`Steve Adams

**** * ****** **.

Denver, CO, *****

720-***-****

ad0jbk@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

I have diverse design, optimization, monitoring, and management expertise in both front-end and back-end roles with more than twenty years industry experience in networking, systems administration, security, dev-ops, and web development applications.

Strengths include network administration, linux systems administration, web/interactive development, project management, corporate identity and branding, user interface design, and adept creative and technical consulting. I am the FULL STACK.

SKILLS

• Wireless P2P Network architecture utilizing both 2.4 and 5.6 GHz frequencies

• Cisco routing administration

• Linux/Unix architecture, design, and implementation: Red Hat, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Solaris, FreeBSD, and AIX

• Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Exchange, and SQL Server administration

• High traffic and high availability solutions: MySQL cluster, session aware Apache load balancing, Amazon EC2 auto-scaling

• Optimization and configuration of server side and client side scripting: PHP, PERL, JAVA (Tomcat), Python, SED, SOAP, REST, CGI, JavaScript and jQuery

• Optimization of server sub-systems for security and speed:

• CMS Platforms: Drupal, Joomla, WordPress

• Security: fail2ban, iptables, clamd, spamassasin, amavis

• caching: Memcached, eAccelerator, Xcache, Zend

• web hosting, e-mail, FTP, SSH, terminal services, firewalls, load balancing, routing, video and media streaming, intrusion detection, security, HIPPAA/ADA/PCI

compliance, backup and redundancy, hardware monitoring and automation

• Virtualization platforms: XEN, VMware, Docker

• Automation and CI/CD monitoring platforms: Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins, Nagios, IBM

• Project management systems such as: Agile, SCRUM, Basecamp, Active Collab, Jira

• Version control: Git, SVN, CVS

• Hosting Platforms and control panels: cPanel, Froxlor, Amazon, Rackspace

• DNS services and protocols: BIND, DjbDNS

•Package management and compilation source repositories: Apt, Yum, RPM

•APIs such as: Eclipse, Zend, Midnight Commander, PHPStorm

•Server Side Protocol Administration and configuration of architectures for: DHCP, DNS, web hosting, e-mail, FTP, SSH, terminal services, firewalls, load balancing, routing, video and media streaming, client and server-side scripting, intrusion detection, security, backup and data preservation, hardware redundancy, and automation.

•System and Application proficiencies- Apple/Linux/*nix/.NET SysAdmin: LAMP stack (Debian/Ubuntu or RHEL/CentOS, Perl, LDAP, DNS, shell scripting, Nginx, SQL, Ruby, Active Directory, ASP, PureFTP and ProFTPD, Postfix, Courier, Dovecot, fail2ban, Nagios, PhpMyAdmin, TLS

•Adobe Creative Suite products including: Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator; File Maker Pro, Microsoft Office, Excel, After Effects, Final Cut Pro

EDUCATION

B.F.A. in Graphic Design, minor in Photography • Louisiana State University • May of '93

WORK EXPERIENCE

March 2021- January 2023

Developer, CEAVCO Inc & AVFX LLC

4860 Ward Rd, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Dedicated Front-end developer as part of a 4 person team focusing on virtual event presentation and management. Notable projects include: orchestrating a Vimeo replacement (mux.com) with user level analytics for tracking engagement in NYU Langone’s medical continuing education program at nyucme.com, Enhancement and customization of an event presentation digital display system based on Laravel, Vue, and Go, and construction of an on-demand change order system for live events and conferences.

March 2019- 2020

Contract Web Developer, Mad-studio.com

1091 South Gaylord St. Denver, CO 80209

‘ Hired gun’ WordPress developer and general technical architect for WordPress hosting and WooCommerce integration.

November 2017- April 2019

Chief Technology Officer, Galaxy Unite/Cowork Unite

d.b.a. Galaxy Quotes LLC

Senior DevOps Engineer and principal technical architect for galaxyunite.com.

March 2018- October 2018

Web Developer, Veer Group / The Stage Fund

1732 Wazee St, Denver, CO, 80211

Contract WordPress developer and general technical ‘pinch-hitter’ for thestagefund.com and veer-group.com.

