About me
I am a full time consultant specializing in problem solving. With a broad knowledge base and unique thought process, I approach projects with a passion not commonly found. While I admit a love for Open Source Software, do not think I am limited to it. I am a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and Charter member MCSA because of my participation in Microsoft's beta program. Whether you need someone onsite, remote, or just for those emergencies, I am just a call away.
Projects
Develop tool to assist the analysis of facilities for financing of solar installation
- Zend Framework
- jQuery
- OpenLayers
Develop online tire fitment guide for New England's largest privately held automotive parts and accessories chain
- Zend Framework
- Dojo
Develop platform to allow GoMoos.org to perform cloud backups for cold storage of bouy data
- Built using Amazon Web Services
- Eliminated downtime and human labor involved in changing tapes
Assist TANE with various technology related tasks
- Ongoing development of web site
- Migrate from custom event management system to hosted service
Develop sales aid for a biotechnology sales team
- Adobe Flex client
- PHP server
- Ability to update client remotely and securely, including all content
- Strict overall security including symmetric signing of encrypted network traffic
Develop software to perform heuristic analysis of Wind Farm Data
- C/Python/PostgreSQL
- Software evaluates certain statistical characteristics like mean and standard deviation, heuristic qualities like covariance, and a battery of expert-systems analysis, disregarding any anomalies, ensuring an accurate representation of the data to the wind farm owner.
Head development and optimization of large scale PHP/MySQL project, centered around Wind Farm development
- Lead team of programmers
- Managed BZR repository merges
- Create architecture that allowed easy cloud deployment using Amazon Web Services
- Real world experience with MySQL optimizations, advanced MySQL replication techniques, Postgresql/PostGIS, memcached, RightScale
Develop cloud deployment capable of reliably handling 50+ million hits per month
- Built on Amazon Web Services
- Extensive apache2, MySQL, PHP experience
- Lead team of programmers using Zend Framework
Setup and maintain 14TB (the largest HD available was 200GB) filesystem and make available to a cluster of linux nodes to perform very large scale computational tasks.
- Fedora Core
- XFS
- Cisco PIX
- HP Proliant G3/4 & iLO
Optimize and maintain wireless ISP routing infrastructure, and setup custom monitoring and trending solution to replace closed source vendor implementation.
- BGP & EIGRP
- Nine Cisco routers, Five egress points
- Cacti, extended and customized
Develop automation and control system for Maine based Biofuel refinery
- Required solution to provide automation to a largely manual process
- Used Atmel AVR and a host of sensors such as sonar transducers, infrared temperature gauges to perform non-contact measurements of liquids
ISP required solution to assist in troubleshooting of DSL customer troubles, and notification system for technicians.
- OOPHP framework with MySQL backend used to log periodic ATM polling information grabbed from Cisco routers
- Extended Cacti to send a voice call to the technician, explaining the triggered event
Setup customized TRAC/SVN solution for software development house
- Single Sign On for multiple projects under a single install point
- Flexible permissions and authentication schemes
Oversaw 13 employees and several contractors in all technical departments for independant telephone company and internet service provider. Was responsible for oversight of a nearly one million dollar yearly capitol budget, personnel, and the fulfillment of the strategic vision.
- Managed the successful transition of a propreitary billing system to outsourced vendor
Handle all network and systems administration for a 30 employee company. Troubleshoot and maintain servers, desktops, printers, and of course people. Played a pivotal role in the transition of the ISP to a new network, servers, and technical support.
- Windows, Linux, Netware, Unix
- Windows AD design
- Linux Samba and AD integration
- Networked Tape Library backup
- Setup Asterisk PBX, integrate with Nortel DMS500
Setup content management system for Maine Garden Guide.
- W3C Complaint
- OOPHP/MySQL
- Smarty templating for easy maintenance
- Google Map API
Offerings
- Short and Long term contracts
- Hourly support
- Onsite or remote