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SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS
Nine years of web and application development including experience with Fortune 1000 companies. Seven years of IT and computer network administration and support. Skilled in creating XML applications together with XSL/XSLT and writing XML DTD's and Schema's to display data across multiple platforms. Proficient in solving cross–browser issues, organizing directory structures and web site layouts for enhanced UI. Skilled at generating JavaScript/DHTML functionality. Experienced in managing projects and project resources, writing/revising content, gathering requirements, performing Quality Assurance (QA) testing and analyzing application traffic data and associated usage trends. Seven years experience using image processing tools. Accomplished developer and manager of Palm OS and WML/WAP wireless applications. Ability to create rich media with Flash and ActionScript.
CAREER STRENGTHS
- Programming: HTML/XHTML, JavaScript, DHMTL, CSS, WML, WMLScript, XML, XML DTD's and Schema's, XSL/XSLT, Flash with ActionScript, Visual Basic, Regular Expressions, ASP, PHP, CGI with Perl, JSP, WebTrends, ASP.NET Mobile Controls, VBScript, SQL, Access with VBA.
- Software: Aether Systems ScoutIT Management Console and ScoutSync Debug Server, Homesite, Adobe Acrobat, PhotoShop, Microsoft Office, WordPerfect Suite, GIF Animator, Illustrator and PaintShop Pro.
- Platforms: Windows, MAC, UNIX, Linux, WAP/WML, Palm OS and Windows CE.
- Databases: Access 2000/97, SQL, Palm Databases, Scout Databases.
- Networking: TCP/IP and PPP. Hubs, repeaters and switches. CAT5 wiring, outlets, boxes and patch panels.
- Languages: Conversational Italian.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Developer/Software Engineer, Logical Design Solutions, Morristown, NJ & New York, NY — June 2000 to Present
- Web and application developer for LDS, a consulting company that focuses on providing E-Business, enterprise and SAP portal solutions for our Fortune 1000 clientele. Worked on multiple projects, both on teams and alone, utilizing; HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, ASP, JSP, XML, CSS, Flash with ActionScript, CGI/Perl, SAP, VB, SQL and database design and optimization. Worked on the frontline with many clients in technical transfer and support (both on-site and off-site). Served as a junior project manager and technical lead on multiple projects including on-site with JPMorgan Chase. Conducted user interface and user experience design validation via usability testing and prototype creation. Designed and modified site comps and images with PhotoShop, wrote/revised content for the web, implemented Quality Assurance (QA) testing and analyzed Web Trends data. Helped to construct sales proposals by giving diagnostic assessments and technical recommendations, including client recommendations from on-site support knowledge.
- Projects include large HR portal applications (informational and transactional based); HR benefits annual enrollment sites, company Intranets and Internets, sales tool portal sites and career management portals. Some of my assigned clienteles include 12 separate projects for Chase/JPMorgan Chase, (including 5 months of on-site support), International Paper, Colgate-Palmolive, Pitney Bowes, Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Schering, GlaxoSmithKline, Cleveland Clinic and Health Net.
Faculty instructor, The New School University, New York, NY — September 2001 to Present
- Design and teach introductory and advance level web technologies courses for the Computer Instruction Center of the New School University. Languages include HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, and CSS.
- Subject matter includes; web page construction and design, CSS1 and CSS2, layers and CSS positioning, document object model (DOM), form/data validation, pop-up windows and window relationships, rollovers and event handlers/listeners.
Web Site and Desktop Publisher, Freelance — (recent projects include the following) — April 1996 to Present
- KevoPhoto.com — Programmer and co-designer of a site for an internationally published, commercial photographer. Web site programmed using DHTML (HTML, JavaScript, and CSS). July 2003 to Present.
- Gluckson.com — Developer and co-designer of a site for a fellow designer and graphic artist. Web site programmed using PHP and DHTML (HTML, JavaScript, and CSS). June 2003 to Present.
- AltWheels.org — Programmer and co-designer of a site dedicated to alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles. Web site programmed using DHTML (HTML, JavaScript, and CSS). Visually designed in PhotoShop. June 2003 to Present.
