Summary
Joe Hitchens is a veteran software and game developer with 15+ years of professional experience and a career that traces back to classic game design on platforms like NES, SNES, and Amiga. As President of Sleepless Software, he runs a consultancy that solves complex internet software challenges, while maintaining long-term client engagements delivering secure, AJAX-driven web applications and bespoke event/game systems. His background spans clean-room development for enterprise mobile messaging, large-scale web apps with fine-grained authorization, and multiplayer, data-driven event simulations. Trained in both art (BFA, University of Utah) and IT (BS, Western Governors University), he combines technical depth with design sensibility to produce usable, well-crafted systems. Known for honesty and strong ethics, he brings both creative game instincts and pragmatic engineering discipline to client projects.
15 years of coding experience
The University of Utah
Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology at Western Governors University