Website Developer at Castle Communications
Pittsfield, Massachusetts Area
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- Website Developer at Castle Communications
- Owner at Codebowl Solutions, Inc.
- Past
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- Web Application Developer at eFashion Solutions
- Lead Web Developer at ERE Media
- Web Application Developer at eFashion Solutions
- Lead PHP Developer at LicketyShip, Inc.
- Education
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- University of Phoenix
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Joseph Crawford’s Summary
I started out with the internet in 1994 when i bought my first computer with my own money. I started getting into web development in 1997 by viewing the source code for HTML and then picking up ASP. About a year after using ASP I found PHP and decided to make the switch.
I have been using PHP since 1998. I started to really get involved with web development while creating and managing my own websites. I hit the books hard and started reading everything I could find on website development. I decided not to focus on anything design related but to go for the back-end development.
My library has grown over the years and I have learned so much from all of the dedicated under-paid authors who have written the books.
In 2005 I started up my own company Codebowl Solutions, Inc. While it was somewhat successful I decided to grab a full-time position. I have been working from home since 2005 and I feel that I can be more productive while working at home.
Joseph Crawford’s Specialties:
e-commerce, community, law, medical, dental, financial, fashion
Joseph Crawford’s Experience
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Website Developer
Castle Communications
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (5 months)
Web application developer, duties include PHP web development working on migrating a few sites over to their custom framework. Working with their mobile system for use with wap enabled mobile phones. This system will allow users to access the websites from their mobile phones. Also I have been working on an RSS Feed Aggregator based off of the SimplePie library. The Aggregator scours directories for news feeds and indexes them locally in our database for use across several different websites.
Working on the webdate.com mobile application and various other websites using the framework that the company has created. -
Owner
Codebowl Solutions, Inc.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2005 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Custom website design and development for large and small scale clients.
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Web Application Developer
eFashion Solutions
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
July 2007 — December 2007 (6 months)
New development and developing existing code which runs the companies websites and clients websites
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Lead Web Developer
ERE Media
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
March 2007 — July 2007 (5 months)
Converting the current website from ASP over to PHP. Developing applications for company use such as Google Maps mash-ups.
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Web Application Developer
eFashion Solutions
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
August 2006 — March 2007 (8 months)
New development and developing existing code which runs the comanies websites and clients websites
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Lead PHP Developer
LicketyShip, Inc.
(Consumer Electronics industry)
May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)
New development and continuing development on existing code base. Extending the features of the website to include real time shipping calculations and other features.
Joseph Crawford’s Education
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University of Phoenix
Information Technology 2000 — 2000
I attempted to attend an online college. They hit some technical difficulties and I reported it. I was unable to communicate with the class or the instructor. I reported the issue and was told that I would be enrolled in the next course. When I failed the class I was told that I had to pay for the course before I could take it again.
I quickly decided that this college was not for me because I had to pay for an issue they had. I have yet to return to college due to finances however maybe some day I will.
For now books, courses and experience have provided me with a career that I enjoy.
Additional Information
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Joseph Crawford’s Interests:
Website Development, TV, Music, Movies, Blogging, Mac OS X, Programming, Reading (Tech Books)
Joseph Crawford’s Groups:
NYPHP
Joseph Crawford’s Honors:
Zend Certified Engineer
Zend PHP Essentials (course)
Zend Professional PHP (course)
Oreilly School Linux Admin 1 (course)
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