Resume

• Experience |
• Education |
• Skills |
• Publications |
• Awards

Experience

• Director of DevelopmentBuildFaxAsheville, NCNovember 2011 - present
  • • Developed scalable, cloud-based web applications using Python, Django, MySQL, and Memcached.
    • Wrote technical specifications.
    • Created RESTful web service.
    • Wrote clean, commented, object-oriented code following best practices.
    • Designed database schemas, object models, and XML schemas.
    • Implemented enterprise search using Solr/Lucene.
    • Designed efficient algorithms for processing massive data sets.
    • Trained and supervised other developers.
    • Wrote API documentation.
    • Wrote automated test suites.
    • Configured Linux and Apache and managed Amazon EC2 servers in the cloud using RightScale.
    • Accurately estimated project timelines and met deadlines.
• Senior DeveloperBuildFaxAsheville, NCOctober 2010 - November 2011
• DeveloperBuildFaxAsheville, NCOctober 2009 - October 2010
• DeveloperdataBridgeAsheville, NCJune 2009 - September 2009
  • • Developed corporate intranets and extranets.
    • Created custom console applications in Visual C#.
    • Wrote SQL queries, views, and stored procedures in SQL Server.
    • Designed reports with SQL Server Reporting Services.
    • Installed and configured virtual development environments running Windows Server.
    • Performed server administration tasks.
    • Developed databases in Microsoft Access.
    • Interfaced with clients to gather requirements.
• Conference Database Developer and Electronic Journal PublisherACA-UNCA Partnership for Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NCApril 2009 - October 2009
  • • Developed MySQL database for managing conference registration, article submissions, and review process.
    • Developed website and web-based forms using Joomla!.
    • Wrote PHP scripts for performing administrative tasks.
    • Developed electronic journal publishing system using MySQL › PHP › XML › XSLT pipeline.
    • Wrote JavaScript functions and CSS stylesheets.
    • Provided expertise on best practices for information management.
    • Wrote technical manual.
• Web and Database DeveloperRamsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NCFebruary 2008 - April 2009
  • • Developed master collection database in Microsoft Access.
    • Wrote validation scripts in Visual Basic to improve integrity and efficiency of data entry.
    • Created XSLT stylesheets to generate web pages from XML files and crosswalk data into library catalog.
    • Wrote Python programs for processing XML and HTML files.
    • Modified metadata schemas, administered controlled vocabularies, and created and managed metadata for digital collections in a variety of formats.
    • Designed website for large manuscript collection.
    • Developed comprehensive workflows and best practices for creating digital collections.
    • Trained staff in data entry, naming conventions, and web content creation.
    • Wrote online documentation.

Education

Skills

• Standards/Languages
  • Programming languages:
    • Python,
    • C#,
    • JavaScript,
    • PHP,
    • regular expressions,
    • Visual Basic
  • Relational databases:
    • MySQL,
    • SQL Server,
    • Microsoft Access
  • XML standards:
    • XML,
    • XSLT,
    • XPath,
    • XSL-FO,
    • XML Schema
  • Web standards:
    • (X)HTML,
    • CSS
  • Metadata/cataloging standards:
    • Dublin Core,
    • TEI,
    • MARC,
    • AACR2
• Software/Hardware
  • Editors/IDEs:
    • Wing,
    • Visual Studio,
    • Oxygen XML Editor,
    • Eclipse
  • Frameworks/Content Management Systems:
    • Django,
    • Joomla!,
    • CONTENTdm,
    • Greenstone,
    • Movable Type
  • Server Administration:
    • Linux (Ubuntu),
    • Apache 2,
    • Windows Server/IIS
  • Cloud Computing:
    • Amazon EC2,
    • Amazon S3,
    • RightScale
  • Graphics editors:
    • Adobe Photoshop

Publications

• Essays
  • "Odyssey of Desire", Pleiades, 2013, vol. 33.1, p.23-39
  • "A Sense of All Sorrows", Pleiades, 2012, vol. 32.2, p.64-70
  • "The Communion of Strangers", The Sun, 2012, vol. 436, p.13-15
  • "Meditation During a Rainstorm", Connecticut Review, 2010, vol. 32.2, p.129-135
  • "A Visit to the City", The Redwood Coast Review, 2010, vol. 12.2, p.10
  • "Confessions of a Carnivore", North American Review, 2009, vol. 294.5, p.37-39
  • "In Praise of Passion", The Dalhousie Review, 2009, vol. 89.3, p.369-379
  • "On Being Nothing", The Antioch Review, 2009, vol. 67.2, p.340-348
  • "Night Thoughts", The Tusculum Review, 2008, vol. 4, p.94-98
  • "The Electric Present", Rock & Sling, 2007, vol. 4.2, p.14-18
  • "The Lonely Race", The Laurel Review, 2007, vol. 41.2, p.91-94
  • "The Finite Experience of Infinite Life", The Hudson Review, 2005, vol. 58.1, p.19-28
• Reprints
  • "On Being Nothing", The New York Times, 2012, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/on-being-nothing/
  • "Confessions of a Carnivore", America Now: Short Readings From Recent Periodicals, edited by Robert Atwan, Ninth Edition, Bedford/St. Martin's, 2011

Awards

• The Best American Essays 2011, Notable Essays of 2010, "Meditation During a Rainstorm", 2011
• The Best American Essays 2010, Notable Essays of 2009, "On Being Nothing", 2010
• The Best American Essays 2006, Notable Essays of 2005, "The Finite Experience of Infinite Life", 2006