Experience

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  Flatiron Media, LLC

  • http://flatironmedia.com/

  • Director of IT

    • Mar 2007 - Present
    • http://flatironmedia.com/

    Multifaceted technologist for a full-service customer acquisition service provider, lead gen firm, emailer and online publisher. Primarily work on internal products that include the production of: web site flows for Lead Generation, web sites built in hand-coded PHP/HTML, web sites built on CMS's including ArcticleLive and Joomla, daily static email newsletters built in HTML, and daily dynamic newsletters built via dynamic XML or JSON feeds processed with languages such as Python to generate the HTML. Project manage internal resources and consultant developers, write projects specifications and QA the results. Help oversee our MySQL and Azure SQL Server databases including our subscriber database for subscription and un-subscription monitoring. Server support for Linux servers. Languages and packages used include: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, PHP, Perl, Python, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, JSON, XML, XSL, StrongMail, Ongage, Azure Web Apps and VMs. Consult for our clients in their newsletter template production utilizing expertise in email client rendering, spam filter monitoring and content assessment.

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  Giocare Playschool

  • Brooklyn, NY

  • Technologist & Troubleshooter

    • Mar 2011 - Present
    • Brooklyn, NY

    Giocare Playschool is a licensed; developmentally appropriate; 2 to 5-year-old program that is owned by my wife. She is responsible for the educational aspects. I handle the technology [website, wifi, cameras, video doorbells, etc.] and handiwork.

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  primeSix

  • Web Developer & IT Consultant

    • Apr 1996 - Present

    primeSix is a South Slope based web development and internet technology consulting company that specializes in web development, email newsletters and in-house training for web technologies. No project is too big or small. Consulting clients include Archie Group, Terra Holdings/Halstead Property, NYCAEYC, AbledBody, ParkSlope Parents, Iyengar Yoga, Huge Inc. and WNYC, NY Public Radio.

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  Beliefnet

  • Senior Technical Producer

    • May 2004 - May 2007

    Web and online systems developer and technical specialist for Beliefnet. Designer and programmer in ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, HTML/XHTML, CSS, DHTML and JavaScript for the production of news alert, articles, web forums, blogs and daily/weekly newsletters. Built desktop applications in PHP over MySQL databases. Wrote XML/XSL/XSLT for data and system configurations. Successfully implemented and integrated new system tools such as WYSIWYG editors to help non-technical editors produce well-formed XHTML. Assisted in the production and distribution of multiple daily newsletters to our subscribers and worked directly with the marketing department on newsletter optimization techniques. Created Beliefent's Client Style Guide to enhance the content of our email-marketing partners. Wireless Product Specialist including managed relationships with our partners and testing of our mobile products.

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  New School University

  • Faculty Instructor

    • Sep 2001 - Jan 2007

    Design and teach introductory through advance technology courses for university students and business professionals looking for career development/advancement at the Computer Instruction Center. Subject matter includes: beginner and advanced web page construction and design, introduction to coding basics, CSS1/CSS2, layering & CSS positioning, JavaScript and DHTML.

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  Logical Design Solutions

  • Interactive Technology Developer

    • Jun 2000 - May 2004

    Developer/Engineer/Consultant for LDS to provide our Fortune 1000 clientele E-Business, enterprise and SAP portal solutions. Worked on multiple projects, both on teams and alone, utilizing: HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, DHTML, ASP, JSP, XML, CSS, Flash/ActionScript, CGI/Perl, SAP, VB, SQL and database design. Worked on the frontline with many clients in technical transfer and support. Served as a junior project manager and technical lead on multiple projects including on-site with JPMorgan Chase. Conducted user interface and user experience validation via usability testing and prototype creation. Designed and modified comps and images with PhotoShop, wrote/revised content for the web, implemented Quality Assurance (QA) testing and analyzed Web Trends data. Helped to construct proposals by giving diagnostic assessments and technical feedback, including client recommendations from on-site support knowledge.