Objective
I wish to work in the following areas:
- Geospatial and GIS software development
- Web development (PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, etc)
- OpenLayers, GeoServer, and MapServer development
- Data Interoperability and file format conversion
- Mobile web development (jqTouch, etc)
Education
2005-2007
Master of Science
Idaho State University
Geographic Information Science - Emphasis in GIS software development, file formats, and standards compliance.
2001-2005
Bachelor of Science
Utah State University
Computer Science - Emphasis in information systems programming and design.
Publications & Writing
April 2012
(PDF Download)
Considerations for Implementing OGC WMS and WFS Specifications in a Desktop GIS
Journal of GIS, Vol. 2012.4
August 30, 2011
(External Link)
Using AutoCAD file formats with open source libraries
IBM developerWorks
May 17, 2011
(External Link)
Build better web applications with jQuery UI and jQuery plug-ins
IBM developerWorks
February 15, 2011
(External Link)
Bringing data together with OpenLayers
IBM developerWorks
February 1, 2011
(External Link)
Using geospatial data in applications on Linux with GDAL
IBM developerWorks
March 25, 2009
(External Link)
Simple and Clean Menus with jQuery
WestHost, Inc. Blog
March 3, 2009
(External Link)
More jQuery: BlockUI Plug-in
WestHost, Inc. Blog
March 25, 2009
(External Link)
Dynamic Websites with jQuery and extJS
WestHost, Inc. Blog
September 2007
(PDF Download)
Introducing the MapWindow GIS Project
OSGeo Journal, Vol. 2
May 2007
(PDF Download)
Application of Open Geospatial Consortium Specifications to Client-Side Geographic Information Systems
Master's Thesis, Idaho State University
May 2007
(PDF Download)
Evaluation of the OGC Web Processing Service for Use in a Client-Side GIS
OSGeo Journal, Vol. 1
Experience
March 2008 - March 2011
Director of Development
Hosting Systems, Inc. / UK2 Group
I drove the development, administration and operations of high-availability web hosting services using Linux. I managed a small team, where we used dozens of technologies and languages including BASH, Perl, PHP, jQuery, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sendmail, Apache, C and C++, cPanel, Sphera, and Xen, among others. We created public services for web hosting and domain management, as well as dozens of in-house tools assisting with support, technical administration, finance and business administration.
Employee of the Month - February 2009
Employee Spotlight - April 2009
Employee of the Year - 2009