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Carlsbad, CA

Rebuilt, restructured, and refactored core company codebase consisting of over 250K lines of code for company developing video surveillance software for the casino industry. Restored company’s ability to build production code after previous developers left codebase undocumented, scattered across multiple machines, and in a generally unusable state..

Aliso Viejo, CA

Re-architected desktop-based launch product of small, 12-person startup (including design and implementation of integrated dynamic A/B testing platform) and helped build active user base from zero to over 4 million in 12 months. Designed and implemented product metrics system, including web-based dashboard, currently scaled to handle over 7 million daily.

San Diego, CA

Established standards and procedures for Agile and Scrum within company of 200 specializing in web enhancement products and implemented procedures for pilot team of 20 (using Rally and AgileZen). Oversaw the development of, and worked on the architecture for, several significant new features for company’s flagship product resulting in the user base (in the.

Re-architected, implemented, and documented high-performance, high-volume, parallel-processing spam analysis system. Exceeded performance goal of 500% improvement over previous system. Designed and developed supporting web site including live results from analysis system. Developed in C#/.NET, Java, MSMQ, and SQL using Visual Studio, Eclipse, and SQL Server

(HP acquired Peregrine.) Designed, led development of, and oversaw maintenance of successful front-end client and middle tier components for top-selling Fortune 500 service management product. Also provided support for web-based front-end client. Worked successfully in various aspects of product development at different times, including architecture.

Founded the first podcasting network, established and produced four successful podcasts, promoted podcasting as new form of digital communication. Interviewed by ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Associated Press among others. Labeled a "podcasting pioneer" by TIME Magazine.

(HP acquired Peregrine.) Designed, led development of, and oversaw maintenance of successful front-end client and middle tier components for top-selling Fortune 500 service management product. Also provided support for web-based front-end client. Worked successfully in various aspects of product development at different times, including architecture.

Developed Java-based applications and worked on development of Java-based OS. Designed and implemented MS Outlook-lookalike that received praise from Sun VP, worked on UI design for OS, wrote proposals for new product directions. Developed in Java using JBuilder.

Started up advertising design company and ran creative group. Acted as creative liaison to customers, designed ads, wrote ad copy, oversaw team of designers. Designed with Photoshop and Quark XPress.

Proposed, developed, started up, and ran second-largest photography magazine in the country (circulation 250,000). Planned each issue, wrote articles, worked on design, led creative team, developed distribution channels, oversaw advertising team, established relationships with manufacturers, oversaw printing, managed budget, wrote proposals for new.

Ran first laptop computer magazine in the country for major publisher (circulation 150,000). Planned each issue, contributed articles, managed freelance authors, led creative team, worked with advertisers, established relationships with manufacturers, managed budget. Designed with proprietary software.

Designed and implemented well-received backend accounting system for security trading firm, worked on design for trading system. Developed in C.

Implemented highly-praised data gathering and analysis system for scientific instrumentation for S&P 500 company. Developed in C.

Designed and implemented educational games and software, wrote several computer/software-related books. Developed in assembly and BASIC.