Damon Schopen Email & Phone Number

Jefferson, Wi

Sometimes you find that off-the-shelf software just doesn’t meet your needs or solve your problems. It is possible that the software you need doesn’t even exist. At Port Light Technology we build quality craftsman style software. We specialize in e-commerce, integrating software systems to allow sharing of data across systems, and customizing existing software applications to meet your specific needs.

Jefferson, Wi

We at FOCUS Coworking provide a collaborative environment that fosters growth and learning through community. This is done by providing low-cost shared office space in Jefferson, Wisconsin for freelancers, remote workers, entrepreneurs, and business professionals.

Sussex, Wi

• Team lead for Production/Internal IT Systems team that supported 70+ employee office, and a server environment that ran 3,500+ websites.• Team lead for e-commerce development team.• Team lead for "Data Distribution" online classified development team.• Assisted in hiring software engineers.• Developed an iPhone application to make it easier for clients to update information on their websites.• Worked on development of next generation website platform.

Sussex, Wi

Data Distribution Team• Led team of developers that enhanced, maintained, and supported a web application that transmitted classified ads to over 50 classified ad websites.• Provided training, mentoring, and architecture guidance to team members.• Implemented agile/scrum methodologies allowing the team to take ownership of the product, and respond quickly to rapidly changing business needs. • Together as a team we increased capacity to support 960,000 active classified ads, and transmitted over 270,000 ads daily across all partner sites.• Enhanced the application to allow classified ad partners to be added to the system without having to write code.Production System Team• Assisted in architecting a server environment that scaled from 2,000 websites to handle 3,000+ websites.• Responded to, triaged, and fixed server, web application, and website problems.• Helped junior developers find solutions to bugs and development problems.

Sussex, Wi

Data Entry Project• Responsible for maintaining and enhancing data entry web application to support a data entry team.• Worked directly with data entry manager and data entry team members to improve the application with a focus on increased accuracy and efficiency.• Optimized processes for bulk data loading to allow the department to bulk load the data, instead of requiring a software engineer.• Trained data entry team members on bulk data load process.Data Distribution Project• Designed and developed a web application allowing dealerships to enter classified ad data once, and have it sent to 35+ classified ad websites.• Worked directly with partner classified ad websites to build a process for transmitting classified ad data.Production Systems Team• Member of a three person team responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and upgrading the server environment that ran 2,000+ client websites.• Assisted in DBA responsibilities for Microsoft SQL Server databases including: maintaing backups, database replication, and performance tuning and optimization.

Hartford, Wi

• Repaired and maintained PCs.• Maintained and scaled network to support The Schauer Center's growth.• Planned and implemented wireless network for 40,000 sq. ft. facility.• Implemented Active Directory to increase network security and improve employee efficiency.• Migrated The Schauer Center from POP email to Google Apps to allow easier access to email, and greater collaboration through shared calendars.• Worked with ticketing software vendor to implement new ticketing system to support sale of thousands of tickets annually.• Installed, configured, and managed in-house web server to support the sale of online tickets.

Sussex, Wi

• Customized dealership website HTML templates to meet individual dealership needs.• Enhanced ASP web applications based on dealer requirements and input from business analysts. • Provided networking and desktop support to 50+ employee office.• Managed PBX telephone system and voicemail system for 50+ employee office.• Proposed, and implemented a solution to reduce support costs, increase user efficiency, and improve network security by implementing a Windows Domain within the office network.• Planned and implemented reorganization of company file server that increased user efficiency, reduced storage needs, and increased data security.*Dominion Enterprises purchased PowerSports Network in February 2007.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Design, create, and execute automated test scripts.• Write and update test plans.• Manage test tool server, and shared test applications.• Manage computers, network, and Active Directory Domain, in a 75 computer test lab.• Create training documents, and led training sessions for lab and test tools. • Provide support to lab and test tool users.• Develope web based computer reservation system allowing users to easily locate equipment.

Jefferson, Wi

• Provided customer service, over the phone and in person, to solve connection, internet, email, and billing issues.• Trained employees on Internet support, company procedures and policies.• Pioneered implementation of Junk Mail/Virus filtering service, for email customers.• Developed communication tools, including instructions, and troubleshooting guides.• Built PCs, and performed hardware upgrades.