Phillip Harrington Resume

265 South Federal Hwy #248   Deerfield Beach, FL   33441-4161
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PHP5 MySQL Website Application Developer

PHP5, MySQL, L.A.M.P. Environment

Objective

PHP5 MySQL Website Application Developer with 9 plus years experience creating and maintaining high-traffic web sites seeks PHP5 Object Oriented MySQL web/database development position for web applications, content/community sites, and e-commerce web sites.

Employment

Current: Turnberry Solutions / Symcare (www.turnberrysolutions.com)
Senior PHP5 OOP Programmer Fulltime Contract Telecommute – May 2008 – Present

Building middleware for N-tier application in healthcare field. Writing PHP5 Object Oriented code for methods that access lower level database commands, and return results to custom templating engine for use in HTML or AJAX responses. Use of JSON encoding for passing data through AJAX. Middleware class objects implment standarized interfaces. Use of inheritance, abstraction, and OOP design patterns. Created PHPUnit Test Suite for all middleware code. Memcached used. Mulit-server environment with segmentated user database design, multiple web servers. Use of Scrum, Subversion, and Trac.

Cellware, Inc. - Vandelay Industries (www.vandelayindustries.com) – Boynton Beach, FL
L.A.M.P. Programmer – September 2007 – May 2008

Senior PHP/MySQL Development of Cellware and My Mojo, mobile phone content creation and delivery sites with strong social community of over 400,000 members, 150,000 pieces of content, (at the time of my employement) and growing. Development of PHP5 Object Oriented tools - using Smarty and MySql - for upload, creation, editing, and delivery of user and publisher created content including ringtones, wallpaper, videos, and games. Integration of Flash tools for editing and upload of content. Use of ffmpeg and ImageMagick for ringtone and video conversion, and thumbnailing of wallpapers and video. Daily use of developer tools including Subversion and Trac. Memcached and ACP cache used. Multi-server environment with multiple web servers, replicated database servers, and SAN for application storage.

World Ave / NiuTech, LLC. (www.worldavenue.com) – Boca Raton, FL
L.A.M.P. Programmer – May 2006 – September 2007

Senior PHP/MySQL Development of Backend Programming, Cron based stats tools, light bash scripting, and internal Intranet tools and reports. Development of PHP for enterprise scale, high volume, targeted email system mailing over 8 million customers daily. Implemented new targeting criteria which increased revenue by $1,000 a day. Development of command line interfaces for large, long running query tools for list building. Daily use of AJAX/JavaScript and XML for front end development. Complex data set highly de-normalized for speed; consisting of approx 76 million users. Developed applications using PHP5 Object Oriented programming and MySql 5. Development process utilizes widely accepted SCRUM method.

Pound Interactive (www.poundi.com) - Boca Raton, FL
PHP Developer, Consultant/Projects – February 2007 – August 2007

Lead developer for high-traffice, web-based application for logistics and scheduling of college moves. Use of PHP5, Object Oriented programming, and MySQL server. Programmed distance calculation classes for cost-estimation. Encryption of sensitive data. Assisted company with adoption of Subversion and best practices.

Foresite Design, Inc. (www.foresite.com) - Hollywood, FL
Senior ColdFusion Web Programmer – February 2006 – March 2006

Developed and customized ecommerce shopping carts built on the AbleCommerce engine. Used ColdFusion (6 MX & 7 MX), MSSql Server (version 2000). Added features and made enhancements to several stores such as Renton Western Wear (www.rentonww.com). Developed back-end integration with payment processing services and Amazon XML services. Helped the organization to implement source control with SubVersion.

Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (www.azhha.org) - Phoenix, AZ
Senior ColdFusion Web Programmer - July 2005 – February 2006 (via Kforce Professional Staffing)

Responsible for development and maintenance of Job/Resume web sites used by over ten state hospital associations (www.azhealthjobs.com). Developed web services for bulk import/export of job postings. Made significant improvements and customizations to CitySoft (www.citysoft.com) content/organization/membership management software. Used ColdFusion (Enterprise 7 MX) in clustered environment, MSSql Server (version 2000) in a clustered environment, Fusebox methodology (version 4.1). Light desktop and client support via phone.

