
Web Developer
Greater Boston Area

Web Developer
Greater Boston Area
My accomplishments are based on combining the potential of the Internet with the benefits of Free technology, open standards and best practices in an open collaborative style. I want to continue to build solutions that provide economic and personal growth opportunities for the world.
Free Libre Open Source Software, web application developer, LAMP, Linux, Apache PHP, MySQL, development lifecycle, UML, OOP, project management, release engineering, product development, marketing, GUI, system architecture, information architecture, version control, standards compliance, storyboarding, XML, CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, usability, system integration, system administration, public speaking, collaboration
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
http://iic.harvard.edu
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; EXPE; Online Media industry)
August 2008 — October 2008 (3 months)
Project work on high-volume advertising service using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) leveraging the Symfony PHP5 framework
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
October 2005 — August 2008 (2 years 11 months)
Starting as Sr. Developer and Systems Administrator, I was immediately promoted to Manager reporting to the CEO. Responsible for all aspects of all internal and customer-facing technology services and systems. Hiring and managing technical staff, vendors, contractors and industry relationships. Selection, development, deployment and service delivery in Customer Relationship Management and Sales (SugarCRM) Content Management Systems (Drupal), Wiki (Mediawiki, MoinMoin), Issue Tracking, Project Management and Document Management (Knowledge Tree). Responsible for continued in-house development and support of mission-critical systems for Group collaboration, Mailing List Manager, and Membership Management and e-Commerce. Oversee and support remote users across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Source code control system (Subversion); operational procedures; application development; content publishing with global contributors from Japan and China to North America.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Wireless industry)
February 2005 — October 2005 (9 months)
Worked as a tools specialist within the Release Engineering team at SavaJe Technologies. The company is delivering on the promise of a complete Java operating system for global wireless phone manufacturers and operators. (acquired by Sun Microsystems http://www.deviceforge.com/news/NS9280947932.html)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 10 months)
Greg's commitment for helping businesses, large or small, to cost effectively achieve goals through the innovative application of technology is clearly reflected in his achievements as consultant, entrepreneur, board member, and corporate manager. He has served on a variety of boards, has been a member of the Bedford Chamber of Commerce, Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, Bedford Business Education Alliance, Internet Society, HTML Writers Guild, and led an international business exchange mission sponsored by Rotary International. He holds a Bachelor in Arts from the University of Rhode Island, has attended University of Orleans, France in international studies, and has received various certifications in technology related disciplines.
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1999 — December 2004 (6 years)
http://www.freephile.com Provided services and consulting to small businesses. Services included
* solutions engineering
* web application development
* systems architecture
* infrastructure (hosting, email, database etc.)
* security and systems administration
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
September 2002 — April 2003 (8 months)
Responsible for all global website code (www.concerto.com) and intranet code in a mixed environment of Sun Solaris, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft IIS and Netscape iPlanet.
Analyzed and specified short and long-term solutions for data integrity problems
Replaced all form-related client-side content and back-end processing for global website with object-oriented and modular code responsible for validation, formatting, security and interfaces to file / database / messaging systems.
Wrote significant analysis tools for Sales, Marketing and Executive teams within first two weeks.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 7 months)
Built, administered and managed company Internet, extranet, intranet and other browser-enabled applications and environments.
Created product GUI for enterprise and consumer software that won Best of COMDEX Fall 2000.
Project Manager and Technical leader for in-sourcing (software) product development and other projects
Responsible for defining and executing Best Practices throughout development and technology environment including OS, Version Control, database, IDE, code library and tools across Windows workstations and Linux servers
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Services industry)
November 1999 — July 2000 (9 months)
From start-up to major Internet community. Led projects for new content and functionality from prototype to install. Produced solutions for workflow, and site maintenance. Created various prototypes for major new initiatives. Created web pages that received as many as 20 million page views per day. Participate in weekly production planning, code reviews and all phases of software development life-cycle. Sr. Technical Lead for Perl applications.
More accomplishments:
Trading Center
IPO Center
Personalized Boards
Technical Lead for content publishing system
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)
June 1999 — November 1999 (6 months)
Part of an elite team responsible for the front page of Fidelity.com. Managed and assisted in the coordinated release of weekly updates to the Fidelity.com web portal. Coordinate alignment of high-level pages with business-unit specific changes to content and release schedules. Incorporate maintenance with new product announcements, and major new product launches into weekly production schedule. Participate in major new product launches and corporate strategy initiatives (e.g. MyFidelity) reflected in the design and functionality of the Fidelity portal for all its customers. Design information architecture for new products.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ifin; Banking industry)
July 1996 — June 1999 (3 years)
Participated in expansion from 600 employees to over 1,000 while a member of the Systems Architecture group.
Wrote custom queries to analyze transaction costs which translated into cost savings. Significant Y2K database work with EDS consultants and Y2K compliance program office.
Fostered the growth and implementation of Internet technologies while helping the organization adapt and reshape its business practices. Worked hand-in-hand with the Director of Strategy. Launched the company Internet presence in 1998 (This same website serves the company to this day.)
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; DWD; Investment Management industry)
April 1991 — April 1996 (5 years 1 month)
Managed millions of dollars and hundreds of clients at Dean Witter in Wellesley. Also led the branch in PC tools installation and support for an office of 50 people. National Sales Directors Award. Dean Witter Graduate School- Asset Allocation Planning, Life, Health, Annuity Insurance Licensed
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 1978 — June 1979 (1 year 2 months)
Probably my first real job. My twin brother Geoff and I delivered something like 100 dailies and 200+ Sunday papers throughout working-class neighborhoods of South Providence.
We used our bikes, with baskets on all sides plus shoulder bags to make deliveries. For weekends, we used shopping carts.
Why does this matter? Because it reveals the ambition and motivation that I've had all my life.
BA , Biology, French , September 1984 — January 1989
free software, General Public License (GPL), Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law, Business Model relationship to Free Software
Greater New Hampshire Linux Users Group,
Internet Society (ISOC)
Lifetime Member Phi Sigma Iota (National French Language Honor Society), OASIS and tech forums
Too numerous to mention ;-) They're all stuffed in a folder in my file cabinet. I don't see much point in pulling them out just so that I can post them here.
I've had the honor of watching my two sons come into the world, but I didn't get a certificate for that. Still, you can watch me wear that badge anytime we are playing in the backyard.