Director of Engineering at Message Systems, Inc., PHP Core Developer
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Director of Engineering at Message Systems, Inc.
- Core Developer at PHP Developers Group
- Education
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- University of York
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Wez Furlong’s Summary
Software and Systems Architect with deep experience with many operating systems and libraries and a penchant for email. I find myself in a new country directing an excellent team of engineers to build great software. I've played a significant role in building web and email software that handles millions of interactions, worldwide, every day.
Wez Furlong’s Experience
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Director of Engineering
Message Systems, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Directing the development of our flagship (MTA) email server product, designing, implementing and testing novel features and making sure all is good across many operating systems and platforms.
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Core Developer
PHP Developers Group
(Non-Profit; Computer Software industry)
October 2001 — Present (7 years 10 months)
Development of core features and APIs, extension development, documentation and systems administration.
Have given several talks (and written many articles) on diverse topics at various PHP and OpenSource related conferences.
Wez Furlong’s Education
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University of York
BEng , Electronic Systems Engineering , 1996 — 1999
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Wez Furlong’s Interests:
good movies, bad sci-fi movies, single malts, xbox 360
Wez Furlong’s Groups:
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PHP Community
Wez Furlong’s Honors:
Oracle's PHP Developer of the Year 2005
Wez Furlong’s Contact Settings
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