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OBJECTIVE
Seeking an employment opportunity in a team-oriented, enterprise development environment that will leverage my experience with a wide range of platforms and offer a high potential for technical as well as personal growth.
SKILLSET SUMMARY
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Perl, Java, JSP, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, VBScript, XML, XSL, CSS, PHP, SH, KSH, ASP, Visual Basic, C, C++, Wink Basic, SQL, Flash ActionScript, Director |
Operating Systems: |
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Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris |
Databases: |
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Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL |
EMPLOYMENT
Beyond Z Interactive Media, Atlanta, GA 404.475.4400
Senior Application Developer, Co-Founder (Sept. 1999-Oct. 2002)
Company Overview: Beyond Z is a small services organization focused primarily on new and emerging opportunities in the Interactive Television marketplace. Clients include HBO, Nascar, Scripps Networks (HGTV, Food Network, Fine Living, DIY), and PBS.
Application Development Highlights: ( http://www.selective-reasoning.com/portfolio)
- Helped design, develop, and implement the first Emmy Award winning pro-synchronous ITV application for HBO's mini-series Band of Brothers.
- Helped design, develop, and implement NASCAR's first ITV based application targeted for the AOLTV platform. The application is fully integrated with CNNi's internal XML/JSP based publishing system.
- Helped design, develop, and implement the first HBO ITV portal application highlighting content for shows such as Sex in the City, the Sopranos, Oz, and the Chris Rock Show.
- Ported Mixed Signals' Family Feud ITV application from a WebTV based environment to an AOLTV environment. Application allows any viewer at home with an AOLTV or WebTV box to play along with the contestants on the show.
- Helped design, develop, and implement the first ITV based application targeted for Cablevision's platform for the PBS kids show Mr Rogers.
- Fully administratable websites include www.atlantapressclub.org and www.pathfire.com.
Other Responsibilities:
- System administrative responsibilities include setting up and maintaining web servers, file servers, development environments, production environments, mail servers, firewall services, and backup procedures.
- Responsible for helping assess technical feasibility and writing technical descriptions and documentation for contractual and proposal purposes.
The Weather Channel - NextGeneration Technologies, Atlanta, GA 770.226.0000
Senior Internet Applications Developer (Sept. 98 - Sept. 99)
Application Development Highlights:
- Helped design, develop, and implement TWC's first severe weather information delivery system across a wide range of platforms including web based, wireless, and PDA environments.
- Helped design, develop, and implement TWC's first weather application targeted for the JavaTV platform.
- Helped design and develop TWC's first Wink virtual channel currently distributed with the DirectTV service.
Other Responsibilities:
- Designed data and network infrastructure for the support of future ITV market growth.
- Assessing data integrity, server availability, server usage, and network usage.
Weather.com, Atlanta, GA 770.226.0000
System Administrator (March 98 - Sept 98)
Responsibilities:
- Helped design, develop, and implement new system architecture responsible for enabling weather.com page view support to grow from 2 million page views a day to close to 20 million.
- Responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining weblog analysis process.
- Helped implement beta test for Aria web analysis reporting system.
- Helped troubleshoot and maintain network and data distribution processes.
- Helped troubleshoot and maintain Netgravity ad serving infrastructure.
- Wrote custom perl and shell scripts to help monitor and maintain website performance, data integrity, and network status information.
Weather.com, Atlanta, GA 770.226.0000
Internet Applications Developer (Sept. 97 - March 98)
Application Development Highlights:
- Developed first VoxML / VML (Voice Markup Language) weather application with Motorola.
- Helped design, develop, and implement the first ever 24x7 Picture-in-Picture WebTV application.
- Developed and implemented TWC's first rendition of their Wireless Weather service allowing consumers to receive customized weather forecasts to their pagers.
- Developed and implemented TWC's Weather Magnet.
- Developed and implemented Weather.com's initial data syndication process.
FREELANCE (1997-Present)
All the sites below were implemented as fully administratable applications. Each site has a custom web based interface for updating and maintaining website products and services.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA - Athens, GA
Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems (August 1997)
REFERENCES
Available on Request
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