Experience

Democracy for America

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technology Director / Web Programmer

  • 2011 - Present

  Overall technical management of the DFA tech team. Includes continued development on our Ruby on Rails web applications, oversight of internal IT, and recruitment and hiring.

• Web Programmer

  • 2010 - 2011

  Primarily Ruby on Rails and HTML/CSS/JS development on Democracy for America's various web properties.



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Programmer

  • 2009 - 2010

  Developed and maintained websites built with PHP/MySQL and HTML/CSS/JS, including continuing work on the VPR.net NPR radio station site. Developed and maintained websites built with PHP/MySQL and HTML/CSS/JS, including continuing work on the VPR.net NPR radio station site.



Propeller Media Works

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Web Developer

  • 2007 - 2009

  Served as the primary developer on many full website builds, including Vermont Public Radio's large and complex VPR.net. Played a number of roles ranging from in depth PHP/MySQL application development to HTML/CSS/JS front end development, and also including technical management and strategy advising. Served as the primary developer on many full website builds, including Vermont Public Radio's large and complex VPR.net. Played a number of roles ranging from in depth PHP/MySQL application development to HTML/CSS/JS front end development, and also including technical management and strategy advising.



Montpelier Area Mountain Bike Association

• United States

• Founder, Board Member, and Chair/President

  • 2003 - 2009

  On moving to Vermont in 2003, I was concerned about the lack of legal mountain bike riding available in the Montpelier area. I gathered like-minded riders, and built a 60+ member organization which has now invested thousands of hours in trail building and maintenance, and works in coordination with many private landowners and municipal stakeholders. Also served as volunteer Board Chair of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association. On moving to Vermont in 2003, I was concerned about the lack of legal mountain bike riding available in the Montpelier area. I gathered like-minded riders, and built a 60+ member organization which has now invested thousands of hours in trail building and maintenance, and works in coordination with many private landowners and municipal stakeholders. Also served as volunteer Board Chair of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association.



Digital Goat Consulting Services

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Web Developer

  • 2006 - 2007

  Branched out from my core strength in PHP/MySQL development to build websites using VBScript, Microsoft SQL Server, and Adobe Dreamweaver / Contribute technologies. Also performed customer support, and quality, web standards, and accessibility testing. Branched out from my core strength in PHP/MySQL development to build websites using VBScript, Microsoft SQL Server, and Adobe Dreamweaver / Contribute technologies. Also performed customer support, and quality, web standards, and accessibility testing.



Microcheck, Inc.

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT / System Administrator

  • 2005 - 2006

  Managed a Microsoft Windows network, worked to increase utilization of database technologies to reduce data entry and other repetitive tasks. Managed a Microsoft Windows network, worked to increase utilization of database technologies to reduce data entry and other repetitive tasks.

• Web Programmer

  • 2003 - 2005



Forum One Communications

• Web Programmer

  • 2001 - 2003

  Worked on a wide variety of sites, mostly in the non-profit space. Was the lead developer on a PBS-funded children's site which allowed children to create virtual representations of their backyards or other outdoor spaces. Worked out the key technical challenges of providing a drag-and-drop interface for mapping those spaces in a time when that was not an easy challenge. Worked on a wide variety of sites, mostly in the non-profit space. Was the lead developer on a PBS-funded children's site which allowed children to create virtual representations of their backyards or other outdoor spaces. Worked out the key technical challenges of providing a drag-and-drop interface for mapping those spaces in a time when that was not an easy challenge.



Cloud Forest Alive! website

• On-site biologist and MacGyver-er / webmaster

  • 2000 - 2001

  Was the only on-site staff of a World Bank funded website providing a "virtual visit to the cloud forest". Used a combination of technical and biology knowledge to build and deploy live web-streamed cameras in nest boxes of Resplendent Quetzals, hummingbird feeder cameras, and infrared bat-cams. Also worked with local Costa Rican guides to provide weekly "guide lesson" content updates for the site. Was the only on-site staff of a World Bank funded website providing a "virtual visit to the cloud forest". Used a combination of technical and biology knowledge to build and deploy live web-streamed cameras in nest boxes of Resplendent Quetzals, hummingbird feeder cameras, and infrared bat-cams. Also worked with local Costa Rican guides to provide weekly "guide lesson" content updates for the site.



Hope College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biology Department Webmaster

  • 1997 - 1998

  Developed and maintained the Biology Department's first website. Developed and maintained the Biology Department's first website.