SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive experience with high traffic sites and ecommerce systems Proven ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and requirements Ability to understand the relationship between business and technical initiatives Entrepreneurial passion Well versed in the software development life cycle methodology Superb people skills Excellent written and verbal communication Advanced problem solving capability
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Recent: ADO.NET, ASP.NET 1.0 – 2.0, C# 1.0 – 2.0, HTML, JavaScript, SQL 2000 - 2005, VB, XML/ XSLT
Previous: ADO, ASP, COM, Flash Actionscript, Java, MySQL, PHP, VB.NET
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Software Engineering
5/2005 – Present
IGN Entertainment (Fox Interactive Media)
Costa Mesa, CA
Technologies: C#, ADO.NET, ASP.NET (1.1 / 2.0), HTML, SQL
Primary Responsibilities
Software engineering staff development and management Establishment of processes and procedures Systems design and development Technical liaison with internal and external customers Project management and resource allocation Major Projects
Direct2Drive.com – Ecommerce site which sales games and digital documents. Direct2Drive White Label – An extension of the Direct2Drive.com system. White Label allows for multiple sites to run from the same code base. Each site retains a unique layout, design, product list, and financial data. The system has been specifically optimized for speed and high traffic demand. Clients include Alienware, American Idol, and Fox Entertainment. Digital Rights Management – Created a system for managing digital rights licensing of games, audio, and video to minimize unauthorized access of media. Fraud Guard – Backend system used for tracking, managing and minimizing fraudulent ecommerce transactions. Resulted in a $10,000 (50%) reduction in monthly fraudulent activity.
Development Manager / Lead Developer
12/2003 – 5/2005
Roth Staffing Companies, Inc
Orange, CA
Technologies: C#, ADO, ADO.NET, ASP, ASP.NET, COM, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, VB, XML, XSLT
Primary Responsibilities
Hired and lead development team Project management and resource allocation Responsible for software and database design, and development Establishment of processes and procedures Major Projects
Enhansis – An online vendor management system. This system allows customers, staffing vendors, and employees to conduct all aspects of staffing within this online system. Customers using the system include Fox, Edwards Life Sciences, Bally Gaming, Capital Group, and more. Roth Staffing – Developed multiple internet, intranet, and extranet applications including employment applications, conference call scheduling and management, payroll management, custom reporting, and more. Many projects interacted with an AS/400 staffing application.
VP Development / Co Founder
12/2001 – 12/2003
Destination Zing (Roth Staffing Companies, Inc)
Orange, CA
Technologies: C#, Java, ADO, ADO.NET, ASP, ASP.NET, COM, Flash AS, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, VB, XML, XSLT
Primary Responsibilities
Company strategy and direction Product development Hired and managed development team System architecture and development Establishment of processes and procedures Major Projects
Zing.com – A 3D online multi-user community. The site consisted of a Flash based client communicating with server-side scripts and a proprietary multi-threaded web server both communicating with a clustered SQL Server 2000 database. Subscription was enabled through a custom e-commerce implementation. News Reaper – A multi-threaded C#-based program to consume syndicated XML news feeds from hundreds of sources. Users were able to personalize their home page to show any number of news feeds.
Lead Developer
2/2001 – 12/2005
Roth Staffing Companies, Inc
Orange, CA
Technologies: C#, ADO, ADO.NET, ASP, ASP.NET, COM, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, VB, XML, XSLT
Primary Responsibilities
Hired and lead development team Project management and resource allocation Responsible for software and database design, and development Establishment of processes and procedures Major Projects
Enhansis – An online vendor management system. This system allows customers, staffing vendors, and employees to conduct all aspects of staffing within this online system. Customers using the system include Fox, Edwards Life Sciences, Bally Gaming, Capital Group, and more. Roth Staffing – Developed multiple internet, intranet, and extranet applications including employment applications, conference call scheduling and management, payroll management, custom reporting, and more. Many projects interacted with an AS/400 staffing application.
Development Manager
4/2000 - 2/2001
2by2.net
City of Industry, CA
Technologies: ADO, ASP, COM, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, VB, XML, XSLT
Primary Responsibilities
Managed IT department including developers and graphic artists Responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of all development projects Major Projects
2by2.net - Development and maintenance of company's corporate website, intranet, and extranet using ASP 3.0, COM, and Microsoft SQL Server 2000. The extranet site consisted of personalization functionality that would allow the user to customize their stock feeds, weather, horoscope, and news categories. Implementation of e-commerce functionality utilizing ASP 3.0, COM, and Cyber Cash. Development of consumer shopping aggregate site. This site would allow members to shop online to save money and gain credits with our company. These credits could then be redeemed for cash or products. Development of internal content management software using Visual Basic 6.0
Web Developer (Contract)
12/1999 – 4/2000
Zinc Solutions
Newport Beach, CA
Technologies: ADO, ASP, Flash, HTML, Microsoft Site Server Commerce, SQL
Major Projects
Sugar Shoes - Developed ecommerce site for Sugar Shoes utilizing Microsoft Site Server Commerce Edition FileNet.com - Team member involved in upgrade of FileNet website No Rules - Created Flash skateboarding game for No Rules clothing company
Web Developer
4/1999 – 12/1999
APS Internet
Covina, CA
Technologies: ADO, ASP, HTML, Microsoft Site Server Commerce, SQL
Major Projects
TwoFaced Cosmetics - Developed ecommerce site utilizing Microsoft Site Server Commerce Edition. Authorize.Net was the implemented payment gateway. Developed various small business web sites
EDUCATION
B.S., Information Technology – University of Phoenix
Microsoft Certified Professional