George Truong

Current

Pro Bono Web Developer at Taproot Foundation
Senior Developer at ShoeDazzle.com

Past

Senior Software Engineer (Contract) at Extract Value
Senior Web Developer at Shopit.com
Web Programmer at Diamond Creative, LLC

Lead Web Application Consultant at Avery Dennison, Corp

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Education

University of California, Irvine
George Brown College

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Industry

Computer Software

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George Truong’s Summary

I am a Software Engineer with about three years experience developing in open-source internet technology. I am currently a Ruby on Rails developer. But the majority of my experience has been in PHP. I have also dabbled in C# / ASP.NET and Python / Django for various projects.

George Truong’s Specialties:

Web Development, Software Engineering, iPhone / OS X Development, Linux Systems Administration, and Database Management

Programming: Ruby, PHP, Python, C/C++, Objective-C, C#, SVN, GIT, Test-Driven, Agile, and SCRUM.

Linux Administration: Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS and Red Hat.

Web Technologies: Ruby on Rails, CodeIgniter / Kohana, Zend Framework, Django, Apache, Javascript, AJAX, Prototype / Scriptaculous, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.

Databases: MySQL, and MS SQL.

George Truong’s Experience

Pro Bono Web Developer

Taproot Foundation

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)

Volunteer professional level web development experience to non-profit organizations.
Senior Developer

ShoeDazzle.com

(Apparel & Fashion industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)

E-Commerce with Ruby on Rails
Senior Software Engineer (Contract)

Extract Value

(Internet industry)

December 2008 — June 2009 (7 months)

• Plan, schedule, and manage biweekly project iterations for team of in-house, oversea, and freelance software engineers, front-end developers, and usability designers.
• Profile site for scalability / performance bottlenecks and fortify site with cache systems, highly efficient software algorithms, normalized database designs, and database sharding systems.
• Develop user activity tracking system to be utilized in data-mining, lead generation, and recommendation algorithms.
• Acquire, network, screen, and interview potential hires as technical recruiter and HR liaison.
Senior Web Developer

Shopit.com

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

June 2008 — November 2008 (6 months)

• Developed social e-commerce site from the ground up utilizing Zend Framework, Dojo, MySQL, and cutting-edge web 2.0 techniques in a small team of developers.
• Integrated application with social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, Ning, etc.) and online API's to provide a rich user experience (shipping calculation, payment processing, product mapping, etc.).
• Researched and implemented systems to provide intelligence for users (product recommendations, friend recommendations, user action tracking, location awareness, advanced site-wide search, etc.).
• Optimized slow, troublesome queries, gathered site statistics for management, and consulted developers on database schema organization.
• Interviewed, trained, and mentored junior developers and new-hires.
Web Programmer

Diamond Creative, LLC

(Internet industry)

April 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 2 months)

• Plan, design, modify, and implement complex Web 2.0 applications in PHP and ASP.NET.
• Design, optimize, and maintain database schemas in MySQL and MS SQL.
• Develop rich, interactive user-interfaces utilizing advanced JavaScript and AJAX in Prototype / Scriptaculous framework.
Lead Web Application Consultant

Avery Dennison, Corp

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AVY; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

December 2006 — April 2007 (5 months)

• Developed internal database web application to store, locate, and process chemical data utilizing Apache, MySQL, PHP, CSS, and AJAX to fulfill project requirements.
• Consulted with researchers, chemists, engineers, and managers regularly to create a high-quality web application specific to their individual needs.
• Trained users on how to fully use the system and provided detailed documentation of features
• Implemented and administered user forums utilizing phpBB.

George Truong’s Education

University of California, Irvine

BS , International Studies and Management , 2006

• 3.42 GPA; Dean's Honor List
• Relevant Courses: Organizational Behavior, Marketing, Advertising, International Business, and Information Technology in Management

Activities and Societies:

Golden Key International Honor Society, Peer Career Consultant at UCI Career Center, Toastmasters International, Communications Club, Undergraduate Business Association
George Brown College

Computer Programming Analyst 2001 — 2002

• 3.82 GPA