resume
Technical Skills 
Languages:
- HTML/XHTML
- CSS
- PHP 5
- JavaScript
- ActionScript 2
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- XML
- SOAP
- Basics in Perl
- currently learning Ruby
Software:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe Auditon
- Microsoft Office
- Apple iWork
- Limited: Adobe Illustrator and Acrobat, Macromedia Fireworks and FreeHand
Operating Systems:
- Linux (Debian, Gentoo)
- Windows XP
- Windows 2000
- Mac OS X
- Mac OS X Server
Other:
- LAMP
- OOP
- Zend Framework
- MVC
- PHP Unit Testing
- Agile Development
- Apache
- AJAX
- jQuery
- Subversion
- xt:Commerce
- Xoops CMS
- Smarty
- Browser Compability
Experience
Freelancer
2005 - present
- Designed and developed several websites for small businesses from concept to completion including Photoshop mock-ups, company logos, business cards and the actual website.
Insight Designs - www.insightdesigns.com
Boulder, Colorado
Feb. 2010 - present
- Hired to help building a new social networking site.
- Developing applications/modules using Zend Framework with Amazon Web Services (SimpleDB, S3, EC2).
- Developing web service integrations with different 3rd party applications.
EZYield.com - www.ezyield.com
Winter Springs, Florida
Jun. 2008 - Feb. 2010
- Lead developer for web service integrations.
- Developed and maintained web service integration scripts with several international travel websites using REST, SOAP, and website scraping scripts in cases where an API was not present.
- Served as a consultant and worked closely with many development teams.
- Developed additional applications/modules in custom PHP framework extending Zend Framework.
- Wrote documentation and specification.
- Directed other programmers in development of web service integrations.
Business Space Inc. - www.thebusinessspace.com
Winter Park, Florida
Feb. 2007 - May 2008
- Developed additional applications/modules in an existing custom PHP framework.
- Developed communications center for email and fax.
- Developed several additional features for the document management center, web site builder, customer management tool, business management tool, customer sign up.
- Created and implemented new website templates in web site builder.
Webmasters Akademie - www.webmasters.com
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Sep. 2005 - Nov. 2006
- Web marketing / E-Commerce and project management
- Web design and image manipulation using Adobe Photoshop
- Code websites with XHTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Adobe Flash with ActionScript
- Audio and video editing for web (Adobe Audition & Premiere)
- Unix/Linux administration (DHCP, NFS, DNS, BIND 9, Apache, FTP, SSH)
- Database design & SQL (ER-Model, Rational Database Model)
- Dynamic websites with PHP 5 & MySQL
- Assisted Webmasters Akademie instructors with training the 2006/2007 class
- Imported existing web site content into a Xoops CMS
- Imported existing shop system into a xt:Commerce shop system including migrating the data base.
German Federal Armed Forces
Kastellaun, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1998 - 2006
- Team / Platoon Leader in a satellite communications unit
- Instructor in satellite communications systems, communication security, video conferencing systems and computer networking
- Instructor in Boot Camp and Special Basic Training
- Paratrooper training
- Several assignments in multinational missions (Bosnia, Kosovo, US CENTCOM)
Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway, Inc.)
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1994 - 1998
- Trained and practiced in drive and control technology, electronic measurement technology and programmable logic controller
Education
Webmasters Akademie Nuremberg, Germany (WE-Webmasters Europe certification program)
2005 - 2006
- WE Certified Business Manager
- WE Certified Webmaster
- WE Certified Web Designer
Advanced Training for Staff Sergeant/Sergeant First Class (comparable to an AA)
2002 - 2003
- Business Management Degree
Continued Education
1994 - 1998
- Energy and Electronics Technician Degree