Eric Fickes

Current

• Lead Technologist at Wiretree

Past

• Center at RMHL.com
• Application Developer at Beatport
• Software Developer at Bottlecap Development

• Geico Commercial Fan at TV Land
• Software Engineer at Visitar
• Wizard of code and database at Wiretree.com
• Head Programmer & DBA at www.skatepile.com
• Remedy / Internet Programmer at Venimex
• Head Internet Programmer at VISTA IT
• Managing Internet Engineer at Shadow Solutions
• Administrative Assitant at United Parcel Service
• Help Desk Technician at State Farm Insurance
• Rocker at Somber Reptile

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Education

• Georgia State University

Recommended

9 people have recommended Eric

Connections

256 connections

Industry

Internet

Eric Fickes’s Summary

Arguably the most rounded internet programmer you will meet. Developer, programmer, inside the box or outside of the box. If it's internet, I enjoy it and have probably worked with it. General love for computers and technology, focusing primarily on internet and database systems.

Eric Fickes’s Specialties:

Server side programming - ASP.NET ( C# ), ASP ( jScript, vbScript ), PHP, Cold Fusion, JSP, Flash Remoting, MS SQL, MySQL, XSL, Web Services

Client side - Flex, Flash, Actionscript, Javascript, AJAX, DHTML, XML, CSS

Eric Fickes’s Experience

• Lead Technologist

  Wiretree

  (Privately Held; Design industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  - Client side RIA programmer ( Flex / Flash / AJAX / DHTML )
  - Server side programmer ( .NET, ColdFusion, PHP, MSSQL, MySQL )
  - Solutions Architect
  - Project Lead
  - Remain current on internet technologies and practices
  - Empower client projects with our vision and experience

• Center

  RMHL.com

  (Internet industry)

  2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

• Application Developer

  Beatport

  (Privately Held; Music industry)

  November 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  Responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of our scalable, reusable, web/software based user interfaces.
  
  * Flex
  * Flash
  * OOP
  * SQL
  * Linux
  * PHP
  * CSS
  * Javascript
  * SVN
  * XML
  * MySQL
  * Apache
  * Web Services (XML-RPC, SOAP, etc...)
  * AJAX

• Software Developer

  Bottlecap Development

  (Internet industry)

  January 2008 — February 2008 (2 months)

• Geico Commercial Fan

  TV Land

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year )

• Software Engineer

  Visitar

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

  September 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  • Maintain and enhance custom plug-in for Microsoft Outlook which syncs with our CRM application using web services.
  
  • Maintain and enhance ViaVisitar web based CRM application based on SugarCRM Open Source.
  
  • Maintain and enhance ViaVisitar flash based call control widget with integration to Asterisk soft switch via web services.
  
  • Telecommute from home office in Denver, CO

• Wizard of code and database

  Wiretree.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  June 2003 — September 2006 (3 years 4 months)

  # Wizard of code and database at Wiretree.com

• Head Programmer & DBA

  www.skatepile.com

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

  June 2002 — June 2003 (1 year 1 month)

  E-Commerce, ASP, MS SQL, SEO, Order management and fullfilment, UPS integration, network admin.

• Remedy / Internet Programmer

  Venimex

  (Internet industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years )

• Head Internet Programmer

  VISTA IT

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 1999 — December 2002 (3 years 3 months)

  Head of internet programming and research in 20 person R n D department. Custom web development and integration into enterprise applications such as Remedy ARSystem, Cisco Call Manager, XML services for Cisco IP Phones.

• Managing Internet Engineer

  Shadow Solutions

  (Internet industry)

  July 1997 — July 1999 (2 years 1 month)

  § Manage 30 seat outsourced Internet help desk
  
  § Develop Remedy 3.0 call tracking software and knowledgebase
  
  § Develop web portal integration into Remedy system for ISP's to manage tickets, post news, and check billing
  
  § Develop web integration into Remedy knowledgebase for technicians
  
  § Serve as point-of-contact liaison between call center and ISP's
  
  § Implement Internet training and mentor first-level technicians
  
  § Head Internet technician, supporting all levels of Internet users (from home users to business users)
  
  § Troubleshoot Internet issues ranging from dialup connectivity to streaming media
  
  § Support Windows/Intel platforms, including Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT 3 & 4, MAC OS 7, 8 & 9
  
  Skills : Application development, Management, Customer service, ASP, SQL (MSSQL6.5), Remedy 3.0, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, T-SQL, Stored Procedures

• Administrative Assitant

  United Parcel Service

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  1995 — 1997 (2 years )

• Help Desk Technician

  State Farm Insurance

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

  1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

• Rocker

  Somber Reptile

  (Internet industry)

  1992 — 1995 (3 years )

Eric Fickes’s Education

• Georgia State University

  Computer Science , Core curriculum , 1993 — 1995

Additional Information

Eric Fickes’s Interests:

Internet programming, Database programming, ice hockey, skateboarding, rocking out on my drums, bass, or classical guitar

Eric Fickes’s Groups:

Internet

•    SQL Server
•    .NET People
•    Flex addict
•    Linked.NET Users Group (LIDNUG)
•    SQL Server Professionals
•    USA Hockey
•    ColdFusion - 3000+ Members!
•    Silverlight Professionals
•    Adobe Flex Developers
•    Adobe AIR Developers
•    FWA
•    Senior .NET Developers
•    Adobe Flash Platform Developers
•    CFManiacs:ColdFusion Developers Group
•    Detroit Red Wings NHL
•    Rich Internet Applications (RIA)
•    ASP.net Experts
•    R/GA
•    Flash Coders
•    Adobe Flash Group
•    Adobe Flex Group
•    ColdFusion
•    Actionscript
•    The IT Developer Network
•    Adobe RIA Group - for developers and fans of Flex and AIR
•    Silverlight Experts
•    Microsoft Developers
•    Creative Design Professionals
•    NHL Atlanta Thrashers Hockey Fans
•    Rocky Mountain Adobe Users Group
•    Microsoft User Research
•    Adobe Flash Platform Leaders & Architects
•    End to End Web Developers

Eric Fickes’s Honors:

--MCP 70-315 Developing and Implementing Web Applications with C# .NET

--"Best Innovative Single Idea" awarded at Cisco's Innovation Through Convergence Expo in Dallas TX, May 2002.
Skills : XML, XSL, XSL-T, ASP, Cisco IP Phone 7960

www.ExpertRating.com certificates
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1.ASP.NET w/SQL Server - Transcript Id: 991779

2.MS SQL Server 2000 - Transcript Id : 1020944

3.XML 1.0 - Transcript Id: 1012953

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