an open, inclusive, and collaborative environment

Education

University of Washington
Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies

Study Focus

The University of Washington MS degree provided advanced training in geospatial technologies. The course provided advanced training in web mapping development in various JS libraries to include Leaflet, ArcGIS, and Google Maps API. We utilized the IOS Mapkit framework to display and create specific IOS mobile apps for editing, geolocation, and routing services. We utilized industry software, hardware and open source software to develop our own specific location-based services, location-based data analysis and visualization techniques. My capstone thesis and app were based on the utilization of GIS during emergency management and integrating social media for shared situational awareness during a response.

Washington State University
Bachelor of Arts in Digital Technology and Culture

Study Focus

My degree at Washington State University provided the foundational college education in business, finance, sciences, and Information management. At the core, the DTC program provided web design, digital media, and front-end web development training and provided an internship that honed the specific areas of interest. My internship involved the redesign of the 4H WSU extension at Snohomish County.

Skills

My Experience

Washington Military Department IT Project Manager

MAR 2016 - PRESENT

As the IT project and plans manager, I manage multiple concurrent large to medium scale projects during the fiscal year that range from telecommunications, network infrastructure, software transitions, software application development and GIS application development. I ensure our projects meet both security and OCIO regulatory requirements for the agency. Lead and facilitate monthly executive and stakeholder meetings to discuss agency projects, service level agreements, and strategic goals of agency and how our current portfolio is helping to achieve those goals. In addition, I coordinate with external agencies and working groups to collaborate efforts in emergency communications. Lastly, I embrace lean principles and try to make small improvements within our workflows and process when possible.

Homeland Response Force Project Manager

OCT 2014 - MAR 2016

I was assigned to develop a desktop and mobile application that allowed the responders to edit map services in order to have shared situational awareness during an incident. I recruited and secured funding for another developer to help assist with the development of the initial version of the application. Responders and users had the ability to use the app on their mobile device and are not limited by previous bandwidth constraint. The operations center was provided a dashboard and a map view of the incident with specific key performance indicators. The app assisted executive leadership in crafting their decision based on vetted data.

Washington National Guard GIS Project Manager

OCT 2011 - OCT 2014

I developed a plan based on the project sponsor’s intent and vision in order to build the first interoperable gis application for the agency. As the technical project manager and lead, I constructed a project plan, identified software needs that met our regulatory and security requirements, secured funding, recruited engineers and established executive governance for the agency based in the impact of the app that crossed multiple departments. In addition, I used my SQL knowledge to assist the team in troubleshooting database issues and user authentication when needed. Lastly, I established connections with other external partners to obtain industry best practices and share ideas. We developed a unique application that leveraged external apis that provide a wholistic picture of our environment.