Cal Thixton

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Profile

Cal Thixton is a seasoned professional of cloud, mobile, web and enterprise projects getting completed, secured, launched and into production. Experienced with putting projects back on track and released or built from scratch with a technical hand, dev-ops skills, security aware with compliance and enterprise management experience. With early hands-on days of building, merging and managing data centers to now managing international teams, deploying cloud based multi-lingual web and mobile apps. Specializing in cloud migrations management, integrations and security, while also hosting youth technology groups for high school students, fostering the next generation into creating sites like que4.org, cps.edu and linkedin.com with over 30yrs IT experience, 20yrs design using IaaS, PaaS & SaaS, micro services techniques, Devops and crypto. Experience

Recent Positions:

3Fams LLC - 3Fams.com VirtualCons.com - 2020-23 - CTO / Data / Mobile Architect / Cloud Architect - 3Fams is a leading provider of online conferencing and concert services for celebrities looking for alternative concert revenue sources with VirtualCONS. Duties include design, building and release of mobile, web and cloud solutions, developing overall business technical model to scale and ease of use with international team of talent to also include crypto currency support with blockchains and managing IaaS and PaaS on AWS and GCP with Flutter based apps and DEVOPS. Full range of celebrity services and ticketing e-commerce based on crypto and public trading using Stripe and Paypal and Wordpress. VirtualCons platform was live within 12mo generating $5m the first year.

• Lead daily scrums international team

• Build and release test and production versions of mobile apps and automate tests

• Manage c-suite expectations and goals and schedules

• Monitor and manage security all platforms

• Explore and manage monitoring, analytics and performance data and tools

• Manage backups across platforms and recovery process

• Integrate business data with professional and executive staff tool systems

• Mange corporate keys and security

• Establish best practices for mobile, web and cloud

• Review and commission code reviews with third party audits

• Manage vendor relationships

• Manage release and q/a schedules

• Internationalized and localized mobile apps

• Build and deploy AWS Device Farm bulk automated testing

• Manage and secure cloud AWS and GCP servers

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Westside Therapy - Westside Children’s Therapy - 2022-23 - Data / Mobile Architect / Cloud Architect - C- suite board engineering advisor for expanding collections options and CEHRT registry, testing and compliance. Improved reduction in cost recovery expense. Westside doubled in size as one of the largest child therapy services providers in Illinois during this time.

• Model, manage cloud release and security processes

• Establish backup and recovery process

• Research compliance and standards and testing paths for federal certification

• Manage cloud Heroku servers

• Plot CEHRT process and costs

Open One Solutions - OpenOneSolutions - 2020 Apr-Jun - Mobile Architect / Cloud Architect - is a leading Chicago provider of VoIP and conferencing services. Duties include building and release of mobile and cloud solutions. Short term project to white label and deploy Jitsi secure video conferencing services for business clients on AWS as IaaS/PaaS and devops.

• Build and manage cloud platform for production

• Security model and backup and recovery process

• Scaling, monitoring and testing

• Manage and secure cloud AWS and cloud servers

Alto - Alto.co - 2019-2021 - COO - Vetted IP and acquired, vendors, security and operations for multi-lingual invoicing mobile app for Jimijon.com requiring the migration of all production services to new management with 20k international real-time users while managing new code builds and releases. Created localized version for Spanish, integrated virtual currency payments and Firebase and managing IaaS and PaaS on AWS and devops and Docker, Heroku.

• Manage corporate acquisition and securing international vendors, IP and code base

• Review and build new release process cycle for mobile apps and backend

• Review security model for cloud and international payment systems

• Manage cloud Heroku servers

• Build and deploy AWS Device Farm bulk automated testing SeeQu - SeeQu - 2019 - Designed and implemented dedicated fluid simulation matrix computing data center for research to reduce cloud computing costs and to increase computational speed and times with customized kernels on specialized hardware and embedded systems.

• Build initial prototypes and security model for data center

• Establish simulation process for testing

• Build and deploy custom linux kernels

JHMJLL - NowFindFoods.com - 2016-2019 Project Manager / Chief Security Officer / Cloud Architect - As Project Manager and Cloud Engineer performing dev-ops, cloud, web and security management, created builds Page 2 of 7 1/7/2024

and releases for a team which designed and implemented a cross platform food allergen/awareness suite of 8 mobile applications with managed sharing, promotion, searching and storing of shopping lists, product preferences, user notes all filtered by a user’s dietary preferences for a user community of over 200k downloads in the first 2yrs. Automated data pulls from third parties, cleanse and vend to mobile clients base via DreamFactory, AWS and Firebase. Integrated tightly with Firebase and Firestore to ensure future social media growth available now on iTunes and Google Play based on AWS, Firebase, Google, Android Studio and Apple using ongoing integration CI/CD technologies and devops.

