Veteran *NIX developer with extensive server and database experience. Excellent at utilizing a technology's (for instance Apache's or Oracle's) "built ins" to avoid coding duplicate functionality. Focused on Open Source software both professionally and as a hobbyist.
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Ongoing part time work for fairly popular website (773,063 hits, 105,021 impressions, 30+ GB traffic in December 2007) dedicated to adventure travel, climbing, caving, rappelling, trekking, and other pasttimes. Dynamic version first built with Perl and Javascript on RedHat Linux and Apache 1.3. Current site is developed using a custom semi-template framework built in PHP on Linux and Apache 2.x and incorporating 4 3rd party PHP applications. Each application required various customization of HTML, CSS, and/or Perl code. Included an RSS feed and social news / bookmarking chicklets. Also incorporated Google Adsense and Amazon affiliate programs. Managed transition from static HTML to Perl to CSS and PHP over the website's lifespan. Responsible for all design and graphics work as well. The complete web presence also includes Blogger and Wordpress blogs used as "feeders" and search engine optimizers. Current development site is running Apache on Mac OS X.
Tech: Apache webserver administration (1.3.x & 2.x), CSS, DHTML, Gimp, HTML, Javascript, Linux (Red Hat, Mandrake), Mac OS X, Perl, PHP, RSS, Webalizer
Perl programmer primarily tasked with the design of conversion middleware to support a major software change. Multiple programs were written to efficiently clean and reformat millions of out of spec "HL7" records. Additional shell scripting or perl coding was necessary for reporting and data validation. Also wrote or modified a number of miscellaneous administrative utilities such as but not limited to an HL7 data anonymizer, alert paging & email notification system, log maintenance, and MySQL housekeeping tasks.
Tech: Perl, MySQL, Solaris, Windows XP
Lead conversion consultant responsible for data conversions in multiple US locations, training other consultants, documentation, some support, and best practices. Substantial travel within the US. Duties in the field included verification and reconcilliation of data after an application conversion, network troubleshooting, and resolution of PC issues. Acted as a facilitator between remote office users, home office, and application providers. At the home office, duties included follow-up and support, training, and creating documentation.
Small part time projects in a Spanish and English multilingual environment.
Hostel Valhalla / Moggely Climbing Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Responsible for all aspects of new hostel website as well as HTML and graphics updates to existing climbing site: All photography, graphic design, layout, search engine ranking strategies, and design.
The Andes Range, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Responsible for all aspects of new hostel website as well as HTML and graphics updates to existing wholesaling site. Arranging the migration of the wholesaling website to a new host and redesigned the layout after some serious hosting issues.
All photography, graphic design, layout, search engine ranking strategies, and design.
Islazul Tours and Parque Italia Bed & Breakfast, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Onsite consultant for an Ecuador based travel agency and bed & breakfast. Responsible for desktop Linux installation / maintenance and improving search engine ranking. Main task was to rebuild some sections of the site to improve the consistency of website presentation across browser, OS, and screen resolutions. Due to the sheer number of static pages, many Perl programs were used to bulk reformat webpages with server side includes and cleaner, standardized HTML. Also created a Perl program to mass produce redirect HTML pages for URL changed URLs. Project cancelled before going live with changes.
Tech: HTML, Javascript, Perl, Server Side Includes, Linux (Mandrake), Mac OS X
A number of small and part time projects:
www.RonFranscell.com - Web designer for author and reporter, Ron Franscell. Setup hosting and email arrangement. Used a number of open source (OSS) tools and platforms for graphic editing, design, and hosting the development site.
Salad Shoppe - Web architecture consultant for a start-up. Responsible for all aspects of the company's future web presence from domain name registration to search engine optimization strategies. Prepared analysis of technologies and probable site designs. Used a number of open source (OSS) tools and platforms for graphic editing, prototyping/demos, and hosting.
Teksystems & Echostar - PC Technician.
Tech: CSS, DHTML, Gimp, HTML, Javascript, Linux (Red Hat, Mandrake)
Responsible for compiling, installing, configuring, and tuning webservers, log analyzers, and associated software for multiple physical and virtual webservers. Created various centralized monitoring facilities including external access through proxied secure connections to status and administrative pages. Advanced Apache 1.3.x/2.0.x configurations using conditional URL rewriting, redirection, proxies, proxypassing, and OpenSSL. Responsible for webserver security and secure server certificate acquisition and usage. Performed web traffic analysis, profiling, and forensics. Also implemented competitor website monitoring and assessment while blocking some monitoring of our own sites. Maintained and extended a major, line-of-business PHP/MySQL web application prior to and while transitioning to a Java based version. Involved in light UNIX system administration and UNIX host monitoring with Sitescope and Cricket. Built a small Lintel/Wintel-based bank of computers in computer room for monitoring system status. Set up live streaming capability for the in-house studio using Windows 2000, digital video and broadcast TV cameras. Included in UNIX sysadmin pager rotation.
Tech: Webserver administration (Apache, light Netscape Enterprise Server/iPlanet, Stronghold, light IIS), Cricket, DHTML, HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Sitescope, SQL, SSL, UNIX (Mandrake Linux, Redhat Linux, Solaris), Webalizer, Webtrends
Lead Developer of enterprise scale, world-wide intranet applications platforms capitalizing on multimedia technology using Perl, Oracle, Solaris, Netscape Enterprise Server, and RealMedia. Multiple client platforms and browser compliance. Instrumental in rapid prototyping, Perl module design and use, global style sheet creation and use, application infrastructure, and programming standards. Webmaster experience during prototyping phase. Advanced use of Perl 4 & 5 to deliver database driven web content. Conducted developer code reviews with project leader.
Tech: Apache webserver administration, CGI, CGI.pm, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), DHTML, HTML, JavaScript, Oracle, Ora-Perl, Perl, Perl DBI, RCS, Server Side Includes (SSI), SQL, UNIX (HP UX, Caldera Linux, Solaris), Windows 95, Windows NT
Assisted in the development of mission critical SAP printing solutions across a worldwide heterogeneous network. Extensive development of custom code as a preprocessor for JetForm. Database administration. Client programming for downstream verification and accounting purposes. 24x7 troubleshooting and support as necessary.
Tech: CGI, HTML, Oracle, Ora-Perl, Perl, RCS, SQL, UNIX (Solaris), Visual Basic 5.0, Windows 95, Windows NT Server
Developed an image display utility and a prototype application for travel agency record keeping.
Tech: Informix, Visual Basic 4.0 Professional, WFWG 3.11
Developed solutions to business problems in electronic payments and merchandising functions in UNIX and mainframe environments. Interfaced legacy applications to their UNIX counterparts. Involved in projects from analysis through implementation. Project leader experience. Led UNIX development effort and tutored developers transitioning to NCR System V. Key in automating many manual tasks in the data center and upgrading the merchandising software package (Bass CIX).
Tech: C, COBOL, Informix, Perl, Quikjob, RCS, SQL, TCP/IP, UNIX (Red Hat Linux, NCR SVR4), UNIX shell scripts (bash, ksh, sh), WFWG 3.11, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio
Degree: BA, Major: Information Systems 1994
Extra coursework completed in Computer Science and Finance.