Max Strater

Autodesk

Innersource Tracing Library

Tracing is the process of tagging and following operations as they flow through a distributed system

In early 2018 I started creating an innersourced tracing library based on OpenTracing

Accomplishments:

• Worked to define architecture and structure for the library
• Wrote most of the core code
• Designed an automated test suite and integrated it with our Jenkins pipeline
• Refactored the library to be consumable from Node.js or a browser using Webpack

Fusion 360

Fusion 360 is a 3D parametric CAD, CAM, and simulation product

In February 2016 I started working on Fusion 360

Accomplishments:

• Helped to upgrade the UI system to Qt5
• Developed in a chromium embedded framework based UI component
• Worked on improving offline caching, unified logging, synthetic monitoring, and the thundering herd problem
• Mentored a college summer intern

Configurator 360 Web Client

After being hired as a full time employee, I integrated into the Agile development process for the Configurator 360 web app

Assisted in converting the existing Silverlight client to HTML5

Accomplishments:

• Prototyped a new UI based on AngularJS that became a major component of our app
• Used three.js to create a model positioning and rotation tool
• Worked server side with ASP.NET MVC 5

Configurator 360 Ipad Client

Configurator 360 is a design configurator for the parametric CAD software Inventor

I was tasked with creating an iPad client for Configurator 360

As the lead developer, I followed the project from conception through publishing on the Apple app store and maintenance

Accomplishments:

• Using a SOAP web service to exchange data with our cloud server
• Writing an STL file parser to load 3D models into the app
• Acting as developer, QA, and even designer for a single project
• Navigating the idiosyncrasies of iOS development and the Apple ecosystem