Sales High School

Travis Pulley

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http://travis.pulley.org

Summary of Qualifications Lifetime of passionate interest in computers, software, and information networksAptitude for business performance, customer appeal, accuracy, and securityWell-rounded technician performing many roles, solving interesting problems with teams and individualsHighly knowledgeable from independent study, formal training, and professional experience

Skills Programming: C, C++, Java, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio, XCode / Objective-C / Cocoa, Unix/POSIX Gcc and libc, OpenGL, Atmel AVR, Processing (Arduino), Cross-platform design

Web Development: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript and popular frameworks like JQuery, MooTools, and Yahoo User Interface (YUI) - 16 yearsMobile Development: Java / Android, Cocoa, Objective-C and Webkit - 2 yearsGraphics: Excellent with Photoshop and Illustrator, practical experience with many others such as AutoCad, Corel Draw, Blender, 3DStudio Max, and Rhino - 18+ yearsOperating Systems: Expert level Windows (including Active Directory), Mac OS X, and Linux. Advanced level mobile iOS and Android. Virtualization using VMWare, Parallels, and others. Familiar with UNIX variants including FreeBSD, Darwin (Mac OS X), Solaris, and SysV systems.Networks: System Administration, Internet TCP/IP, Traffic routing and shaping, physical cabling, data center design, information security, communication protocols, virtualization, clustering, and mission-critical applications with failover redundancy. Services including HTTP (Apache, IIS), DNS, Mail (SMTP, IMAP), Databases (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server)

Relevant Work Experience

IT Specialist Pulley.Org

1998-Present Freelance web development, Linux-based site hosting, technical consultant, and computer repair. All services provided from owned hardware and work performed directly with clients.

Technology Consultant /

Web Master Vogel Equipment

2011-Present Technical production for global sales of heavy industrial equipment. Web sites, sales materials, and communications I produce help connect buyers to our own network of equipment owners.

Contract System Developer Elevate, LLC

2007-2008 Contracted to plan and develop a sales tracking and payroll system for the venture startup.

IT Director Villa Realty Group

2004-2005 Built custom intranet systems to streamline real estate processes and eliminate paper usage. Directed IT for an office of about forty users. Established communications systems, using Linux servers and open source technology to work with a Windows environment for reliable, cost-effective results. Produced documentation and trained associates.

Systems Administrator and Site Designer Ai Graphics / AIGC.net

1999-2003 Co-Founded a successful web development team serving many interesting clients during the early dot-com years, outlasting many others after the bust. Duties included Linux system administration, database modeling, interface design, software development, and technical expertise.

Lead Software Developer Future Phones

1999-2001 Collaborated with the Ai Graphics team to design, build, and support a multi-million dollar sales tracking and payroll system. Sales were extremely lucrative.

Intern Tesseract.Net

1998-1999 Applied to work on a multiplayer game, but performed web development. Contacts met there became instrumental in forming Ai Graphics.

Systems Adminstrator Benson Polytechnic High School

1995-1997 Trained and worked directly on facility internet systems during the school year. Duties included backups, new server setup, user administration, security, maintenance, and upstream data management using Sequent Computers, Windows desktops, Cisco network equipment, and any available hardware. Started using Slackware Linux with Kernel 2.0.0.

Education Portland State University: While heavily engaged in my own business pursuits, I completed about 2 and a half years of a BS in Computer Science between 1997 and 2003. Courses of study include advanced mathematics, compiler design, computer architecture, circuits, operating systems, and networks.Currently enrolled with MITx, taking 6.002x - Circuits and Electronics.Extensive knowledge from personal study of books and online resources including Khan Academy, Hack a Day, and MAKE.Benson Polytechnic High School - Class of 1997, Honor Student, Major in Computer Software Technology.Certificate in System Administration I - 1996 Sequent Computer Systems

Additional Information Volunteer work for Portland HUD's Computer Learning Center 1998-1999: While doing PC maintenance and related work, built a dedicated Linux machine with spare parts to automatically provide scheduled internet access to a room with eight computers with one dialup connection. It ran automatically for five years without any maintenance.Intel BSA Explorer Post 915-****-****: Participated in regular meetings on the Intel campuses to learn new technologies, build computers for charity, and create demonstrations of our programming and technology skills.Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America 1997: Helped craft what I know in leadership skills, citizenship, emergency preparedness, living outdoors, tying knots, and safety.

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