Hendricks & Partners (www.hpapts.com) - Phoenix, AZ
Senior ColdFusion Web Programmer - November 2003 - June 2005

Responsible for development and maintenance of internal Intranet web applications to assist Real Estate brokers in tracking contacts, properties and real estate deals. Use ColdFusion (4.5 and MX), MSSql Server (version 2000), Microsoft Access, MySQL server (version 4) and Fusebox methodology (version 4). Migrated several applications driven by Microsoft Access databases to MySql server. Migrated legacy application code into system that utilizes Fusebox methodology on which I was the lead developer. Developed applications using CFC’s.

Forte Interactive, Inc (www.forteinteractive.com) - West Palm Beach, FL
Senior ColdFusion Web Programmer - January 2001 - October 2003

Responsible for development of web based applications, e-commerce store-fronts, and web sites using ColdFusion (4, 4.5, 5 and MX), MSSql Server (6.5, 7 and 2000), PHP (version 4), Active Server Pages (IIS versions 3 and 5), and a variety of other server-side web/database technologies including XML. Used Fusebox methodology (versions 2 and 3). Senior developer for several large scale web applications

Developed e-commerce shopping cart systems using a variety of tools including AbleCommerce, Payflow Pro and Cybercash as well as custom software integration. Developed back-end integration with payment processing services. Consulted on MSSql Server, Transact SQL (TSql) and web site development solutions for external clients. Wrote TSql stored procedures for data processing.

Freelance (weblacarte.com)
L.A.M.P. Programmer, Consultant, Design - 1995 - Present

Development of many web sites, web applications and e-commerce shopping cart systems for clients. Use PHP (version 4), MySQL server (versions 3 and 4) and Fusebox methodology. Light design work using PhotoShop (versions 6 and 7) for cutting HTML templates and collaboration with graphic designers. Use of HTML and CSS for design and layout.

Recent portfolio includes:

• Petco / Catapult Marketing Phoenix - Itching To Know Employee Development Online Quiz and Stats web site. PHP Object Oriented code, XHTML, CSS and MySQL database design for entire site.
• Kairios Consulting - The Values Measure Online Survey (www.thevaluesmeasure.com)
• Arts Council of San Jose (www.artsopolis.com)
• Internationally Known Consultant Karin Albert (www.karinalbert.com)
• Renown Photographer Jacek Gancarz (www.jacekgancarz.com)

Paxson Communications, Inc (www.pax.tv) - West Palm Beach, FL
Senior Web Developer - September 1999 - January 2001

Developed public and internal database-driven web sites using ColdFusion (versions 4 and 4.5) and MSSql Server (versions 6.5 and 7), including application to consolidate and present data for compliance with FCC regulations. Responsible for web server computer and software maintenance in an NT environment supporting web services including corporate Internet site, e-commerce, online auctions, web based e-mail and corporate file sharing Intranet site. Senior developer for several large community web sites.

Cisco Systems, Inc (www.cisco.com) - San Jose, CA
JavaScript & HTML Developer, eCommerce Support - January 1998 - September 1999

Developed Intranet web information application for reseller support organization using HTML and JavaScript. Supported customer usage of online e-commerce tools.

Skills

Certifications

Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Developer - 2006

Education

Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, Attended 1994.
Cabrillo College, Aptos, California, Attended 1990-1996.

Hiring Me - Requirements

I will consider Full Time W2 offers.
I will consider Contract 1099 offers of minimum 140 hours per month, dependant upon rate.
I prefer telecommuting positions with some travel.
I am unfortunately unable to consider relocation away from the Tampa, FL area
at this time due to family constraints.

References & Salary Requirements

References and salary requirements are available upon request.