Objective

Seeking challenging career in Software Engineering, IT Administration, Web Design, Web Development, Web Producer, UI Engineer.

Summary

Over 9 years of professional experience in the Information Technology field, including web application development, web site design, software and hardware installation, and server management and installation in Windows, Linux and Mac OS X environments. Work well independently or as part of a team.

Professional Experience

RW Lynch Company, Inc. - San Ramon, CA

2004-2006

SEO/Web Developer

• Mac OS X Panther Server Installation - Apache, PHP MySQL, IP Failover
• Debian LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) install for multiple Intranet servers.
• Search engine optimized flagship sites to produce top 50 results within 4 months.
• LAMP architecture implementation and administration on Red Hat Enterprise, MySQL 4, PHP 5, Apache 2.
• Hand-coded and validated all sites against XHTML and CSS W3C validation with back-end driven by PHP/MySQL
• PHP/JavaScript form processing and error checking with MySQL database integration.
• Successful conversion from JSP/Java/J2EE architecture to PHP/MySQL architecture.

UCSB Bookstore - Santa Barbara, CA

2001-2004

Computer Sales Representative

• Focused on customer service and teaching customers proper computing techniques as far as software tutorials and the importance of computer maintenance.
• Worked in a team of sales associates and managers to provide the best customer service possible for each and every customer.

Impact Corporate Promotions - Santa Barbara, CA

2003-2004

Web Developer

• Consultant for marketing and advertising solutions.
• Lead developer for EveryGadget.com, responsible for all content and management of the site for the e-commerce solution.
• Provided the design interface for e-commerce solutions on eBay, utilizing hand-coded web technologies such as XHTML/HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Collaborated with CEO and CFO in order to reach a common goal in the production of the online store.
• Addressed customer questions and concerns in a timely manner.
• Monitored site traffic and effectiveness of advertising and marketing of the EveryGadget product.
• Worked with supplier to keep an updated list of inventory and pricing tables.
• Provided on-site installation and support on all computer hardware.

Givertz Graduate School of Education - Santa Barbara, CA

2002-2004

Web Developer

• Responsible for the redesigned interface of the Information Technology Group website utilizing hand-coded XHTML/HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Maintained and updated current site information of the Information Technology Group.
• Developed client side JavaScript form verification and validation for processing checkout equipment requests.

Software Tester

• Tested Mac OS X Jaguar and Mac OS X Panther Server environments prior to system integration.
• Utilized imaging tools NetInstall and NetBoot to streamline image installations to client machines in a lab environment.
• Tested MacAdministrator OS X installation and documented integration with Windows and OS 9 clients.
• Tested OS X clients against Windows PAS Server.

Lab Technician

• Assisted in managing lab of 15 Apple Power Macintosh G5 machines running OS X Panther controlled by an OS X Panther server.
• Participated in the design, integration, testing, and production phases of the OS X client and server machines.
• Worked as part of an IT team to insure proper functionality of the computing labs in both PC (Windows 98/2000/XP) and Mac (OS 9 and OS X) environments.

Education

University of California Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA

BSCE Emphasizing Multimedia, CAD, and Networking

2000-2004

Technical Courses

Programming Methods, C, C++, and Unix, Assembler Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms, Digital Design, Fundamentals of Computer Image Processing, Operating Systems, Network Computing, Digital Design with VHDL and Synthesis, Computer-Aided Design of VLSI Circuits

Project Circuit Design

• Hardware design compiling and synthesis using Verilog.
• Hardware timing and simulation of circuits through Design Compiler and ModelSim.

Project Networking

• Created unix command line FTP client application.
• Created webserver application utilizing OpenSSL authentication and user input.
• Created remote agent utilizing XML parsing and TCL agents.

Project Digital Camera

• Responsible for the power subsystem within the digital still camera.
• Implemented JPEG image compression in C for use with Atmel ARM processor.
• Programmed software using Keil IDE for ARM processors.
• Assisted in board and schematic layouts using Eagle Circuit Design Software

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

C (4 years), C++ (3 years), XHTML/HTML (11 years), VHDL (2 years), Verilog (2 years), MIPS (1 years), Java (3 years), JavaScript (8 years), CSS (9 years), PHP (4 years), MySQL (4 years), JSP (1 years)

Software

MS Office (10 years), Apache (2 years), Microsoft Visual Studio (2 years), Apple Project Builder/Xcode (2 years), Photoshop (4 years), Indesign (2 years), MatLab (1 years), Eagle (1 years), ModelSim (1 years), Design Compiler (1 years)

Operating Systems

Windows (10 years), Mac OS (15 years), Linux (6 years), Unix (6 years)

Equipment

Design Signal Analyzer (4 years), Oscilloscope (4 years), Logic Analyzer (2 years), Signal Generators (3 years)