The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds castles in the air, from air, creating by exertion of the imagination... The magic of myth and legend has come true in our time. One types the correct incantation on a keyboard, and a display screen comes to life, showing things that never were nor could be.

- Fred Brooks

Resume

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Professional Experience

University Senior Web Developer/Programmer
University of North Texas, Academic Technologies - 7/2019 - Present

  • Design, deploy, and administer an enterprise Drupal environment comprising 80+ sites and 50,000+ content nodes
  • Use Agile methods to develop custom Drupal modules, REST integrations, Views, scripts, and themes
  • Migrated 10 critical projects from on-prem Drupal 7 to Azure-hosted Drupal 10, including custom module replacement, content/data migration, configuration, testing, and production transition
  • Work with faculty and administrators to develop new web functionality for university-wide services supporting a community of more than 47,000 students, faculty, staff, and executive stakeholders
  • Evaluate and implement auditing tools to improve adherence to WCAG accessibility standards
  • Work with technology committees to research, evaluate, and test new software, cloud solutions, and web services
  • Design and maintain access and security policies, perform periodic security audits, and respond to new vulnerabilities
  • Provide technical mentorship and code/workflow guidance to junior developers, establishing development practices and web standards

College Senior Web Developer
University of North Texas, College of Education - 2/2011 - 7/2019

  • Held sole responsibility for design, deployment, and administration of WAMP servers and multiple Drupal 6/7 instances
  • Architected and troubleshot custom modules, designed and created new themes, worked with faculty and administrators to develop new web functionality
  • Created and maintained custom PHP/MySQL applications for employee timekeeping, IT ticketing, and institutional reporting
  • Developed access and security policies, wrote policy guides and manuals, conducted training on security policies and web content standards
  • Consulted with marketing and leadership on traffic flow, site design, and analytics to implement marketing strategies and audience-focused content

Crew Leader/CCM Crew Leader
United States Census Bureau - 1/2010 - 10/2010

  • Hired, trained, supervised, and dismissed crews for the decennial census and QC follow-up
  • Createed and maintained detailed reports for operations covering western Denton County and all of Wise County
  • Liaised with group-quarters facilities (such as dormitories, hospitals, prisons) to arrange for census enumeration
  • Provided initial and on-the-job training in Census Bureau IT resources

Programmer/Lab Attendant
University of North Texas, General Access Computer Lab - 8/2004 - 12/2008

  • Installed and troubleshot new desktop systems, installed and maintained hardware and software, maintained and troubleshot networked systems and printers
  • Worked with a team to plan and develop in-house tools using PHP, Java, JavaScript, and VB6/Access with ASP
  • Worked with faculty to develop and maintain special education program websites, using PHP/MySQL and HTML/CSS to develop easily-maintainable code
  • Interacted with lab patrons, students, and faculty to troubleshoot software and hardware problems, assisted patrons in use of lab computing resources and media presentation systems
  • Developed a reputation as the top resource for troubleshooting and difficult problem-solving

Expertise

CMS/Web Platforms

Drupal 6-10 Modules, Views, Themes, Drupal Migrations, WordPress

Tools and Skills

PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Twig, MySQL, REST APIs, Git, Drush, Composer

Practices

WCAG Accessibility, Web Security, Agile Development, Server Administration

Administration

Experienced with configuring, deploying, and launching Windows Server and WAMP stack packages: Apache, SSL, MySQL, PHP, as well as deploying and maintaining associated server management, CMS, or social software packages

Additional Skills

Commonly write software for personal use and for entertainment, not just as a job
Experienced and comfortable with leadership, collaboration, and communication
Adept at multitasking and meeting deadlines in pressure situations, very quick to adapt to new situations and environments and responding to challenging goals
Adept with technical documenting and reporting in a concise and clear format
20+ years’ experience building and maintaining computer systems and wiring networks, maintaining routers, switches, running cables and wiring outlets, installing and maintaining A/V systems such as projectors, recording equipment, and audio systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - 12/2008
University of North Texas - Denton, TX

Focus on Software Development, Minor in Japanese Language Studies

Asian Studies Program Graduate - 5/2006
Kansai Foreign Language University - Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan

Intensive Asian Studies and Japanese Language Program

Accomplishments and Interests

Founder, National Coordinator - Mu Epsilon Kappa Society - 2007 - Present

National culture/service organization with 26 chapters in 10 states

Canton of Glaslyn - Society for Creative Anachronism - 2015 - Present

Web administrator for local branch of international historical reenactment group

Volunteer Blacksmith - Farmers Branch Historical Park - 2015-2016

Demonstrate traditional blacksmithing skills to visitors, tour and school groups

Vice President, Scribe, Web Admin - Mu Epsilon Kappa, UNT Chapter - 2003-2008

Developed local UNT university club into a nationwide alliance of clubs

2-Time Winning Team - 2004, 2005

UNT Laboratory of Recreational Computing Game Programming Competition