References and education history are available on request.

Work Experience

2008 - Present PHP Developer
Hearst Corporation's UGO Entertainment, Inc.
New York City, NY

  • Developed code and applications for gamer lifestyle entertainment company.
  • Maintained and updated advertisement campaign code on several UGO property websites.
  • Responsible for maintenance of all four of UGO's major blogs; games, music, tv, and movies.
  • Developed and deployed additional UGO blogs Blu-Ray Fanatic and UGO's Video Blog
  • Assisted in the roll out of new property GameCheats.com website.
  • Maintenance, upgrades, and everday operations of UGO celebrity entertainment news sites; ActressArchives.com, AtPictures.com, and AbsolutePictures.com.
  • Developed framework for rapidly deploying trivia type challenges; Name That Movie and Lost Trivia Challenge
  • In partnership with In Demand, for Howard Stern TV, developed voting website for Miss Howard TV 2008
  • Assisted with repairs, support, and upgrades of various CMS applications.

2005 - 2008 Web Developer
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York City, NY

  • Responsible for maintenance, updates, analysis, review and development of new content for Enterprise level website mta.info and the corporate intranet.
  • Website contains more than 6,000 pages of information from eight different transportation agencies and receives several million hits per day.
  • Converted entire website to a custom templated structure allowing the push of site-wide changes to alleviate CMS restrictions.
  • Handled web tasks of three MTA agencies and managed the content of web pages from the other five active agency web departments.
  • Developed accessible solutions for navigation and content delivery to abide by ADA standards.
  • Created an XML based application to speed delivery of press releases to the public.
  • Assisted in the implementation of PeopleSoft upgrades to the MTA employment infrastructure.
  • Created a custom marketing license program web site.
  • Aided in the deployment of a third party smart proxy system that allows mobile device access and an accessible text-only view.
  • Contributed to the development of an MTA family-wide service alert system that allows customers to get emergency service changes via the website, email, mobile communications, or RSS feeds.

2001 - Present Game Developer and Freelance Web Developer
SleazySoft
Brooklyn, NY

  • Designed and programmed action and puzzle video games.
    • Including freeware hit Sharko which was published in a game compilation by Moondance Games.
  • Developed and created the entire website www.sleazysoft.com.
  • Created a framework that allowed video games to communicate quickly and securely with the website for community and scoreboard features.
  • Created research website Oddulo.us [mirror] to visualize user-submitted odds.

2004 - 2005 Technical Support Representative
Cablevision Systems, Inc.
Woodbury, NY

  • Troubleshooting and solving simple to complex computer problems presented by residential and business class broadband cable subscribers.
  • Assisted in the training of newly hired technicians.

2003 - 2004 Consultant
New York City Transit, Division of Infrastructure
New York City, NY

  • Designed and created production management system to track projects and materials.
  • System allowed analysts to store production sheets and managers to print HTML reports.

Skills

  • Programming Languages and API's:
    • C++, C#
    • PHP
    • Win32 API and MFC
    • XNA, DirectX 9-10
    • Visual Basic
    • SQL and Oracle PL /SQL
    • HTML, AJAX, DHTML (JavaScript), XHTML
    • XML
    • Working knowledge of UML, ASP, ASP.NET, and Java
  • Database Technologies:
    • MySQL
    • MS/SQL
    • Oracle
    • Access
    • PostgreSQL
  • Application Proficiency:
    • Microsoft Office
    • Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    • Rational Rose, Visible Analyst (UML)
    • Dreamweaver, Fireworks MX
    • Microsoft Project, Visio Pro
    • Version Control CVS and SVN
  • Network Technologies:
    • Apache Web Server
    • Microsoft IIS 4+
    • Microsoft DirectPlay
    • TCP/IP, UDP Protocols
    • POP3, SMTP, IMAP E-Mail Protocols
    • DHCP, Subnetting
    • Firewalls, Routers, Hubs, Switches