Developer with 4+ years professional experience building, testing, and maintaining web applications. Multidisciplinary background in design, and engineering, focused on creating functional, usable and beautiful web experiences.
Technical Expertise
Languages
Perl: 4+ years experience as a Perl developer
JavaScript: professional experience with client side programming, AJAX, user interface design and JQuery
C#: academic experience building C#.NET windows forms applications
Flash ActionScript: experience modifying ActionScript programs in Flash
HTML, CSS, XML: Extensive professional experience designing standards compliant, beautiful and functional web sites.
Databases
PostgreSQL: 3+ years professional experience writing SQL queries and schema
MySQL: project experience
Perl DBI: professional experience writing programs that access relational databases
Content Management Systems
WordPress: extensive experience with DB, PHP code and front end.
Analytics
Google Web Analytics
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
3D Studio Max
SketchUp
Rhino3D
Employment Summary
Software Engineer; Solutions for Progress - Philadelphia, PA 2006 - Present
Perl/JavaScript/HTML/CSS/SQL programmer responsible for application and database development and maintenance. Demanding production schedule with weekly releases in a collaborative, team driven environment. The Benefit Bank is a large financial application written in mod_perl, that helps low and moderate income people file taxes and claim government benefits.
Key technologies: Perl/mod_perl, PostgreSQL, CSS/HTML/XML, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, Apache Web Server, Linux
Quality Assurance Analyst; Solutions for Progress - Philadelphia, PA 2005-2006
QA analyst responsible for manual testing, automated regression testing, defect tracking, test planning and QA process development. Responsible for scripting/programming of QA regression test system. Defect tracking in Bugzilla Open Source bug tracking database.
Key technologies: Perl, XML, CSS/HTML, Bugzilla
Contractor / Consultant; 2003 - 2005 / Ongoing
Worked on a number of commercial web projects on short term and consulting contracts. Consulted with clients to develop web presence, e-commerce and visualization sites. Projects included implementations of web front-end, database back-end, e-commerce, and graphic designs.
Featured Clients
Philagrafika: the print collaborative of Philadelphia
E-Quip Consultants
SunPower Afrique
Philadelphia Super Ducks, Duck Tours Inc.
MoodJournal.org
Key Technologies: HTML/CSS, Flash, Flash ActionScript, mod_perl, Linux, Apache Web Server
Technology Trainer; VISTA / TechCorps - Philadelphia, PA 2001
Assigned to the School District of Philadelphia, worked in urban high school and urban technology project to bring computer technology, hardware, networking and 3D graphics experience to high school students. Helped maintain computer labs, and write training materials.
Education & Certification
MASTER OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (ONGOING)
Brandeis University - Waltham, Massachusetts
BACHELOR OF ARTS, FINE ARTS 2000 Concentration in digital media
The University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CERTIFICATE IN DESIGN 2004
The Landing School of Boat Building, Design and Marine Systems - Kennebunkport, ME
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Summary
Developer with 4+ years professional experience building, testing, and maintaining web applications. Multidisciplinary background in design, and engineering, focused on creating functional, usable and beautiful web experiences.Technical Expertise
- Perl: 4+ years experience as a Perl developer
- JavaScript: professional experience with client side programming, AJAX, user interface design and JQuery
- C#: academic experience building C#.NET windows forms applications
- Flash ActionScript: experience modifying ActionScript programs in Flash
- HTML, CSS, XML: Extensive professional experience designing standards compliant, beautiful and functional web sites.
Databases- PostgreSQL: 3+ years professional experience writing SQL queries and schema
- MySQL: project experience
- Perl DBI: professional experience writing programs that access relational databases
Content Management Systems- WordPress: extensive experience with DB, PHP code and front end.
Analytics- Google Web Analytics
DesignEmployment Summary
Software Engineer; Solutions for Progress - Philadelphia, PA 2006 - Present
Perl/JavaScript/HTML/CSS/SQL programmer responsible for application and database development and maintenance. Demanding production schedule with weekly releases in a collaborative, team driven environment. The Benefit Bank is a large financial application written in mod_perl, that helps low and moderate income people file taxes and claim government benefits.
Key technologies: Perl/mod_perl, PostgreSQL, CSS/HTML/XML, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, Apache Web Server, Linux
Responsibilities: Letter writing system, translation system, TBB QuickCheck(AJAX), release management, CGI development.
Quality Assurance Analyst; Solutions for Progress - Philadelphia, PA 2005-2006
QA analyst responsible for manual testing, automated regression testing, defect tracking, test planning and QA process development. Responsible for scripting/programming of QA regression test system. Defect tracking in Bugzilla Open Source bug tracking database.
Key technologies: Perl, XML, CSS/HTML, Bugzilla
Contractor / Consultant; 2003 - 2005 / Ongoing
Worked on a number of commercial web projects on short term and consulting contracts. Consulted with clients to develop web presence, e-commerce and visualization sites. Projects included implementations of web front-end, database back-end, e-commerce, and graphic designs.
Featured Clients
Key Technologies: HTML/CSS, Flash, Flash ActionScript, mod_perl, Linux, Apache Web Server
Technology Trainer; VISTA / TechCorps - Philadelphia, PA 2001
Assigned to the School District of Philadelphia, worked in urban high school and urban technology project to bring computer technology, hardware, networking and 3D graphics experience to high school students. Helped maintain computer labs, and write training materials.
Education & Certification
MASTER OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (ONGOING)
Brandeis University - Waltham, Massachusetts
BACHELOR OF ARTS, FINE ARTS 2000
Concentration in digital media
The University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CERTIFICATE IN DESIGN 2004
A+ CERTIFIED COMPUTER TECHNICIAN 2001The Landing School of Boat Building, Design and Marine Systems - Kennebunkport, ME