First Name: Eric

Last Name: Hexter

Blog Url: http://hexterconsulting.com

Twitter ID: http://twitter.com/ehexter

Join Date: 7/5/2010 1:40 PM

Last Login Date: 7/11/2010 3:33 PM

Bio:

I have been developing software professionally for 15+ years in consulting, product development, corporate IT, premium Brand web sites and e-commerce.  I until recently worked for a well known golf equipment company as the Director of eCommerce Technology.  In this role I have worked on a number of ecommerce sites and have learned a great deal about online retail for both new and used products.  I have learned a lot about online marketing and order fulfillment.  It has been a great experience and has really added to my previous experiences working for manufacturing companies.

I primarily use Microsoft .Net technologies and the Microsoft application stack (IIS, ASP.Net, Sql server, jQuery).

I am a huge advocate of agile project management and software engineering practices.  I have learned the hard way that writing un-testable tightly coupled code gets you no where fast.  In fact, that type of code usually keeps one in the same spot unable to change and adapt software to the ever changing needs of the business that uses said software.

I am very active in the Austin .Net Users group.  I ran the 2007 code camp, which was a great success.  I am acting as an advisor and leading a hand in the 2008 code camp.  Many thanks to John Teague for taking on the 2008 code camp.  I have some new family commitments that just made running this camp unrealistic for me.  So I am glad to help pass the torch.  I have spent many phone calls and emails with user group leaders across the South Central district helping them understand how to run Code Camps and events, using what I learned from my experience.  I have spoken to User Groups and at the Code Camp as well.  My primary focus is around web site operations, deployment, and web farm management. 

I am a huge supporter of Open Source Software; I am a commiter on a number of projects and a co-founder of MvcContrib, A Codeplex Foundation project.