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John Siracusa's Resume

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JOHN C. SIRACUSAEducation

B.S., Computer Engineering (Cum Laude), May 1997,,

QualificationsComprehensive knowledge of modern, object-oriented

programming.Thirteen years experience building database-backed

web applications using,,,

JavaScript (including AJAX),

and the web server.Extensive experience with database administration, schema design,

SQL query optimization, and procedural languages using,,,, and,Thorough understanding of the

web standards, including,,, and

.Excellent knowledge of web site

and issues.Ten years experience as a freelance writer

for the web and print.Experience with C/C++ in a Unix environment.Work Experience

Lead Developer - May 2009 - present

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Columnist

October 1999 - present

Software Group Manager - November 2007 - May 2009

Senior Software Engineer - June 2004 - November 2007

Led a team of five engineers in the server-side development group,

responsible for the design and implementation of web applications and

services with a significant database back-end component.Reimplemented the company's affiliate program using

modern web development practices and technologies.Created an MVC web application framework, including a general-purpose

object-relational mapper, HTML forms library, and localization support.Developed a generic configuration management system for server-side

components which was used for new projects and retrofitted to existing

components.Created web-based and offline marketing tools for automating the

segmentation, emailing, and tracking of customers.Designed and implemented the database schema, stored procedures,

and web-based administration tools for several major features of

the company's flagship product.Developed a generic Perl RPC library which replaced the existing SOAP

implementation, yielding a 3x average performance improvement.

- Senior Web Developer

June 2002 - June 2004Designed and implemented the flagship

which sells direct-download, DRM-enabled electronic books and other software.Created internal web-based tools for ebook production, customer

service, sales and royalty report generation, and web store management.Developed a modular web application construction framework based on

HTML::Mason.

This framework allowed the rapid development and evolution of the ecommerce

web site and internal tools.Created the database schema, triggers, and stored procedures for the back-end

accounting system.Imported historical data from the legacy

database to the new RDBMS.

- Senior Software Engineer

January 2001 - June 2002Developed and deployed Northern Light's web-based content integration

and search service,,

for enterprise customers using,,,

and .Primary author of department-wide Perl coding standards.Redesigned and re-implemented the

enterprise portal using object-oriented Perl, increasing scalability

and decreasing maintenance and customization overhead.Created a suite of Perl modules to facilitate code reuse within

the company by providing a uniform, high-level interface to

Northern Light's core search technologies, a generalized

Perl-based build/configuration management system, and a

standardized Perl object model.

- Senior Developer

April 1996 - January 2001Developed a public broadcasting web network

that supported more than 100 member stations. Features included an

arts and entertainment site, online chat, and a news portal

that supported web-based publishing of local content from member stations,

automated national/worldwide news feeds, user-contributed content,

and both and

editorial control.Authored company-wide code and content creation guidelines.Created internal development tools and general-purpose

web applications such as search engines, content management systems,

and web bulletin boards that were used across multiple web sites.Installed and maintained database servers, web servers, and other

essential software on several flavors of Unix (AIX, Solaris, Linux).Honors, Activities, and InterestsCreator of the

web application framework, distributed world-wide via the Comprehensive Perl Archive

Network Member of the : The Mac

technical community's 25 most influential people,,, .P.T. Hsu Memorial Award Winner for the Most Outstanding Senior

Design Project in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Local Area Paging

System and Software, Boston University graduating class of 1997.National Merit Scholar (1993)AP Scholar with Distinction (1993)

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