Daniel MacDonald

Current

Tech Lead, Senior Web Developer at The Designory

Past

Web Services Analyst at FileNet, an IBM Company
Operations Sergeant at U.S. Army
Web Developer at Ink Life

Web Developer at InsureTrade.com
Network Technician at Creftcon Industries

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Education

University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame
Hudson High School

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

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Daniel MacDonald’s Summary

Web Developer 2.0 specializes in semantic, accessible and standards-compliant web applications. Plans, develops and maintains object-oriented, multi-tiered internet applications individually and in a team environment. Experienced AJAX developer. Proven team leader and excellent multi-tasking organizer with the ability to develop and implement effective action plans.

Daniel MacDonald’s Specialties:

AJAX, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, UX development, PHP, ASP Classic, ASP.net, SQL, Visual Basic, SVN, Day CQ, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Desktop widget development.

SECRET security clearance.

Daniel MacDonald’s Experience

Tech Lead, Senior Web Developer

The Designory

(Public Company; OMC; Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Lead developer for an interactive advertising agency. Applied AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, and Flash integration solutions to multi-national web presence. Worked and collaborated in a dynamic team environment. Provide level of effort estimates. Collaborate with business analysts to align business and technical requirements. Manage and mentor junior team members. Cross-platform desktop widget planning and development.
Web Services Analyst

FileNet, an IBM Company

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

June 2006 — March 2007 (10 months)

Analyzed, developed, and maintained web applications using HTML, JavaScript, ASP, ASP.net, Visual Basic, SQL, XML, and FileNet P8 platform. Provided advanced technical support to web publishing, enterprise content management, and business process management systems. Developed and documented validation and regression test scripts. Managed team members in developing web enhancement projects.
Operations Sergeant

U.S. Army

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

September 2001 — May 2006 (4 years 9 months)

Managed the combat operations of a 120-person company by tracking movements, compiling situation reports, and coordinating communications with higher headquarters. Trained and equipped 40 members of multi-national Coalition Forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Web Developer

Ink Life

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

June 1999 — September 2001 (2 years 4 months)

Analyzed business requirements to author user interface specification in accordance with development life cycle. Designed and implemented accessible user interface prototypes. Researched and recommended search engine placement strategies. Designed print and online advertising material to improve brand presence of Ink Life. Established link-sharing and eCommerce affiliation programs to improve website traffic of by 36 percent.
Web Developer

InsureTrade.com

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

June 2000 — July 2001 (1 year 2 months)

Produced and maintained ASP-driven intranet utilizing a COM/SQL Server infrastructure to improve internal communications and productivity. Created and implemented proprietary web-based bug tracking software and content management system. Modified existing DHTML web pages, CSS style sheets and client-side JavaScript to provide standards-based, cross-browser compatibility. Created and optimized web graphics to reduce load time of InsureTrade.com home page by 62 percent
Network Technician

Creftcon Industries

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

October 1998 — June 2000 (1 year 9 months)

Administered and maintained Windows NT network consisting of three domains, five servers, and 40 Windows NT/2000 workstations. Planned, implemented, and maintained corporate intranet utilizing ASP, Visual Basic, and SQL. Authorized hardware purchases for network physical layer.

Daniel MacDonald’s Education

University of Michigan

Film and Video Production 1988 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

Zeta Psi Fraternity
University of Notre Dame

1987 — 1988

Activities and Societies:

Photographer: The Dome
Hudson High School

Diploma , College Prep , 1982 — 1987