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Katy, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas Area

• Managed 70+ Wordpress sites on one virtual private server (VPS.net) • Setup MainWP (a multi-site Wordpress Manager) to maintain updates, backups (AWS and Dropbox), and malware scanner for all sites under one overview panel • Updated core and plugins on all sites to most current version and resolved version conflicts • Removed malware and PHP injections from infected websites that were not up to date • Hardened files to prevent common Wordpress hacks/exploits • Cleaned up server and configured php for for better performance for cron jobs • Managed clients expectations when moving a site and making DNS changes • Configured firewall and clamav scanner through Web Host Manager • Restricted access per site through .htaccess • Monitored daily server resources from Command Line • Moved sites from server to server including databases

Houston, Texas Area

• Debugged daily software errors on Django apps written in Python using Sentry and other error reporting tools including examining system log files • Provided customer and developer support (tier I and II) for Tendenci, Wordpress and Drupal websites using a variety of custom plugins • Investigated initial code conflicts and communicated fixes to outsourced developers • Monitored daily cloud server environments on Linode, AWS, Heroku, and Digital Ocean for performance issues within Ubuntu running nginx and uwsgi • Observed Windows 2003 and 2008 servers running IIS6 and IIS7 for a proprietary software written in ASP • Connected to servers using protocols such as FTP / sFTP / SSH / RDP / rsync / SCP • Used GIt and Gitlab to pull/push request for git projects • Actively developed websites using HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, Django and Python • Knowledgeable of various column and grid layout systems • Created and modified payment gateways for Authorize.net, PayPal, and Payflow to accept credit card purchases • Ran migration commands for SQL and PosgresSQL databases to fix open source update conflicts • Modified various DNS records for websites including internal and external DNS • Managed environment of 50+ computers (hardware and software) • Set software and profile policies using Active Directory (2003 and 2008) and Open Directory (OSX server) • Deployed software to machines (including servers) on a network domain from one server • Configured firewall including DHCP server • Setup Shoretel server and IPv6 phones

Texas

• Designed logos and made design changes to static sites • Managed e-commerce websites including payment gateways • Changed hosting providers (moved website and configured DNS) • Made design changes to Wordpress Templates • Fixed template problems after plugin updates • Maintained core and plugin updates for Wordpress sites