Profile
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- Exciting web developer ready to provide new ideas, thoughts, and concepts. Driven by challenges.
- Strong believer in the open source community providing software solutions and troubleshooting assistance.
- I like to make cool things on the internet, software as a service is the future of software
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Experience
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| Senior Interface Engineer |
| October 2009 – March 2010 |
Organic, Inc, Bloomfield Hills, MI |
- Developed an ecommerce solution for Chrysler Group on an open source platform with integration to credit card processing and creating the first ever web service connection to DealerConnect using SOAP.
- Worked on a multitude of website revisions using Interwoven content management software.
Click here to see a portfolio of work at Organic, Inc.
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| Web Programmer/Project Manager/Internet Marketing Consultant |
| October 2006 – October 2009 |
Profitable Results Marketing, Shelby Twp, MI |
- Developed a variety of tools and applications with PHP and MySQL driven databases to increase productivity and efficiency of employees, including tools with over 1.6 million uses.
- Extensively developed and coded with WordPress open-source blog software including theme development, plug-in development, and integration of third-party software such as email clients, e-commerce solutions, and affiliate programs.
- Research and developed tools and ideas in internet marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) to increase client leads and improve marketing techniques.
- Managed an outsourced team in India on implementing and developing Facebook applications to determine user compatibility.
Click here to see a portfolio of work at Profitable Results Marketing
- The Hookup – Facebook Application
This is Facebook application that I developed with a team of developers from India.
- The Viral Nature of Facebook
This is a clip of a presentation I gave about the viral natures of Facebook at Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab seminar in October 2008
- Yahoo! Pipes – Content Keyword RSS
This is a Yahoo! Pipes that I created to aggregate content from popular new sources and return an RSS feed of content based on keywords. The tool has over 1 million uses.
- WordPress – Traffic Getting SEO Plugin
This is a WordPress plugin I created that assists in the installation of a list of recommended plugins for SEO. After it installs the recommended plugins, it applies recommended settings for each plugin to optimize SEO.See screenshots here.
- Customize SEO WordPress Blog Software
This was a customized version of WordPress that had a collection of pre-installed and pre-configure plugins for SEO. This customized version also had a custom installation screen to speed up the SEO of each blog installation.
- Affiliate Resource Center
This is a custom application that gives affiliates a collection of resources they can use to promote UndergroundTrainingLab.com
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| Network Administrator/IT Support Consultant |
| July 2001 – September 2006 |
Chrysler Jeep, Roseville, MI |
- Managed and maintained a LAN and WAN of over 150 computers spanned across three buildings.
- Developed a variety of applications to increase marketing efficiency by allowing “on the fly” marketing materials and reports to be generated without the assistance of third party vendors.
- Responsible for maintaining software licensing and providing assistance to all employees troubleshooting computer hardware and software related issues.
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Additional Skills
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- Proficient with the computer languages PHP, Java, Visual Basic for Applications, HTML, JavaScript, XML, CSS, mySQL, and Actionscript; methods such as AJAX, SOAP, and JSON objects; libraries such as jQuery and Mootools; open source platforms such as WordPress, Magento, and OpenX; API’s such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google.
- Developer using tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Google Apps.
Click here to see a portfolio of additional work |
Education
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| December – 2008 |
Kettering University, Flint, MI |
| B.S.- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science |