• Manage daily scrum meetings with engineering

• Manage c-suite goals and schedules

• Manage all mobile and cloud builds and releases

• Manage all keys and security systems and monitoring

• Design and deploy bulk data processing into production in realtime

• Manage and secure cloud AWS and cloud servers

• Build and deploy AWS Device Farm bulk automated testing Trending Productions, LLC - TrendPlaySports.com - 2019 - Mobile Lead / Project Manager / Mobile Architect

/ Cloud Architect - jimijon.com - iOS recovery project of code and IP for mobile app for sporting industry. Redesigned app and implemented cloud services AWS for updated statistics. Provided dev-ops, build, release and qa services to take the app from development to production with AWS and Google cloud services and devops. Released ’20 I time for the Super Bowl.

• Manage IP recovery from potential third party theft

• Build and release iOS for test and release

• Manage security and keys for mobile and cloud

• Build and deploy AWS Device Farm bulk automated testing

• Manage and secure cloud AWS and cloud servers

Exposure Security - ExposureSecurity.com - 2015-2019 - Project Manager / Cloud Architect - Designed and deployed two web sites for leading Bay Area international consulting security firm; a corporate site and online LMS training site for clients.

• Reviewed, build and deploy LMS system for training for clients

• Build corporate web site and secure

• Manage and secure cloud AWS and cloud servers

INDX01 - INDX01 indxapps.com - 2019 - QA & Release Engineering / Cloud Architect - an iOS app for Jimijon to track crypto currency and portfolios. Offers charts, chat, news with Firebase. Integrates with Coinbase and Coinbase Pro and offers a sharp UI available on iTunes using AWS, Firebase, Google and Apple. Managed dev- ops and cloud services along with build and release for Jimijon.com. Personal Work:

Que4 Radio - Que4.org - 2010-2023 - CIO / Mobile Architect / Cloud Architect - Managed team for Que4 Radio to build Chicago non-profit radio station broadcast site supporting local artists and talent for an Page 3 of 7 1/7/2024

international audience with live broadcasts for over a decade using AWS and streaming services. Developed and deployed video streaming services for Que4 TV. Also deployed embedded KiwiSDR (Software Defined Radio) along with hosting LPAM (Low Power AM) transmitter for local AM radio listeners. Past Client Work:

PCS International - PCS International - 2019 4mo Chicago - Contract Cloud Architect - Reviewed and implemented rapid migration of retiring data center to AWS cloud for 100+ B2B commercial web sites of varying frameworks; Win, IIS, LAMP, WP, Joomla, etc.. Financial Times / London Stock Exchange - 2008-2018 - Team Lead / Cloud Engineer - London - FT had a problem with managing the Daily Official Lists (eDOL) reports from the London Stock Exchange and referral from Apple to build a secure archive and vending service for their international financial community and members. Designed and build a Joomla CMS site on AWS for member management and sales support for eDOL; in production for over 10 years.

Banner Plumbing - 2017-2019 - Project Manager / Cloud Architect - BannerPlumbing.com - was hired to a team to design and build a site for one of the largest kitchen and bathroom remodeling firms in Chicago and midwest profiling nearly 200 vendors and dramatically increasing call volumes. Verio & AWS cloud Spectrex - Spectrex Corporation - 2015 - Contractor / Embedded Engineer - recovery of and produce and test fresh kernel builds for legacy embedded fluid laser particle analyzer (e.g. water) for industrial firms using C and RTOS.

Omron - 2014 omronhealthcare.com - Team Lead - lead iOS team to integrate mobile iOS blood pressure app to support Bluetooth blood pressure devices of Japanese designed and Chinese manufacture for largest selling home blood pressure device on Amazon.

Craft Beer PlanIT - Craft Beer PlanIT - 2013 - Contractor / Cloud Engineer - a set of applications written in javascript and phone gap that can be easily re-branded for other craft breweries. Took over web and mobile efforts for this marketing firm and republished the iOS and Android apps. Arpac - Arpac Corporation - 2013-2019 - Contractor / Cloud Engineer - Arpac.com is a large manufacturer of automated robotic packaging systems in Chicago and currently creating a third generation of the Arpac Calc written in Angular/Ionic on both iTunes and Google Play & backend on AWS. Arpac Media - Contractor / Cloud Engineer - Integrated Amazon Cloud Services (AWS) with private streaming and a Joomla content management system to provide customers and employees with 1500+ videos and documents in a secure environment. The Arpac Media server employs javascript responsive design to allow for optimal viewing in all browser sizes. It also includes an optimization to step down the movies from HD to a more compressed data format for better network performance.

