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Benton, Ky, Us

Performed software engineering for a high tech company, which features a complex, enterprise environment with an amalgamation of many software systems, servers, languages, and database platforms, including one of the largest, most complex Oracle installations in the world.Engineered data ingestion.Maintained critical, orphaned systems that fell between organization lines of responsibility.Participated in Agile Sprints to produce quality, releasable software on a regular and predictable schedule.

Responsible for day-to-day operation of the company, including phone support, client contact, quality assurance, and software development.Ensured that promised deliverables were on time and within budget.Worked as sole resource to accomplish multiple, simultaneous company goals. Directed, when needed, other other remote programmers to accomplish specific projects.Created new editions of continuing education coursework using a variety of data sources and multimedia material.Coordinated and facilitated co-development of an iPad version of the training materials.Developed interface architectures for new and existing applications using HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, Adobe Acrobat, Git version control, and a Code-Ignitor-like framework in a LAMP environment.

Lead developer with iFly.com, a leading travel website attracting one million visitors per month and featuring over fifteen thousand pages of content.Interviewed and recommended new developers. Supervised and mentored junior developers.Provided all phases of programming support using PHP, DHTML, CSS, MySQL, SQL, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, XML, Smarty, OAuth, SOAP, REST, and JSON.Analyzed and identified page load issues using Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, and YSlow to decreased page onload time by 83%.Implemented Google Webmaster A/B and multivariate advertising conversion experiments.Implemented Google DFP (Doubleclick for Publisher) ads using deferred JavaScript to improve visitor experience and improved SEO.Developed a back-end interface to document how recently every data field in the site’s 15,000 pages of content had been updated and help data entry resources identify where their efforts would maximize the SEO impact on the site.Used Twitter and Facebook API feeds using OAuth, PHP, jQuery, AJAX.Coded dynamic maps using Google Maps API. Developed a custom, industry-specific forum.

Business development. Proposal writing. Customer retention.A-Tier developer with HIT Web Design (highest level).Participated in the development of over 70 Websites, mostly on a LAMP stack.Internet programming, analysis, and UI design. Custom database development. Database tuning. Data conversion. Site migration. Website software installation, integration, and upgrades. Multimedia upload and download. Reservation systems. Custom forms. E commerce. HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, CakePHP, Codeigniter, Wordpress, Joomla, vBulletin, MyBB, ProBid Auction, Open-X advertising, Form Pro, calendar software, email marketing, and others.

Developed custom PC software according to detailed specifications with minimal supervision using PowerBuilder and PowerClass framework.Wrote SQL to be seamlessly compatible with multiple customer RDBMs, including Adaptive Server Anywhere, MS SQL Server, and Oracle.

Developed custom PC and Internet software according to detailed specifications with minimal supervision using PowerBuilder and PFC framework.Participated in the full product life-cycle, including needs assessment, gap analysis, prototype development, database design, front and back end development, data conversion, product rollout, and customer support.Developed detailed design specifications, designed new user interfaces and data structures, coded prototypes, and provided accurate estimates of time and materials needed to complete projects.Designed numerous databases to provide storage, search, and retrieval of complex, mission critical data, including sequences, triggers, constraints, and other objects as appropriate. Refactored, maintained and extended an extensively library of more than 200 PL/SQL objects, including procedures, functions, blocks, triggers, etc. used for reporting.Supported sixteen separate Oracle database instances across four clients, three counties and two states.

Engineered EDI order placement software using MS Visual Basic. Provided phone support for non-technical users to install, configure, and troubleshoot dial-up modems.Provided on-site and phone support for clients using AMS software.

Developed insurance pre-authorization module for medical claims tracking system using PowerBuilder and SQLAnywhere.Provided phone support for international customers.

Developed sales and marketing reports using MS Access against an AS400 database.Increased reports generated by 100% and decreased report generation cycle time by 80%.

My first Webmaster position. Developed and maintained company Website, back when the Internet was young and the best HTML editor was Notepad.IT Help Desk.Trained users of varying technical ability to use various software packages.

Ba, English / Psychology

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