Experience
Lead Solutions Architect October 2009 - Present
Piehead Productions, LLC Portsmouth, NH
www.piehead.com
- Primary decision maker for platform, framework, and architecture choices on web applications
- Directed and mentored junior developers
- Oversaw quality control and ensured proper execution of development projects
- Worked with clients to determine technology goals and requirements
Notable Projects: International Design Contest for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Facebook Application for Top Gear USA, AJAX Driven Front-End for Boodle Lottery Platform
Senior Web Developer February 2008 - September 2009
Amplify Studios / Sendlabs Manchester, NH
- Developed high quality web applications in a deadline driven environment.
- Researched and developed web applications on Linux and Windows platforms
- Led development projects on both CMS-Driven and bespoke development projects
Notable Projects: Sweet Baby Ray's "The Sauce is the Boss" Contest, NH Lottery properties , Javascript-Driven WYSIWYG client for SendLabs
Web Developer February 2007 - February 2008
CustomScoop Concord, NH
www.customscoop.com
- Developed front-end interface and middle teir application logic for large-scale news clipping application
- Performed SQL tuning both directly and via code-reviews with team
- Maintained and improved web spidering system handling 750,000+ pages daily
Developer Evangelist June 2005 - February 2007
Ektron Nashua, NH
www.ektron.com
- Created and taught 3-Day developer training curriculum to over 200 developers
- Designed, developed and managed community site for partnered developers
- Represented Ektron at tradeshows, sales demonstrations and other marketing & sales events
Recent Work
Technology Used:HTML5, AJAX, Facebook API, PHP, MySQL
Technology Used:HTML5, AJAX, CodeIgniter
Technology Used:ASP.NET MVC, HTML5, Responsive Design
Technology Used:ASP.NET, Kentico CMS, SQL Server 2008
Additional work with AJAX, CodeIgniter, Ektron CMS400, Wordpress, Kentico and Facebook available upon request.
Education
University of Maine Orono, ME
Bachelor of Arts in New Media
- Charter member and VP of Finance for the Maine Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Recipient of the Balanced Man Scholarship from Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Founder and President of UMaine Automotive Enthusiasts
- President of the UMaine New Media Society
- Mechanic/Member of the UMaine Solar Vehicle Team
Awards
- 2012 NH 40 Under 40
- 2009 10K Silverlight Competition Honorable Mention
- 2008 Microsoft MIX ReStyle Winner
- 2007 Microsoft MIX ReStyle Honorable Mention