Cloud Development and Architectural Work:

Midwest Foods - 2015 - Managed team for buyer and chef app architected a solution using WebObjects, MySQL and Amazon EC2 AWS to provide the wholesale side of operations with a complete turnkey B2B solution.

Interiors Magazine - 2013 - Contractor / Cloud Engineer - We were called to assume immediate responsibility for a very high profile client when their main support systems collapsed, collecting all IP, redesign and reposting the site after recovery.

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Alaska’s Finest Seafood - 2009-2023 Contractor / Cloud Engineer / Architect - Alaskasfinestseafood.com - C-suite referral from Apple lead to a full e-commerce and fulfillment site selling Alaska’s finest seafood for over a decade offering Alaska’s finest catch with over a 1000 recipes serving an international client base. Greengeeks

& AWS

Other Past Clients and Projects

Hancock Home Audit - 2011-2012 - Managed CodeFab team which converted raw sql code to Core Data and moved all business logic to core objects managed by MOGenerator. Cleaned and optimized REST and sync calls between the server and the iOS App. Helped with overall code / design. This was a complete code refactor from database to display. We worked with a team of four developers to develop this sophisticated auditing app. The use of CoreData and business objects allowed us to reduce the lines of code by over 50% while adding reuse and code legibility.

ThinkECO - 2010-2011 - Managed CodeFab team to develop the ThinkECO iPhone home monitoring app. This convenience app queried a back end system designed by the client. It was written in iOS / ObjectiveC and incorporated the CorePlot open source framework for charting. This version of the app monitored home electrical and gas usage.

Codefab - 2009-2015 - Principal / / Cloud Engineer at Codefab, managed seasoned team as dev-ops for projects from clinical trial app for Cmed to legacy WebObjects app for Sungard, mobile game marketing app, Forbes Magazine mobile app, Barnes and Noble and others. Codefab hosted first dev camps for iOS in NYC and hosted first Chicago iOS Dev Camp in my home in Wicker Park. Manage and host projects on AWS. President/Owner, AudrinC.com; Chicago IL – 2012 - Present As President and CEO of AudrinC.com have implemented many open source and proprietary Internet solutions for B2B clients, from Apple to Financial Times, for Steve Jobs to Roger Ebert from e-commerce to mobile apps and cloud services.

ThoughtPort Authority - President/Owner, SpeedSite.com - Chicago IL – 1995-2012 Owner - Acquired ISP SpeedSite Chicago 9/10/01 to merge with ThoughtPort Authority B2B nationwide business services offering co-location, fiber, DS3, T1, DSL, ISDN and dialup services along with web design and hosting services. Clients included Steve Jobs, Roger Ebert, London Stock Exchange (eDOL AWS), Financial Times (eDOL AWS), Burger King, art.org, 4 state region of Veterans Affairs Hospitals… Acquired and integrated PowerWeb.com WI to expand from the Illinois market to include Wisconsin along with several other smaller regional ISP’s. Personally managed all systems, routing, DNS, security and data infrastructure for nationwide network over a dozen years. Personally dealt with international DNS DOS attacks from Asia. Designed and hosted SLC Winter Olympics website.

NeXT Computers - 1987-1995 - Premium Technical Support Engineer/Consultant 2nd field tech engineer

(employee #186), then billable consultant for high-end clients; Abbott Labs, Chicago Board of Trade, Swiss Bank, and O’Connor Brothers. Diagnosed and fixed critical Mach messaging bug with custom kernel and deployed first arbitrage trading system to Singapore for O’Connor/Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC). Built NeXT’s internal WAN for field sales offices. Ported Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) and Andrew File System (AFS) to NeXT Mach OS for Carnegie Mellon University. Retired over $11m Sun workstations for NeXT workstations. Based in Chicago for eight years just before Apple acquisition and closed its field offices. Hired by Steve Jobs after 15 minute interview and argument.

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Sun Microsystems - 1982-1987 - Technical Support Engineer/Consultant - Employee #247 first Sun field systems engineer, based in Dallas for 6yrs and first billable Sun consultant to clients like E-Systems, EDS, Rockwell, and Texas Instruments. Retired over $7m in Data General at O’Connor Brothers replacing with Sun workstations. Provided custom kernels and drivers for critical customers. Built initial internal WAN for Sun

(SWAN) to augment Texsun, one of the region’s largest UUCP site for email and news. Thixton Jr. and Associates - 1980-1982 CEO Embedded Microprocessor Designer - 4 yrs design, build and program custom embedded microprocessor control systems for test equipment, video control and satellite systems.

