Experience

Senior Application Developer

Aurora Consulting Group (2007 - Present)

Developed new and existing applications for Fisher-Price.com using a custom .NET MVC framework. Managed framework builds and the deployment process. Replaced dated, in-house JavaScript framework with the jQuery library. Contributed to the majority of IT decisions. Developed mobile website and researched mobile application development. Designed and developed routing application for QR barcodes to be used on product packaging. Enhanced Mattel intranet application using ASP and JavaScript.

Web Developer

Hurricane Technologies (2006 - 2007)

Designed, developed, and deployed web sites using PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with an emphasis on standards based markup and cross-browser compatibility. Successfully managed a seamless server transfer of the entire client base. Monitored server activity, made recommendations on new hosting plans based on client needs, and provided support to clients regarding server issues. Designed and developed a database-driven workflow management system for in-house use.

Open Source Contributions

Developer

Photoshop Plugin: Simple Sprites

Wrote ExtendScript making it easier to take a directory of images and create a sprite map for CSS.

Developer

WordPress Plugin: Page Link Manager (2006-2010)

Designed, developed, and supported a plugin for the WordPress blogging platform using PHP and the WordPress API that allows users to toggle page link visibility in their site’s navigation from an administration panel, making the publishing tool more viable for content management applications.

Skills

Strong knowledge of PHP (including WordPress API and ExpressionEngine development), C#, SQL, HTML(5) CSS(3) and JavaScript (including the jQuery library). Fundamental knowledge of Ruby (on Rails) Basic knowledge of Perl, Java, and C++.

Strong knowledge of Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. Fundamental knowledge of Unix, Apache, Git and Subversion.

Education

New Media Interactive Development, BS

Rochester Institute of Technology (2003 – 2007)

Received a Bachelors of Science in New Media Interactive Development (web programming focus).