To advance my career by leveraging 15 years of experience in the software and internet industry and broaden my range of skills and expertise to design, develop and maintain information infrastructure and applications for the company with which I am employed.
Summary of Qualifications
I have been programming professionally since 1994 and developing internet applications since 1995. My programming experience includes PHP, C/C++, Java, XML, HTML,, JavaScript, Visual Basic and several other technologies. I have developed database driven e-commerce applications using various database platforms, including MS SQL Server, MySQL, and UniData. On a daily basis, I work with those technologies as well as the entire suite of Adobe products (Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere).
Work Experience
Dates: 010/2004 – Present Company: NSync Data Systems Location: Cape Canaveral, FL.
Position : Lead Web Developer and Database Architect Responsibilities:
• Database design and programming using UML and MySQL
• Website design and development with PHP and ASP
• Graphic design and audiovisual manipulation and production
• Search engine optimization (e.g. Google Sitemaps, Adwords, Adsense, Analytics, site and content optimization)
• Lead programmer developing websites and server-based web applications.
• Maintenance of over 100 clients' existing web-based applications and websites
• Project lead for all new projects
• Server maintenance and administration
a. 7 web servers in-house
b. 2 mail servers in-house
c. DNS servers (3) - configuring and maintaining ~200 domain names
d. Off-site hosting with third party provides and GoDaddy using cPanel and WHM
• Meet and work with clients to design specifications for new projects
• Write up development cost estimates and quotes for new projects
• Interface directly with clients for ongoing support and issue tracking
• Provide technical interviews and assessments of potential new hires to ensure proficiency in required skills
• Maintain and support internet server hardware and software
• DNS nameserver management Skills/Tools:
• Apache and IIS
• Linux, Windows Advanced Server 2000, Windows Server 2003
• Novell Netware
• Novell Groupwise
• Adobe Suite (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere)
• HTML, CSS, Javascript
• XML
• MySQL, 3.23/4.1
• PHP 4/5
• Microsoft Active Server Pages and ASP.Net
• Perl 5
• Java 1.4/1.5
Dates: 09/2003 – Present Company: Space Media Corporation (and ARES Institute, Inc.) Location: Melbourne, FL. Position: Online Producer, Editor Responsibilities:
• Oversee the online publication of news articles and features and ensure compliance with technical and editorial standards
• Managing Editor for the print publication Florida Space Magazine (http://www.floridaspacemagazine.com)
• Perform on-site and remote photo/video shoots for online and print publications
• Accredited news journalist
• Write and publish content items, including images and video, to company's websites
• Develop streaming media and multimedia features, live and recorded, for publication on the World Wide Web
• Oversee and troubleshooting of the production of internet radio broadcasts
• Preparation of text, imagery and other media for publication online
• Editor/Moderator for social media projects (currently utilizing uStream, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and MySpace)
• Technical maintenance and managing the content for the company's web productions:
a. Florida Space Magazine (http://www.floridaspacemagazine.com)
b. ARES Institute, Inc. (http://www.aresinstitute.org)
c. The Spacearium (http://www.spaceflightnews.net)
d. Brevard County Careers, LLC (http://www.brevardcountycareers.com)
e. Daily Space Update (http://www.dailyspaceupdate.com)
f. The Week In Space (http://www.weekinspace.com)
g. Friends of Space (http://www.friendsofspace.com)
h. Spaceflight Videos (http://www.spaceflightvideos.com)
i. Florida Surf Videos (http://www.floridasurfvideos.com) Skills/Tools:
• PHP 4
• MySQL 3.23
• DHTML, CSS, and XML.
• Adobe Suite (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere)
• Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
• Apache
• Linux
• Windows Media Tools (encoder, editor)
• Windows Media streaming server
• Helix RealMedia Producer and streaming server
• Avid Xpress Pro
• Pinnacle Studio
Dates: 06/2001 – 05/2002 Company: Construction Data Corp Location: Vero Beach, FL. Position: Editorial Information Systems Software Engineer Responsibilities:
• Application development utilizing Java and Visual Basic.
• Maintain and program upgrades for existing applications written in Visual Basic
• Perform debugging and Q.A. on existing applications.
• Participate on a small team of developers in the creation of specifications and designs for new applications
• Develop new software applications using Java connectivity to MS SQL Server and Access using JDBC and ODBC
• Create front-end user interfaces using Java Swing API’s. Skills/Tools:
• Java 2
• JDBC
• Jbuilder 4
• Forte’ for Java
• Visual Basic
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Access.
• HTML
• Javascript
Dates: 10/2000 – 03/2001 Company: Veritas Software Location: Orlando, FL. Position: Programmer/Analyst Responsibilities:
• Creation of web applications using Java, JavaScript, HTML, DOM, Active Server Pages and J2EE.
