Web and Software Engineering

Rob is the Department Head for the Web and Software Engineering Unit for the Hesburgh Libraries. In this role, he is responsible for providing leadership and consultative services regarding how the library can take advantage of web based technologies, while managing a highly skilled team of software developers and specialists in the areas of design, user experience, analysis and change management. As a hands on manager, Rob is also involved in the design and development of applications in his role as a member of the software engineering team.

Managerial

• Lead and manage a team of four software engineers, a user experience specialist, web analyst, and web developer
• Overall responsibility for the majority of the library web assets and services
• Responsible for the training and development of unit staff in order to promote growth, efficiency, innovation and continuous improvement

Software Engineering

• Consultation regarding the overall strategy for the integration and development of library software projects
• Promote the use of software infrastructure and web standards
• Works with the broader software engineering team in order to design and implement software that best fits the strategic needs of the library
• Develops sustainable and reusable software components and module service oriented architecture

User Experience

• Provide direction for implementation of proper search engine optimization features
• Guide the design and implementation of user interfaces for the library's web properties
• Ensure that user interfaces are implemented in an accessible manner following industry standards

Christopher brings extensive industry experience having worked most recently at Aunalytics where he has been developing customer applications that allow service consumers to analyze their presence in the data center, measure key metrics such as uptime, error tracking and resource usage. He also single handedly developed an AI powered chatbot that customers can use to find information. Prior to his work at Aunalytics, Christopher worked in industry at the Lebermuth Company where he helped to optimize industry grade chemical production lines using software automation. Christopher's initial experience in software engineering was gained as a developer for the Lighthouse Autism Center. Christopher's zeal for learning, his attention to detail, and his ability to deliver functional and optimized software is a huge asset for us.

Eric is an accomplished software engineer having worked at companies such as Salesforce, Groupon, Envoy and Provi. He has experience in several technologies widely used in web application development such as Vue.js, React.js, Ruby on Rails and Python. Much of his work has focused on improving the customer experience and leveraging technology in order to advance productivity and efficiency. Those skills will contribute to assuring that the library's web based services are user centered, reliable and well designed. Eric also has extensive experience integrating back end services resulting in the optimized flow of information between applications in order to create a superior user experience. All of these skills will help to advance the library's efforts over the coming years to cater to the university's teaching, learning, and research priorities in the digital realm. Eric also has worked in the music industry and has some very interesting stories to tell related to that experience, particularly his brief professional contact with various celebrities.

Alexa brings her talent and experience both in graphic design as well as software engineering to the Web and Software Engineering department. She is an energetic and highly organized professional who has most recently worked at RippleWorx helping them to build and enhance their platform designed to increase effectiveness and drive innovation for corporations. Her focus has been on product enhancement including building new features and testing software in order to ensure a quality product. Prior to her experience at RippleWorx Alexa worked in various roles combining her knowledge of graphical user interface design with software engineering principles.

Paul has over 15 years of experience working in the areas of application user interface design and implementation, data integration, and most recently implementing and designing responsive web sites and electronic communication campaigns for the Notre Dame Alumni Association. He has also studied human computer interaction and graphical media, and has a degree in those areas of expertise from Purdue University, as well as degrees in Applied Science in Business Administration and Computer Graphics Technology.

Andy is the unit web and graphic designer. Responsibilities include template design, page composition design, compliance with web standards and norms, development and maintenance of centralized web assets such as javascript and CSS, and images. As a graphic designer, Andy is responsible for creating professional design elements, color schemes, and branding components for a wide variety of sites that the library promotes for use in the academy. Andy is proficient in producing designs for a variety of purposes that include instruction, exhibition, discovery, and generalized web content. He also offers consultation services for library faculty, staff, and the teaching and research faculty of the university.

As the lead software engineer for the WSE unit, Theia is responsible for a wide variety of tasks. Her primary duties include software development, user interface design and implementation, application and data integration, as well as consultation. With a focus on user interface development, Theia works closely with the unit user experience professional as well as the digital library team in order to develop highly usable front ends for a variety of web based library services.

Software Engineering

• User interface design and implementation
• Service integration
• Mobile compatibility
• Section 508 compliance
• Adherence to current web standards
• Consultation on application design