Resume
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Work Experience |
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IT Professional Associate University of Georgia Department of Theatre & Film Studies Fall 2003 - Present |
Manage 3 Linux and 3 Mac OS X Servers Manage 50+ lab computers with Netboot, NetRestore, Radmind, and custom Bash scripts Provide Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Levels of technical support for over 20 faculty and administration and more than 200 students Network home folders for 200+ users and groups on 5TB Xserve RAID Custom renderfarm app for Maya and Xgrid built in Xcode, Interface Builder, Objective-C Custom PHP integrating news, events, calendar, and LDAP into department's website Manage a variety of services: Apache, PHP, SSL, MySQL, AFP, SMB, NFS, SSH, DNS (Bind), Open Directory (LDAP), sendmail |
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Supervisor of Labs University of Georgia School of Music Fall 2001 - Fall 2003 |
Managed staff of up to 17 employees Maintained around 50 workstations and file, web, print, application services Provided Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Levels of technical support for over 70 faculty and administration and more than 400 students Created custom application for staff allowing them to swap work shifts Set up and directed training of staff Taught specialized computer classes for faculty |
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Laboratory Assistant University of Georgia School of Music Fall 2000 - Fall 2001 |
Assisted lab patrons with any problem, whether technical or not Maintained functionality of 15 computers, MIDI keyboards, and peripheral devices Solved many technical and hardware problems that arose Maintained a standard of honesty of work within the lab |
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Percussion Work-Study University of Georgia School of Music Fall 1998 - Fall 2000 |
Repaired and restored percussion instruments Managed and organized percussion library of music Created a percussion department website with information, pictures, and music Designed and built a storage rack for all the steel drum pans |
Project Experience |
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Newmuz Web Programmer Spirit of Radio Fall 2006 - Present |
http://www.newmuz.com Programmed a streaming music player for independent and unsigned artists Created a custom song picking algorithm with playlist support Flash music player with XML and Ajax Implemented with Ruby on Rails, Subversion, MySQL, Apache |
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Strong Rock Christian School Web Designer/Programmer Fall 2005 - Fall 2006 |
http://strongrockchristianschool.com Created a web portal for Strong Rock Christian School Custom theme for Joomla CMS and custom modules for assigning banners to content Completely manageable from backend including content and navigation Implemented in PHP/MySQL with designs in Fireworks and HTML/CSS |
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Task Manager Web Programmer PMF Studios Spring 2006 |
Created a custom task manager with multiple levels of categorization and task dependency Easily filter through tasks, leave messages / emails to participants, and LDAP integration Implemented with PHP/MySQL on Apache |
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Local Health Net Web Programmer College of Pharmacy Spring 2005 |
http://www.localhealthnet.com Developed a user tracking and statistics system to measure website usage and traffic patterns Added some tools for viewing summaries of statistics and exporting raw data to MS Excel Implemented with PHP/MySQL on Apache |
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Strong Rock Camp Web Designer/Programmer Fall 2004 - Spring 2005 |
http://www.strongrockcamp.com Created a fun, engaging website for children to encourage summer camp attendance Interactive Flash banner with animations and sounds Integrated custom news and calendar system for easy updating Implemented with Flash and PHP/MySQL |
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Georgia Pacific Web Developer Fall 2003 |
Generated dozens of webpages from a pre-approved design with pixel accuracy for company intranet Implemented with HTML and CSS |
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Rendezvous Web Designer/Programmer New Media Institute Fall 2002 - Spring 2003 |
Implemented a location-based, wireless application for kiosk and PDA that allows downtown pedestrians to communicate with one another Executed usability tests to improve user interface and quality of the system Included features for messaging buddies, rating venues and leaving suggestions for others Built a framework of tools around the system for easy administration Implemented with ASP/Access on Microsoft IIS |
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SoM Services Web Developer School of Music Spring 2003 |
Developed a customized user interface for internal faculty services Cleaned and rewrote chunks of the programming code for the system Interface created with HTML Templates over PERL/MySQL on Apache |
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Shift Swapper Web Designer/Programmer School of Music Fall 2002 |
Designed and implemented a custom staff application tool that allows
staff members to share and swap working shifts with one another Implemented with PHP/MySQL on Mac OS X Server running Apache |
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KIO Prototype Designer New Media Institute Summer 2002 |
Designed and built a prototype of a kiosk that provides information,
resources, and services to immigrants with a connection to their
native homeland Implemented with Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver |
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Athfest Documentary Web Designer/Video Editer New Media Institute Summer 2002 |
http://www.nmi.uga.edu/nmix4200br/nmix/jhouston/final/ Shot video, edited, and encoded a documentary on AthFest, the music festival in Athens Filmed with Sony Digital Camcorder Implemented with Premier and RealProducer |
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Phoenix Windows Web Designer Fall 2001 |
http://daniel.lunde.com/projects/phoenix Created a commercial website for the producers of hurricane and security barriers Implemented with Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver |
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SoM Technical Support Web Programmer School of Music May 2001 |
Implemented a custom music account creation tool with utilities for creating users, changing passwords, and displaying disk quota. Implemented with Perl/C/PHP/MySQL |
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Spring Break Web Designer Georgia Technology Awareness Program Spring 2001 |
http://daniel.lunde.com/projects/springbreak 2nd Place Winner of the GTAP WebsiteShowdown Designed and implemented an ecommerce site that allows college students to explore a variety of options for planning their spring break Designed and implemented with Flash and Fireworks |
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House of Grooves Web Designer Georgia Technology Awareness Program Spring 2000 |
http://daniel.lunde.com/projects/grooves 2nd Place Winner of the GTAP WebsiteShowdown Designed and implemented an ecommerce site that introduces new ideas and inspiration to percussionists that are looking to increase their playing potential Designed and implemented with Flash and Fireworks |
Education |
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| University of Georgia Athens, Georgia May 2003 |
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Bachelor of Arts in Music New Media Interdisciplinary Certificate |
Leadership |
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| Project Leader New Media Institute Fall 2002 |
Acted as project manager for NIMBUS/Rendezvous systems Managed and distributed duties for the students Developed tools and instructed students on software for project management |
| Section Leader Redcoat Marching Band Fall 2000 |
Lead, motivated, and encouraged the performance of ten band members |
| Section Leader UGA Orchestra Spring 2002 |
Managed, motivated, and taught fellow members of orchestra percussion section |
| Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Boy Scouts of America 1995 - 1996 |
Leader over scouts of Boy Scout Troop 21 Taught younger scouts many of the necessary scouting and survival skills Organized and supervised the duties of all other scouts |
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| Cum Laude University of Georgia May 2003 |
Graduated with 3.65 GPA |
| Presidential Scholar University of Georgia Multiple Semesters |
Achieved 4.0 GPA multiple semesters at UGA |
| Eagle Scout Boy Scouts of America October 1995 |
Earned highest rank in Boy Scouts of America Acted as Junior Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 21 |