• Assist in the development of system requirements and design using UML
• Participate in design and development of applications to manage data stored in MS SQL Server and Oracle databases
• Administration of MS SQL Server databases.
• Development of sales and workflow management applications on the web. Tools/Skills:
• Java, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), Servlets, CORBA and RMI
• Microsoft Visual Interdev
• Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
• Together for Java
• Visual Cafe 4.0
• Forte for Java 2.0
• Javascript
• XML
• UML
• HTML
Dates: 02/1999 – 08/2000 Company: The Systems House, Inc. Location: Des Plaines (Chicago), IL. Position: Programmer/Analyst, E-Commerce Responsibilities:
• Lead a team that developed online sales applications generating more than $20 million in annual revenues for the company
• Lead role in the development of new business-to-business applications and business-to-consumer applications that enabled the company to expand its customer base
• Development of object-oriented Java, C++ and XML based web-enabled applications
• Integration of real-time e-commerce systems with MS SQL Server 7.0, Access and UniData databases
• Programm server-side scripts using VBScript and Active Server Pages.
• Ceate modular applications with interprocess communications with each other and a database application server on the server
• Architect applications using UML, Database schema and XML schema.
• Create transaction processing components with Visual Basic
• Research and development in using XML-based technologies for advanced e-commerce solutions, including applications for Electronic Data Interchange, flexible UI development, and document and data management. Skills/Tools:
• Java, including RMI, JavaBeans, and EJB.
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Visual Interdev 6.0
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Symantec Visual Cafe 3.0
• Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
• Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
• UniData RDBMS and UniBasic
• HTML
• Javascript
• Visual Basic, Active Server Pages
Dates: 06/1997 - 11/1998 Company: University of Illinois Location: Urbana, IL. Position: Staff Programmer Responsibilities:
• Developed web based educational applications for the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
• Lead role in the development of JavaBeans components for online applications.
• Application development using Perl, SQL and Java
• Create Java-based user interfaces for the applications using AWT and Swing.
• Develop applications for staff to manage curricula, testing and student records.
• Design and implementation of MySQL, MS Access and MS SQL Server databases. Tools/Skills:
• Java, JavaBeans, and Java Servlets
• SQL
• JavaScript
• Perl
• HTML
• Symantec Visual Cafe 2.0/2.5
• Microsoft Visual Studio and J++
Dates: 1/1996 – 5/1997 Company: Dimension X, Inc. Location: San Francisco, CA. Position: Java Developer Responsibilities:
• Java and C++ programming
• Develop user interface tools and network utilities for the Java platform.
• Member of a team of developers creating an online multi-user game for a large corporate client.
• Create web-based Java applications for online collaboration and communication.
• Develop interactive web-based applications for corporate clients using Java, HTML and VRML
• Develop network communications client applications to be used from within other applications. Skills/Tools:
• Symantec Visual Cafe 1.0
• Java JDK 1.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0.
Dates: 08/1995 - 1/1996 Company: National Center for Supercomputing Applications Location: Urbana-Champaign, IL. Position: Programmer Responsibilities:
• Develop applications in C++ and Java.
• Create shared libraries in C/C++ that were callable from Java, in support of the Habanero object-sharing and collaboration project.
• Debugging and Q.A for the NCSA Mosaic web browser development team. Skills/Tools:
• Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0
• Symantec C++ 7.2
• Symantec Visual Cafe 1.0
• Java JDK 1.0.
Education
Dates: 6/1993 - 8/1997 School: University of Illinois Location: Urbana-Champaign, IL. Major: Computer Science, B.S. College: College of Engineering
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 June 2009 )
New Projects Being Sought
Written by Administrator
Monday, 09 August 2004
Having recently completed several projects, I am again available to take on new contracts.
We Can Create An Effective Online Presence For Your Company
Written by Web Master
Saturday, 12 June 2004
An Effective Online Presence And Reliable Software Are Crucial In Today's Global Economy
If you are a business selling products or services, and you don't have a website, you are likely putting yourself at a competitive disadvantage. Every business needs a web site, for marketing, sales, product and service support, or even if merely an online form of brochure that the public may find through internet searches.
The value of a website is multi-faceted :
marketing to attract new customers
build sales revenue
support and communicate with customers
impress potential customers more than your competition
streamline operations and workflow
increase brand awareness
We offer customized, attractive and professional web design and development services to help our clients maximize the effectiveness of their online presence, and to provide a presence on the World Wide Web to those who don't have one already. We specialize in everything from basic "brochure" websites to complex, dynamic, data-driven e-commerce and business management online applications.
We also offer custom software development. Whether it's standalone applications or internet server scripting, Matthew Travis provides quality programming for clients' projects. State of the art tools and technologies are used to ensure the highest quality and reliability that businesses depend on. Development utilizes PHP, Java, C/++ as primary programming languages.
NOTE: Due to non-compete reasons, we are unable to do separate business with current clients of NSync Data Systems.
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