SUMMARY:

• An accomplished Software Engineer, Website Developer, Graphic Designer, and Database Developer, specializing in Object - Oriented Design and Analysis, with experience in the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Solid project management skills with demonstrated proficiency in leading and mentoring individuals to maximize productivity while forming cohesive teams.
• Skilled solution architect, adept at progressing from problem statement to well-documented implementations.
• Experienced software developer with expertise in object-oriented programming, analysis, design and development in numerous languages.
• Strong knowledge of web application development, with a commitment to developing clean, efficient, documented code.
• Collaborated using Waterfall, Iterative, Rapid Application Development, Agile Methodology (Scrum), and other methodologies.
• Broad range of media and graphical experience from web, radio, and television / video production to 3D virtual world implementations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Web Application Technologies: AJAX, ASP.NET, ActionScript 2 3, Adsense, Apache 2 (httpd), BigCommerce, CSS2/3, Flash CS3, Google Analytics, HTML4, HTML5, JSON, Javascript 1.2, LSL, LightTPD, Magento Enterprise, Microsoft IIS4 5 6 7, OAUTH, Omniture, PHP 5.4, RSS, Ruby, SEO, SOAP, SiteCatalyst, Twitter API, Uniform Server, XAMPP, XML, XMLRPC, jQuery 1.8, nginx, xHTML

Cloud Computing: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2, RackSpace, Triple I

Platform-Specific Languages: ASP.NET, C#.NET (2008,2010, 2012, Compact Framework), Classic ASP, Java (Android), Mono, VB.NET 4.0, VBScript 5, Visual Basic 5 6

Integrated Development Environments: DreamWeaver CS6, Eclipse, EditPlus, Notepad++, PHP Designer 7, PHPStorm, TextWrangler, Visual Interdev, Visual Studio .NET

Source Control & Bug Trackers: Confluence, GIT, Greenhopper, Jira, Mantis BugTracker, Subversion SVN (Tortoise and command-line), SupportWorks, Team Foundation Server, Visual SourceSafe

Database Technologies: Analytics, DDL, Data Cubes, HeidiSQL, MS SQL Server 2008, memcached, Microsoft Access, MySQL Cluster, MySQL Server 5, MySQL Workbench, RedGate tools, Percona MySQL, SQL, SSIS, SSRS, Stored Procedures, T-SQL, Toad

Office & Graphics: 3D Studio Max r7, Dia, Microsoft Excel, InfoPath, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Outlook, Outlook Express, Photoshop, Thunderbird Email, All Major Web Browsers, Word, Visio

Operating Systems: Android 2 3 4, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Redhat Enterprise 5, Fedora 17, others), MacOS Server, Mac OS X 10.6, Microsoft Windows (All Major Versions)

Protocols: HTTP / HTTPS, TCP/IP, UDP, SSH, Telnet, FTP, SFTP, IRC, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, SSL, PGP, DNS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Wichita, KS

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• consulted on technical deployment and implementations of numerous e-commerce platforms populated ecommerce inventories and made configuration adjusments on the woocommerce platform implemented various modifications and enhancements to numerous codeigniter based client websites developed OWASP compliant survey forms with client and server side validation in codeigniter 3 php5 developed wordpress plugin for processing job applications with client and server side validation, file upload, and email capabilities various contributions to the technical implementation of a company-wide bluesocket UAM Captive Portal for free wifi retrieved data and administered servers via programming of the WHM / CPanel APIs with PHP5 and curl debugged hacked websites to remove injected backdoors and php-based malware various deployment and development tasks regarding mysql databases such as query design, export, import researched various technologies for managing wordpress server farms researched implementation and functionality of over 160 wordpress plugins developed wordpress plugin and associated backend for tracking sports scores developed code to import data from trello json api and display for a weekly report developed database driven backend reporting and administration systems with LAMP test-driven development (TDD) of customer requirements to produce working calculations of credit score reporting for consulted on various security related issues such as HTTPS certificates under Apache met with clients and gathered their requirements and produced software to meet their needs various cosmetic changes and bug fixes to customer websites as needed

