OBJECTIVE -- Web-Database Software Developer. Offering a long history—over twenty years experience--of successfully completing varied projects on-time (and done right the first time).

I have over ten years experience building robust, feature rich web applications (using PHP5, MySQL, AJAX, javascript, jQuery, XHTML, css) as well as modifying, enhancing and troubleshooting a large PHP/MySQL application package (Advokit).

Before my web work, I worked for about fifteen years in large (50+) programming staffs, on large, complex mainframe applications – mainly modifying, enhancing, debugging and troubleshooting the Airline Reservation System.

It takes more than just technical know-how to create a good, usable web-site. It takes the ability to work effectively with the people that will be using the web-site. It takes a person that can learn, understand and grasp the users\' business needs and make suggestions to make their work easier.

* Recent Work
Examples of my recent work can be viewed on my web site: BillMalone.biz. All were my own idea and creation. Mostly these were as a result of a need I perceived and I thought a web-database program could make a task easier or could solve a problem.

* Why Bill Malone
I am comfortable and effective working independently and with co-workers and end users. I am able to work closely with users to understand their needs and problems in order to develop usable D.P. solutions.

While most of my experience has been in large companies and large applications, lately I have been developing a wide variety of small but innovative and creative applications. I have often taken an idea or general concept and developed a very useable product.

I like the challenge and problem solving of programming. I have a strong work ethic and the perseverance to do the job -- and do it well.

** Go to BillMalone.biz for a description of some of my work with links to several examples **

OBJECTIVE
Web-Database Software Developer. Offering a long history—over twenty years experience--of successfully completing varied projects on-time (and done right the first time).

TECHNICAL
Web: PHP5 MySQL HTML CSS javascript jQuery AJAX templates Zend Codeigniter Git.
IBM Mainframe TPF 4.1 & S/390 Assembler FORTRAN.
Strong analysis and programming skills. Strong problem-solving skills.

STRENGTHS
* Quick learner. Self-starter. Highly self-motivated. Work well independently and on a team.
* Perseverance: willing to do whatever it takes and overcome any obstacles to complete the job.
* Professional manner and work ethic. Work well with users and co-workers.

WEB WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential,
Contract PHP Developer 2000-Present Santa Cruz
Developed interactive PHP-MySQL web sites.
Total project cycle: concept – design – code - implementation - enhancement. I did it all!

NOTE: My jobs listed below are in order of most relevance to this job posting. The date ranges overlap because I worked multiple assignments at a time on an as-needed basis.

Confidential,
2006–2008 PHP MySQL Smarty templates SVN oop

• Customized application adding new features, increasing functionally and fixing some bugs.
• Advoikit is a large, complex, open-source Political Campaign Management System – a CMS.
• Designed and coded a custom frontend interface -- much more user-friendly and less complex.
• Designed and coded many new custom reports and action displays. Examples: Odd-Even walk lists, more concise usable reports (saving paper), added new features on reports/displays, etc.
• Modified over fifty scripts (classes, displays, reports, templates, etc).
• These changes were incorporated into all distribution versions of the open-source package.

Confidential,
2010–2012 PHP MySQL javascript AJAX css

• Conceived, designed and coded an application to track and manage stock portfolios.
• Created a dashboard interface used to 1) select between portfolios, 2) add new stock, 3) input the daily close prices and 4) access utility routines.
• Analysis consists of tables displaying percentage change in closing price for selected periods.
• Click column heading to sort table column. Click on row item to highlight entire table row.
• Table groups can be displayed or hidden using javascript show-hide routines.
• AJAX routine keeps the client-side and server-side routines in sync.

Confidential,
2012 PHP5 MySQLi oop

• Conceived, designed and coded a website to coordinate volunteer activities for petition drive.
• Site displayed all events for volunteers to work at or attend – sort able by town, date or type.
• Email sent to the coordinator when volunteer signed up and confirmation email to the volunteer.
• New Event page allowed anyone to add an event. An email with event info was sent to the coordinator for review so she could decide whether to post the event on the website.
• Maintained log and reports of all visitors to site: pages visited, time, referring url, ip address, etc.

Confidential,
2002–2011 PHP MySQL javascript css

• Webmaster for Santa Cruz County Democrats. Constantly improving the website.
• Started with static HTML pages. Eventually, created a more informative, flexible and dynamic site.
• This latest version is similar to Drupal, where each node is a MySQL item with its own content and page location info (page id, row id and column id).
• Users could easily add events which were displayed on the home page.
• Maintained log and reports of all visitors to site: pages visited, time, referring url, ip address, etc.
• Created security routines to track and thwart constant hacking and hijacking efforts.

