Resumé

Summary

  • Well-rounded open-source developer specializing in LAMP/LAPP environments. with experience working in a team-oriented agile development environment.
  • Object-oriented web application development using MVC frameworks.
  • Familiarity with database normalization practices, and a variety of design patterns and their applications.
  • CMS development including theming and building websites with Drupal and WordPress with an eye towards usability, scalability and security. Creating, modifying, extending, debugging and evaluating WordPress plugins and Drupal modules.
  • Extensive front-end experience with (X)HTML/CSS/JS, including making use of the latest web technologies HTML5 and CSS3 via progressive enhancement techniques.
  • Integrated APIs using SOAP/REST web services and JSON.
  • Experience with version control systems including Git and Subversion.

Technical Skills

PHP (including Zend framework), (X)HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript (including jQuery, Ext.js), Python (including Django),Wordpress 2/3, Drupal 6/7, MySQL, Postgres, Adobe Photoshop CS3/4, Git, Subversion, Putty, JIRA, MS Office, VI editor, Mac OS X, Linux Ubuntu, Linux CentOS, Windows 7/Vista/XP/Me/98/95.

Experience

Corporate Reimbursement Services, Inc., Newton, MA:  05/11-
Junior Developer: Working with a team of developers and testers in an agile environment to debug, enhance, refactor and maintain legacy codebase for a mobile-enabled, enterprise-level web application (http://www.crsinc.com) using Zend framework, Ext.js, and the Google Maps API. Engineered product enhancements according to project management specifications, including UIs for batch scripts and company record access. Wrote custom queries for PostgresSQL databases, to modify and retrieve existing records per client/employee requests.

Genius Switch Studio, Dover, NH: 05/10 – 02/11
Lead Developer: Converted design comps into (X)HTML/CSS WordPress and Drupal themes. Built client sites according to IA specs. Created, modified, extended, debugged and evaluated WordPress plugins and Drupal modules per project/client demands. Wrote custom JavaScripts and integrated jQuery plugins into themes. Developed custom applications using CodeIgniter and Django frameworks. Handled deployment and server migration for client websites.

VetNetwork, Dover, NH: 3/09 – 10/09
Web Programmer: Converted design comps into cross-browser-compatible XHTML/CSS markup. Programmed custom solutions in PHP/MySQL as needed. Integrated third-party, open-source applications including Google Maps, Facebook and WordPress into projects. Responsible for systems administration tasks including weekly system backups and server maintenance on a Linux platform. Produced detailed documentation for project workflows. Diagnosed and fixed existing bugs in client websites.

Cognivation, LLC, Rollinsford, NH: 3/08 – 1/09
Database Developer: Played a key role in the development of a strategic search engine web application: http://cognivation.com. Converted library of site pages into a single-page UI via JavaScript and HTML frames.

Freelance Web Developer, Dover, NH: 10/05 – present
Built quality custom websites and web applications for clients with (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Drupal and WordPress. Created wireframes, designs and layouts with the Adobe Suite.

Education

CS415: Object-Oriented Programming, University of New Hampshire, May 2009.

Certificate of Multimedia Design, University of Rhode Island at Providence, March 2006.
Coursework in: Print Design, Web Design, Animation.

B.A. in Communications, Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College), May 2002.

Memberships

Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).
Boston PHP.
Django Boston.