Introduction
I specialize in the development and customization of
database-driven web applications for business and engineering. I
have roughly 25 years of experience in a diverse range of industries
and computing platforms, use an object-oriented and pattern-based
design approach and test-driven programming methods. I am now
primarily interested in web-based projects employing LAMP
and open-source tools.
Services
Database-driven Web Applications based on:
- Perl/CGI
- PHP/Drupal/Joomla
- AJAX with jQuery
- MySql
- Google Map API
- Java and J2EE
Scientific Programming with Open-source Tools based on:
- GNU/Linux, GNU Build Tools, open source development
- C++ with the Standard Template Library
Using Best Practices
Recent Work
- Added search functionality to
WeToo website and migrated it from
Drupal 5 to Drupal 6.
- Migrated Oak Park
Schools website from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6 and re-factored
themes into sub-themes.
- Worked on suite of five commercial day-care websites for
Learning Care Group (example),
adding search and geo-location functionality with driving
directions using the Google
Map API.
- Developed private intra-net website for managing fine art
collection of major financial firm using Perl/CGI
on the server side with AJAX
with jQuery Javascript library on
the browser side.
- Developed and customized features of a private intra-net
website for sales-engineering staff of a global supplier of
automotive half-shafts, combining XML, Apache
Ant, and Perl with legacy applications on the server side and
Javascript with AJAX on the
browser side to create a rich, data-driven interface.
Pro-Bono
Work
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