Resume

• Experience |
• Education |
• Skills |
• Publications |
• Foreign Languages |
• Awards

Experience

• BuildFax DeveloperBUILDERadius, Inc.Asheville, NCOctober 2009 - present
  • • Wrote technical specifications.
    • Developed data delivery web portal using Python and Django.
    • Created REST web service.
    • Wrote clean, well-commented, object-oriented code following best practices.
    • Designed database schemas, object models, and XML schemas.
    • Implemented enterprise search using Solr/Lucene.
    • Wrote API documentation.
    • Wrote automated test suites.
    • Configured Linux and Apache as needed.
    • Accurately estimated project timelines and met deadlines.
• SharePoint DeveloperdataBridgeAsheville, NCJune 2009 - September 2009
  • • Developed intranets and extranets using Microsoft SharePoint.
    • Created custom console applications in Visual C#.
    • Created SQL queries, views, and stored procedures to integrate external data from SQL Server into SharePoint.
    • Designed reports with SQL Server Reporting Services.
    • Installed and configured virtual development environments running Windows Server.
    • Performed server administration tasks.
    • Developed custom 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 various administrative tasks.
    • Developed electronic journal publishing system using MySQL › PHP › XML › XSLT pipeline.
    • Wrote JavaScript functions to add interactivity to electronic journal.
    • Wrote 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
  • Web and Database Development
    • Developed master collection database in Microsoft Access.
    • Wrote validation and automation routines 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.
    • Analyzed website usage statistics and developed strategies for improving site navigability.
    • Used automated tools to perform web maintenance tasks.
  • Project Management and Staff Management
    • Developed comprehensive workflows and best practices for creating digital collections.
    • Trained staff in data entry, naming conventions, and web content creation.
    • Coordinated with other library departments to increase visibility of collections.
    • Wrote online documentation.
    • Self-directed projects by identifying problems and proposing and implementing solutions.
  • Public Services
    • Staffed reference desk and provided web navigation tutorials and collection overviews to patrons.
    • Researched answers to advanced reference questions and reconciled discrepancies in finding aids.
  • Professional Development
    • Attended staff meetings and seminars on acquisitions, information literacy, disaster policy, etc.
• Parish LibrarianSt. Mary's Episcopal ChurchAsheville, NCFebruary 2008 - June 2008
  • • Weeded and sorted collection into 40 categories.
    • Organized book sale for weeded items.
    • Created spine and shelf labels.
    • Cataloged collection using Web 2.0 technology (LibraryThing).
    • Designed interface on church website for searching and browsing catalog.
    • Promoted library through monthly church newsletter articles.
    • Documented workflows for future library staff.

Education

Skills

• Standards/Languages
  • Programming languages:
    • Python,
    • PHP,
    • C#,
    • JavaScript,
    • AJAX,
    • Visual Basic,
    • regular expressions
  • Relational databases:
    • MySQL,
    • SQL Server,
    • Microsoft Access
  • XML standards:
    • XML,
    • XSLT,
    • XPath,
    • XSL-FO,
    • XML Schema,
    • XML DTDs
  • Web standards:
    • (X)HTML,
    • CSS
  • Metadata/cataloging standards:
    • Dublin Core,
    • TEI,
    • METS,
    • MODS,
    • PREMIS,
    • MIX,
    • CDWA,
    • PBCore,
    • OAI,
    • MARC,
    • AACR2,
    • FRBR,
    • LCSH
• Software/Hardware
  • Editors/IDEs:
    • Wing,
    • Visual Studio,
    • Macromedia Dreamweaver,
    • Oxygen XML Editor,
    • Eclipse
  • Frameworks/Content Management Systems:
    • Django,
    • Microsoft SharePoint,
    • Joomla!,
    • CONTENTdm,
    • Greenstone,
    • Movable Type
  • Servers/web servers:
    • Windows Server/IIS,
    • Linux/Apache
  • Graphics editors:
    • Adobe Photoshop

Publications

• Essays
  • "On Being Nothing", The Antioch Review, 2009, vol. 67.2, p.340-348
  • "Confessions of a Carnivore", North American Review, 2009, vol. 294.5, p.37-39
  • "The Finite Experience of Infinite Life", The Hudson Review, 2005, vol. 58.1, p.19-28
  • "In Praise of Passion", The Dalhousie Review, 2009, vol. 89.3, p.369-379
  • "The Lonely Race", The Laurel Review, 2007, vol. 41.2, p.91-94
  • "Night Thoughts", The Tusculum Review, 2008, vol. 4, p.94-98
  • "A Visit to the City", The Redwood Coast Review, 2010, vol. 12.2, p.10
  • "Meditation During a Rainstorm", Connecticut Review, forthcoming
  • "The Electric Present", Rock & Sling, 2007, vol. 4.2, p.14-18

Foreign Languages

• German (reading knowledge)
• Spanish (reading knowledge)

Awards

• Graduate Fellowship (full scholarship), Claremont Graduate University, 2003
• Ray C. Petry Scholarship (full scholarship), Duke University, 2001
• Bernard Boyd Memorial Fellowship (merit-based stipend for graduate study), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001
• Carolina Scholars Award (full scholarship), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997