I wish to perform consulting services in the following areas:

• Web development (PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, etc)
• Mobile web development (jqTouch, etc)
• Geospatial and GIS software development
• OpenLayers, GeoServer, and MapServer
• Data Interoperability and file format conversion

• 2005-2007 - M.S. in Geographic Information Science with emphasis in GIS Software Development from Idaho State University.
• 2001-2005 - B.S. in Computer Science from Utah State University.

• Using AutoCAD file formats with open source libraries  - August 30, 2011
• Build better web applications with jQuery UI and jQuery plug-ins  - May 17, 2011
• Bringing data together with OpenLayers  - February 15, 2011
• Using geospatial data in applications on Linux with GDAL  - February 1, 2011
• Simple and Clean Menus with jQuery - March 25, 2009
• More jQuery: BlockUI Plug-in - March 3, 2009
• Dynamic Websites with jQuery and extJS - January 13, 2009
• Introducing the MapWindow GIS Project - OSGeo Journal, Vol. 2, September 2007.
• Application of Open Geospatial Consortium Specifications to Client-Side Geographic Information Systems - Master's Thesis, May 2007
• Evaluation of the OGC Web Processing Service for Use in a Client-Side GIS - OSGeo Journal, Vol. 1, May 2007.

Scripting Languages

• BASH, C Shell, Korn Shell
• Perl
• PHP (4, 5, and 6), including MVC frameworks like CodeIgniter
• JavaScript, including libraries like jQuery, extJS, Prototype

• MySQL, MySQL Cluster, Replication (native and third-party technologies), MariaDB
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft SQL Server
• PostgreSQL, PostGIS
• SQLite, SpatiaLite

• C, C++, Standard Template Library (STL)
• Microsoft Visual Studio, including Visual Basic 6 and .NET
• C# (including Mono and Microsoft implementations)

• OpenLayers, MapServer, and Google Maps API
• Windows Installation Creation (InstallShield and INNO Setup)
• Linux (all major distributions - Red Hat, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu)
• FreeBSD (including ZFS configuration)
• Mail Transport Systems (sendmail, exim, postfix, dovecot, procmail)
• Web Servers (Apache, nginx)
• Networking (TCP/UDP programming, iptables, routing/BGP)
• Adobe AIR
• GML, KML, SVG
• HTML, CSS, XML, JSON
• Virtualization (VMWare, Xen, KVM)

Hosting Systems, Inc. / UK2 Group
Director of Development
March 2008 - March 2011

• Employee of the Month - February 2009
• Employee Spotlight - April 2009
• Employee of the Year - 2009

I drove the development, administration and operations of high-availability web hosting services using Linux. I managed a small team, where we used dozens of technologies and languages including BASH, Perl, PHP, jQuery, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sendmail, Apache, C and C++, cPanel, Sphera, and Xen, among others. We created public services for web hosting and domain management, as well as dozens of in-house tools assisting with support, technical administration, finance and business administration.

Idaho State Journal / Pioneer Newspapers
Assistant Director of Information Technology Services
July 2007 - March 2008

• Employee of the Month - October 2007

I monitored, optimized and maintained Linux, Mac OS X and Windows servers. This included developing monitoring systems to strive for a 24/7 uptime of all critical services, and developing high-performance PHP and Perl web applications for client and staff use.

Idaho State University
Senior Software Engineer
April 2005 - July 2007
I performed Windows programming and Linux system administration. I contributed heavily to the continued development and maintenance of MapWindow GIS, which I had worked on previously while employed by Utah State University. I made extensive use of Microsoft's Visual Studio, including C++, C# and VB.Net. I focused mainly on geospatial software and geospatial algorithms. I also maintained several web sites using PHP and ASP.Net.

WestHost, Inc.
Technical Support Representative
February 2005 - June 2005
I provided a great variety of technical support and system administration services to thousands of clients, working with Linux and Windows. 

Utah State University Environmental Management Group
Windows Programmer
September 2002 - July 2005
I created enterprise data analysis tools for water-related modeling and prediction, and I created high-performance database management tools. I used a variety of languages including C#, VB.NET, C++ and T-SQL, and served in a lead programming role in a variety of projects.

Logan City Parks and Recreation
Part-Time Janitor and Weight Room Attendant
September 2001 - May 2003
I assisted with cleaning the facility and equipment, including annual maintenance operations. I supervised court-appointed workers serving public service hours, as well as monitoring activities in the weight room to ensure compliance with safety regulations.

Pretium Corporation
Windows Programmer and System Administrator
April 1996 - April 2002
My father and I started Pretium Corporation to build Windows-based information management systems for coroners and medical examiners. Primary technologies used include Microsoft Visual Studio 6, SQL Server, Seagate Crystal Reports and InstallShield Professional. In addition to software development, I maintained company hardware, including all software and hardware support and Windows Server administration.

Spillman Data Systems (now Spillman Technologies)
Quality Assurance Testing
June 1994 - November 1995
I tested software products for bugs and malfunctions, as well as for general usability and function. Software products ran on SCO Unix System V. I attended and passed a Unix Fundamentals training course, and assisted with setup of Wyse VT dumb terminal banks for user conferences.