- BallroomonFifth.com & NJDanceSportClassic.com — Developer and designer of one DanceSport Competition and one DanceSport Studio site. Programmed using DHTML and visually designed in PhotoShop. October 2002 to Present.
- GrowinStyle.com — Lead front-end developer for a web site for selling children's clothing and apparel. Site programmed in ASP, JavaScript and DHTML. Site comps and images designed in PhotoShop. August 2001 to Present.
Co-Webmaster, Youth & College Network for DanceSport — http://ycn.usabda.org — June 1999 to December 2001
Volunteer for the YCN, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting DanceSport. Current Chairman of the Rules Committee and former Co-Webmaster. Previously redesigned the web site using SHTML, DHMTL, JavaScript and CSS to keep similar look while simplifying the site code. Created/modified images for the site in PhotoShop. Site was later out-sourced to conform to our parent organization, USABDA. Handled many day-to-day and week-to-week operations including content-based issues. http://ycn.usabda.org/
Web Design and Computer Networking Consultant, Show Digital, NY, NY — March 2001 to June 2001
Hired to redo the consumer portal web site and assist in the configuration and installation of new network servers and user workstations. The original portal was created with Fireworks and Dreamweaver and contained pages that were broken up into multiple images within several tables and frames. HTML/DHTML, JavaScript and CSS were used to code the new pages from scratch. Images were created and edited with PhotoShop. Network support performed on Windows NT servers and workstations and Windows 98 machines.
EE/CIS Lab Staff Administrator & EE/CIS Webmaster, University of Delaware (9/97 — 9/98, 9/99 — 12/99)
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Lab Staff Administrator for EE/CIS computer network. Installed and maintained network hardware, software and wiring including running CAT5 and setting up boxes and patch panels. Helped with Unix, NT and Linux network administration. September 1997 — September 1998 & September 1999 — December 1999.
- Webmaster for the University of Delaware's Electrical Engineering Department. Designed and modified web sites with HTML and JavaScript, customized web images with PhotoShop. September 1999 — December 1999.
Systems Engineer, NY State Power Authority, White Plains, NY (11/98 — 8/99)
Gathered requirements and wrote specifications for new and replacement power generation and power monitoring computer systems. Later tested the system's functionality and operational output. Performed application development on Windows 98/NT with SQL 6.5, Access '97 with VBA coding, Oracle, and C. Converted a financial and statistical calculation program written in C for DOS based Paradox Database software into SQL with Microsoft Access '97 through VBA coding with Microsoft Access Forms and Reports as the presentation layer. Utilized SQL 6.5 in conjunction with Microsoft Access '97 and VBA coding to upgrade SQL triggers and views, better control live databases through Selects and Joins and access interactive forms to make adding and modifying data by the system operators easier.
EDUCATION
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, December 1999.
- Concentration: Digital Signal Processing. GPA 3.22.
- Honors: Graduate Research Assistantship (Full Tuition and Stipend). Deans List, Spring 1997.
Universitá di Siena per Stranieri, Siena, Italy
- Studied Italian language, culture and history, January and February 2000.
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, May 1996.
- Concentration: Power Systems.
- Honors: Dean's List, Fall Semester 1995
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
New School University, New York, NY
- Advanced Flash with Action Script, February 2002. Introduction to Flash, February 2002.
Westlake Internet Training, New York, NY
- Advanced SQL and Database Design: Enterprise Databases, February 2001.
- Advanced XML and XSL, December 2001. Introduction to XML and XSL, December 2001.
Aether Systems Palm Development Training, Vienna, VA
- ScoutBuilder Developer. A GUI development tool for the Palm (create compiled Palm OS prc files), March 2001.
- Certified ScoutSync Conduit Developer and ScoutIT Administrator. Certified to develop and debug ScoutSync applications and manage the ScoutSync Debug Server. Certified to install and maintain a ScoutSync server, February 2001
Nextel/Phome.com Wireless Internet Training, Reston, VA
- WML/WMLScript training for the Nextel Network using the Phone.com 4.x SDK, October 2000.
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