• 7 years experience of web development.
• php, mysql, unix, xsl/t, xml, css, javascript
• shell scripting, C, C++, Java, SOAP

Sr. Web Developer LiveNation.com, San Francisco, CA, Oct 2006 -
Live Nation is the worlds's largest concert promoter.

• Maintained & developed new code for existing code base in php, xsl/t, (css, html, javascript). Site runs on linux/apache & uses php/mysql/univca.
• I am mainly responsible for core architectural features such as search & caching layer. I rewrote & simplified the php cache client (accessing univca using http & curl), improving site performance & reliability.
• Co-developed site search engine (mysql, php, MCorrection (java)), which replaced FAST, saving Live Nation hundreds of thous&s of dollars.

Web Developer Friendster, Inc, Mountain View/San Francisco, CA, Aug 2005 - Oct 2006
Friendster is a social networking website.

• Built new features & maintained & improved code for very high volume website, Friendster: php, mysql, xsl/t, javascript & css.
• I was involved in improving performance for many site features, implementing distributed database solutions, & improving upon caching.
• My last few projects included profile-history, profile custimization, introductions & photo grabbing.

Developer Hive Worldwide, Santa Clara, CA, 2004-2005
Hive is a career networking website.

• Developed the database design in MS SQL for Hive.
• Created web crawlers in php & curl to pull information such as job postings; resumes; profiles of companies, schools & charitable organizations; & geographical data from different web sites on the internet.
• Parsed & organized information gathered on the internet for use within the application. Stored it in MySQL & MS SQL, ensuring data integrity & sensible normalization & proper indexing.
• Researched & developed search algorithms, in Java & php, for effective querying of the database.
• Created maintenance scripts in php & bash for backup of data; duplication & orphan control in the database; & synchronization between MySQL & MS SQL.

Developer Weblnx, Santa Clara, CA, 2001-2003
Weblnx was a career networking website. It is the predecessor of Hive.

• Developed the web application Weblnx from concept - database design, page layout & backend functionality - using HTML, javascript, CSS, Photoshop for graphics, php, Apache & MySQL.
• Worked closely with the founder of the company to make ideas into requirements & then into software.
• Created multilevel user access system, credit card payment system (using SSL), interface for administration & monitoring of users, & other types of objects within the application, & much, much more.
• Maintained web site, database & backend & added new functionality as needed.
• Was responsible for administration & security of the web server, Apache, mail server, Sendmail, & database server, MySQL, & the system they ran on, Red Hat Linux.
• Created & maintained mailing lists, initially Majordomo, & later Mailman.

Contractor: Developer Jones Knowledge, Englewood, CO, 2000-2001
Jones Knowledge was a product that allowed schools & companies to offer classes online.

• Maintained & added functionality to the application, which was written in php, Java & MySQL. The application ran on Solaris.
• Fixed numerous bugs & increased performance of site & database drastically.
• Organized code into CVS & created produces & scripts, in bash & ksh, for updating the production code.
• Created diagnostic & monitoring tools, in php & shell script, for the application to make it easier & faster to fix corrupted tables, overwhelmed web & database servers.
• Earned praise for fixing critical bugs & pleasing customers.

Webmaster Multi-Financial Securities, Denver, CO, 1999-2000
Multi-Financial is a broker / dealer & is part of ING.

• Created & maintained website layout & built it in HTML, CSS, javascript, php & MySQL.
• Made all company documents & forms available in electronic form, as HTML & PDF forms.
• Created intranet website & built a publishing tool so that the company's director of information could create & post newsletters without needed to know any HTML.
• Created reporting system for clients which dynamically created reports of sales, accounts, & so on, in PDF format using php, PDFlib & ODBC to fetch data from the backend Informix database.
• Created other web tools: such as calendars, phone books & site search engine.
• Set up & maintained web server, Apache running on Red Hat Linux.
• Was part of a small IT team, which meant I also supported office PCs; installed hardware & software; restored machines after virus infections; & helped maintain the mail server, Lotus Notes, & the firewall, OpenBSD.

Associate of Science Degree: Computer Information Systems
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, 2004
Graduated with honors; GPA 3.96.