Intro  

I am primarily a LAMP developer, but, I am well versed in many c-style languages and am capable of learning almost any programming language or programming construct.

Technical Skills,  

  • PHP
    • Symfony
    • Magento
    • Joomla!
    • Wordpress
    • Kohana
    • TypoLight
    • OsCommerce/ZenCart
    • VirtueMart
  • MySQL
  • Javascript
    • Mootools
    • Prototype
  • ActionScript 3
  • XHTML/CSS
  • Subversion

Soft Skills,  

  • Object Oriented Programming Concepts.
  • Relational Database/Normalization.
  • UNIX System Administration.
  • Apache Configuration.
  • MySQL Configuration.
  • BASH Shell Scripting.
  • Subversion/Trac Administration.
  • Quality Assurance.
  • Wireframing.

Toolset,  

I generally tend to work in a Windows environment, however, I'm capable of working in any environment and have experience doing so. This is my preferred toolset,

  • Eclipse
  • Vim
  • Photoshop
  • Freemind
  • SmartDraw

Qualifications and Education,  

  • Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, 2003.
  • Web Developer since 2001.

My philosophy towards web,  

  • To get you what you need ... not what you think you need.
  • Help you plan for the future.
  • Everything should be beautiful.

Sites I've worked on,  

I have worked for companies and as a freelancer for almost 10 years now. Here are some of the sites I've worked on...

2010 Legacies Now Scrapbook

Symfony, Flash, XML, PHP, MySQL

Custom Features

  • CMS to manage Flash site and Accessible site
  • Keyword Boolean Fulltext Search
  • Flash Xml Api to retrieve XML data from Symfony
  • Flash Factory to map XML data into Flash Objects
 

LijaStyle

Magento, Flash, XML, PHP, MySQL

Custom Features

  • Moneris Payment Gateway Module
  • Moneris Payment Gateway Multiple Countries Module
  • Product Importer (much faster than Magento core and can be run from command line)
 

BC Innovation Council

Joomla!, Flash, XML, PHP, MySQL

Custom Joomla! Components and Modules

  • Innovator Network Resource Directory
  • Form Builder to implement robust and skinnable forms with validation and consistent logic
  • Xml Navigation Module to deliver Xml to Flash
  • Javascript Article Scroller
  • Image Gallery implementing Lightbox
  • Virtuemart Reskin
 

Bootlegger / Rickis

ElasticPath, Symfony, Flash, XML, PHP, MySQL

Custom Features

  • Ajax Modules to deliver supporting content to ElasticPath Commerce
  • Content Management System