Software Integration Engineer

July 2010 – present
Conviva, Inc., San Mateo, California
www.conviva.com

Senior Web Developer

March 2009 – June 2010
Scrapblog, Inc., San Francisco, California
www.scrapblog.com

Flex Developer

• Created, maintained, upgraded, and supported all internal Flex web and AIR-based administrative tools: Internal CMS, Content Providers CMS, Management Reports, Content Uploader, Metrics Ticker
• Introduced and implemented the ASFusion's Mate Flex framework in all projects
• Separated all localizable properties into resource bundles for possible future i10n
• Set up version-controlled projects and their corresponding continuous integration server auto-builds
• Working closely with designers and the content team, fully automated the graphical content processing and upload work-flow with the use of the AIR wizard-like tool utilizing the Abobe's Switchboard technology
• Researched and implemented the thumbnail color indexing routine for user-friendly searches based on color
• Deployed and tested all necessary back-end Java-based jobs to support data-mining processes

Lead Web Developer

March 2006 – January 2009
AgencyNet, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida
www.agencynet.com

Information Architect

• Lead information architect, Java EE developer, and project lead on the following web properties:
  • www.indemand.com – iN DEMAND’s global portal for pay-per-view, video on demand, and high-definition programming and scheduling information
  • www.howard.tv – web portal for the Howard Stern On Demand channel on digital cable
  • my.howard.tv – Drupal-based Howard TV community and forums
  • www.mojohd.com – web portal for one of the first all HD television channels – MOJO
  • forum.mojohd.com – MOJO’s phpBB-based message boards
  • www.toomuchfortv.com – website for the Too Much For TV subscription video on demand package
  • affiliate.indemand.com – a secure portal for iN DEMAND’s affiliates, partners, vendors, representatives, and employees
• Architected and implemented back-end and front-end related infrastructures

Programmer / Developer

• Created and programmed custom CMS solutions to power the above sites
• Migrated and refactored the applications from Java 1.3 to J2EE 1.4 and to Java EE 5
• Brought about the JSF technology and the MVC pattern
• Designed and coded user-facing XHTML, Ajax, and JavaScript-based modules
• Established and implemented the SEO, CSS validation, and CSS/JavaScript minification procedures
• Integrated and populated Flash-based modules
• Introduced, set up, configured, and customized a Drupal-based community portal
• Configured and utilized Content Delivery Networks: Akamai, Limelight
• Configured and utilized web analytics tools: Visual Sciences / Omniture, Google Analytics

Database Developer

• Designed and configured MS SQL databases with related views, stored procedures, and jobs
• Introduced and implemented Hibernate (ORM) to cut down the SQL development time

Server Administrator

• Configured and maintained application and server structure on the IBM WebSphere ND platform
• Migrated the servers from WebSphere 4.0 to 6.0 and to 6.1
• Set up local and testing Apache Tomcat-based environments with a CVS repository

Project Lead / Project Manager

• Led a small team of designers and producers through the projects’ full design and development cycle
• Gathered and documented technical and business requirements for projects
• Estimated projects budgets; prepared Estimates and Statements of Work
• Set up projects in an internal project management software; created and processed invoices
• Kept all assigned retainer and one-off projects under budget and on time
• Oversaw the creating of wireframes and comps
• Handled client communication; provided support and troubleshooting

Associate Developer

September 2005 – March 2006
Office Depot Corporate Headquarters, Delray Beach, Florida
www.officedepot.com

• Member of the J2EE global e-commerce team, which designed, implemented, and maintained international B2B web sites for 13 European countries
• Main technologies/frameworks/tools used:
  • WebSphere Application Server, IBM WSAD 5.1.1
  • Front-end: JSP, Struts, Tiles, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Middle-tier: Java 1.3, EJB, Struts
  • Back-end: MSSQL, SAP, COMSYS/AS 400
  • Common code base for all countries. Various i18n techniques
• Fixed defects and implemented enhancements in the front-end and middle-tier code:
  • Created JSP custom tags for pagination and page layout sections
• Designed and implemented features of the Tools web application (utilities for maintaining the main web site):
  • Improved the upload tools by utilizing Ajax to provide real-time results during the spreadsheet parsing
  • Improved the user upload process to remove redundant back-end calls
  • Redesigned JSPs to eliminate scriptlets by using JSTL and custom tags for easier maintenance
• Migrated users from existing legacy applications

Office Depot, Inc. Corporate Information Technology Internship

Summer 2005
Office Depot Corporate Headquarters, Delray Beach, Florida
www.officedepot.com

• Team lead in implementation of a new project management and issue tracking software – JIRA

Teacher’s Assistant

Summer 2005
System Development Project in C#, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Publisher’s Assistant

2003 – 2005
Seeds of Wealth, Inc., Lake Worth, Florida

• In charge of updating, marketing, and shipping a financial program for children
• Created and managed the customers database; maintained the company’s web-site

Student Agency Director

2001 – 2003
“NightOwls” Campus Patrol and Escort Service, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

• In charge of scheduling, staffing, time input, payroll, logistics, budgeting, public relations
• Managed 20 employees; Employee of the semester (Spring 2002)