## BIO
Over the last 10 years, I have worked as a programmer, system administrator, documentation writer, hardware technician, database administrator, and telephone tech support person. My particular focus over the last few years has been programming, particularly in the fields of database-driven web-based applications and in online cartography. I am also creator and maintainer of HostGIS Linux, a Linux distribution designed for the hosting of web-based GIS maps. Just as important as my technical expertise is my commitment to excellence. I have very fast turnaround times on my code and in communication. I am not afraid to make suggestions when I feel they are in the project's best interests. I work hard and fast, and I make sure you're satisfied with my work. I am very proud of what I do, and you are invited to contact my employers. WORK HISTORY one-time Office Appliance [login to view URL] [login to view URL] Wrote technical documentation for The Helm Internet appliance. one-time Alexis Olson [login to view URL] (site is still under construction) [login to view URL] In the process of constructing a rental management system for property owners/managers. Includes intuitive and good-looking web-based interfaces for managing properties, booking reservations, managing todo lists, and reporting revenue and taxes due. 11/00 – present HostGIS / CopiaGroup [login to view URL] [login to view URL] Created and oversaw Internet servers, websites, mapping applications, and integrated groupware solutions for over 50 government and nonprofit organizations. Provided internal programming for the company, including a multi-user system for project management, logging hours, and generating invoices and reports both to the employer and to individual clients. Creator and maintainer of our most popular product, the HostGIS Linux distribution. 4/99 – 11/00 Humboldt Internet [login to view URL] [login to view URL] Performed around-the-clock monitoring and repair services on Internet servers, networking hardware, networked tape backup systems, dialup servers, and other Internet services for 4,500 customers. Created secure, web-based software solutions to assist in various aspects of the business, including customer support, monthly billing, and customer usage auditing. Wrote technical documentation ranging from dialup assistance tutorials to online documentation for Internet appliances. SOME EXAMPLE WEBSITES The majority of my software has been of a proprietary nature, for use within a company, but some of the public software includes: CartoGraph [login to view URL] Facility for users to upload GIS layers into a PostGIS database, manage it via the web, organize layers into projects, and view projects (maps) online. HostGIS Web-Assisted Hosting [login to view URL] Facility for our paid-hosting customers to manage their files, PostGIS databases, and Mapserver mapfiles. Includes a "wizard" for generating mapfiles. I also designed and implemented the company website itself. Office Appliance Knowledge Base [login to view URL] Wrote the documentation for the company's flagship product, The Helm Internet appliance. Humboldt County Housing Inventory [login to view URL] A feature-rich and easily adaptable map system. This project is for Humboldt County to provide information on housing density planning in unincorporated regions, and allow the public to post their comments on the system. Also includes a reporting system, for summarizing and downloading these comments. Perl modules [login to view URL] Perl modules for generating calendars, and for communicating with remote access servers NeoMundus Game Server Unfortunately, the game was a commercial failure and the website is now defunct. However, I retain rights to the source and can send it to you upon request. A MORPG, both server and Win32 client, featuring advanced mathematics, a truly persistent and alterable world, and great AIs.
## Area of Expertise
Intercommunications * TCP/IP server and client programming, in all the languages listed below * XML * JSON PHP * extensive experience * ADOdb * database management interfaces ranging from project management to system administration to property rental management Perl * extensive experience since 1995, including one of the first web-based email systems in existence * module design, including HTML::CalendarMonthSimple and RAS::* modules * mod_perl compatibility * system administration utilities, command line and web-based Python * extensive experience * design of networked servers, including those for game systems and for information retrieval * design of wrapper classes to enhance/simplify external libraries for the needs of programmers * implementation of Windows desktop utilities using pygame and wxPython, including the generation and packaging of Win32 executables Mapserver and PostGIS * significant experience, mostly in the system administration aspect but also in map-making * compiling and installation on Unix platforms. also experience with Chameleon and Maplab * creator and maintainer of HostGIS Linux * PHP/Mapscript, for data-management apps and generation of maps * PostGIS for geospatial calculations, spatial searches, data massaging, reprojection * integration with Google Maps, e.g. management interfaces for features which are then overlaid on a Google Map Unix * extensive experience, as user and as system administrator, since 1992 * Solaris, Slackware Linux, RedHat Enterprise Linux, FreeBSD PostgreSQL and MySQL * extensive experience programming with them, using Perl, PHP, and Python * significant experience in system administration aspects, e..g installation, backup
