Web Developer at Chicago.com, INC
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Web Developer at Chicago.com, INC
- Web Consultant at TEFL Institute
- Consultant at Compel Interaction, LLC
- Head of Software Development at Panda Marketing Group
- Past
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- SEO/SEM Assistant at Automatic Controls
- Lead PHP Developer at Rock Over America
- Web Developer at Bivouac Ann Arbor
- Web Developer at SBS Corporation
- Summer Intern at UBS
- Education
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- DePaul University
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Connections
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4
connections
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Websites
Alex Smith’s Summary
-BivouacAnnArbor.com (Local apparel and outdoor gear shop):
-Login System
-Shopping cart, credit card Integration
-Database driven and inventory aware
-Admin Panels to facilitate adding products to the website
-Celerant POS integration.
-RockOverAmerica.com
-Lead PHP/MySQL developer
-Resigned due to lack of pay
-NotePanda.com (under production):
-File management
-Secure double hashed login system
-Advanced browse/search functions
-TheChroniclesofMattandAlex.com(offline/blog):
-6k+ hits per month with 0 overhead.
-Online for aprox. 3 months, experiment in driving traffic through facebook/myspace/AIM.
-Autoctrls.com
-SEO/SEM
-Creating “dummy” pages with back links
Alex Smith’s Specialties:
- Microsoft Office, including Access, FileMaker
-Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, and Photoshop
-Java, PHP, MYSQL, C++, x86 Assembly, Pearl, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
-PIC/Microcontrollers/PLC’s, physical computing
-OS Knowledge: Windows Vista and XP, Windows Server 2003, 2008 rc1, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, and BSD)
-WAMP, MAMP, LAMP (preference to LAMP environment)
Alex Smith’s Experience
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Web Developer
Chicago.com, INC
(Internet industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
PHP/MySQL Developer
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Web Consultant
TEFL Institute
(E-Learning industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Day to day web operations management
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Consultant
Compel Interaction, LLC
(Computer Software industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Consulting on various web design and implementation problems, SEO/SEM Campaigns.
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Head of Software Development
Panda Marketing Group
(Internet industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Customized PHP/MySQL website
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SEO/SEM Assistant
Automatic Controls
(Internet industry)
November 2008 — April 2009 (6 months)
Driving traffic via dummy pages and back links
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Lead PHP Developer
Rock Over America
(Entertainment industry)
June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)
Custom PHP/MySQL Solution, Left to due to lack of pay.
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Web Developer
Bivouac Ann Arbor
(Retail industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
PHP/MSSQL development. Inventory aware e-commerce website, integrated with in store point of sale system/database (Celerant).
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Web Developer
SBS Corporation
(Industrial Automation industry)
June 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 3 months)
Development of static pages, aiding PHP/MySQL developers. Customer service and order fulfillment.
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Summer Intern
UBS
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; UBS; Banking industry)
May 2006 — June 2006 (2 months)
Preparing marketing materials, researching leads.
Alex Smith’s Education
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DePaul University
BS , Computer Science , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
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University of Michigan-Dearborn
In Progress , Business, Computer Science , 2006 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Formula SAE, Marketing Manager - Michigan Journal
Additional Information
Alex Smith’s Websites:
Alex Smith’s Groups:
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Compel Interaction
Alex Smith’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
