u.synt.me
to develop
This is my core skillset. Visionary!
APIs, feeds, 3rd-party code: Seamless.
Let a server crunch the busywork.
Quotes, Requirements, Mgmt, Execution.
Plus JS & jQuery - everything for UX.
Clean and pixel-perfect. (if not inspired)
https://urposse.com/
A reward platform emphasizing both loyalty & referrals, cash value instead of points, and no need for dedicated hardware or membership cards. Built from scratch, combining open-source libraries and APIs such as Google Maps, OAuth2, Stripe.com payments, PEAR Mail... a total of 21 integrations stitched together into a seamless and frictionless user experience. Hosting at DigitalOcean, configured with a front-end load balancer, 3 webservers in parallel, backend database server, and separate email server. LEMP stack (like LAMP but NginX vs. Apache), Node.JS, Mailpile, Cloud Storage, automatic backups, and more. Ready for national scale at a moment's notice.
https://aje.com/
Worked to improve the AJE web application which receives scientific papers submitted from a global community of researchers, accepts payment for publishing services, and then follows each paper through its life-cycle of translation, editing, annotation and illustration, review, certification and publication. More than 85% of AJE employees hold advanced degrees due to the nature of this work, so ours was a singularly gifted team. I learned a ton, including Zend MVC framework, Atlassian collaboration tools such as Jira and HipChat, Git with Gerrit for code review, Jenkins continuous integration server, and other resources for agile PHP development. I killed lots of bugs, coded a new product-selection interface which shortened checkouts by consolidating plans...
http://synapticdata.com/
As sole proprietor of a software consultancy, I served more than 160 clients over a span of 15+ years. Notable clients include LexisNexis Group, Mitsubishi Electronics, FANUC division of GE, Broadwing Communications, Microsoft, World Vision, Carolinas Healthcare System, and Allied Telesis Labs. Projects ranged from embedded software, to desktop applications, to database optimization and reporting tasks, to office automation, to web-based applications.
UNCC
Entered as a Mechanical Engineering student, switched to Physics. (No degree conferred)
GMI
General Motors Institute (Kettering University) is referred to as the "West Point of Industry". Entering students average 3.62 GPA, ACT score of 27, and SAT Math score of 616. While attending, I studied Mechanical Engineering with Automotive specialization, and worked as a Co-op student at the Delco Products div. of GM headquarters in Kettering Ohio. In my junior year, I transferred to a more affordable in-state school.
