Tecture LLC

Software Engineer

Avner Shanan is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago where he majored in Computer Science with a minor in Bioengineering. At Tecture he does a mixture of back-end work in PHP, ASP .NET/C# and SQL and front-end work with the usual suspects (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery).

Outside of work Avner has many interests including electronics projects, woodworking, and gardening. If he's not at Tecture, you can most likely find him at Pumping Station: One, a communal workshop and Chicago's first hackerspace, where he is currently serving as the PR Director.

Most favorite project I've worked on: The best project I've had the pleasure of working on so far has been IHS (Interactive Health Solutions).  I've been itching to work on a project that uses Continuous Integration, and it has been really satisfying to work with a client that takes unit testing as seriously as we do.

My proud project moment: The unit testing and continuous integration used on IHS, allowing us to work on complex problems without fear of regressions.

My favorite hero: Nikola Tesla - Obsessed with technology and peace, and a total wierdo to boot.  What's not to love?

Something I'm passionate about: Pumping Station: One is a fantastic community of people who like to make things.  From artists and engineers to programmers and cross stitchers, anyone and everyone is welcome to come build to their heart's content.  (And we have a laser cutter!)

My favorite "spirit": I think I'm gonna have to go with the French 75.  It's named after a cannon, and not by accident, either.

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