Summary
Steve Hawkins is a pragmatic CTO and seasoned software architect with over two decades of experience modernizing commercial Windows and cloud-native applications for retail, construction, and CAD industries. At Evosus he progressed from senior developer to CTO, shipping embedded-browser features, public Web APIs for 700+ clients that became a new revenue stream, and multiple PA-DSS–validated payment integrations. He combines deep hands-on skills in C#, .NET, multi-protocol high-speed messaging, databases and mobile development with vendor and cloud selection expertise across AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Known for turning technical research into SDKs and productized services, he bridges legacy modernization with pragmatic product strategy and offshore delivery. Based in Portland, Oregon, Steve pairs a long history of commercial shipping experience with a knack for architecting auditable, payment-ready systems. An unusual strength is his sustained focus on shipping payment and POS integrations that meet strict compliance while creating new monetizable APIs.
11 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer