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Professional Summary

You could say I am a grizzled veteran of the Chicago consulting world. I’ve worked for a variety of clients and industries including the arts, universities, non-profits, publishing and real estate. I’ve developed everything from simple brochure websites to complex CMS implementations to ground up custom PHP development. I am an open source enthusiast and I’m right at home developing on the LAMP stack. I can handle anything you can throw at me, from server configuration to front end CSS development. You can learn more about me by visiting www.crucialwebstudio.com.

Professional Experience

Web Developer
Mar. 2009 – present

Duo Consulting
Chicago, IL

• Led a three person team in the resurrection of three decommissioned publishing websites (BDCNetwork.com, ConstructionEquipment.com and HousingZone.com). Defined new content structure for legacy content and imported hundreds of thousands of records into the new CMS. We launched all three sites in just over 2 months, just in time for the client to show them off at a major trade show.
• Quickly integrated myself into a well established project team and began contributing immediately to a complex custom Zend Framework application (CouponCabin.com) under a tight deadline. We launched on time.
• For a ticket comparison site (SeatCity.com), developed robust command line batch processing program to aggregate event, performer and ticket data from multiple web service providers including Ebay, StubHub and TicketsNow.
• Worked closely with Director of Development and project managers to develop proposals, estimates and development plans.

Senior Web Developer
Jan. 2008 – Mar. 2009

Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Chicago, IL

• Worked closely with multiple business sponsors to develop several applications tied directly to revenue generation. Participated in Agile development process by breaking user stories down into development tasks, identifying dependencies and providing estimates regarding development time.
• Developed a system to store, track, assemble and deliver promotional content for a large number of niche websites. This significantly decreased the amount of manual labor involved in assembling massive amounts of content and registering that content with multiple affiliate marketing systems.
• Planned, architected and developed major rewrite of in-house media distribution system. Advanced application from supporting a single 3rd party affiliate system into modular system that supports multiple affiliate systems.
• Implemented automated build and deployment using Phing to minimize manual steps and human error when deploying code to multiple environments. This decreased manual labor and increased successful deployments.
• Coordinated code releases with operations team using detailed release notes and no physical access to the production server. Conducted pre-release and post-release functional testing.

Owner, PHP Developer
Jun. 2002 – present

Crucial Web Studio
Chicago, IL

• Currently managing full life cycle development for CampaignSnap.com; an opt-in email marketing application based on Zend Framework. Developed robust command line batch processing system to handle multi-part text/html email message generation, delivery and automatic bounce management. Installed, configured and integrated enterprise grade MTA software on Linux (CentOS 5) server.
• Architected and developed the app behind Traklabs.com using Zend Framework. Features include MVC architecture, full integration with the Chargify.com API and a custom url shortener.
• Currently proposing Zend_Service_Chargify as an open source contribution to Zend Framework.

PHP Developer
Nov. 2006 – Oct. 2007

Palantir.net
Chicago, IL

• Worked in direct communication with several clients, frequently acting as both consultant and programmer to meet the client’s goals.
• Worked directly with the client to support and extend a major Chicago real estate website, interfacing with a 3rd party MLS listing service (RETS). Added stability to a code base that had evolved over several years and several developers.
• Built Object Oriented library to interface with 3rd party theater ticketing API (Tessitura) to process XML and update the client website with up-to-date ticket information.
• Assisted with interviews and gave input into hiring decisions for potential new PHP developers.

Technical Expertise

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
Eastern Michigan University; Ypsilanti, MI

Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 5) – May 2007
http://www.zend.com/en/yellow-pages#show-ClientCandidateID=ZEND901570