Resume

Objective

Seeking a challenging development opportunity with an established and competitive organization in West Los Angeles that will push the boundaries of my technical expertise in architecting and implementing technical solutions while allowing for creative and professional growth.

Technology Expertise

  • High profile, traffic, and performance driven development utilizing:
    1. Object Oriented LAMP Stack development in PHP 5.x, MySQL 5.x, PEAR environment
    2. X/HTML, XML, CSS, Jascript/jQuery, AJAX, SOAP, API
    3. Custom and canned Content Management Systems
  • Primary MVC Development tools:
    1. UNIX Shell, VIM, Zend Studio (IDE), phpMyAdmin

Experience

Blitz Agency

Blitz is a leading, integrated agency with one goal: develop sustainable relationships between clients and their customers. By creating engaging and highly imaginative campaigns, applications and platforms, they help brands become a seamless part of their audiences' everyday lives. They design and engineer a commercial derivative of love.

Blitz specializes in integrated, digital, marketing, campaign, advertising, mobile, HTML5, flash, silverlight, ria, website, web development, microsite, applications, brand experiences, social media, online media, emerging platforms

Ninja skills utilized

ConsumerTrack, Inc.

ConsumerTrack, Inc. is an online marketing company, focused on driving traffic and generating leads for advertising partners within the personal finance verticals. They have been optimizing web traffic for over 7 years, and their web community (including GoBankingRates.com, GoInsuranceRates.com, GoLookOnline.com, GoIdentityProtect.com and GoFreeCredit.com) generates more than 3 million visitors monthly.

Ninja skills utilized

Technology conquered

  • Zend Framework, WordPress, Mercurial, Capastrano, Redmine, VIM

Apollo Interactive, Culver City, CA

Apollo Interactive is an interactive agency specializing in digital acquisition. They create online marketing solutions that inspire customers to take action. They help consumer brands achieve practical marketing goals. Their value is creating a powerful and measurable source of profitable revenue for their client partners.

Apollo Interactive specializes in ervices and technology including full cycle website development, online advertising, search marketing PPC/SEO, market research, email marketing, social media strategy/development, mobile marketing, analytics, multivariate testing, and content management.

Ninja skills utilized

Technology conquered

  • PHP 5.3, PEAR, jQuery

X92.net, Santa Monica, CA

  • www.x92.net
  • Software Engineer (project lead)
  • 12/2006 - 03/2007

Ninja skills utilized

  • Dynamic PHP 5.x/MySQL/PEAR development for mobile and desktop platforms utilizing compliance standards and multi browser compatibility.
  • User driven site receiving 200,000+ page views per day. myphoned.com
  • Utilized XHTML, GD image streaming, Google Maps API and multiple CSS sheets within a fully modular template driven layout
  • Team management and version control/tracking using Eclipse and Secure Copy (SCP UNIX FTP client) within a WAMP development environment
  • Social Networking features including email, SMS messaging, interactive maps, comment boards, etc ...

Technology conquered

  • Google Maps API, SMS services, SVN

R.I.P. MyPhoned

As with all high volume start up projects, MyPhoned has been sold. Its parts are probabally on their way to Mexico as we speak.

You can check out the progression of the project via the Wayback Machine online archive - http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://myphoned.com

Stomel Advertising, Inc, Culver City, CA

Ninja skills utilized

  • Dynamic Web development and design within a structured ColdFusion/MySQL environment using Dreamweaver 8 and Microsoft Enterprise Manager.
  • Extensive use of CSS, forms, menus and stored MySQL procedures.
  • Developed and maximized design of site for Yo San University - a prestigious Los Angeles University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. (www.Yosan.edu)
  • Contracted through LSA, Inc to serve as System Administrator for Yo San University
  • Established wireless networking solutions, deployed software installations and updates, managed all network servers, printers, and peripherals as well as establishing and maintaining email accounts, profiles and maintained campus wide virus scanning monitoring solution.

Technology conquered

  • ColdFusion

Luma Pictures, Venice, CA

  • Worked on pipeline and web/database tracker within a strict Mac production environment using PHP/MySQL, DreamWeaver 8 and CocoaMySQL
  • Utilized a combination of programming and graphical skills to maintain, update, and maximize design of company website with Flash (www.Luma-Pictures.com)
  • Managed and distributed input and output of all VFX materials for feature films including: Zoom, Apocalypto, Gustave, The Covenant, and The Holiday
  • Completed post production work including: logging, digitizing, editing, and sound design
  • Maintained client relations with: Lakeshore Entertainment, Screen Gems, Sony, Technicolor, and Revolution Studios.

Pepperdine University - Office of Admission, Malibu, CA

  • Responsible for importing content sensitive data records to multiple MySQL databases while effectively minimizing data corruption and duplication utilizing MySQL, MS Access and Enterprise Manager.
  • Led development initiatives to upgrade and refine current database system and mainframe applications.
  • Accountable for creating, maintaining, and classifying communication tracks/groups for current and inquiring students
  • Responsible for presenting formal reports and spreadsheets for distribution and formal analysis.

Pepperdine University - Information Technology, Malibu, CA

  • Communicated with IT-Business Center directors, Retail Management staff, and Web and Multimedia group to create Pepperdine's first online retail environment
  • Coordinated, designed, developed, and maintained Pepperdine University's Campus Computer Store web site in accordance with University standards using MS FrontPage (www.Pepperdine.edu/it/computerstore)
  • Implemented Cougar Mountain Point Of Sale Accounting for Pepperdine's TRC: Eliminated paper sales logs, automated month-end accounting, and created electronic inventory management solution which rapidly improved business productivity and workflow.
  • Provided technology consultation and customer relations to incoming students, staff, and faculty
  • Utilized positive, proactive, team leadership in a technology helpdesk environment.

Montana Earth Orbiting Pico Satellite (MEROPE) Satellite Project, Bozeman, MT

  • Served as Primary developer for layout and design of bit-stream analysis software: Developed C/C++ code on UNIX/Linux based-systems to collect/communicate data for first satellite designed, built, and tested in Montana (www.ssel.montana.edu/merope)
  • Utilized UNIX and Linux environment development tools to code, compile, and debug
  • Collaborated with hardware, web, and firmware Subsystem Leads in project's development

Education

Montana State University, College of Engineering

University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts

CodeIgniter

ColdFusion

Google Maps API

PHP 5.3

SMS Services

SVN