University of Oklahoma (OU) - 1981-1984 Research Assistant - Tinker AFB - 3 yrs - Assisted Dr. John C. Thompson with proposal writing and project planning for porting team of C compiler to QM-1 Nanodata computer for testing cruise missile firmware. Designed, built and maintained network between OU engineering campus and computers at Tinker campus in Oklahoma City. Designed and implemented Intel 8080 emulator for testing with ported C compiler from his dorm room. Vamco Engineering / Versatech Industries, Inc. - 1978-1983 Technician - Tulsa - tested and repaired electronic video components and systems. Re-designed and implemented replacement mobile microprocessor based embedded diagnostic test unit for Mapco supporting pipeline and pump stations nationwide. Clay Bernard Systems International - 1975-1980 Technician - Tulsa - tested and repaired electronic components and processor cards for automated forklifts and pneumatically driven parts distribution and management systems.

Education

University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, BS of Computing Science. 2yrs Masters CS. Trivia

First web site for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS.org) was designed and installed by one of the students in my computer youth careers group ~1995.

Claims to be the first to teach computers to high school students through his Explorer youth group in 1985 at Sun Microsystems.

Commissioned and installed first Chicago Public School on to the internet, Pritzker Elementary Wicker Park Chicago

-1996. Also served on the local school board for nearly twenty years. Ran for the board of ARIN at the personal request of Dr. Paul Vixie to represent regional ISP’s, but lost. ThoughtPort Authority is cited in Westlaw involving several precedent setting cases involving domain name ownerships.

Wrote an assembler in Yacc and Lex in college and helped implement a simulator to test cruise missile firmware for local air force base.

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Longest public facing website at the Financial Times of London was designed by my team and managed by the current manager of cps.edu.

Fostered and raised a dozen+ homeless youth for 30yrs in Wicker Park. Burned Steve Jobs first CD.

Skills

Project Management, Remote Project Management, Agile, iOS, WebObjects, Tomcat, PHP, mySQL, UX/UI, HTML, Node.js, CSS, AWS (S3, EC2, Lambda, Route 53, Lightsail, RDS, Cloudfront, CodeCommit, AWS Device Farm, IAM, DNS) Apple, Google, Firebase, Security, VMWare, Android, Heroku, Slack, BIND, Linux, MachOS, Debian, ubuntu, RH, Centos, bash, Dreamfactory, C, assembler, Bluetooth, crypto/virtual currencies, REST, git, github, embedded engineering, LPAM, KiwiSDR, NFT, firmware, microprocessor, embedded, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, shell script, internationalization/localization, DevOps, RTOS, Jira, Zendesk, Bitbucket, Docker, Heroku, Postgres, Python, GCP, Unix, Azure.

Personal

Wicker Park resident 30+yrs. Noted vineyard, urban free range chickens, homeless youth host and advocate 25yrs, proud god-father (and occasional day care provider) of brilliant urban youth with some now running Linkedin, with lead engineers at Apple and Amazon and even a current Cook County Prosecutor. Hosted several Boy Scout Explorer Post computer coed career youth groups at Sun and NeXT for 10+yrs and re-elected to Chicago Local School Council boards Pritzker and Sabin Elementary school boards member 20yrs. Ron Lachman: “what would I’d say is Cal’s greatest strength?” He’s a generalist. From hardware to software programming he’s got 40++ years of experience in the foundation history of today’s platforms. He’s done it all and worked with everybody... from directly with Steve Jobs at NeXT to small startups.” Lastly, I set it up for Steve Jobs to book the first airline ticket on the web in front of 5,000 people at Davis Theater in SFO in realtime pulling a T1 circuit in less than a month in the mid 90’s. First to teach teach computers to high schoolers when at Sun in '85 and took in a bunch of homeless kids when Steve told me to move to Chicago. One of my kids now runs Linkedin as vp of engineering. An employee of mine went off to built and managed apple.com for 15yrs. Another one of my kids designed and put up the first Chicago Public Schools cps.edu web site. My team designed and built the longest serving web site for the Financial Times of London. My team designed and built the first olympics web site (SLC). For over a year, all of the internet traffic for the veterans affairs hospitals for four states ran through my basement. Wired.com sprang from its grandfather hosted in my basement. Fixed and deployed the first arbitrage trading platform for major Chicago trading firm. And while in college, I wrote a simulator for cruise missiles firmware for testing. For the last dozen years, I have engineered and managed mobile, web and cloud projects with international and domestic teams currently published on the app stores. What's next for the next 10 years? Who knows. My work with Steve Jobs brought us the iPhone in everyone's pockets. Building something big and positive? I'm interested.

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