Technical Resume
Expertise
Technology expert with experience in marketing, management, business strategy, and tactics. My Specialties are Web and Software Development (various languages), Unix/Linux and Windows System Administration / Automation, Relational Databases.
Technologies
- PHP
- Python
- Django
- Apex / Java
- Javascript (+ AJAX, JSON)
- JQuery
- Shell Scripting
- VB Script
- .Net
- HTML / HTML5
- XHTML
- CSS
- Rest / XML
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- SOAP
- CMS
- Concrete5
- WordPress
- Typo3
- RDBMS
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- SOQL
- Firebird
- SCM
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- Server Virtualization
- VPN
- OpenVPN
- PPTP
- SSH Tunneling
- Apache
- Nginx
- Samba
- Excel (advanced)
- Salesforce (+ API)
- Pivotal Tracker (+ API)
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- Trac
- Exchange
- PBX & VOIP
- Operating Systems
- FreeBSD unix
- Linux
- PFSense
- Mac OSX
- Windows
- Android
- BlackBerry OS
- iOS
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Experience
May 2015 - Current LeadBrook, Inc. | Position: Principal Developer / Owner |
- Provide technology consulting and services relating to web development, internet marketing, and I.T.
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May 2012 - May 2015 Clean Power Finance | Position: I.T. Project Manager |
- Recruited to lead 3 year open source development project for the US DOE
- Participated in all levels of the project
- Developed and launched initial prototype over a period of less than two weeks to positive reviews at the solar industry's largest trade show: Solar Power International in 2012.
- Designed Software and Database Schemas
- Developed Custom Search Algorithm
- Designed and Developed API calls
- Developed and Optimized Database Queries
- Handled All Code Reviews and Approvals
- Investigated and Corrected Bugs
- Refactored Source Code for Performance Improvements
- Handled Initial Hosting / Maintenance
- Lead Hand-off to DevOps for Automation
- Took project from being 6 months behind to being on-track within first 90 days.
- Led or managed both external and internal resources to successfully meet all DOE milestones and project objectives on-time and under budget through completion of the project.
- Took over completion of proprietary online marketplace / provider directory
- Carried Project Over the Finish Line after Funding Ended
- Final Feature Commits
- Final Bug Fixes
- Deployment
- Led Enhancement to Enterprise APIs for Company's Flagship Product
- Designed Features and XML schemas
- Wrote Sample Applications and Technical Documentation
- Troubleshot Third Party (Client) Source Code
- Troubleshot XML Requests and Responses
- Efforts resulted in increased API usage by partner companies of 1,300% over the first 6 months following release
- Developed Custom Business Intelligence Tools for Large Data Sets
- Data Replication and Schema Optimization (ETL)
- Analyze and Report on API Usage
- Led company's interdepartmental emergency response team for software related issues as a representative of the product management group.
- Developed Custom Project Management Utilities
- Realtime Monitoring of Bug Severity and Ticket Completion
- Performance v.s. Goal Reporting
- Ticket Classification and Algorithmic Ticket Prioritization
- Increased rate of ticket closer by 35% in first 90 days, without utilizing additional resources, by focusing on better planning and prioritization
- Reversed two year trend of growing backlog
- Debugged legacy QA system based on automated duplication and verification of complex mathematics in Excel
- Trained QA staff in advanced Excel usage in order to move ownership to the QA department
- Recipient of company's “High T.I.D.E.” award – a peer nominated award honoring staff members that exemplify the company's core values of trust, innovation, dedication, and empowerment
- Acknowledged by executive team as a stabilizing force by successfully working to maintain morale during multiple organizational restructuring events
- Lectured in company-wide training sessions on both technical and non-technical subject matter
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April 2006 - May 2012 Acro Energy (Acquired by IES end of 2012) | Positions: Various |
- Developed many successful web based applications, and sysadmin utilities to streamline business activities – I unified them into a single Extranet portal
- Automated Electrical Engineering and PV System Design
- Automated Workflows and Paperwork
- Corporate Reporting Dashboard and other Business Intelligence Tools
- Crew Scheduling Application
- Automated Permit Scheduling based on aggregate data sources
- Company Databases
- Salesforce
- Crew Availability
- CRM Automation (Salesforce)
- Analysis of competitor activities and capabilities based on automated analysis of publicly available market data
- Forced security controls in a multi-OS business network
- Security Monitoring and Reporting
- Server Automation
- Task Management and Reporting
- Built and Managed VPN mesh network to unify the company's networks over redundant commodity internet connections.
- IT administration (and user support) for multiple offices, independent contractors (sales), and multiple operating systems in workstation, server, and mobile scenarios.
- Built and Managed Physical Networks
- Built Custom Servers – Bare Metal, VPS Hosts, and VPS Guests
- Limited IT costs through heavy use of open source and SaaS technologies
- Migrated Company from PBX/POTs to VOIP
- Migrated Company from Exchange to Google Apps
- Built and Managed company's public facing web presence
- Developed, implemented, and improved business processes to play a key role in growing a small contracting company, from four employees, to become one of the nation’s largest residential solar power integrators. In my final position, I was directly accountable to corporate executives for both day-to-day and long term planning and execution.
- Successful in a wide variety of other roles
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Education
Fred C. Beyer High School (1995-1997) - Graduated in less than 3 years.
Modesto Junior College (1999-2000)
References Available Upon Request