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I enjoy solving problems, which is one of the main reasons I've pursued a software development career. I have a strong desire to produce quality programs that are both intuitive for the end user and flexible for developers. I love learning new ideas and techniques and applying them in my projects. My dream job would be one that embraces new technology, and utilizes my knowledge while adding to it.

Outside of the computer world one might find me jogging, playing basketball, or occasionally football. I enjoy beating my friends in xbox 360 games (Halo, Call of Duty 4), or just reading a good book.

Technical Skills

Professional Experience

Systems Developer / Flex Lead

Feb. 2006 - Present

Cigars International, Bath, PA

In my first year my main focus was to develop and update scripts for several cigar related websites operated by Cigars International.

Developed a flexible promotional offer system which gave customers a special offer based on a variety of information
Migrated many slow perfoming queries into stored procedures for both speed and security
Updated scripts to ensure the sites remained PCI-Compliant and fixed any existing security holes
Introduced Ajax and other popular languages / concepts to the development team
Developed a ticketing system in Coldfusion to quickly assign, assess, and resolve internal issues

After my first year my role changed to develop and support internal applications. My primary project was to migrate the existing internal application (M.O.M.) to a new program I developed which can create orders, manage inventory, and maintain stock items, among many other things. Some of the other notable tasks I've performed during this migration:

Created a batch charge program to process credit cards via CyberSource
Updated the ordering application and websites to accept Bill-Me-Later & Internet Check payments via CyberSource
Updated the ordering application and websites to accept PayPal payments via Cardinal Commerce
Developed MS SQL assemblies in C# for common tasks such as encryption & decryption
Developed a fully functional retail P.O.S. system which could process credit cards based on their swiped track data and print custom receipts
Replaced many old legacy marketing and accounting reports
Redesigned many aspects of the databases

Lead PC Technician

2003 - 2006

Circuit City, Whitehall, PA

Troubleshooted customers software and hardware related issues. Managed a team of PC technicians which promptly diagnosed and repaired PC's. Aided the sales staff in helping to inform customers the benefits of certain hardware and software features. Helped form the ground structure of the PC repair business at the Whitehall store by programming a php ticketing system.

Web Developer

2004

Clancore Design Group, LLC. - Volunteer Work

Joined a group of professional volunteer programmers focused on building a game called Starsiege 2845. Helped maintain a community of gaming enthusiasts. Created a ladder tournament system with php and MySQL. Helped customize a gallery of images for Starsiege 2845. Starsiege 2845 is a game supported by Sierra.

Web Developer

2003 - 2004

Gem Line Inc. - Contract Work

Created and maintained an online inventory management system using php and MySQL. Developed a program to automatically generate DHTML code which could be pasted into an eBay auction description. Developed an affiliate program for other gem related sites to list their gems with Gem Line Inc. Developed a php image gallery which automatically generated thumbnails, and could be easily managed.

PC Technician / Help Desk Representative

2002 - 2004

Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA

Maintained, upgraded, and deployed PC systems campus-wide. Troubleshooted and repaired students' PC's.

Webmaster

2001 - 2004

Tribes3.org - Volunteer Work

Volunteered to be the webmaster of a gaming community of over 2000 people. Developed several management systems, including a news manager, image gallery, voting system, among other various tools.

PC Technician

2000 - 2002

Northampton Area Community College, Bethlehem, PA

Maintained, upgraded, and deployed PC systems campus-wide. Debugged Perl code and created graphics for the college website. Utilized Track-It to quickly solve faculty and staff technical problems. Created several graphics for N.C.C's campus web system.

Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Flex Builder 2 / 3
Adobe Photoshop CS2 & CS3
Cardinal Commerce PayPal API
CyberSource SOAPI (credit card, Bill-Me-Later, and internet check processing)
Google Web APIs
GoToMyPC
jQuery / jQuery UI
MS Query Analyzer
MS SQL Server Management Studio
MS Visual Source Safe
MS Visual Studio 2008
PEAR
phpMyAdmin
Prototype
QuickAddress (QAS)
Surround SCM

.Net
Adobe AIR
C / C++
Java
MASM
MIPS
Scheme

Actionscript 3
Ajax (Asyncronous JavaScript and XML)
Classic ASP / ASP.Net
Coldfusion
CSS
HTML / DHTML / XHTML
Javascript (CSJS, SSJS)
Perl
php
SQL / T-SQL
VBScript
XML