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Technology

Technology, carefully chosen, can be your best asset. The latest technology can establish your market presence, assert your dominance and showcase your company as a market innovator.

Strategy

A strategy is not just the ability to fight-fires and solve daily issues, it's the studied practice of vigilant and regular attention to trends (in your industry and in technology) to best anticipate the market and your audience's needs.

Mobility

The increasing ubiquity of the mobile space and the pace at which mobile platforms are gaining momentum cannot be denied. This exciting space should always be closely watched not just for emerging trends but opportunities for trend creation.

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Career Objective: Web Technology Strategist / Engineer / Developer

Web technology specialist and project manager with over 10 years experience in development and project management of full life-­cycle web applications. Have proven track record as user interface programming expert and skilled programmer using OOP and Agile Methodologies with expertise in open-source and commercial product integration and implementation. Have demonstrated ability to develop, document, implement and maintain all levels of web technologies. Have a reputation of excellent customer service and managing relationships with diverse groups of people with emphasis in clear, concise communication across business units and internal and external constituents.

Core Knowledge & Skills
· PHP,OOP,MySQL · HTML,CSS,jQuery,JavaScript,AJAX,FBML · Web-standards
· Agile Methodologies · LAMP Environment Administration · Linux, Mac OS X, Win32
· Subject Matter Expert · Project/Program Management · Relationship Cultivation

Related Experience

LiquidThread — Chicago, IL
Sept 2010 — present
Web Developer / Ruby on Rails Programmer

Web technologies developer for User Experience, Application Development and Deployment for various client’s digital integrated advertising needs.

  • Use latest web standards to hand-code web user interfaces and applications using HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, PHP, FBML, and Ruby on Rails
  • Develop and disseminate strategies to incorporate latest technology into client platforms
  • Ensure cross-browser and cross-platform (Win32 vs Mac OSX / Mobile vs Desktop) compatibility for applicable web applications
  • Create, install and maintain server environments (Linux, Apache, MySQL, RoR, PHP, OpenSSL, SVN)
  • Consult and rollout third party developed applications
  • Complete testing and quality assurance and functionality examinations to ensure cross-browser functionality
  • Migrate older client sites and redesign for “table-less” functionality and convert Flash elements to HTML or jQuery as appropriate
  • Setup and maintain demo environments for client presentations of work-in-progress
  • Gather, interpret and spec user requirements for multiple projects; balancing work-load and deadlines
Freelance Consultant / Developer— Houston, TX
Jul 2003* — Sept 2010
Freelance Business Consultant/Web Programmer/Strategic Partner

Web programmer, user experience developer, project manager for small and medium size business and startup concerns.

  • Hand-code web applications using Open Source and/or off-the-shelf commercial product integration to provide cutting edge affordable solutions using PHP, JavaScript, HTML, XML, CSS, MySQL, ActionScript
  • User experience developer and project manager consultant for medium sized businesses
  • Create working content rich interactive web applications from scratch or from pre-designed/pre-defined templates using Open Source PHP and MySQL technologies
  • Created custom calendaring/scheduling, content management (user-based banner ads, cross-upsell shopping cart suggestions), primitive geo-location software (customer-facing store/product location) for aerospace product manufacturer interacting with marketing team
  • Work in 8 member team to develop aggregation system on PHP
  • In 2 member technology team, designed customer/employee data aggregation (“see our staff,” “register to join”) for 15 person legal team
  • Provide all levels of technology support from company inception to realization
  • Perform full life-cycle project management and development of web solutions in PHP from user experience design to rollout
  • Manage technology for companies with budgets of $100,000 to $1 million and with 2 to 200 employees
  • Introduce and integrate best practices of latest Agile Methodologies, SEO and Marketing Strategies
  • Recommend and manage hiring of personnel/vendors to provide core services both domestically and abroad emphasizing web standards compliance and cross-browser interoperability
  • Identify, recommend, install and adapt best practices and technology including hardware, software and vendor services for payroll, data & business management, calendaring and collaborative messaging
  • Recommend, design and implement disaster recovery solutions, from local onsite physical backups to partnered cloud-based solutions and identifying server vendors with appropriate level of hardware, network connectivity and software backup redundancy
  • Full test cycle of all elements of application (alpha, beta & gold) before any release candidate rollout
*From 2003 – 2006 also Freelance until QuoteMeARate offered a full time position too attractive to resist
QuoteMeARate.COM — Houston, TX
Mar 2006 — Jun 2007
Web Programs Manager / Sr. PHP Programmer

Subject matter expert in Texas finance and real estate provided development management for all business units.

  • Part of 3 person technology team, provided hands on development with PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, HTML, CSS in LAMP environment
  • Updated and expanded customized existing wiki-based foundation software in LAMP on display templates, payroll system human resources employee records and loan tracking software
  • Built custom applications and integrated turn-key solutions
  • Subject matter expert in Texas finance and real estate
  • Provided development management for all business units
  • Project manager for HR, Payroll, loan tracking systems, consumer and employee web technologies
  • Updated, expanded and customized existing web technologies using PHP that deployed in 38 states with over one million hits daily
  • Gathered and translated user requirements into technology projects and tasks
  • Managed expectations for senior staff and clients
  • Managed time, personnel and financial budgets
  • Supported existing LAMP architecture for 250 local users in daily critical operations
  • Responsible official communications to all levels of company staff from executives to individual contributors
  • Ensured compliance with various state and federal regulatory and tax authorities
  • Thorough testing in sandbox (duplicate systems, software, data) by peers and customers prior to schedule releases of software upgrades
Philips Electronics, North America — Sunnyvale, CA
Dec 2001 — Jan 2003
Sr. Web Developer

HTML & CSS subject matter expert for Lotus Domino application development environment serving the R&D departments at Philip's Sunnyvale, CA headquarters.

