[nclug-jobs] Resume: Paul Hummer - Systems/Software Engineer

[Paul Hummer]

Paul Hummer
paul at eventuallyanyway.com - http://theironlion.net

_Core Competencies_
Systems & Services - Linux, BSD, Mac OSX, Windows 95/98/2000/XP/Vista, 
DNS, DHCP, LDAP, Squid, Apache, lighthttpd, (F)CGI, MySQL, PostgreSQL,
Programming languages

    * Python -- standard library, wx, pyGTK/Hildon
    * PHP -- CodeIgniter, PEAR, Drupal, PHPNuke
    * Ruby -- Rails
    * Javascript -- jQuery, Mootools, MochiKit, Dojo, Prototype
    * Java -- Swing, JDBC, JSP
    * C/C++ -- gtk, Qt, Obj-C, libpcap, libavr

Web Development

    * Client-side -- Flash, AJAX/Javascript, XUL/XPCOM (Mozilla plugins)
    * Server-side -- PHP, python (Django, TurboGears), Ruby on Rails
    * Backends -- MySQL, PostgreSQL
    * Testing -- twill, Selenium, Watir, PHPUnit, pyUnit, doctest

Embedded OS and Microcontrollers

    * AVRTools Toolchain -- ATMega microcontrollers, libavr
    * STAMP Toolchain -- Javelin stamp, Basic stamp
    * GNU ARM toolchain -- ARM 7, ARM 9 (experience heavily in porting
      Linux desktop applications)

_Work Experience_
/Mocapay/ -- Software Engineer
August 2007 -- Present
Responsibilities included developing and supporting SMS payment system 
written in PHP, with XHTML and Javascript/AJAX frontends, including 
mobile and iPhone applications. Helped plan and deploy code to 
production environments. Assisted in server maintenance and security.

/Precision Technologies/ -- Software Engineer
February 2006 -- August 2007
Responsibilities included developing and supporting rich AJAX-driven web 
applications using PHP, XHTML and Javascript. Worked on an Edgy and 
Webby award winning team to create a web application framework designed 
to speed development of new site features, implementing full MVC using 
Smarty and PHP. Maintained all Apache web servers including alpha, beta, 
and production servers. Performed late night upgrades and maintenance to 
production servers.

/COMPUtek Dental Systems/ -- Network Engineer
May 2000 -- February 2003, March 2005 -- February 2006
Responsibilities included designing medical network implementations 
based on building schematics, customer needs, and budget. Wrote up 
technical documentation for integrating a variety of hardware and 
software configurations. Supervised research and development of new 
products to be implemented in already supported product lines.

/The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/ -- Missionary
February 2003 -- March 2005
Responsibilities included providing service (religious and secular) to 
third world countries. Built leadership and teamwork skills. Maintained 
a regimented schedule and workload under no supervision.

_Education_
/Colorado Technical University/
Bachelor's Science -- Software Engineering