Micah Conte
acsmvx@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Qualifications
Web developer with extensive experience with full-cycle design and development of database-driven web sites and software. More than 7 years of software development experience from conception to release. Proven ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize code using a number of open-source tools
Professional Experience
Sept ’15 – Present Asset-Map – Philadelphia, PA (Python Developer) - Contract
Developed company website applications in Python in Django framework
oUsed HTML and CSS backbone for UI style and design
oDeveloped in a MAC environment
oPostgres db
oJavascript with jQuery framework in app UI development
oUsed Sublime for coding and debugging
oUsed GIT for version control and branch management
oConsulted with the business to adapt software to company specifications
o Application unit testing and debugging for quality assurance as well as speed testing
o Managed Development and Production code-base for smooth code fix and update deployment
November ’14 – July ‘15 International Rectifier – Temecula, CA (Software Developer) - Contract
Developed company website applications in PHP scripting and object-orientated coding structure
oUsed HTML and CSS for UI style and design
oDeveloped in a Windows environment
oCreated Windows Tasks and cron jobs for automated scripts and triggers
oMS SQL development and PHP back-end programming
oJavascript with jQuery framework in app UI development
oUsed phpMyAdmin for database admin, stored procedures, and db optimizations and maintenance
oUsed Sublime for coding and debugging
oUsed TortoiseSVN for version control and branch management
oConsulted with users to adapt software to company specifications
o Application unit testing and debugging for quality assurance as well as speed testing
o Managed Development and Production code-base for smooth code fix and update deployment
August '13 to August ‘14 iSpot.com – Concord, CA (PHP Developer) - Contract
Purely remote position as a full-lifecycle PHP application developer
oWorked and developed in a MAC environment
oDeveloped PHP application, adapting cookie-cutter Tonic framework for each individual pharmaceutical research company specs
oWorked with a team of developers, designers, DBAs as well as with Business Analysts Application UI developing with PHP, MySQL and Oracle
oDeveloped web application with ZEND and Tonic PHP frameworks
oUsed Authorize.net API for payment gateway and validation
oUsed phpMyAdmin for database optimization, Sublime for coding and debugging, TortoiseSVN for branching and version control, Cornerstone for FTP access, Firebug for UI testing, Git for version control within a team environment
oConsulted with customers to adapt software to company specifications
oPreformed unit testing, debugging for quality assurance
Nov '11 to July '13 Auction.com – Irvine, CA (Senior PHP Developer) - Contract
Worked with a team of developers, designers, DB admins, DBAs in full-lifecycle software engineering and UI design
oWorked in a Windows environment
oApplication engineering with PHP scripting and object-oriented coding, Java, Python, MySQL, Oracle, and Apache
Converted PHP Auction legacy code to proprietary PHP framework with MySQL db and Oracle DB
oPreformed Java application development and testing
oDeveloped Java plug-in applications accessing Oracle DB
oDeveloped Auction application using Python with the Bottle framework
oFront-end web development with HTML, CSS, Javascript and jQuery
Developed Auction Watchlist in jQuery using a SlickGrid library
oUse of design packages .Less and twitter bootstrap for customer UI development
oWorked with proprietary framework, as well as integrating Zend MVC framework
Used phpMyAdmin db, Jira ticketing system, Sublime coding and testing, Eclipse, TortoiseSVN, Firebug, Git
oUsed Google Analytics for website SEO and user behavior tracking
oUnit testing, debugging and Quality Assurance for software development for high-volume traffic
Feb '11 to Nov '11 Independent Web Contractor
Server-side application developing with PHP, MySQL and Apache LAMP
oDeveloped in an MAC environment
oFront-end web development with HTML, CSS, Javascript and jQuery
oCMS development with Drupal framework and Ubercart integration
oUser Interface and workflow website design
oCreated proprietary back-end user admin applications
oUsed phpMyAdmin, Eclipse, SVN, X-Debug, Firebug
oUsed Paypal and Authorize.net APIs as payment and validation gateways
oTesting, debugging and Quality Assurance
oAmazon Web Services for video storage
Oct ’10 to Feb ’11 Harvard Law School - Cambridge, MA (PHP Developer) - Contract
Application and web development in a LAMP setting
oDeveloped company web applications UI with Ajax, jQuery, Javascript and CSS
oCreated back-end user admin application as well as front-end user interface for staff and student data management
oUsed phpMyAdmin db management, Eclipse coding environment, SVN version control, X-Debug and Firebug for debugging and QA
oConsulted with faculty and students for UI specifications
Nov ’09 to Jul ’10 Banyan Technology Group - Naples, FL (Web Developer) – Full-Time
Full-cycle design and development of websites for local businesses using PHP, MySQL, Apache, Ajax jQuery, Javascript and CSS within a LAMP setting.
Partial remote web development work in a MAC environment
oConsulted with customer base to adapt website UI and functionality to user and admin specifications
oCreated back-end user admin for sites for proprietary CMS functionality
oImplemented HTML5 for more interactive UI and precise user input.
oUsed common SEO techniques for better search engine placement
Incorporated PHP OOP in development for more structured and reusable code
oImplementation and optimization of MySQL Data Server
oImplemented Virtual Merchant and Google .Net APIs Gateways and SSL encryption for e-commerce Merchant sites
oUsed phpMyAdmin, Eclipse, SVN, X-Debug, Firebug
oApplication and website testing, debugging and Quality Assurance
Jun ’09 to Nov ’09 Cron Systems - Punta Gorda, FL. (Software Developer) - Contract
Start to end software development with PHP, MySQL, Javascript, CSS, Ajax and jQuery within a LAMP environment. Fully remote PHP application development position in a Windows environment
oCreated proprietary back-end user admin for sites to add CMS functionality
oWork remotely within a team of designers, developers and programmers in project scope management
Eclipse, SVN, X-Debug and phpMyAdmin for development tools
oCreated and processed XML files for data transfer and processing
.Net API Gateway integration and SSL encryption for Merchant e-commerce sites using Authorize.net
oSoftware testing, debugging and Quality Assurance
oJava application development and trouble-shooting
oData storage and data encryption
May ’07 to May ’09 Administrative Claim Service - Winchester, MA (Developer) – Full-Time
Worked remotely and on-site with a team of programmers and DBAs
oCompany website programming and development with user admin back-end functionality
Use of PHP, HTML, CSS, Ajax, jQuery and Javascript as well as some ASP web technologies to develop company website
oConverted company site from ASP to PHP
oImplementation and optimization of MySQL Data Server
MVC development using Zend framework
oIncorporated PHP OO programming in development for more structured, reusable and secure code
oPaypal .Net API integration and SSL encryption for e-commerce sites
oSetup and use of MySQL database with Apache server
oTortoise SVN for version control and phpDesigner for SDK
oUsed Firebug and X-Debug for testing, debugging, and Quality Assurance
oAsterisk telecom setup
Apr ’06 to May ’07 Gotuit Media - Woburn, MA. (Software Application Tester) – Full-Time
Software developing using PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax and jQuery
Implementation and optimization of MySQL Data Server Testing, debugging and quality assurance of video editing web application tool
Education
Associates Degree in Computer Science - Programming
Northern Essex - Dec 2008