Peter Sheats

Current

• Web Developer at The Palm Beach Post

Past

• Developer at Moka LLC
• Webmaster at Palm Beach Atlantic University
• CEO & Owner at MyTech Services Inc

• Senior Field Sales Manager at Vector Marketing

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Education

• Palm Beach Atlantic University

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Peter Sheats’s Summary

Web developer with a wide range of interest and skills. Particularly interested in open source technologies and products. Develop with PHP, Python, and ColdFusion.

Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 5)
Certified ColdFusion Advanced Developer

Peter Sheats’s Specialties:

Python, PHP, ColdFusion MX 7, SQL, Javascript, XML, CSS, HTML, XHTML

Peter Sheats’s Experience

• Web Developer

  The Palm Beach Post

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  One of two developers building building backyardpost.com. We are using Python, Django (GeoDjango, to be precise), PostgreSQL, and of course a variety of other technologies.

• Developer

  Moka LLC

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

  May 2007 — December 2007 (8 months)

  Developed application that allows multi-protocol communication between SMS, Instant Messaging, and a web based chatroom.
  
  Integrated a real-time translation service so that users could communicate effectively in different languages.
  
  Designed and implemented an interactive user interface for the web chatroom and using Yahoo's User Interface Library.
  
  Created site layout and design using semantic XHTML and CSS.
  
  Used Ajax methodologies to offer users a better and more intuitive user interface.

• Webmaster

  Palm Beach Atlantic University

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 2004 — May 2007 (3 years)

  Initiated, managed, and completed project of redesigning and redeveloping the University’s external website.
  
  Created a dynamic catalog for the University which allowed users to browse all offered courses and view course requirements, a sample schedule, and details about each class.
  
  Designed and developed an events calendar which allowed multiple users to enter events which would then be correctly displayed throughout the site.
  
  Worked with Athletics to create a fully dynamic Athletic site for displaying rosters, schedules, and news releases.
  
  Created application using PHP, MySql, and Apache on a Linux machine to assist HR with the hiring process. The application facilitated the flow of communication between HR and all departments involved when a new employee was hired.
  
  Developed a password management application using Python and PHP that integrated with the system that generates account credentials and provided a web based system for distributing those credentials.

• CEO & Owner

  MyTech Services Inc

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  February 2003 — May 2004 (1 year 4 months)

  Started a computer services business which focused mainly on web site development.

• Senior Field Sales Manager

  Vector Marketing

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  June 2001 — October 2002 (1 year 5 months)

  Personally sold over $65,000 worth of Cutco Cutlery through in-home demonstrations to self-generated leads.
  
  Field trained over 50 new representatives by demonstrating a model of success.
  
  Placed in the top 50 out of 40,000 sales reps in America over a four month sales campaign and won the All American Scholarship.

Peter Sheats’s Education

• Palm Beach Atlantic University

  BS , Computer Information Systems , 2000 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Suppers Honors Program
  Played in the Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony
  Cumulative GPA of 3.59

Additional Information

Peter Sheats’s Honors:

Certified ColdFusion MX 7 Advanced Developer
Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 5)