Will Vincent
(651) 214-1076 | will@willvincent.com
I am currently working Full Time, and not looking for a career change.
Summary
Experienced web developer with a strong background in open source technologies, including PHP, Drupal, MySQL, and Apache.
- Experience in database design, software engineering and development.
- Proven ability to jump into new projects and learn new technologies quickly.
- Active in the Drupal community, specifically in the ecommerce arena developing new modules to extend functionality of the ubercart module, and offering support to other drupal/ubercart users and developers.
- Lead developer & maintainer of drupal modules:
- Product Power Tools - this module has been well received by the ubercart community and has often been suggested as a "must have" module
- Hotel Booking System - this module adds highly configurable hotel booking abilities to ubercart
Professional Experience
SIERRA BRAVO / THE NERDERY - Bloomington, MN
Developer/Analyst, March 2010 - Present
WIRTH COMPANIES - Minneapolis, MN
Senior Web Software Developer, February 2007 - February 2010
- Developed a custom e-commerce system facilitating and promoting over $1,000,000 in online sales
- Drupal module development: uc_product_power_tools, uc_hotel, custom in-house module to handle ticket calendaring & sales (Drupal 6 with ubercart)
- Responsible for development and maintenance of all company websites, web server administration (Apache on Ubuntu Linux platform), Database design and administration (MySQL), Content management and maintenance (Drupal 5.x / 6.x), Custom PHP development, and migrating pre-existing static web content to Drupal
- Technologies used include: PHP 5.2, HTML/XHTML, CSS, jQuery, MySQL 5.0.51, Apache 2.2.8, Ubuntu Linux, APC 3.1.3p1, Drupal 5.x & 6.x, Pressflow 6.x, phpTemplate, AJAX
FREELANCE IT / WEB
June 1996 - February 2007
- Worked on multiple client projects using HTML, PHP, CSS, jQuery
- Technologies used include: PHP, HTML/XHTML, DHTML, CSS, jQuery/Javascript, XML, MySQL, Apache, Linux & Windows based hosting and development environments
THE SCENE - St. Paul, MN
DJ / MC / Systems Administrator, 1996-2007
- Networked office with owner's home office
- Redesigned look and backend functionality of website
- General computer upgrades, repairs and support
- DJ/MC weddings and private parties
MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS - Wausau, WI
Websites Assistant / On-Air Talent, 2001
- Wrote several scripts and small programs automating and expanding content updates, including:
- A custom program screen-scraping the pollstar website to automate population of concert listings of each of the 25 radio stations, changing the previous static content list of a dozen or so listings to the latest 100 upcoming concert listings per area.
- Help maintain content of 25 radio station websites, including daily local and international news updates
- Technologies used include: QuickBasic, HTML, custom in-house content management system
- Overnight On-Air talent, 95.5 WIFC, Wausau
Education
CENTURY COLLEGE - WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN
Computer Science: Software Technologies - 2003
- Emphasis on database design, management and administration
- Emphasis on numerous programming languages including; C++, Visual Basic .NET, and Java
BROWN INSTITUTE - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Radio & TV Broadcasting Certificate - 1997
- Received certification in radio and television broadcasting
- Studied radio and television broadcasting with an emphasis on announcing, producing, reporting and copywriting. Including digital and analog audio editing techniques and non-linear video editing techniques
- Received multiple academic acheivement awards
Technologies Used
- Programming Languages: PHP (4 & 5), SQL, Javascript, HTML/XHTML, CSS, XML/XSL, Visual Basic, QuickBASIC
- Web Frameworks: Drupal (5 & 6), jQuery, 960 css grid
- Content Management Systems: Drupal (5 & 6), Wordpress
- Ecommerce: Ubercart, authorize.net, Paypal
- Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, slackware, suse, debian), Windows (3.x/95/NT/XP/Vista/7)
- Programming Editors/IDEs: Editplus, Dreamweaver, Visual Studio
- Source Code Control: Subversion, CVS
- Databases: MySQL 4 & 5, MSSQL, MS Access
- Servers: Apache (1 & 2), MySQL (4&5), Postfix
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Access