Confidential

Software Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed, and released multi-protocol Instant Messenger client with VS2016 C#.Net WinForms
• Created multimedia marketing video for crowdfunding campaign with 3d architecture
• Managed and oversaw team development of infrastructure servers running on LAMP and WAMP, leveraging two cloud computing platforms (DigitalOcean / 1and1 VPS), including ISPConfig, MediaWiki, WordPress, squirrelmail, SFTP, and a variety of other services
• Installed, administered, and oversaw development of an online 3d virtual world environment using OpenSimulator
• Developed user interfaces for signup with UserFrosting, backend account management interfaces and web front ends with HTML5 / CSS3 / Bootstrap 3 / jQuery 2.0 / AngularJS / a variety of frameworks
• Hand-coded custom shopping cart application with Paypal integration in PHP5 with MySQL

Confidential

Software Architect

Responsibilities:

• Rewrote entire front end website to correct issues which arose from outsourcing - correcting grammar, spelling, and code issues to produce user friendly, standards compliant HTML using Bootstrap, a responsive design, mobile-ready framework
• Implemented Bitcoin Mining Pool to allow teams of users to work together to mine Bitcoins
• Researched and developed new login code leveraging hybridauth, ulogin, saml, oAuth, openID, and a variety of other authentication libraries
• Enhanced site-wide security by implementing PHP PDO prepared statements to replace outdated mysql functions
• Implemented inspekt library with Supercage for input validation of superglobals to allow extensive filtering of user input, reinforcing the security of web forms
• Rewrote all backend code from scratch to use OOP classes
• Corrected various issues with ajax and jquery to ensure proper functionality of critical functions

Confidential, Valencia, CA

Magento Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Recommended and oversaw implementations to reduce Magento First Byte Time with techniques such as APC op-code caching, magento compilation, high-availability architectural enhancements, and content segregation
• Collaborated with international team to implement debugging Magento with xdebug and PHPStorm to improve performance
• Consulted on and participated in review process for product personalization modules for Magento
• Designed improved site-wide navigation to reduce clutter and improve user experience
• Improved security and manageability by recommending enhanced .htaccess management to allowed security to more readily block bad actors from accessing the site

Confidential, Glen Allen, VA

Magento Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided consultation, software development in PHPStorm and Eclipse, for a Magento application integrated with Activiti and Apache Tomcat
• Successfully developed PHP framework in DreamWeaver to separate content from Magento CMS
• Various tasks involving Linux Administration, Apache2 configuration, SAML, deployment plan, backup strategies, subversion, subdomains

Confidential

Web Architect

Responsibilities:

• Leveraging Rapid Application Development methodologies, architected, designed and developed C# WebSocket Server and HTML5 / CSS3 client to RFC 6455 specification with Visual Studio using .NET Compact Framework 2.0 in time for a new product demo, which directly lead to a sale to a high profile customer

Confidential

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and delivered prototype search engine for company-wide internal training with HTML5, jQuery, JSON, CSS and Photoshop

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Magento Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Researched and recommended MySQL clustering solutions and optimal topologies for Magento E-Commerce
• Installed and demonstrated numerous Linux system monitoring applications for profiling and optimization
• Developed Magento Enterprise administration module for simplified shipping configuration

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Magento Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed PHP to reduce large Magento Enterprise tables while preserving referential integrity for 1.7 upgrade
• Performed daily database migrations in support of test and development
• Responsible for environment standardization of Apache HTTPD configurations under RHEL5
• Created self-signed SSL certificates for internal testing of HTTPS functionality
• Coordinated with Rackspace Managed Hosting to optimize machine instances
• Designed firewall schematics in support of SAP Integration Environment
• Debugged Magento core configuration issues such as URL deployment changes, payment bridge settings and shipping address configuration with MySQL over SSH

Confidential, AZ

PHP Developer

Responsibilities:

• Ported legacy application from MS Visual Basic 6 to web-based PHP 5.3.8 hosted under a Drupal 7
• Developed key components of web application with CRUD (create, read, update, delete) functionality.
• Hand-coded user input forms with client and server side data validation in XHTML, CSS3, jQuery
• Developed AJAX and JSON routines in jQuery to populate jQGrid user interfaces
• Developed PDO Prepared Statements with Parameter Binding to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Confidential

Magento UI Developer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with team on development of website offering products and services internal to US government
• Performed hand-coded custom skinning of Magento Enterprise eCommerce Shopping Cart system interacted with Apache, PHP5, MySQL, Lamp stack, SVN, BASH scripting, linux command line, SFTP
• Hand coded cross-browser HTML, CSS 2/3, Unobtrusive JavaScript, JQuery, Scriptaculous
• Developed Section 508 compliant HTML for visually impaired to conform to regulatory requirements

