Development of web systems in Actionscript 3.0 and PHP, together with a team of seven. DMGx.com provides design-centric, rich digital media production for local and national brands. Our portfolio is on-line at http://www.dmgx.com
Duties included AJAX-heavy web development for a top 500 internet retailer. Responsible for developing cross platform clients, services, and management applications. Built tools to produce, transform, and distribute data to applications in a scalable way.
In eight months, designed and applied quantitative strategies and automation that increased the return on investment of a multi-million dollar paid search campaign from 350% to 1100%, while also increasing total sales volume and top line.
Produced shipping, stable systems in Perl, Python, Ruby, and Javascript together with a team of seven developers.
Duties included the development of a television show production pipeline, including business processes, data collection, and Ruby software.
Over six months, designed and implemented automation that reduced time in production of a television show by a factor of sixteen.
Built media asset management and process analysis tools using Ruby on Rails. Instituted source control practices using Subversion.
B.A. awarded with distinction. Java MIDlet and OpenGL networked system selected for inclusion as part of rhizome.org's on-line gallery space. Flash/Actionscript/Python project selected for participation in "Project Oikos", a collaboration between UNCA and Microsoft Corporation.
Duties included specification, estimates of time and cost, design, coding, testing, and maintenance of long running custom web systems. Also responsible for direct relationships with clients and technical partners, some Apache/UNIX and IIS/Windows web server administration.
Provided technical process support to digital designers including the design and implementation of a system of source control, site staging and testing, and web site deployment practices. Taught designers to use and love source control.
Contributed to help.unc.edu, a Java Servlet/XSLT content and knowledge management application, using Cocoon.
Worked with a team of 10 engineers building Canopy, a large Java Servlet application for hospitals. Contributed to the team, learned from the team, collaborated with the team. Particular contributions were to pre-"Ajax" rich web interface, contributing a strong understanding of HTTP/HTML/WWW protocols and technologies. Wrote solid, working, maintainable code.
Continued working with security management consulting, consulted in Perl CGI and PHP development. Worked on writing, illustration, and publishing of an independent comic book.
Integrated Perl CGI and PHP systems with legacy C/C++ physical security applications. Worked with old code, old hardware, and old systems. Added new function and kept critical working systems working.
Studied Computer Science and Mathematics. Student jobs included Perl CGI development for managing multiple Solaris/Apache web servers, Java Swing development for automated testing of electrical engine components, and implementing a macro processor for a Verilog and VHDL simulator using Perl/XS.
Won a creative writing scholarship. Lived in Cuenca, Ecuador for three months.