Development History

I am not looking for full-time or contract work at this time. Here's a summary of my work history: 1996, graduated from college in Canada, with a 3-year community college diploma specializing in embedded software development in C and Intel/Motorola Assembler. 1996-1997, worked for QNX Software Systems learning and using their real-time operating system. 1996, learned HTML and developed my first few web sites using Apache/Perl. 1997, learned about MySQL and started using that for my CGI scripts instead of flat file storage. Also heard about this new programming language called PHP, decided to check it out. Started a web hosting business for more flexibility for my growing client base. 1997-1999, worked for an affiliate company of newbridge Networks, working on various embedded systems, middleware applications, and end-user Windows applications. 1999-2000, worked on embedded software for a network card with built-in encryption support for things like SSL. Summer of 2000, I relocated from Ottawa Canada to the Los Angeles area to do full-time LAMP development. 2001, learned everything I could about SpamAssassin, and deployed it across my entire server setup with my hosting business, drastically reducing incoming spam. 2004, worked for a private university doing everything from MySQL replication to managing revision control systems to hacking VNC code to Flash ActionScript programming to PHP/API web services. Closed my web hosting business due to a bandwidth shut-off from my carrier. In the summer, wrote my SpamAssassin trainer tutorial/HOWTO guide, which was accepted by LunarPages as their de-facto HOWTO for blocking spam. 2005, got a job with PriceGrabber.com as a Perl developer, assisted with remodeling their internal search engine algorithms and worked on other internal tools for importing merchant data. 2006, decided a 2-hour commute wasn't fun any more (and nearly quite hazardous to my health) and decided to go full-time as an independent LAMP developer, and have had the pleasure and opportunity to work with many great clients such as the Los Angeles County Office of Education and News Corp's "Fox Reality" team. Generalized Skills: 14 years of Linux experience both as a desktop workstation and server environment 12 years of professional industry experience 11 years each of Apache use/configuration and Perl 10 years each of MySQL and PHP 4 years of solid C and Assembler programming in embedded/real-time environments. 3 years of network security and configuring various Cisco routers including VPN and Point-to-Point T1 connections Approximately 4-5 months of full-time Flash ActionScript programming Familiar with CSS,AJAX, XML, various CMS systems (Joomla, WordPress, etc) and frameworks (Symfony, SilverStripe) Currently learning Python and Ruby Very limited graphics ability -- "I'm a programmer: I make things work, I don't make things pretty."