Confidential

Front-End Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Landing Page for Mitsubishi Outlander 2011 line of vehicles
• Wrote valid xHTML, CSS3, JQuery, YouTube integration, Social tagging, SiteCatalyst and Omniture
• Developed Facebook Fan Page with Buddy Media and Social Applet integration
• Coordinated with agency to modify, enhance and optimize graphics with Photoshop CS5

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Web / Database Developer

Responsibilities:

• Debugged and documented legacy pay-per-click service web application in SQL Server, Classic ASP, VBScript, Internet Information Server 6, and Commerce Server
• Corrected broken database issues due to server removals caused accounting inaccuracies and lost revenue
• Provided high level summary report with a strategy to correct accounting backlog
• Debugged DTS Data Transformation Services packages, stored procedures, SQL Server Agent jobs
• Analyzed table structures with RedGate tools to locate missing dependencies and broken packages

Confidential, Norfolk, VA

Javascript Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed a solution for emergency notification on the school's website, so visitors to the website can see clearly if there is any problem on campus.
• Created solution using AJAX, JavaScript, and PHP to parse and cache an XML document of the current emergency status of the school.

Confidential, Norfolk, VA

Social Media Developer

Responsibilities:

• Managed upgrade of Social Networking components (forums, profiles, photo galleries, blogging) at this nationwide publisher with interests in newspapers including USA Today, television and the internet.
• Developed JavaScript framework to leverage Facebook and Twitter social networking APIs and connectors
• Contributed to company-wide HTML / CSS re-skin using CSS sprites
• Created macros for Saxotech Content Management System
• Developed view tracking web-bug in C# with ASP.NET, ASHX handlers, and SQL Server 2008.
• Created stored procedures and table schema, leveraging memcached servers using Enyim Memcache client designed for performance under high load of up to 5.4 million hits hourly.
• Managed Quality Assurance to improve and enhance test plan, debug and correct issues

Confidential, Wichita, KS

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Increased feature set of core player component of the company's primary product in Actionscript 3
• Restored code to an operational state from broken release, documented the product, and shipped on time
• Designed interactive character based animations with Adobe Flash CS3
• Developed sales and marketing ROI valuation calculator tool to improve commercial viability of product

Confidential, Sandpoint, ID

ASP Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed 3 high-profile contest websites with “Classic ASP” in VBScript with MS Access backend for major marketing projects
• Developed website stress testing tool with C#.NET for testing failover, load balancing and quality assurance
• Worked with ad agency and in-house design staff to assure high quality low bandwidth website graphics with CSS Sprites and optimized rollover code as well as optimized image formats
• Hand-coded W3C validated HTML / XHTML validation cross browser tested for all current browsers

Confidential

Software Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created company for development of virtual worlds, products, and services
• Hand-coded PHP5 / MYSQL user registration, account management, splash page and signup interfaces along with backup and recovery procedures
• Wrote client and server applications with LUA, C, C#.NET and MONO of for UDP and XML-RPC protocols.
• Participated in several consortium efforts on developing a new RFC Draft standard for virtual worlds
• Developed employee training program, bug tracker application, and live help system
• Created user guide, marketing material, advertising brochure, as well as video tutorials.
• Developed charting applications leveraging libchart and PHP GD libraries
• Hand coded REST / WSDL web interface with Amazon Web Services APIs to manage Amazon Machine Image instances

Confidential

.NET Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed a OOP class-based PHP website for the company home page
• Hand-coded Drupal templates for the Content Management System
• Created a PHP system leveraging the SMARTY template library to interface with MVC client applications running as Linux services
• Developed data entry validation leveraging PEAR'S HTML QuickForm package and made heavy use of PHP5 / MySQL 5 for database access

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Configured and administered MediaWiki, Mantis Bugtracker, WordPress, and other PHP / CentOS based extranet solutions
• Upgraded several production CakePHP apps in MVC / PHP5 / MySQL 5 with cron jobs for automation and bash scripting mysqldump | gzip for database backups
• Hand-coded PHP5 interfaces with cURL bridging Second Life Objects to the web with XML-RPC
• Developed a Second Life Registration API product which leverages the PHP PECL library for XML-RPC interaction to create a registration portal for world's foremost virtual world environment

Confidential

Freelance Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Open Source: Contributed to the development cycle of the C# libsecondlife protocol library for Second Life
• Produced machinima (animated virtual) video presentations for 2 worldwide communications networks
• Developed artificial intelligence applications and network clients in C#.net for virtual world environments (bots)
• Developed PHP system for managing Amazon Web Services machine instances