About

Contact me (alex@hopmann.org)

Resume

I am available for contract work including technical due diligence, technical staff evaluation and interviews, and product development consulting including architecture and prototyping help.

Experience 1990-1996 ResNova Software, Inc. Huntington Beach, CA
President and Founder

  • Founded small software company which created client and server software for Macintosh and Windows and grew to 17 employees
  • Involved with most aspects including product development, marketing and PR (5-star product review from MacWeek), business development, customer relationships
  • Sold to Microsoft in November 1996
1996-1997 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA
Development Lead, Mac Internet Group and Outlook

  • Shipped Microsoft version of acquired products as part of Mac Internet Explorer 4.0 product family
  • Involved with Internet Standards work- HTML, HTTP, early XML
  • Prototyped future storage concepts for Outlook (port to SQL)
1997-2001 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA
Lead Program Manager, Exchange Server

  • Created XMLHTTP, key component of AJAX platform and built first true AJAX application (Outlook Web ACcess for Exchange 2000)
  • Lead program management team for protocols, Outlook Web Access, developer platform
  • Initiated Exchange Front End servers and rearchitecture of Outlook Web Access to meet customer needs and grow business > $50 million
2001-2005 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA
Group Program Manager, Avalon

  • Developed program management team for Avalon frameworks (higher level APIs, controls, layout, data, web support)
  • Involved in architecture team, focusing on making sure that Avalon follows its key principles and works cleanly for real application and web developers
2005-2006 Pure Networks Seattle, WA
Director of Program Management

  • Lead team in design and execution of Network Magic 2.0, a major new release that included a personal web server, universal router support, licensing and retail support in 6 months
  • Played important role in recruiting key talent to the company
  • Prototyped redesign of Network Magic as a web-service with AJAX-based web UI and cloud and local-based services
Education 1989-1993 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

  • B.A. Physics, concentration in Computer Science.
Other
  • Granted 14 patents, 5+ others pending.
  • Contributed to design of HTTP 1.1, HTML 4.0, XML 1.0, WebDAV, AJAX, CDF/RSS.
  • Co-Author of Internet Standards MHTML, PICS

MacWeek review of Web For One

My favorite quote-

“So easy an adult could do it”

Interests

There are currently 2 responses to “About”

Why not let us know what you think by adding your own comment! Your opinion is as valid as anyone elses, so come on... let us know what you think.

  1. 1 On May 10th, 2007, Mathieu Hopmann said:

    Hi,

    My name is Mathieu Hopmann … and I’m a computer guy too (but I’m still a sutdent … i finish my master in june).
    Apparently you like wine … the funny thing is that I’m french and I’m from Bordeaux ;) Maybe all “Hopmann” have a connexion with the wine and computers :D

    Sorry for the disturbance ;)
    M.H

  2. 2 On August 8th, 2007, Alex Hopman, Munich, GER said:

    Might be true… I grew up in France (red wine), and earn money selling online advertising ;-) )) Usually I am a Med School Student in my last year (Munich, Germany).

    Regards to all family members!!! :-)

    a.

Leave a Reply