Mike Pacific

Current

• Senior Web Developer at The Gary Stock Company
• Freelance Web Developer at MPac Interactive (Self-employed)

Past

• Marketing Web Developer at Pitney Bowes
• Network Development Manager at Ziff Davis Media
• Web Developer at Visidia

• Co-Owner at ModWorks Group
• Contract Web Developer at America Online
• Web Developer at deviantART, Inc.

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Education

• Western Connecticut State University

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Mike Pacific’s Summary

Although many people see web development as just lines of code, my experience has taught me that it is actually a wide array of different disciplines. With each project, I try to analyze it from many viewpoints: The goals of the party requesting the project, the experience of those that will use the project (both administratively and from the end-user standpoint), and of course technically.

Projects don't realize their full potential if they are not user-friendly or cannot scale. They need to be planned and constructed to be able to have their goals realized and changed with minimal intervention. This makes projects cost-effective and allows them to grow without constantly rebuilding the wheel. My experience has taught me that in the fast-paced world of the Web, change is constant and growth is rapid. If your product cannot adapt accordingly, it will fall behind quickly and others will pass you by. Therefore, a solid technical and administrative base is essential.

Equally, if not more, importantly to proper planning is user experience. People need to be able to effectively use your product without reading a manual. Often developers look at projects through the narrow lens of their expectations of how people should use them, and not how people will use them. I have learned to step back and look at a project through the eyes of a person who comes to a page for the first time. This aides me in keeping learning curves to a minimum, and getting all of the proper information and tools to the users as quickly and effectively as possible. I have also learned to continually seek user input, as users will always find new ways of using your products, and have needs that you have never thought of. The boon of online communities and social networks, which I have worked with extensively since 1999, have taught me the value of listening intently to your users, as in many cases, they are the ones that truly define the success of your product.

Mike Pacific’s Specialties:

LAMP, PHP, MySQL, Linux, XML, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, Some Flash, Adobe AIR, CMS, Information Architecture, User Experience, Project Planning, Scaling, Online Communities, User Interaction, Social Networking

Mike Pacific’s Experience

• Senior Web Developer

  The Gary Stock Company

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

• Freelance Web Developer

  MPac Interactive (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  June 2006 — Present (2 years 5 months)

• Marketing Web Developer

  Pitney Bowes

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  February 2007 — May 2007 (4 months)

• Network Development Manager

  Ziff Davis Media

  (Internet industry)

  January 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 6 months)

  FileFront.com

• Web Developer

  Visidia

  (Internet industry)

  January 2000 — June 2005 (5 years 6 months)

• Co-Owner

  ModWorks Group

  (Internet industry)

  December 1999 — December 2004 (5 years 1 month)

  DeskMod.com & ModBlog.com

• Contract Web Developer

  America Online

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  January 2003 — December 2004 (2 years)

  Winamp.com

• Web Developer

  deviantART, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  July 2004 — October 2004 (4 months)

Mike Pacific’s Education

• Western Connecticut State University

  BBA, Small Business Management, 2001 — 2007

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Mike Pacific’s Groups:

DeskMod

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