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Code Samples

Any good programmer worth his salt will have a “portfolio” of code samples to show off his skills. It may look like Greek to some of our clients, but it shows that we do have some knowledge of the things we claim to know.

Here are some of my code examples split out by language:

Resume

Specialties:

WordPress, Expression Engine, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Java, PHP, SQL, Apache, Informix, Oracle, MySQL, XML, TCL, Csh/Bsh/Sh scripting, Weblogic, AJAX, JQuery

 

Current

* Owner of Magnolia Web Development
* Lead Web Developer at Roar Media

 

Past

* Java Programmer at Cellular South
* Internet Systems Engineer at West Interactive
* Target Materials Analyst/Systems Administrator at U.S. Air Force

 

Summary

Experienced professional in the Information Technology arena in a number of different job areas including: programming, systems administration, database management, and project design and development. Always interested in learning new programming languages and new web/software technologies.

 

Job Experience

Freelance Web Programmer (Current)

Phi Theta Kappa – Web Programmer (Current)
May 2005 – Present (3 years 6 months)

Cellular South – Programmer
March 2000 – May 2005 (5 years 3 months)
Maintenance programming, and development of new tools and software for internal use, and to provide to customers.

West Interactive
July 1997 – March 2000 (2 years 9 months)
Set-up of web servers, and supporting application servers to create environment for development and deployment of internet applications and services. Develop web sites for clients. Development of software, tools, and supporting code for use by application development, and others.
Target Materials Analyst/Systems Administrator

U.S. Air Force
March 1990 – July 1997 (7 years 5 months)
In addition to my normal job of Target Materials Analyst, I was responsible for the set-up, maintenance, and trouble-shooting of hardware and software used to support our mission. Managed servers, client machines, and database servers.

Education

City Colleges of Chicago(Overseas), 1988
Arizona State University, 1987
Heidelberg American High School (1985,1986 – Graduated)
Belton High School (1983,1984)

Interests:

Bible, history, reading, computers, programming languages, mmorpg’s, basketball, football, fishing, poetry

Groups and Associations:

Jackson Java Users Group

Honors and Awards:

John Levitow Award – Airman Leadership School – Offutt AFB – 1996
Junior Enlisted Airman of the Year – 1996
Intelligence Airman of the Year – Junior Enlisted – 1996

 

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