Reid Burke

is a Web Developer

me at reidburke dot com

I am not seeking full-time employment. I may be available for consultation on a part-time basis depending on my availability and interest.

Objective

I want to create web experiences that are intuitive, efficient, and captivating by expanding my experience with developing LAMP based applications leveraging the power of JavaScript.

Skills

  • Six years of freelance web development experience. Developed dozens of dynamic web sites from scratch.
  • Four years of professional experience with PHP and MySQL in a LAMP environment. Wrote and updated code for PHP 5 and the MVC design pattern.
  • Three years of advanced JavaScript experience. Used JavaScript libraries like Prototype and script.aculo.us to create efficient and attractive web frontends.
  • Five years personally using Linux/Unix-like systems including Mac OS X. Very comfortable with a Bash shell environment and command line tools.
  • Use Subversion and Trac for version control and project management. Familiar with CVS.
  • Experienced with Adobe Photoshop for producing web-ready graphics.

Experience

  • 2008—Present
    Yahoo! Inc. • Sunnyvale, CA
    Software Application Development Engineer — Yahoo! Application Platform
  • 2004—2008
    SchoolCenter • Carbondale, IL
    Web Developer
    • Designed and developed dozens of new features for an education-oriented content management system, used by 7,000 K-12 schools nationwide, using PHP and Prototype based frameworks. Features included a RSS/Atom feed reader, a ticket based helpdesk, and a photo album slideshow.
    • Created a PHP application to manage the deployment of the company's web applications to hundreds of off-site LAMP servers. Used the REST design pattern to implement web services on the remote servers to obtain status and trigger updates or rollbacks.
    • Trained new employees on the SchoolCenter web framework. Developed a training web application that tested PHP and AJAX related bug troubleshooting skills.
    • Diagnosed and fixed memory leaks, corrupt databases, and connectivity problems with clustered on-site LAMP servers. Coordinated with Systems Operations staff to fix issues after upgrading from PHP 4 to 5 and from MySQL 4 to 5.
    • Developed a PHP application to listen for updates to the company defect tracker and notify employees of updates using the Jabber protocol.
    • Configured and maintained an Apache server to host code repositories and multiple Trac installations.
  • 2004—Early 2005
    Systems Administration Intern
    • Assisted in maintaining over 20 LAMP servers running Gentoo Linux and RedHat 9.
    • Configured and deployed a Jabber internal instant messaging system using jabberd.
    • Diagnosed performance issues with Apache and MySQL installations.
  • 2003
    Neon Internet, Inc. • Carbondale, IL
    Web Programmer Intern
    • Developed a PHP application to log calls made through the company's phone system and display the calls through a web interface differently depending on a user's role.
    • Setup an icecast internet radio station broadcasting an audio stream from an off-site location.

References

Additional references and phone numbers available upon request.

Additionally

You may print my online resumé. Printed copy in PDF format available upon request. Feel free to contact me for more information.

For more about me and my interests, have a look at my website.