Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
Scientific Web Applications Developer
Full stack web developer for the National Cancer Institute’s Advanced Biomedical Computing Center. I develop, design, and maintain websites and scientific web applications, implementing open source technologies such as Object Oriented PHP, Javascript, and MySQL, with deployment on Linux-based platforms. I'm constantly improving and building upon best practices and latest technologies. Well versed at full life cycle project management, from conception, through deployment, and beyond. (November 2009 - Present)
Sigma Space
Web Developer
I programmed NASA's Earth Observatory website from scratch (version 2.0, 2009). This entailed writing multiple complex PERL scripts to ingest 10 years of website data into a redesigned database schema and filesystem. To give the staff of writers and data visualizers the ability to fully manage the website, I developed a highly customized content management system from the ground up. All the while, I taught myself to fill the role of systems administrator for the small server cluster, configured for high availability and redundancy. Prior to all of that, I built the first custom content management system and redesigned the public facing websites for NASA's Atmospheric Science Research Portal and Hydrospheric and Biospheric Science Research Portal. (October 2003 - November 2009)
Virtual Flow Interactive Media, Inc.
Web Architect/Animation Artist
Lead Designer of cutting edge graphical interfaces for web sites as well as interactive CD ROMs using programs such as Flash 5 & MX, Director 8.5, PhotoShop 7.0, ImageReady 7.0, Illustrator 10, GoLive 6, Dreamweaver 4 and MX, Dreamweaver UltraDev, BBEdit 6.5, Final Cut Pro 2.0, and Strata 3D. Implemented acquired knowledge of hand coding HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ColdFusion and ASP. (October 2000 - June 2003)
Image Associates, Inc.
Graphic Designer
Developed real world, hands on graphic design skills at a fullservice graphic design studio offering a variety of services including print, multimedia, web design and corporate presentations for shows and conventions. This was my first position in the industry, after 12 years of cooking professionally. I obtained the paid internship position at Image Associates thanks to my awesome instructor, Paul Cacioppo at the School of Communication Arts in Raleigh, NC. (July 1998 - September 2000)
