Engineer Software

PHILIP J. PORVAZNIK

email: *******@*******.***

SUMMARY

20+ years general computer programming, software, analyst, and systems experience, with 8+ years web and PHP

/ MySQL development, both back-end and front-end. I've recently spent 10 years as IT Manager, Software

Engineer, and Web Developer for a small mortgage office in Clearwater FL, and I have the B.Sc. in Computer

Science from U.S.F. (Tampa FL).

Extensive hand-coding experience in PHP 4/5, HTML / CSS / JavaScript/JQuery / AJAX / XML / JSON

Extensive web design with Dreamweaver, FrontPage, Adobe Flash, and other software tools

Programming Enterprise-level PHP sites from scratch, update and maintain current sites and scripts

Database design and maintenance / flat-text / SQL / MySQL / SQL Server

Languages: Visual Basic (VB), C / C++ / C#, Java, also PERL, COBOL, Pascal, Ada, Modula-2

IDE's: Unix / Linux (various flavors), Microsoft Visual Studio (.NET), PowerBuilder

Merchant account e-commerce API's: PayPal IPN, Authorize.net AIM/CIM, SlimCD

Win32 DirectX, OpenGL, Graphics and Game Programming (www.VazGames.com)

Working 3D Graphics Engine in C / OpenGL (www.VazEngine.com)

Excellent written / oral communication

Team player familiar with version control systems like Subversion (SVN)

RECENT PHP WEB DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Developed and connected a PHP / MySQL site (Jan to Feb 2010) with an iPhone app communicating with the

JSON protocol, the site I created had a full login / registration system, user profile, admin side, and caller

dispatch for emergency calls made available for university and college students

Completed a custom CMS (Content Management System) hand-coded in PHP / MySQL running on a

dedicated Linux (Red Hat / CentOS) server for a non-profit science group, project was six months (Feb 2009

to July 2009), involved about 200,000 lines of PHP code in 300 separate PHP / HTML / CSS / JavaScript files

written from scratch for four unique inter-related educational science sites (K8, High School, College, and a

main portal site), a Moodle integration with three of the sites (an online education PHP package), a ZenCart

implementation to sell materials online (books and science supplies), a complete e-commerce PayPal IPN

response system, and a back-end admin section to maintain the users, form data, job applications, file uploads,

online courses, PayPal transactions, along with other sensitive information

Added e-commerce Authorize.net integration for an Internet startup (Sept 2009) using their AIM (Advanced

Integration Method) and CIM (Customer Integration Method), written in PHP with XML to communicate

with Authorize.net web services

Established / maintains SellerHelpsBuyer.com (2007 to present) fully hand-coded PHP Real Estate site,

developed both front-end and back-end totaling about 14,000 lines of code with 50 PHP files in a national

property MySQL database (an MLS type system) covering all fifty states

Established / maintains CrescentLakeApartments.com (2005 to present) automated PHP site for owner of St.

Petersburg FL apartment complex, runs on a flat-text database with admin section that allows uploads of

pictures for the apartments / properties, their prices, occupancy status, online applications, and other data

Established / maintains BrokenCredit.com (2006 to present) Free Credit Repair Blog using WordPress / PHP /

MySQL / custom CSS and tweaks, receives about 100,000 visitors monthly

Added e-commerce Authorize.net integration, improved search, login / registration, payment and custom PHP

/ MySQL edits to National Qualified Collector Registry (CollectorRegistry.com), a site that audits, archives

and makes available drug testing collector qualifications and documentation

Customized Flash video (FLV) site on a Mambo / Joomla PHP Content Management System package

Websites R and B Tree Service (RNBTreeService.com), Homer Claytor, Inc (HomerClaytor.com) General

Contractors, and BPS Direct Marketing Services (BPSDMS.com) Direct Mail/Print

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mother Told Me, LLC and Cornerstone Coupons, LLC, Tampa FL, 2010-2011

Software Engineer, Web Developer

Software Engineer / Web Developer for two large coupon / social networking sites

CornerstoneCoupons.com (complete), written in PHP/MySQL, all back-end and front-end PHP5 hand-coded,

XML web services, user/click tracking, JavaScript/JQuery, AJAX

MotherToldMe.com (in development), written in ASP.NET/C# with Visual Studio 2008/2010, front-

end work .aspx/HTML, Master Pages, CSS styling, JavaScript/JQuery

Mortgage In Minutes Inc, Clearwater FL, 2000 - 2010

Information Technology Manager, Software Engineer, Web Developer

IT Manager making all software and hardware decisions for the company, maintaining all computers and

networking in the office, and working with Loan Officers (we had over 100 at one time)

Established MortgageMinute.com (MortgageInMinutes.com) company web site

Maintained over 300+ domain names, seven shared Linux hosting sites, one dedicated Windows Server

hosting site with PLESK interface

Maintained online Lender List (HTML), Mortgage Forms (HTML / PDF), marketing strategies for Loan

Officers

Designed and tested online 1003 Mortgage Application form in PHP / HTML which generates and saves a

Byte Mortgage (version 4.4) text file from 1003 Mortgage Loan data, used by hundreds of Loan Officers on

their custom sites

Designed and tested an .htaccess password protection system in PHP / HTML

Designed and tested an online version of a Florida Do-Not-Call list checker in PHP

Invite, an online refinance calculator (FHA and conventional) that plays a video response in JavaScript /

HTML with Real Media / Windows Media

Streaming videos / Adobe Flash / Windows Media / Real Player / DVD for Lender Account Executives

Working with video / audio editing software: MS MovieMaker, Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, Cool Edit Pro,

Audacity, various video / audio / DVD converters

Jumbo, a PHP / JavaScript / HTML site for generating a Good Faith Estimate for Jumbo Loans with a small

online chat app (PHP / HTML frames based)

Created apps in Visual Basic (VB6) for Do-Not-Call Number text processing, scrubbing, and deletion of

duplicates involving millions of phone numbers; HTML scanning / saving of ads in an Access (MDB)

database; Byte Mortgage software helps for Loan Officers; Calculating amounts for UFMIP (Upfront

Mortgage Insurance Premium) letter values, ARM letter values, FIXED 1.25 letter values, and other small

apps for improved marketing and business strategies

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tri-City Optical, 1999 - 2000

IT Manager, Software Engineer

Troubleshoot PC problems, established TriCityOptical.com, maintain lens inventory

Franklin-Templeton with Olsten Staffing, 1999

IT and computer operations for File-Net system (Windows NT), maintain account information and mail

correspondence

Eckerd Corporation / Tascor, 1996 - 1998

IT and computer operations, maintain database of drug prescriptions and various forms

Financial Telesis, Tampa, FL, 1994-1996

COBOL programming, computer operations, process credit cards and checks, mail correspondence

U.S. Attorney's Office (Tampa through USF Co-Op), 1989-1990

DBase and COBOL programming, PRIME minicomputer, computer operations, backups, reports, special

projects

EDUCATION

University of South Florida (USF)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science

Courses include: Data Structures, Analysis of Algorithms, Computational Geometry, Linear Systems, C and

COBOL Programming, Computer Architecture and MIPS Assembly, C++ Software Systems Development

St. Petersburg College

Associate of Arts (A.A.) Computers/Engineering

Courses include: C Programming, Visual Basic I and II, and Java Programming I and II

Resume, Programming Projects, Work Samples online at PhilVaz.com

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