Blog Post: Sugar Land Software Developer Awards $22,000 in Code For 10 Programming Challenge

ose Bonilla of Houston took the grand prize of $10,000. Erik Robertson, also of Houston, was awarded $5,000 for second place. The third place prize of $3,000 went to Igor Morozov of Port Charlotte, FL. Fourth and fifth place went to Chris Nowicki of Tallahasse, FL and Eric Venner of Houston. They took home $2,000 and $1,000 respectively.  Bonilla also received a 10 percent prize bonus for submitting his entry before July 20.

“We were thoroughly impressed with the talent of the developers that entered,” said HCSS Director of Product Development Jeff Filla. “We saw a lot of creative work and innovative ways to use this technology and were impressed with what we received given the amount of time contestants were given; therefore, we plan to have such contests in the future.”

HCSS, who ranked number five in Best Companies to Work for in Texas, presented an $11,000 check to first place winner Jose Bonilla, who is a software engineer at a Houston company and worked on the project during his spare time and lunch breaks.  

“My friends and co-workers thought this was a scam,” said Bonilla. “I’ll be sure to walk into my office with my prize check.” 

Over 100 contestants were given a model application and asked to develop a prototype in .Net using an SQL database. The contest was free to enter and open to US residents. 

About HCSS

Founded in 1986, HCSS develops estimating, field entry, dispatching, and related software for the heavy/highway/utility construction industry. In addition to high quality software, HCSS provides implementation planning, training, and instant 24/7 support. Thousands of contractors rely on HCSS to turn their estimators, foremen, superintendents, dispatchers, project managers, and equipment managers into knowledge workers via software, implementation planning, and training.

HCSS has recently moved into a new 45,000 square foot facility in Sugar Land that will allow the company to double its work force. They are also ranked number five in Best Companies to Work for in Texas.