  • As key web technology specialist, supporting 30,000 constituents on two continents developed solely in unique proprietary environment using Lotus Domino, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, LotusScript, SQL
  • Data migration specialist from legacy systems & RDBMs (Oracle, MySQL, Excel) to Notes/Domino
  • Created reporting tools and interfaces with external data management systems (PeopleSoft, MFGPro, SAP, Crystal Reports)
  • Team Leader and Project Coordinator for technology group’s web applications
  • Responsible for application development and project management of thick-client/thin-client accessible applications in Notes/Domino environment
  • Complete peer review of all applications, content, scripts and connectors via formal vetting process submitted through specific channels to international evaluation team before scheduling software install with DBAs and install team
VA Linux Systems — Sunnyvale, CA
Jan 2000 — Dec 2001
Web Designer / Developer

HTML & CSS subject matter expert and user interface / experience designer and strategist for research and development department.

  • Sponsors of Debian Linux used only Open Source solultions for all needs (image design/creation, database, word processing) using LAMP, PHP, MySQL, Oracle, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Created custom timecard database and reporting applications
  • HTML subject matter expert to technology group
  • Managed projects for all internal web projects providing user interface expertise for ecommerce site.
  • Using PHP, updated and expanded existing ecommerce site for sale of branded items and expanded product detail capabilities.
  • Oversaw migration of current web applications from MySQL to Oracle
  • Designed user interface for new collaborative projects.
  • Developed and maintained own test environment to mirror various production environments (maintained and upgraded all software and modules including compiling full LAMP environment, custom Linux kernels etc)
  • Submitted all code, assets and content for peer review prior to application delivery
3Com Corporation — Santa Clara, CA
Oct 1994 — Jan 2000
Network Support Team Lead / Project Manager

Team lead and project manager for Technology Support Center for 3Com global headquarters.

Technical Program Manager — Partner Relations
  • Daily support and development of Partner Access Web Site deployed in 13 languages on 3 continents with 20,000 registered users
  • Managed development and support personnel locally and in key geographic regions; 3 on-site developers and 10 support staff on 2 continents
  • Maintained all project guidelines, budgets, and plans coordinating with marketing, manufacturing and sales departments
e-Commerce Web Developer
  • Project manager for e-Commerce team, coordinating 5 developers and 2 designers
  • Personally coded user interface from design team into meaning web code; HTML, JavaScript
  • Responsible for unambiguous direction from marketing/sales team to development team
Desktop Support Team Lead & Project Manager
  • Team Leader & Project Manager for technology support group’s daily operations
  • Led team of 24 specialists, managed hiring, training and ongoing supervision of new personnel
  • Responsible for managing all projects to explore adoption of new processes and technology
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Recent Work

LiquidThread
LiquidThread, a division of Starcom MediaVest needed a web site. Through several iterations things will continue to improve and impress.
LiquidThread — www.liquidthread.com
Beam Global
Beam Global (a division of Fortune brands) needed a site redesign to coincide with their IPO. The site had to be modern and mobile ready. Animation and interactive eye-catching graphics were a key element for this site.
Beam Global — beamglobal.pixel.us.com
Massage 2 U LLC
Massage 2 U, LLC needed a web presence for their new business with interfaces to 3rd party vendors and various services providers.
Massage 2 U, LLC — www.massage2ullc.com
Please remember some sites may have changed location or design.
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About Josh

it's not paris

Born in the Bay Area and raised to become a peripatetic web programmer monkeying around, I enjoy learning new things, being part of exciting projects and working with other folks more and differently talented than myself. Over 10 years experience in the web arena with various technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, LAMP). Recent additions to the arsenal are jQuery, FBML, Ruby on Rails and AJAX.

ah! New Orleans!

I've worked with companies such as 3Com, VA Linux, Philips Electronics North America, QuoteMeARate and others ... all of whom, now that I pause, no longer exist in the form they did when I was their denizen. This could mean I'm an arbiter of such excellence that nothing can survive my departure or that I am a harbinger of doom; each placement used like a ripe piece of fruit I can squeeze the juice out of and cast aside. I feel it is important to mention I do like juice but I doubt I'm as all-important as my resume might lead one to consider.

I hand code all my HTML, CSS, jQuery and JavaScript. Long ago, before the advent of spam (email, that is, not the tinned, green-rinded, abattoir-floor-scraping, meat-like product), before there were WYSIWYG tools for everything from web page creation to reality TV show production, back when SGML was written by hand in Babylonic Cuneiform, back when Rosetta Stone was just that and not a software company represented by the merman Michael Phelps, I used to wish daily for a graphical way to create HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Now, of course, I eschew such infantile desires. I recognize this was a misguided craving that exposed my basic faithless nature and a severe lack of proper geometry and theology, decency and taste.

About this site: This site is completely hand-coded and all effects (i.e. drop-shadows, rounded edges, special fonts, animation, transparency) are created using CSS3, HTML5 and jQuery. Still, a cohesive experience is required and some images are implemented to ensure correct display for Internet Explorer and mobile platforms (within reason). This site should look nearly identical on Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer on Win32 and Mac OS X platforms and perform reasonably on iOS and Android.

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