Objective: A contract position in software engineering and architecture that requires strong initiative and allows for creativity.

Technical Skills:

• Software development using OO PHP 4/5, Microsoft C#/VB/ASP.NET, Java/JSP, Perl, XML/XSLT, HTML 4.0/XHTML, XUL, CSS, OO JavaScript, ActionScript 2.
• Designing and interfacing with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and MySQL databases.
• Server administration on Windows NT4/2000/2003, Linux, Mac OS X Server, BSD, and Sun Solaris.
• User interface design using Photoshop, Flash, and Illustrator.

Clientele Include:
Virgin Megastores, Magnolia Hi-Fi, Avon, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Ideas Inc., Dotster, Corrigo, Merchandising Technologies Inc., Sun Biomedical, Betty Rides, Vector Software of America

Relevant Work Experience

• Built highly interactive web applications for clients utilizing AJAX to reduce/eliminate page refreshes.
• Developed product information kiosk applications for clients including Magnolia Hi-Fi and Virgin Megastores using the Mozilla engine, XUL, XML/RDF and BASH.
• Updated and maintained a custom deployment of embedded Linux for touch- screen kiosks.
• Implemented and maintained LANs and servers for local businesses including optimization of Exchange and Active Directory installations.
• Developed and deployed diskless Linux nodes for the educational sector.
• Converted paper workflows into rich Internet applications using Flash and SOAP.
• Engineered multi-threaded wrappers in C# and VB.NET to turn legacy Windows applications into XML/SOAP web services and TCP socket services.
• Converted and redesigned legacy customer relations databases in Access, FileMaker, and Excel to MySQL.
• Deployed and maintained several customized e-commerce solutions for various small to medium-sized enterprises.

• Developed and maintained interactive sales training extranets for various Fortune 500 clients including Microsoft, Intel, Avon and HP.
• Designed and engineered various small tools in C#, PERL and BASH to allow business users to maintain Internet/Intranet content without technical expertise.
• Converted many static HTML websites into dynamic template-driven sites, using JSP, C#, PHP and XSLT.
• Used XSLT to transform XML content into XHTML pages on demand.

• Designed and implemented a new partner extranet with sophisticated user permissions schemes using PHP, XML, and Boolean algebra.
• Worked on a team that developed and deployed a network traffic reporting and management system using PERL and MySQL for a national ATM/DSL network.
• Engineered report-generating applications with graphing capabilities using PERL, GD, and MySQL.
• Built a press release management system using Oracle, PERL, and ASP.
• Assisted in the writing and execution of a test plan for a new order entry system.
• Maintained a set of quality assurance servers based on Windows NT, Sun Solaris and RedHat Linux platforms.

• Worked with technology instructors to teach students the basics of web development and design.
• Conducted analysis of students’ behavior and reaction to the material being presented.

• Worked with district program specialists and students to create a number of educational websites for internal and public use.

• Worked with business managers to create and maintain a corporate website which marketed their product line to international semiconductor manufacturers.