Summary
Christian Rhodes is a pragmatic software engineer based in Beaverton, Oregon with eight years of experience building firmware, APIs, and web solutions across embedded and cloud-connected products. He has moved between roles from firmware test engineering to authoring CI/CD pipelines and designing system architecture, most recently delivering AI chatbot automation that reduced support load and sped user logins. Comfortable across the stack, he has implemented Jenkins pipelines, Pytest test suites, Git-driven workflows, and RESTful APIs that bridge front-end and back-end systems. Christian pairs a formal background in software engineering and health informatics with a creative bent—pursuing a Master’s in Game Art Design—giving him a rare mix of systems rigor and product-minded creativity. Known for clear documentation and pragmatic tooling (including a GitHub CI proof-of-concept early in his career), he focuses on reliable, maintainable solutions that improve team productivity.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Software Engineering at Oregon Institute of Technology
Associate's degree, Health Informatics, Associate's degree, Health Informatics at Mt. Hood Community College
Master's degree, Game Art Design, Master's degree, Game Art Design at Lindenwood University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting at Portland State University - School of Business
English, French, Japanese