Resume

Summary

Technical professional with extensive knowledge of computer hardware, software and networking. Areas of expertise include Windows 95 through 2003, hardware and PC assembly, UNIX (particularly Linux, some BSD), TCP/IP networking and programming with PHP, MySQL and Java.

Extensive experience with web development on the LAMP platform and Linux/BSD server configuration and management.

Certifications

  • Zend PHP Certified
  • Zend Framework Certified
  • CompTIA A+ Certified
  • CompTIA Network+ Certified
  • CompTIA Linux+ Certified
  • CompTIA Server+ Certified
  • CompTIA Security+ Certified

Experience

  • Worked as a PHP developer for AetherQuest Solutions, located in Falls Church, VA for approximately 1 year.
  • Worked as a PHP developer on a contract basis for Hard Corps INC in Arlington, VA.
  • Worked as a PHP developer on a contract basis for Nylon Technology in New York City, NY.
  • Owned and operated UbuntuHCL.org as a hobby project. PHP/MySQL application. Running on a self configured and maintained LAMP server running Apache, PHP, and MySQL with SSL capability.
  • Owned and operated SixServe, a free web hosting business with over 9,000 customers. Brought uptime on all servers from under 70% to 99.9%, and reduced monthly operating costs by about 80% by implementing entirely new software and hardware infrastructure.

Skills

  • Operating Systems: Windows (95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 Server), Linux (mostly CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, and Mandriva), BSD (mostly FreeBSD).
  • Programming Languages: PHP 4/5 + OOP, Java, VB, C/C++, UNIX Shell Scripting, Perl, Python, SQL, XHTML/CSS, XML, JavaScript.
  • Server Software: Apache, MySQL, BIND, Sendmail/Postfix, Dovecot, ProFTPd, OpenSSH, Tomcat, Jetty, JBoss, CPanel, DirectAdmin and more.
  • Web Based Applications: WordPress, WordPress MU, Joomla, Drupal, PhpBB, MyBB, Magento, OSCommerce, IPanel, WHMCS, Dolphin, MediaWiki, PMWiki, Piwik, and more.
  • Java Libraries and Frameworks: Spring, Hibernate, Wicket, JDBC, JTA, JMS, Quartz, FreeMarker, Db4o, Log4j, and more.

Operating Systems

Years of experience with Linux as a desktop and server platform. Distributions include Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, CentOS, Mandriva, and more.
Experience with BSD, mostly FreeBSD, in a server environment.

Samples

For my portfolio and samples, visit my Links page.

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