May 2017- October 2017

Director of Technology, RevLive!, LLC

2011 Cherry St., Ste 202, Louisville, CO 80027

Responsible for CodeIgniter PHP code base that integrates multiple CRMs such as Limelight and Konnektive with remote call centers providing affiliate marketing, customer support, and sales continuity. Administrator of local and remote IT infrastructure. Migration of hosting from RackSpace to Amazon AWS.

March 2015- November 2016

Web Project Manager, Fast Track Marketing, Inc.

11001 West 120th Ave., Suite 400 Broomfield, CO 80021

Web development manager for 40+ clients utilizing Concrete 5, Wordpress, and Drupal. Administration and continuous development of proprietary CRM/lead tracking system, online scheduling system, social media integration, campaign specific landing pages, and email marketing efforts. Migration of hosting from dedicated to virtual. Migration of legacy assets into continuous development framework.

June 2012- April 2015

Information Technology Manager

Enventive Engineering

861 George Hill Road, South Lancaster, MA

Systems administration and development of two Linux and one Windows responsible for the primary web presence and email (enventive.com), an internal help desk software host (http://www.vector-networks.com ), and a Mercurial repository for software builds. Duties and responsibilities included development of the primary Joomla site installation. During my employment, I was responsible for development of an internationalized and multilingual web presence, Soho CRM integration, intrusion detection and prevention, and various improved modular support services such as live chat support and database and hosting migration from dedicated platform to cloud hosted solutions.

November 2012 – September 2014

CTO, Andon Guenther Design, LLC

2244 Broadway, Denver, CO

Duties included: intranet and networking administration of local Macintosh based office, remote server administration and configuration for web services and version control, Development of several WordPress and Drupal client sites, E-Commerce deployments on WordPress and Magento, Amazon EC2 deployment and migration including AWS, SES, RDS, Route53, PHPlist mailing list deployments, Facebook apps, mobile app development, social media aggregation, RSS feeds, Backend SaaS integrations with various CRM and ERP systems, database migration/design/integration, graphic design and branding services, as well as project management.

August 2002 - April 2012

Web Development Manager, Topcon Positioning Systems

1300 National Drive, Livermore, Ca

Managed enterprise web site development through initial consolidation of diverse product offerings into a unified brand and design. Designed and deployed multiple enterprise classed web sites including the following services: e-commerce, secured customer intranet, global corporate portals, content management systems, migration from flat HTML to database driven CMS solutions, CRM and ERP solutions and interoperability, multi-lingual content, e-mail marketing campaigns, database migration, customer support and service applications, technical support forums, FAQ databases. Designed and implemented multimedia incentive based kiosks at international trade show exhibitions. Managed global programming and administration staff for as many as 20 web sites and 8 physical machines serving North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, and South African Markets. Supervised system construction and maintenance for hemispherical video rendering cluster, small office network, and global web presence. http://www.topconpositioning.com

August 2000- May 2002

Systems Administrator and Web Designer

Development Information Network of Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Maintained an array of load balanced and redundant Macintosh web servers for dina.org. Designed and implemented HIPAA compliant web services and sites for Arkansas Chamber of Commerce members and associations.

June 1995 – September 1998

Network Administrator, T-speed Wireless

14286 Gillis Rd, Dallas TX 75244

Managed 3@T1 fiber connections from 3 separate providers via a Cisco 3600 router to a network of point-to-point wireless connections for business connectivity, VoIP, email, web hosting and DNS services.

October 1998 - Present

Principal, Keystone Design, Inc.

3175 W Denver Pl, Denver, CO 80211

Self employment/freelance/contract venture providing information design, web design, development, hosting, multimedia production, middleware programming, artistic direction and consulting, technical consulting and support. More than 30 clients and 4 full time employees at peak production. Notable clients include CJR&W Advertising, Arkansas Dept. of Tourism, The State of Missouri Historic Preservation Dept., Witsell Evans Rasco Architects, WD&D Architects, and OddBalls Invitations.

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