RÉSUMÉ

BRILLIANCY · SPEED
· LIGHTNESS · GLORY

This is my mantra, what I’m all about. The phrase comes from Bruce Sterling’s The Caryatids, a dystopic novel about recovering from the climate crisis. Those four words epitomize the ideals of startup culture in the book, and to me work ethic in general.

Brilliancy: Wit, lateral thinking, and epiphanies. The ability to solve an intractable problem with an ingenious solution.

Speed: Not necessarily working quickly, but getting things done on time. Agile folks will know this as “velocity,” and finding the optimal one is super important.

Lightness: Iteration, modular architecture, and understandable code. If you can work on a project and hand it off to another developer without them wanting to stab you, you’re doing it right. Scrum-style standup meetings are another great example.

Glory: This is the transcendent quality that separates the good from the amazing, the little touches that change the way we think about UIs, and the reason we describe some products as “magical and revolutionary.”

SKILLS

• Web Design:
  — (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, ExtJS)
• Web Development:
  — (some Django, some PHP)
• CMS Experience:
  — (intermediate Wordpress and Drupal, expert TextPattern)
• Mobile Web Development:
  — (Adaptive Design {CSS3 media queries} vs. Compartmentalized Design {jQuery Mobile, etc})
• User Interface Design:
  — (web application UX design, traditional typography, A/B testing)
• AGILE/SCRUM Workflow Design and Implementation:
  — (Sticky notes and software!)
• LAMP Systems Administration:
  — (incl. monitoring {Nagios, Cacti}, version control {git, SVN}, and bash scripting)
• Telephony Engineering and QA:
  — (interfacing with major telco’s, SIP, POTS)
• Support Workflow Design and Implementation:
  — (Bugzilla, Salesforce, OTRS, etc. and Best Practices)
• COMPTIA A+ Certified IT Technician,
  SonicWall Certified Systems Engineer
• Adobe Photoshop and InDesign

EXPERIENCE

Front-End Web Developer   New York, NY
Credit Suisse   March 2011 – Present

• Developed ExtJS-based web applications for internal and external use
• Created and maintained API for client widgets

Freelance Web Designer   Brooklyn, NY
Self Employed   May 2010 – Present

• Designed and developed websites for creatives and businesses
• Worked primarily on TextPattern, Drupal, and Wordpress CMS’s

Front-End Web Developer   New York, NY
Internet Assets, Inc. {Contract}   Jan. 2011 – Feb. 2011

• Redesigned high-volume websites running on a custom Django-based CMS
• Collaborated with PHP and Django developers in the US and Romania

SCRUM Master / Drupal Developer   New York, NY
Ology Media {Contract}   Oct. 2010 – Jan. 2011

• Developed custom modules for a Drupal 7-based social networking site
• Set up feature and bug workflow using AGILE and SCRUM

Level III Systems Engineer   Rochester, NY
Kriterium, LLC {Contract}   March 2010 – May 2010

• Redesigned internal documentation
• Provided technology management for medium businesses (1000+ locations)

Systems Administrator   Rochester, NY
RIT Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation   Dec. 2009 – May 2010

• Migrated webserver from Drupal 5.x to Drupal 6.x
• Maintained webserver, backup servers, ssh server, and staff fileserver

IT Consultant   CA and NY
Self Employed   May 2008 – May 2010

• Set up and supported corporate, small business, and home user networks
• Shifted focus towards web design and development

Technical Support Lead   Oakland, CA
MaestroConference.com {Contract}   March 2009 – Nov. 2009

• Lead technical support for a web 2.0 audio conferencing application
• Assisted development team with UI design and bugtesting
• Designed support workflow, incorporating LiveChat and Salesforce
• Drupal upkeep and technical documentation

Tier 1 Technical Support   Rochester, NY
Eastman Kodak Company {Contract}   Oct. 2008 – Jan. 2009

• Troubleshooted Kodak products in a call-center environment
• Pushed for Linux support of Kodak’s printer drivers

Tier 3 Technical Support   San Ramon, CA
Fast-Teks, Inc.   March 2008 – Aug. 2008

• On-call technical support and hardware/software installation
• Subcontracted by Dell Computers for installation and troubleshooting

IT Manager / Shift Supervisor   San Ramon, CA
Country Club Cleaners   July 2006 – March 2008

• Senior employee in charge of 2 locations and 14 routes
• Assisted CEO and President with business-level IT decisions

PERSONAL

Rochester Institute of Technology - B.S. Information Technology (on sabbatical)

Volunteer Work

• Penny Arcade Expo: Enforcer (3 years), Boston, MA and Seattle, WA
• Tora-Con: Volunteer (2 years), Rochester, NY
• Fanime Convention: Staff (2 years), San Jose, CA
• Connecticon: Volunteer (1 year), Hartford, CT

Other Areas of Interest: Open Source Development, Linguistics, Classical History, Philosophy, International Relations, Photography