Los Angeles-based Web Developer
Overall management of Tech department: High-level project management (execution and delgation of high-level duties, monitoring of lower-level responsibility delegation and completion).
Develop new technical solutions and workflows internally to maximize efficiency within the company. Planning, coding, and hardware setup of high-level technical projects to improve exsiting and create new capabilities for the company with regards to product offerings, reporting, production automation, user interfaces, and the like. Brainstorm and code in conjunction with fellow senior engineers to improve workflow and ensure projects stay on course.
Work with other department leads and engineers to provide hardware and software throughout company as needed. Handle server maintenance, antivirus solutions, company technical procurements, employee technical support, and guidance for fellow engineers. Handle interviewing and hiring of new employees.
Research and provide assessment of technical costs and feasibility for various projects, both internal and external. Provide technical presence on calls and in meetings with clients and agencies as needed to assess and develop technical solutions. Review/critique contracts and service fees with business partners for various special projects.
Produced and maintained internal tools using CFML and javascript (AJAX where appropriate), integrating with Oracle and PostgreSQL databses, to assist and streamline the work of junior engineers and other internal team members. Responsible for creation and maintenance of tools (user interfaces + back-end functionality) used to create reports for clients, produce customized web advertising content, and verify data collected by team during quality assurance testing. Worked extensively with other team members to analyze lags and roadblocks in their workflow and develop technical solutions.
Managed and trained team of junior engineers in production and quality assurance of web advertisements and special projects. Handled advanced issues and trained junior engineers to recognize and troubleshoot those issues quickly and efficiently in the future. Provided guidance and tutoring for junior engineers interested in learning new skills on the job. Aided in junior engineering work load when team was overloaded or projects required quicker turnarounds.
Worked with designers, account managers, and sales people to ascertain technical requirements of various projects, communicate most effective practices to clients, and manage work load. Participated in meetings and conference calls with clients to assess technical feasibility of requests and create systems that work together. Occasionally provide demonstrations to visiting clients on technical aspects of company's services.
Produced, updated, and tested Internet banner advertisements of varying functionality using HTML, javascript, CSS, and Flash to provide features such as polling, expandable content, client service look-up based on location or date, collection of user-submitted data, etc. Ensured banner advertisements and other content tracked, functioned, and displayed correctly across common browsers (IE6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+) and operating systems (Windows, MacOS). Kept track of and troubleshot browser quirks and other problems that would arise from being a third-party content provider.
Created and maintained band's website using standards-compliant XHTML and CSS which displayed as desired on all common web browsers. Implement moderate levels of javascript and some light perl and PHP functionality. Work closely with graphic designer and band members to implement working design, features, and updates as requested as quickly as possible. Design and maintain web photo galleries. Photograph concerts and photo shoots. Make color corrections and image alterations in Photoshop for web use when necessary. Use FTP clients to upload, download, and change permissions and properties of files on servers.
Converted Photoshop Document (PSD) files into HTML documents for semi-weekly marketing emails. Created new images from designer-provided PSDs for use on existing company website in JPG or GIF format as required.
Provided hands-on technical support for employees throughout corporate site: Installed new and upgraded or replaced current hardware and software on Windows XP desktops and laptops for general use and per specific requirements of individual users. Configured and deployed PC desktops and laptops for new users.
Troubleshot faulty computers, network connections, and printers. Catalogued and packed inventory of IT storage areas for shipping at corporate site and nearby warehouses.
This section lists non-technology-related positions I held prior to those listed above. This information is likely no longer of interest but does present a more complete picture of my work history, should one be required.
Completed loan records by researching missing, erroneous, and inconsistent referral information across company databases and by contacting loan officers. Updated inbound and outbound dispatch databases based on daily funding reports with between 80-200 records requiring updates or creation each day. Made additional updates in dispatch databases based on pre-DFR (Daily Funding Report) error lists. Assisted supervisor with special projects.
Aided with maintenance and development of system of checks and record-keeping to account for all income collected (cash, checks, credit card receipts) and tickets distributed at various parking facilities throughout the Los Angeles area. Visited locations as necessary to gather information or investigate inconsistencies in paper trial. Worked closely with district and lot managers to these ends. Created and updated invoices in Quickbooks for distribution to clients and company records. Followed-up on late or missing payments from monthly contract holders. Manually verified cash, checks, and receipts received from lots at main office.
Created and maintained purchase orders for transactions between various productions and production support services, as well as transactions between Operations and other studio departments (data entry, authorization verification). Ensured department compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act by extensively documenting paper trails and created new records, checks, and records where necessary. Assisted management with coordination for filming and special events. Assisted with special projects, financial reports, and ensured resolution of billing errors. Maintained and distributed production call sheets (work schedules) and contact information.