| Experience |
Senior Web Developer, 2013-2014 (OurChurch.com, [remote])
- Develop, maintain, test, and deploy PHP/MySQL web applications
- Convert Joomla installations and Photoshop designs to WordPress websites, plugins, and themes
- Consolidate various proprietary and internal legacy systems to WHMCS
- Manage web development projects and delegate tasks
- Monitor LAMP servers and websites, and troubleshoot issues
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Web Developer, 2012 (BookIt.com, Panama City Beach, FL)
- Develop new object-oriented PHP classes to improve existing code framework
- Perform various new development and maintenance to external and internal websites
- Integrate with several travel-related web services such as Worldspan and Farelogix
- Use SVN version control with code review (implemented new best practices techniques)
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Web Presence Consultant / Owner, 2010-2012 (Alpha Web Presence, [remote])
- Implement WordPress and Joomla sites for direct clients as well as subcontracting for other web design firms
- Manage all aspects (business, fiscal, client management, and development) of web firm specializing in CMS, social media, and custom development
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IT Director / Co-owner, 2009-2010 (Aqua Blue Creative Development, [remote])
- Perform primary web development responsibilities, including execution of backend and frontend code and databases
- Implement Joomla sites and design and develop extensions (components, modules, and plugins) in the MVC model, including: a fantasy football-like game with complete functionality for a celebrity news site; and a custom client dashboard and subscription interface for a large marketing association
- Coordinate technical aspects of design and implementation of all websites
- Collaborate with business partners to manage and determine day-to-day operations
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IT Specialist / Analyst, 2004-2009 (Virginia Department of Transportation, Richmond, VA)
- Work with vendor and team to integrate project, work request, and fiscal tracking systems
- Update database systems to follow current process models
- Update project tracking system with bug fixes and enhancements
- Update and consolidate technical documentation
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Web Creator / Entrepreneur, since 2004
- deClassifieds.info, integrates web APIs and feeds (such as Indeed and Craigslist) and posts listings to location-oriented “jobs4” Twitter account network using PHP and Yahoo Pipes
- WordPress themes and plugins, including “NextGEN Public Uploader User Log”, “lasTunes” and “wp-postratings-my”
- Twitter apps, totaling tens of thousands of followers
- Facebook apps, including one which gained over 100,000 users
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| Education |
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 2009 (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA) |
| Skills |
LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP), HTML/CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, GIT/SVN, numerous web services/APIs, e-commerce/Stripe, PHP frameworks (Laravel/Symfony/+), CMS (WordPress/Drupal/+), CMS plugins and templates, responsive dev, Facebook & Twitter apps, Linux server admin, various languages (Bash/Python/Java/+), charting tools, Photoshop, PhpStorm, NetBeans, Agile development |