Benzot.net

Web Development work experience

 

Summary of Qualifications

Active web developer for over 10 years. Thrives on keeping up with the latest technologies and trends.

Additionally, over 17 years of experience in the arts and business with increasingly responsible management positions.

 

Skills

  • Web & Graphics: Eclipse, Homesite, Adobe Creative Suite CS2/3
  • Other Software:SVN, CVS, Visio, Vim
  • Expert Skills: HTML(10+yrs), XHTML(5yrs), CSS(10+yrs), JSP(5yrs), Struts(2yrs), Tapestry 4 (5yrs)
  • Working Skills: Javascript(5yrs), Java (beginner), PHP(basic), Postgres
  • CMS Packages: Drupal, Concrete5, Squarespace, Indexhibit
  • OS: Windows, Mac OSX, Unix/Linux (Free BSD, Redhat, Ubuntu, Debian)
  • Social Networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

 

Portfolio URLs

 

Professional Experience

Identity Theft 911 Director of Operations & Dir. Bus. Dev. and UI Engineer      8/03 – 8/09

  • Leadership and management of technical operations of company from initial start-up phase through corporate expansion at the $10 million revenue level.
  • Engineer responsibilities included all user interface design and presentation layer development
  • Design and successful implementation of multiple MVC applications utilizing the Tapestry framework with a Java/Postgres backend
  • Major achievements:
    • Design and successful implementation of online publishing engine for over 500 cobranded websites.
    • Design and successful implementation of core computer systems, networks, security and workflow applications
    • Identified and procured corporate & call-center telecommunications systems
    • Procured and implemented physical security systems, including key card access and video surveillance

Credit.Com UI Engineer 10/02 – 8/03

  • Developed and maintained multiple JSP web-based, template driven financial applications. Initial responsibilities included conversion of static form application to template driven application utilizing the Struts framework.  Overall front-end responsibilities included development of new product features, co-branded websites, and maintenance of existing applications both external and internal.
  • Applications built using Struts framework with Java/Resign/Oracle back-end

Pharsight Corporation  Web Developer/Software Dev Eng                12/00 – 8/02

  • Redesign and development of all web presences, including corporate and support sites, as well as all web accessible software products
  • Developed a web-based collaborative application intended to improve knowledge management and efficiency in enterprise situations specifically geared toward pharmaceutical drug development
  • Main duties include jsp development, application architecture and graphics manipulation & optimization
  • Other duties include basic java development and usibility design for web based applications

Metazoa Systems  Web Developer  10/00 –12/00

  • Developed internet based software which is accessible via a web browser for scientific research and development companies
  • Converted existing application to enable multi-platform use, created jsp logic and include files, as well as graphics creation & optimization within a jsp/mysql architecture

Creditland HTML Developer   5/00 –10/00

  • Updated look-and-feel, as well as developed and maintained a dynamic financial e-commerce site in a team environment
  • Responsibilities included coding of HTML with jsp includes, basic jsp logic, as well as graphics manipulation & optimization

SF Interactive  HTML Coder    3/00 – 4/00

  • Responsibilities included handcoding HTML, as well as graphics optimizations in a team environment for various clients (Bravo Gifts, Jamba Juice, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter)

Zorro Productions, Inc. Licensing Manager 05/96 – 01/00 

  • Oversight of worldwide character licensing and merchandising program
  • Designed, developed and maintained a website geared toward Zorro business partners, as well as fans

 

Education

B.F.A. in theater arts management from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, 1989

Various computer science courses

5/2002, Data Structures, UC Berkeley (audited)

12/2001, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, UC Berkeley

8/2001, Intro to Symbolic Programming, UC Berkeley

5/2001, Introduction to Programming Logic and Design, UC Berkeley Extension

2/2001,  Beginning Java Programming Language, Sun Educational Services

 

Current hobbies: Bread baking and wood working

 

References Available Upon Request