Software Engineer and Internet Consultant
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Lead Freeswitch Developer at i2 Telecom International
- Chief Engineer at JAZ Games
- Code Conjurer at Yume Software
- Past
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- Senior Software Engineer at Millions of Us
- Senior Software Engineer at Purewire
- Senior Engineer at Secure Computing
- Senior Web Application Developer at Radius3
- Web Application Developer at Bert Lunsford Agency
- Education
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- Georgia Institute of Technology
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John Plaxco’s Summary
Software engineer with varied interests, ranging from web and mobile device applications to massively multiplayer online games, with an underlying interest in efficient algorithms and scalability.
John Plaxco’s Specialties:
Linux, MySQL, PHP, AJAX, Perl, Apache, C/C++, W3C standards compliant XML/XHTML/CSS, Java and J2ME, multiple-platform integration, network applications, mobile devices.
John Plaxco’s Experience
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Lead Freeswitch Developer
i2 Telecom International
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Developing cutting-edge telephony apps for the leading mobile devices, as well as selectively rearchitecting core switching infrastructure.
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Chief Engineer
JAZ Games
(Computer Games industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
I design and build games and apps for the Apple iPhone platform.
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Code Conjurer
Yume Software
(Computer Software industry)
July 2002 — Present (7 years 5 months)
Independent technology consulting, including website design and development, server hardware and software configuration and administration, VoIP networks, mobile device applications, and all manner of high-speed technology.
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Senior Software Engineer
Millions of Us
(Computer Games industry)
July 2008 — November 2008 (5 months)
Developed games for Sony Home Plaza project for PlayStation 3 and several other virtual worlds and MMOs, from working with the creative team on design documents all the way through technical specifications, development, back-end architecture, build and delivery. Integrated engineering efforts with the art and creative teams. Managed engineering infrastructure, including backups and source code repository.
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Senior Software Engineer
Purewire
(Computer & Network Security industry)
April 2008 — July 2008 (4 months)
Responsible for designing, developing and integrating web interfaces for various network security products. Managed internal projects such as bug tracker and build management system. Drafted hardware architecture and minimum system requirements for web portions of products. Assisted with product interface documentation.
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Senior Engineer
Secure Computing
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; SCUR; Computer & Network Security industry)
September 2007 — April 2008 (8 months)
Managed web content, custom coding and Flash components for corporate and internal websites, including internal web applications. Upgraded existing web code to comply to W3C standards and optimized for performance and scalability. Lead implementation of two web-based security products from concept through customer evaluations to production, including functional and technical specification, architecture, environment and actual coding. Also worked with hardware team to manage requirements for new and existing products.
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Senior Web Application Developer
Radius3
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2004 — September 2007 (3 years 7 months)
Custom website application development, including e-commerce and 3rd party API integrations. CMS product rewrite, with emphasis on security, performance and web standards compliance. Linux website host system administrator, responsible for server performance tuning, security, software updates, spam and virus protection, monitoring, troubleshooting.
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Web Application Developer
Bert Lunsford Agency
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 7 months)
Developed HIPPA-compliant secure insurance web application, manage website and email server, on-site technical support and IT contracting.
John Plaxco’s Education
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Georgia Institute of Technology
BS , Computer Science , 2003 — 2006
Took 5 semesters of verbal Japanese language study. Participated in two timed programming competitions.
- Activities and Societies:
- Machinima research group, video game design showcase best in show.
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John Plaxco’s Interests:
W3C Web Standards, technology, Japanese language and anime, firearms, mobile programming, video game programming.
John Plaxco’s Groups:
International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)
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