Lathrop Preston

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Ankeny, Iowa 50021

515-***-****

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Experience

Web Developer, Perfection Learning Co Mar 2015 - Present Develop and maintain the company’s website and associated storefront, creation and maintenance of systems used for data flow and integration between critical company systems.

Accomplishments

● Converted and redesigned the webstore from a custom legacy codebase to a modern extendable and upgradable platform (Magento 1.9)

● Improved data integration between the webstore, our main ERP system (VAI), CRM (Zoho), and digital fulfillment platforms.

● Upgrade of software, content structure and UI improvements as part of migration from Magento 1 to Magento 2, which included custom interfaces to allow complex content updates and management of site pages by team members without web design experience.

● Management of external development resources utilized for maintenance and upgrades of the company ecommerce platform.

● Assisted the digital content platform development team with the creation and update of administrative tools, improving product and customer management.

Web Developer, Trilix Nov 2013 - Jan 2015

Design and development of client websites, utilizing PHP and MySQL. Creation of custom CMS interfaces for quick site updates. Integration of custom shopping cart systems with payment gateways. Accomplishments

● Design and implementation of the custom CMS for the new Trilix Corporate website, including journal with social media integration, portfolio, and photo gallery.

● Implementation and rollout of new CMS driven divisional websites for a large international client. Software Engineer, Visionary Services, Inc (Visionary Systems, Ltd) Feb 2001 - Oct 2013 Design and development of websites and web applications, utilizing multiple languages and relational database systems. Formulating technology recommendations for presentation to clients during project specification. Training others in company specific development technologies.

Accomplishments

● Fast turnaround on conversion of Great Ape Trust website from ColdFusion to PHP/MySQL environment. Enhancements to further the Trust’s educational mission, including membership and tour programs. Customized WordPress to allow researchers easy communication with the public.

● Implementation of a custom CMS for the Iowa State Fair website.

● Design, creation and maintenance of private corporate websites for employee communication and data collection/reporting interfaces for mission critical data. Web Developer/Office IT, Diversified Management Services/DMS WebWorks Dec 1998 - Feb 2001 Design and development of websites customized to match clients needs, including static page, database driven, or user administrable content. Supporting office staff workstations and maintenance of office network, email, and web hosting. Accomplishments

● Motor News Media website, allowing the client to distribute content to their newspaper customers.

● Maintaining member websites for several client organizations, including American Specialty Toy Retailers Association, National Association for Family Child Care, and Bedding Plants International. Personal Accomplishments

Volunteer Radio Communications May 1999 - Present

FCC licensed amateur radio operator for races and parades in Des Moines and surrounding area. Amateur Radio Emergency Service for Polk County. Radio volunteer coordinator for 20-30 operators at Living History Farms Run 2009/2010, Dam to Dam 2010. Online Content Creation Nov 2011 - 2015

Creation of content for online distribution on multiple websites. Writing articles of interest targeted to the website audience. Recording and editing of audio and video segments for publication. Education

Drake University, Des Moines, IA

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Skills

PHP, Javascript, jQuery, node.js, react.js, HTML/XHTML, CSS, SQL (mySQL, Google Cloud SQL, Oracle, MS-SQL,Teradatam), Magento 1 & 2, Google Cloud Infrastructure, ASP, VB, VBScript, Wordpress, Drupal, custom built CMS, Linux, NetSuite