Michael Dowden

Current

Senior Web Developer at SGI
Director at Psychedelic Creations
President at Tekyn

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Past

Software Consultant at Haverstick Consulting
Systems Developer at RCR Technology
E-Commerce Developer at Finish Line

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Education

Ball State University - College of Business
Vignette FastTrack III
Taylor University

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Michael Dowden’s Summary

Programmer-analyst with over eight years experience in design, development, and maintenance of web-based systems. Experienced in a variety of industries including Retail, Manufacturing, Logistics & Fulfillment, Financial Services, Healthcare, Education, and Government. Designed and developed many application types including portals, e-commerce, e-learning, content management, and scheduling systems.

Experienced with a wide range of Java Frameworks including Struts (1 & 2), Spring, Stripes, Tiles, and DWR. Familiar with many web scripting solutions including JSP, Freemarker, PHP, ASP, and ColdFusion.

Michael Dowden’s Specialties:

Web Application Design & Development
User Interface Design & Usability
Web UI Technologies (JavaScript, AJAX, XHTML, DOM, CSS, JSON)
Search Solutions (Endeca, Lucene, Solr, Google)
SEO and Analytics (Sitemaps, Coremetrics, Google)
Joomla Content Management System

Michael Dowden’s Experience

Senior Web Developer

SGI

(Privately Held; Information Services industry)

May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Director

Psychedelic Creations

(Privately Held; Fine Art industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Perform business management functions including legal and financial paperwork. Responsible for business identity, marketing, promotions, and website maintenance. Provide guidance on business decisions. Help design and construct easels and furniture for clients and shows.
President

Tekyn

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Oversee all technical aspects of the company including operations, infrastructure, networking, and development. Manage servers, websites, and vendor relations. Perform website and software development, and provide technical support and consulting services. Work with clients to help them to build their business and simplify their business management.