
Problem Solver, MBA, and Web Developer
West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Problem Solver, MBA, and Web Developer
West Palm Beach, Florida Area
A visionary problem solver, and technical and business expert. I have been solving problems and creating innovative solutions for over two decades... with experience in systems analysis, end to end computer systems, web site development, and third party business development in wireless technology.
PHP/LAMP, Actionscript/Flash, jQuery/AJAX, and WordPress plugin developer.
website solutions, PHP, MySQL, AJAX, jQuery, Actionscript, Flash, WordPress, WordPress MU, content management, photography, system verification and integration, business development, video, marketing, software, wireless, strategy
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Independent web development contractor/freelancer, specializing in interactive sites with WordPress, WordPress MU, and jQuery/AJAX/PHP/MySQL.
Key resource in the development and launch of True/Slant, http://trueslant.com/, Spring 2009. Now involved with new functionality development.
Involved in the development and relaunch of http://iontelevision.com/, Fall 2008.
Author of two plugins for WordPress blogs: a panorama viewer, and a real estate listings CMS solution called Great Real Estate which allows agents to manage and display their listings on their WordPress site.
(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
July 2008 — October 2008 (4 months)
Web development expert. PHP, Perl, SQL, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, XML, WordPress, ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0, and other technologies.
Supported ION Media Networks' rebrand and relaunch of IONTelevision.com in the fall of 2008.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; ION; Broadcast Media industry)
July 2008 — October 2008 (4 months)
Member of the team responsible for relaunching http://iontelevision.com/ front and backend.
Developed most of the Flash/Actionscript pieces including the interactive schedule and the front page carousel and spotlight pieces. Developed the site CSS, schedule database interfaces, and backend content management interfaces with jQuery and AJAX/JSON.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Real Estate industry)
January 2004 — June 2008 (4 years 6 months)
Sales associate and Realtor, specializing in residential listings. Corporate relocation specialist. I promote and market homes with photography, video, and the Internet, and I provide advice on pricing. Top Producer, Lake Worth office, 2007.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
April 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 9 months)
Licensed mortgage broker. Provided sensible loan programs based on needs and ability to repay. Developed public website and intranet lead management and loan pipeline tracking application.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RHI; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2003 — July 2003 (5 months)
Perl and PHP/MySQL consulting for an internet business. Developed site crawler and data mining system.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Telecommunications industry)
July 1998 — April 2002 (3 years 10 months)
Location: Boynton Beach, Florida
Provided business development for wireless messaging and wireless applications, including demonstrations, sample software, trade shows, competitive analysis and strategy, developer program definition and development, and third party developer encouragement and strategic alliances.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Telecommunications industry)
September 1995 — July 1998 (2 years 11 months)
Co-managed the Motorola.com corporate content from 1994-1996. Encouraged business units across the company to embrace and utilize the Internet. Assisted investor relations in disseminating quarterly results via the Internet, resulting in cost savings and increased investor satisfaction.
Managed the Paging website and planned and developed Internet and Intranet applications for various departments. Made the case for Internet product launch content. Developed a content management system for paging products in 1996 that permitted marketing to input templated content directly to the public web and manage and update that content independent of the site's navigation and look and feel. Developed consumer content, contests, demonstrations, and simulations. Developed Java based product simulation for product development teams that permitted rapid User Interface design refinement across multiple international sites.
Initiated and organized first company-wide webmaster conference.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Telecommunications industry)
April 1992 — August 1995 (3 years 5 months)
Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada
Provided end to end system verification for wireless systems, including automated testing, web-based metrics, demonstrations, and trade show support.
Started Motorola's first public website (mot.com) in late 1994, and helped organize, coordinate, and encourage web teams across the company. Developed and managed corporate and Wireless Data business unit content in concert with corporate and unit marketing teams. Co-managed and defined web standards for coordinated indexing of various groups' product and press release content.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Telecommunications industry)
April 1989 — April 1992 (3 years 1 month)
Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada.
Product development and customer delivery of wireless dispatch systems. Developed and installed customized systems, managed software customization projects and software installation for utility and cable companies. Handled on-site systems integration for large scale new projects and resolved customer issues.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; EKD; Computer Software industry)
September 1986 — April 1989 (2 years 8 months)
Field support analyst (pre and post sales support, requirements development, problem resolution) and on site troubleshooting, custom integration, and issue management for major accounts.
MBA , International Business , 1997 — 1999
GPA: 3.965
B.A. , Computer Math , 1982 — 1985
Photographer and writer (mainly sports) for The Charlatan student newspaper
Internet development and design, photography, travel, wakeboarding
Beta Gamma Sigma,
former member National Association of Realtors
Top Producer, Illustrated Properties Lake Worth, 2007
Patent awarded, "6,049,821 - wireless web proxy", 2000