Rennaissance Geek
Greater New York City Area
Rennaissance Geek
Greater New York City Area
Software Engineer specializing in web development, but very capable in all areas of programming. Also accomplished podcaster and all around Internet/geek expert. Looking for an escape from the cubicle grind, and an opportunity worth caring about.
PHP, MySQL, Django, Python, Ruby, XNA, Java, XNA, C#, Ruby, Apache, XML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and much more.
(Internet industry)
March 2007 — March 2009 (2 years 1 month)
· Worked with large data sets on the MySQL cluster while insuring constant up-
time.
· Responsible for turning web designer's concepts into working HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript.
· Developed new internal applications to facilitate work-flows of other
departments.
· Replaced or repaired majority of inherited legacy code-base.
· Implemented a multitude of web service APIs from both client and server sides.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; NEWT; Financial Services industry)
July 2006 — March 2007 (9 months)
· Fully implemented digital bookkeeping application on LAMP platform.
· Integrated LDAP authentication into company intranet site.
· Responsible for maintaining many existing business-critical applications.
· Handled customer bug reports and change requests.
(Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
April 2004 — September 2004 (6 months)
· Learned and used embedded and real-time software development techniques.
· Implemented client and server-side serial communications protocols.
· Gained valuable experience working under pressure with close deadlines.
· Experimented with and utilized secure RPC and web service methodologies.
(E-Learning industry)
July 2003 — August 2003 (2 months)
Cybercamps - Summer 2003
· Taught C++ programming to children with a wide range of prior experience.
· Instructed campers in construction and programming of robotic systems.
· Explored software and interface design principles through video games.
B.S , Computer Science
programming, technology, open source, video games, board games, role playing games, comics, anime, manga