
Director of Technology at SheKnows, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona Area

Director of Technology at SheKnows, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona Area
7 years in web engineering, project management, and support. Specialized in LAMP and Web 2.0 technologies. Well versed in SEO and SMO technologies to promote better site reach and visability. Experienced in mission critical project development & management. Certified ScrumMaster & Member of the Scrum Alliance.
Project management, PHP / MySQL development, Documentation, Application Cycle Management, Web Server Administration, Team Management, Agile Web Development & Project Management.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Lead all technological ventures including web engineering, internet application development, and development processes. Implement Agile development practices to increase production levels while maintaining a high standard of quality in the products delivered to our customers. Facilitate Scrum process in Engineering team, and help provide support and training for Agile practices.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2007 — July 2008 (1 year)
Lead the SheKnows.com development team which develops dynamic sites, applications, and microsites using LAMP techonologies. Implement PHP / MySQL functionality to legacy code. Manage and provide support for team members and report all activity to the CEO.
(Internet industry)
July 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 1 month)
PHP Implementation Engineer & member of the internet engineering team. Developed applications and sites based off customer specifications using the vSocial model of implementing video and video functionality into sites to create Video Social networks.
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)
December 2005 — July 2006 (8 months)
Provide server administration, on-call support, and application troubleshooting for town staff. Helped develop system applications in Perl to monitor servers, applications, and in-house development projects. Implemented version control, IT policies, and support practices for future IT projects.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2001 — November 2005 (4 years 11 months)
- Led and managed internet engineering application projects with members of the HORUS and ORION space mission teams.
- Worked closely with NASA and JPL IT staff to implement development standards and processes for cross team functionality.
- Developed in PHP, MySQL, Perl, Python, and Javascript.
B.S. , Computer Science , 1994 — 2001
Primary focus was on internet engineering (LAMP) and web development / design. Learned foundations of many programming languages and built solid background for OOP
Technology, Project Management, Internet Application Development, Database Administration, Social Media Optimization opportunities, Search Engine Optimization techniques, Web 2.0
Certified ScrumMaster