Open-source software engineer.
Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Current
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- Owner at Internet Imprints, LLC
- Lead Software Developer at pair Networks, Inc.
- Past
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- Customer Support Representative at Charter Communications
- Treasurer and Member of Board of Directors at Murrysville Medic One
- Health Officer at Greater Pittsburgh Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Intern at Concurrent Technologies Corp
- Education
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- University of Pittsburgh
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Franklin Regional High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Dan Wright’s Summary
Dan Wright is an open-source developer with extensive experience using object-oriented design methodologies to build database-driven e-commerce web applications. Dan has been involved in writing software for the domain name registration industry for the past 7 years, and is an expert in the field.
Dan's primary language of choice is Perl. He has contributed to the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network's (CPAN) repository of open-source code both in the way of bug-fixes and new code.
Dan is also experienced as a conference organizer. He has run several large events for various non-profit organizations including the Yet Another Perl Conference's (YAPC) 10th anniversary event at Carnegie Mellon University in 2009.
Additionally, Dan has a strong dedication to giving back to the community. As a volunteer in the Boy Scouts of America, Dan has provided technical and leadership services on the Council, Area, and Regional (Northeast United States) level.
Dan Wright’s Specialties:
Software development, Software engineering, Software team leading, Conference organizing, Software quality assurance, Regression testing, Perl, Mysql, Postgresql, Apache, mod_perl, HTML, CSS, Developing E-Commerce and Accounting software, Website and E-Mail Administration, Domain Name Registration, EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol).
Dan Wright’s Experience
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Owner
Internet Imprints, LLC
(Internet industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Provides internet consulting services to organizations. Specializes in small businesses and non-profits. Web design, e-mail, web hosting, domain name registration, and other specialty services tailored to fit the group's specific needs.
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Lead Software Developer
pair Networks, Inc.
(Internet industry)
October 2000 — Present (9 years 2 months)
Supervised team of software developers to work on various projects at pair Networks, Inc. Main software architect for pairnic.com. Supervised research and development of all new features for pairNIC. Received project requirements from business teams and created software design specifications from those requirements. Oversaw all software development, documentation, and quality assurance for pairNIC.com as well as several other projects at pair.
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Customer Support Representative
Charter Communications
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CHTR; Telecommunications industry)
February 2000 — October 2000 (9 months)
Call center support rep for northeastern United States region.
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Treasurer and Member of Board of Directors
Murrysville Medic One
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years )
Responsibilities as Board Member: Member of a five person elected volunteer board that directs the operation of a 23-employee company. Handled management, business, human resources, and strategic planning decisions.
Responsibilities as Treasurer: Worked with an annual operating budget of over $1 Million. Developed annual budgets, planned investment strategies, and supervised employees that handled purchases and receivables. Hired and supervised company business manager. -
Health Officer
Greater Pittsburgh Council, Boy Scouts of America
(Hospitality industry)
June 1996 — August 1999 (3 years 3 months)
Health and Safety officer for Heritage Reservation Boy Scout Camp. Oversaw all medical and counseling needs at a Scout Camp facility housing approximately 200 staff and 1000 guests per week during the Summer. Directed a team of 15 persons that were involved in the administration of First-Aid at the 1200 acre back-woods facility. Handled all workers compensation claims. Responsible for maintaining OSHA regulation compliance.
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Intern
Concurrent Technologies Corp
(Military industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
Business systems design. Participated in infrastructure design and re-structuring projects. Performed routine network troubleshooting and maintenance projects.
Dan Wright’s Education
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University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science , Computer Science, Mathematics , 1995 — 2003
Degree awarded from University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown. Attended both Greensburg and Johnstown campuses as a part-time student.
- Activities and Societies:
- President of the Pitt Johnstown student chapter of the Association for Computer Science (ACM)
Participated twice in the ACM international collegiate programming contest, ranking above the 30 percentile both times.
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Community College of Allegheny County
Professional license , Emergency Medical Technician , 1993 — 1993
Attended evening classes while in High School to obtain Pennsylvania license as an Emergency Medical Technician. License was maintained from 1994 through 2000.
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Franklin Regional High School
Additional Information
Dan Wright’s Websites:
Dan Wright’s Interests:
Open Source, Software Development, Event Organizing, Instructing, Curling, Photography
Dan Wright’s Groups:
Perl Mongers, Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow, Pittsburgh Curling Club
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PPW08 -
Pittsburgh Perl Mongers
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Perl -
Internet Security Operations Community -
PPW09
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YAPC::NA::09 -
TechBelt
Dan Wright’s Honors:
Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor Order of the Arrow
Dan Wright’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
