PLUGS

"When it comes to technology and web development I have yet to meet anyone else like Steve. He is always on top of his game. The passion he has for the online world makes him go above and beyond what is expected from him."

Kyle Bishop

Director of New Media, Prod., Design

BostonHerald.com

"Amazing problem solving skills with his enormous depth of technical knowledge"

Andrew Young

Director of Development

Summit Healthcare Services, Inc.

"Steve seems to know everything a developer would need or want to know, and he is always seeking to learn more. He is extremely easy to work with and a great resource: If you need a problem solved, he will make it happen. His knowledge and his attitude set him apart in a crowded field."

Elizabeth Albritton

Online Editor

BostonHerald.com

EDUCATION

  • Associates of Applied Sciences
  • Computer Networking Systems
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  • ITT Technical Institute
  • Woburn, Massachusetts

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Creating, updating and maintaining multiple web sites and services.
  • Creating high-availability products that people actually use.
  • Experience maintaining, rewriting and optimizing legacy code.
  • Collaborated with multiple departments to optimize work flows and create seamless transition between legacy code and newly developed services.
  • Experienced in full application life-cycle.
  • Excellent communication and time management skills.

EXPERIENCE

SageFire, Inc.

Lead Architect / Lead Engineer

Lead development of a redevelop of the existing product platform while scoping requests and requirements from existing clientbase. Performed various roles ranging from consulting (with other departments) to planning future releases. Worked collaboratively with a group of developers with various skill levels.

Highlights

  • Reengineered current products to allow further scalability.
  • Managed tight deadlines with teams to ensure deadlines were met.
  • Worked directly with clients to gather feature scope information and them execute.

Located in Boulder, Colorado (July 2009 - Present)

EventVue, Inc.

Sr. Web Developer / Systems Administrator

Works closely within a 4-person team to redesign, re-factor and redevelop existing application infrastructure, allowing it to scale to multiple servers. Collaborates with company founders to further develop business model. Develops various social network components, including a newsfeed and messaging system.

Highlights

  • Worked closely with design team to create dynamic UI.
  • Created scalable master-to-master replicated MySQL cluster.
  • Migrated servers from MediaTemple to SliceHost.

Located in Boulder, Colorado (November 2008 - May 2009)

Herald Interactive, Inc. (The Boston Herald)

Sr. Web Developer / Systems Administrator

Managed developers and took lead role on complex projects. Coordinated with executive team to manage resources. Developed high-availability web applications for end-users. Communicated effectively with non-technical and creative teams.

Highlights

  • Redeveloped Content Management System (CMS) to allow for greater availability, expansion, load balancing and ease of use for operators.
  • Fully developed secure user registration system handling thousands of simultaneous users.
  • Managed tasks and timelines for team members to ensure deadlines were consistently met.
  • Managed online infrastructure, including purchasing, budgeting, installation and configuration of Web, Database, DNS and Mail servers.
  • Shared several New England Press Association awards in the "Your Right to Know" category.

Located in Boston, Massachusetts (August 2006 - January 2009)

SKILLS

  • Web:
  • PHP 4/5
  • (X)HTML
  • CSS
  • MySQL
  • Javascript
  • Perl
  • XML
  • JSON
  • ASP.NET
  • System:
  • C++
  • VB.NET
  • C#.NET
  • VB6/VBA
  • GTK+
  • Mono
  • Applications:
  • VI
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Apache
  • Lighttpd
  • Windows
    • 98
    • 2000
    • XP
    • 2003
    • Vista
  • Linux
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • Red Hat
    • Fedora
    • FreeBSD
  • Subversion
  • CVS
  • Misc.
  • SEO
  • XSLT
  • DHTML
  • jQuery
  • AWS
  • Smarty
  • APIs
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • OAuth
  • OpenID
  • Charts