May 2003 - Present
Amazon.com DTP Team
Software Development Engineer
- Taught and developed curriculum for Intro
to Perl for SDEs.
- Created DHTML applications aimed at
career development and self-assessment for software
engineers.
Mar. '01 - May '03
Amazon.com Intranet Technologies Group
Software Development Engineer
- Created LDAP-based APAN (Amazon Perl Archive Network)
to catalog and track custom Amazon Perl modules
and Mason components.
- Created and deployed HTML::Mason-based website
framework for internal publication.
- Wrote mod_perl user authentication code to
secure corporate intranet.
- Wrote, refactored and/or maintained several
business-critical intranet services.
- Taught intermediate-level Perl class for
SDEs.
Feb. '00 - Mar. '01
Amazon.com Website Technologies Group
Software Development Engineer
- Created highly scalable platform for URL rewriting servers.
- Wrote apache security module currently in use on several areas of
amazon.com website.
- Developed log analysis tools using Perl.
- Added complex WAN software distribution
support to existing Perl software distribution scripts.
Aug. 23, '99 - Feb. '00
Amazon.com LiveBid Auctions
Software Development Engineer
- Developed and maintained LiveBid
department bug-tracking database.
- Sole owner of all code pertaining to the
absentee bidding process in its various incarnations.
- Developed several key applications to
greatly streamline processes affecting multiple
users during pre- and post-event image and data
processing.
- Responsible for establishing and motivating
coding and quality control standards for LiveBid production
and development.
- Developed all Customer Service tools for
LiveBid group.
- Assumed responsibility for simplification
of human interfaces, SQL queries, and backend
algorithms to emphasize both machine and human efficiency.
Jun. '96 - August 23, '99
Kreft.net Web Solutions
Commercial Website Developer
- Co-administrator of Solaris/Apache webservers
hosting multiple virtual domains.
- Partnered with clients in varied industries to
create websites and CGI applications.
- Specialized in fast, scalable, user-manageable
solutions.
Feb. '97 - Jun. '99
The Athlete Network
Executive Producer
- Sole CGI programmer, designer.
- Served on executive board, assisting in defining
corporate image and direction while emphasizing scalability.
- Supervised and coordinated activities of
contributing authors and content section leads.
Jun. '95 - Jun. '97
JL Audio, Inc.
Director of Internet Services
- Established and maintained the car audio
industry's very first manufacturer website.
- Responsible for all technical support via
Web, IRC, e-mail, and USENET.