Sr. web developer in advertising & freelance. Tech journalist, editor, and developer for Ars Technica.
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Senior Web Developer at Stone Ward
- Freelance Web Developer at Ars Technica
- Journalist/Editor at Ars Technica LLC
- Past
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- RF Engineer at T-Mobile
- Owner at Apefruit Designs/TestTubeTshirts (Self-employed)
- Student Web Developer at CERIAS at Purdue University
- Education
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- Purdue University
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- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Clint Ecker’s Summary
Currently I do freelance contract work for web development. I prefer to work in Python and Django, but I have a wide area of expertise. My day job is as a web developer for an advertising agency in Chicago. I do work with ASP, ASP.NET (Vb, C#), PHP, Ruby, and Python on any given day. I also deal with clients directly and through my project managers to draw up scopes of work and technical/functional specifications.
I'm also called upon for my unique and special knowledge of the Internet, Online Culture, Social trends/networking, and my insight into viral marketing as it applies to the "kids" online these days.
I am also experience as a technical journalist and writer in the online publishing realm. I am familiar with online promotion of content and tailoring content to be published online.
I have additional professional experience in wireless telecommunications in my role as an RF Engineer at T-Mobile USA. I'm well versed in GSM cellular networks and technologies within (GPRS, EDGE, AMR, etc). Our particular network ran Nortel equipment, so I'm most familiar with that set of challenges.
I'm also proficient in developing web applications and presences using PHP and database backends as well as Python using a number of application frameworks, most notably Django. In my past job at T-Mobile I developed scripts that processed large amounts of data and produced Excel spreadsheets using COM in a Windows environment using Python as my language of choice.
Clint Ecker’s Specialties:
Web and application development in PHP, Python, ASP, ASP.NET, Ruby, and more. I also have experience with RF planning, optimization, design in PCS1900 GSM networks. Mapinfo, Aircom Asset, Odyssey RF Planning software.
Clint Ecker’s Experience
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Senior Web Developer
Stone Ward
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2006 — Present (1 year 11 months)
In this position I am responsible for developing web sites and applications for my agency on behalf of our clients. I worked on brands such as Snap-on Tools, EverBank, Terminix, Abas, and others. Technologies used were diverse, including ASP Classic, ASP .NET (VB, C#), PHP, Python/Django, and Ruby/Rails.
In this position I am also responsible and called up for my expertise and knowledge in the field of Internet culture and social media/networking as well as my insight on viral advertising as it applies to the general internet audience. -
Freelance Web Developer
Ars Technica
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
November 2004 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Develop custom applications for tracking writer performance, new site features, new projects (such as Ars Technica Job Board).
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Journalist/Editor
Ars Technica LLC
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
November 2004 — Present (3 years 9 months)
I write and edit primarily for Ars Technica's Infinite Loop journal which focused on mostly Apple and Apple-related ventures. I also wrote for Ars Technica's news desk as well as performed reviews of products.
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RF Engineer
T-Mobile
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DT; Telecommunications industry)
May 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 5 months)
I'm an RF engineer which means I'm involved in the planning, design, and optimization of cell sites in my section of my network. I'm also the "programmer" in that I write code (in Python and PHP) to process the large amounts of data we collect and produce nice looking Excel reports.
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Owner
Apefruit Designs/TestTubeTshirts (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
July 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 3 months)
We develop websites ranging from small static sites to medium range database driven sites. We are proficient in a number of web frameworks/languages including PHP, Python / Django, and ASP.NET.
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Student Web Developer at CERIAS
Purdue University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
November 2002 — May 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Developed new PHP applications and revamped old services and applications to fall within an in-house PHP framework built partially on custom code and partially on PEAR libraries.
Intense focus on secure programming practices due to the nature of the department.
Clint Ecker’s Education
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Purdue University
B.S., Computer Engineering Technology, 1999 — 2004
- Activities and Societies:
- Purdue University Macintosh Users Group
Additional Information
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Clint Ecker’s Interests:
Web development, Python, Django, Internet culture, electronics, history, social networks, blogging, making human connections online
Clint Ecker’s Groups:
The Mac Web ;), TechCrunch40
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Web Standards Design + Development member
Clint Ecker’s Contact Settings
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