Tony Champion

Founder

Houston, Texas, United States27 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in architecting scalable .NET applications.
  • Former Microsoft MVP with extensive industry recognition.
  • Founder of Developers Road, empowering developers.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Architect with extensive experience in Microsoft technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software ArchitectureApi Development

Other Skills

ASP.NET CoreXAMLWPFUWPXamarinAzureASP.NETAngularC#WCFSQL ServerHTML5Xbox OneSoftware DesignAgile Methodologies

About

Technical skill is assumed. Leverage is not. Most experienced developers don’t have a skill problem. They have a positioning problem. They write good code. They ship real systems. They solve hard problems. And yet… They’re invisible outside their team. Replaceable on paper. Dependent on a paycheck. After years architecting and scaling real-world .NET applications and APIs, I learned something most careers never teach: Writing good code is not enough. The developers who create the most opportunity are clearer in how they think, communicate, and position their work. That’s what I teach. I help developers: • Turn deep technical experience into visible proof • Make system-level decisions that build authority • Become obvious to the right people • Build leverage without chasing jobs This isn’t about becoming an influencer. It’s about building optionality. If you’re serious about escaping the resume trap and creating real leverage in your career, DM me LEVERAGE.

Experience

27 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
7 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
23 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Major league baseball advanced media

Software Developer

Dec 2014Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Responsible for building and maintaining Xbox One ADK media apps. Migrated ADK app to UWP which running on both Windows desktop and Xbox One.

Microsoft

Microsoft MVP - Windows Development

Jan 2011Jul 2018 · 7 yrs 6 mos

  • For the past 8 years I've been honored to receive the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. The awards have been in Silverlight, Client AppDev, and currently Windows Development.

Champion ds

Owner

Jan 2003Present · 23 yrs 4 mos · Kingwood, TX

  • As the principal of Champion DS, I provide custom software solutions and consulting services across the Microsoft technology stack as well as web development. This encompasses XAML support in WPF, UWP, and Xamarin; backend development for on-preme and Azure for ASP.NET MVC, Core , and Web API. Client side web apps are built with ASP.NET and Angular.
  • Projects have included:
  • real-time oil and gas software
  • mobile poll reporting site
  • iOS apps using Xamarin Forms and Xamarin Native
  • Skype for Business and UWP integration
  • Data integration solutions
  • Corporate line-of-business web apps
  • WinRT/UWP apps for desktop, mobile, and Xbox One
ASP.NET CoreXAMLWPFUWPXamarinAzure+4

Comsys

Software Consultant

Jul 2000Dec 2002 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Houston, TX

Tyler technologies

Software Developer

Jan 1999Jul 2000 · 1 yr 6 mos · Plano, TX

Education

Texas A&M University

BS — Computer Science

Jan 1994Jan 1998

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