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Venice, Fl, Us

Venice, Fl, Us

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Tampa, Florida, Us

- Provided Liferay expertise and experience to a team of VA managers and designers during the redesign of the VA's My HealtheVet web site as it was also being migrated to the Liferay platform.- Planned and executed a fully functional Liferay prototype from the draft wireframes and Photoshop mockups created by my team members for the redesign of VA's My HealtheVet website for iteration year 1. Continued to improve the models with enhancements for iteration year 2.- Execute coding using the Liferay Developer Studio version of Eclipse to develop 16 portlets, 1 theme and several layouts in Java 7 with JSP/JSTL and jQuery/Javascript to simulate the core function areas of a new Dashboard, Pharmacy, Appointments, Secure Messaging, Health Records and Notifications as well as custom Login, Registration and Navigation portlets.- Created a fully responsive Liferay theme utilizing Bootstrap 2.3.2.- Our team's iteration year 1 version of the redesign, ending in March 2016, improved the My HealtheVet web site's System Usability Scale (SUS) score from 64 (below the 68 average) to 82.5 out of 100.- Performed the role of scrum master for the redesign team using Jira and Jazz tools.

Boulder, Us

- Plan and execute multiple concurrent development projects in line with all client requirements- Apply expertise of development life cycle to seamlessly define and advance strategies - Created responsive theme at BudBurstBuddies.org.- Optimized design principles and technical specifications to improve user experiences- Execute coding in the Liferay Developer Studio version of Eclipse with Jazz plugins to develop portlets in Java 7 and JSP/JSTL, Liferay hooks and Liferay HTML5/CSS3/JQuery1.11 responsive themes for all NEON sites in the Liferay portalKey Achievements & Engagements:- Developing sophisticated Liferay data portal that will enable Scientists, Educators, Natural Resource - Managers, Decision Makers and public community to search and download scientific data collected by National Ecological Observatory Network- Expertly utilized following tools: Liferay 6.2 Portal, Liferay Developer Studio, Java 7, JSP, JSTL, JBoss 7, Tomcat 7, Oracle, MySQL, Javascript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Jazz, gitHub, Agile Methodologies, PhotoShop, XML, Maven, Ant

Centennial, Colorado, Us

- Identified and recommended improvements to core CodeIgniter/PHP/MySQL business application- Coded PHP using Aptana with Tortoise SVN and CodeIgniter framework, and also using Eclipse for Java Key Achievements & Engagements:- Developed Blackberry app to take screenshots of emails sent to device and upload them back to screenshot server- Developed custom PHP/MySql email analytics package to track opens, engagement and statistics on email campaigns including click tracking- Expertly utilized following tools: Java, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, jQuery, CodeIgniter, Eclipse, Aptana, Tortoise SVN, Blackberry, Android, XML

- Conceptualized and developed 12+ internet marketing plugins for aMember v3 Professional Membership software package across various functions, including integrations and marketing - Customized numerous WordPress themes for clients for content clarity and keyword optimization - Built and launched several personal e-commerce / internet marketing websitesKey Achievements & Engagements:- Expertly utilized following tools: PHP, MySQL, Javascript, jQuery, WordPress, aMember, WishList Member, WooCommerce, Magento, IOS, XCode, Tomcat, Apache, PhotoShop, XML- Used XCode to create v1.0.0 of MarchingOrders IOS app. http://www.marchingordersapp.com/

Littleton, Co, Us

- Mentored team of copywriters, marketers, web designers and junior developers- Supported marketing manager in coordinating internal web operations and enhancement projects- Upgraded and re-integrated new business system with existing ecommerce platformKey Achievements & Engagements:- Created Web 2.0 AJAX-enabled online expert system named “SONIA” (Sonlight ONline Internet Assistant) to assist in homeschool curriculum choosing decisions- Expertly utilized following tools: C++, PHP, MySQL, PostGreSQL, Javascript, Java, Tomcat, Apache, Prototype.js, MooTools.js, Red Hat Linux, PhotoShop, HTML, CSS, REST, Smarty Template Engine, XML

Mclean, Va, Us

Lead engineer on Space-to-Space Communication System (SSCS) upgrade to Space Shuttle simulator at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) with Raytheon (formerly Hughes Aircraft)

Houston, Tx, Us

Lead Engineer for maintenance of Space Shuttle Mission Simulator Vehicle Audio Distribution system.

I started my career as a computer operator at NASA, Johnson Space Center.

Ba, Computer Information Systems

Aa, Business Data Processing