Confidential,
2005–2011 PHP MySQL oop

• Conceived, designed and coded a custom Content Management System for client.
• Application helped a client keep track of sales and produce monthly reports.
• Client had fifteen sales reps, on three teams (each team with different commission rates), five vendors (each with different commission rates), three store types (each with different commission rates), three sales types (each with different commission rates) and invoices and returns for each.
• Sales reps changed often. Vendors, stores also changed, but less frequently.
• Client stated that this system save him over 90 hours of work each month.

Confidential,
2006–2011 PHP MySQL

• Conceived, designed and coded a website to help out on petition efforts.
• Created a MySQL database from a copy of the County voter file and a PHP program to lookup and verify the names on the petitions.
• Flexible Voter lookup and verification based on all or part of name and/or address.
• Maintained totals of names Verified and Not Found for the each petition and each volunteer.
• Application displayed a list of names Verified and Not Found and a count at the top of the page.

Confidential,
2004–2011PHP MySQL

• Conceived, designed and coded a website to allow volunteers to self signup to work a shift at the County Fair Booth.
• Before this application, only one person had the master schedule and it was difficult coordinating and communicating availability with six local clubs and organizations.
• Created an online form that anyone could access and sign themselves up for an available shift.
• Sent email to the coordinator when anyone signed up and a confirmation email to the volunteer.
• Report for coordinator that had contact information on everyone that signed up.
• Turned this job from a colossal hassle to a much easier task for coordinator and all volunteers.

Confidential,
2007–2008 PHP MySQL

• Conceived, designed and coded application to create email newsletters (like Constant Contact).
• Setup page allows customization (font, color, background, header, footer, title) of the newsletter.
• New articles can be added, then edited or deleted and the order of the articles can be changed.
• Preview newsletters. Store, retrieve, and review old newsletters.

Pre-PHP WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential,
Sr Programmer/Analyst 1996-1999 Fort Worth TX

• Program, test and debug medium to small TPF application package changes.
• Modified Availability and Sell programs to accommodate the British Airways-American Airlines code share agreement.
• Basically, this involved changing the GUI responses based on user\'s input request.
• Interacted with end users as well as members of programming team to coordinate problems, changes and enhancements.

Confidential,
Senior Programmer/Analyst 1991-1996 Paris FRANCE

• Developed and maintained the project\'s first primary test platform (used by over 80 developers).
• Developed procedures, coordinated testing, reported status to top management, researched problems, coordinated problem fixes, participated in team and management meetings, etc.
• Bottom line: I was the one ultimately responsible for keeping the test system up and running.
• My second assignment was on the Ticketing application – considered one of the most difficult parts of the Airline application. (I had never worked on this application.)
• Worked on maintenance programming: fixing problems and implementing small changes.
• Initially, I averaged fixing about one problem each day and worked up to two and a half a day.
• Regularly performed: on-call programmer and covered the team on-line load.
• *** My boss\' boss thought highly enough of me to have me fill in for him at his Manager\'s Meeting.

Confidential,
Contract Programmer/Analyst 1985-1988 San Diego

• Major application programs: Inventory, PNR, Availability, Queues, Teletype, Seat Selection.
• Enhanced (code, test, debug, implement) reservation system TPF to handle several new functions:
  --Ticket-by-Mail. Allowed Reservation agent to add mailing address to PNR.
  - Seat selection for DC10. Complicated by the fact that the largest aircraft was a 727.
  - Travel agency commission. Modified PNR to allow off-line commission payment to travel agent.
  - Frequent Flyer. Allowed accumulation of mileage for Frequent Flyer customers.
• P.S.A. increased my rate from $30 an hour to $45 (in 1988) -- a clear indication that they felt I was doing a good job for them and that I was a valued, very productive worker.

Confidential,
System Engineer 1981-1985 Los Angeles

• Responsible for customer contact / customer relations - making sure customers effectively used IBM products (and bought more).
• Duties included: training, trouble-shooting, system design, installing products, assisting salesmen, writing programs and project management.
• Received extensive and thorough IBM training and education in computer hardware, systems programs, programming and project development/management.
• Designed, programmed and implemented an on-line order entry and inventory control system for a local Volkswagen parts distributor. This was an innovative, state-of-the-art system at the time.