Billy McClure

Current

• Lead Engineer at Loud3r

Past

• Web Developer at Cloudspace
• Techranger at University of Central Florida
• Web Developer at 540 Interactive

• Creator / Developer at Missing A Piece
• Web Developer / Web Lead at FSUS

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Education

• University of Central Florida

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Billy McClure’s Summary

I've been into Web Applications for years, starting out with side projects and moving into large scale applications.

In multiple situations I have been the sole developer and system administration for large projects, leading to a low level understanding of how to manage entire systems.

My familiarity lies within LAM-PHP/Python systems, though my experience has expanded beyond this realm.

I am constantly looking for a more demanding project--a job that requires dedication, keeps me focused and moving. Sitting still too long without progress can kill a man.

Billy McClure’s Specialties:

Linux Administration, MySQL Administration, Apache Administration, MySQL Data Architecture, PHP, Python, Large Scale System Architecture

Billy McClure’s Experience

• Lead Engineer

  Loud3r

  (Computer Software industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Lead Engineer for a large scale content aggregation network. The Loud3r Network currently hosts 150+ sites dedicated to delivering the most desirable content about individual topics, supporting a central location for the latest news for enthusiasts.
  
  Since coming on board I've rewritten the application base from PHP to Python for RSS aggregation, site content manipulation, NLP engines (classification and clustering methods), and scoring techniques.
  
  I've also been in charge of rewriting and maintaining a web front-end using CodeIgnitor, JQuery and XML as well as developing tools which are capable of replicating unique sites across multiple servers instantaneously.
  
  I am also the system administrator for our current hardware architecture, requiring maintenance of multiple hosted redhat servers, as well as the monitoring and administration of a new cloud computing based solution taking advantage of Amazon AWS (S3, EC2, SDB, SQS and EBS) with debian installations.
  
  I manage our current projects as well as our other developers; this includes implementing elements of the XP ideology that best fit our small team size, managing task distribution, estimating task completion time, documentation, client correspondences and making important technological decisions concerning the advancement of our product.

• Web Developer

  Cloudspace

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year )

  Designed small web applications for mostly non-profit companies implementing PHP/MySQL
  
  Designed W3C compliant and accessible websites using Javascript/CSS/XHTML
  
  Optimized MySQL instances for large projects
  
  Wrote documentation for existing internal applications

• Techranger

  University of Central Florida

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  2006 — 2007 (1 year )

  Coded documentation and front-end displays for course sites managed on a courseware system (WebCT)
  
  Developed and maintained software to expedite course creation and publishing using Java
  
  Developed new features and maintained existing code base for an internal ticketing system

• Web Developer

  540 Interactive

  (Computer Software industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year )

  Worked with another developer to maintain an internal CMS using PHP/MySQL
  
  Developed timeline application for scheduling applications in client software using PHP/MySQL
  
  Developed Javascript front ends for client sites

• Creator / Developer

  Missing A Piece

  (Internet industry)

  2002 — 2005 (3 years )

  Designed and maintained an online community similar to myspace (before its existence) in my free time.

• Web Developer / Web Lead

  FSUS

  (Education Management industry)

  1998 — 2002 (4 years )

  Designed and Maintained Neptune, an internal educational testing system.
  
  Maintained website and intranet web applications

Billy McClure’s Education

• University of Central Florida

  Information Technology , Database Administration, Network Security , 2003 — 2007

Additional Information

Billy McClure’s Interests:

A little coding here, a little coding there. The never ending world of Linux. Task Management, Project Management, Product Management, Self Management.

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