Resume of Brian Wisti
RESUME OF: Brian Wisti
brian.wisti@gmail.com
SUMMARY:
I am an experienced and versatile developer providing 7+ years of experience in development. I have been working very closely with UNIX based systems since 1997. I have worked at several different companies as a Developer in a LAMP environment, taking advantage of the flexibility of scripting languages such as Perl for the application logic while relying on MySQL for the database backend.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
Languages: Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML
Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, Macintosh OS X
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Green Lake United Methodist Church,
Seattle, WA 1/2008 . present
Volunteer Website Maintainer, greenlakeumc.org
- Converted previous HTML 3.2-based design of Web site to one using XHTML 1.0, CSS, and Yahoo YUI toolkit
- Evaluated available solutions to simplify updating of site content for non-technical staff and members. Selected and installed PHP WordPress blog application along with plugins for contact forms and scheduled events.
Marchex, Seattle, WA 11/2007 . 1/2008
System Administrator (contract)
- Maintain corporate systems, including deployment of software packages, monitoring and handling critical alerts, and hardware upgrades.
- Configured and installed plugins for Nagios monitoring application. Updated the Java code for an existing JMX query plugin to provide credentials for password-protected JVMs.
WhitePages.com, Seattle, WA 11/2006 . 10/2007
Software Engineer II
- Worked on Premium project to enable contacting found people via email without exposing individuals to spammers with internal Perl framework.
- Maintained internal browser-based reporting tools and created new ones as needed. These HTML views were generated with Perl and XSLT, adding CSS and JavaScript for styling and AJAX interactivity where practical.
- Assisted in maintenance of JavaScript / Flash ads and XSLT files for public-facing Web pages
Big Fish Games, Seattle, WA 2/2006 . 10/2006
Tools Developer
- Developed utilities as needed for IT department
- Wrote .My Big Fish Games. calculation script using Perl and MySQL stored procedures. This tool determined new affiliates based on nightly transactions and calculated commissions and statistics through the hierarchy of the membership tree. Nightly transaction data was extracted from MYSQL, SQL-Server, and CSV files. Basic functionality was confirmed with Test::More before handing off to QA.
- Maintained database records and sales transaction information with a mix of Perl and PHP scripts.
InfoSpace, Bellevue, WA 8/2005
Tools Developer (contract)
- Used Perl.s LWP and XML libraries to fetch parse data feeds representing worldwide landmarks for usage in Dogpile.com mobile search engine
Amazon, Seattle, WA 8/2004 . 5/2005
Web Development Engineer (contract)
- Worked on Amazon.com.s SellerCentral® tool for merchants using mod_perl and HTML::Mason along with internal Perl database interface.
- Contributed to Promotion Manager front-end using Perl and HTML::Mason
- Worked on Promotion Department Intranet using Mason
- Found and fixed bugs in legacy non-Perl code for Global Hardline Systems
- Used Python and Perl to parse legacy code and search for potential code errors related to tickets being handled at the time.
The Omni Group, Seattle, WA 10/2002 . 4/2004
Support Engineer
- Provided email-based support for users of OmniWeb, a Web browser for the OS X platform.
- Assisted in the QA process by verifying and reporting bugs, and then confirming whether a given bug has been fixed.
- Reported feature requests submitted by customers.
- Used Perl to build reports which tracked statistics which interested me, such as reports filed by specific customers and number of emails required to reach resolved status.
RHI Consulting, Seattle, WA 5/2002 . 10/2002
Contract Programmer (contract)
- Used Perl on Red Hat Linux to refine a Web-based application which allowed client employees to review sales information.
Loudeye Technologies, Seattle, WA 4/2001 . 11/2001
Web Developer
- Implemented designs and content provided for the company Web site.
- Established and documented a standard set of procedures for site development.
- Utilized PHP 4 scripts to construct static site pages and menu images.
- Wrote Perl and Python scripts to automate repetitive tasks on Windows and Linux machines.
- Handled bulk email campaigns for label relations team using Parse::Excel and MailTools.
Trados, Seattle, WA 11/2000 . 1/2001
Web Programmer
- Used Perl and MySQL on Slackware Linux to create a threaded message board for the Trados community Web site. Forum code relied on mod_perl, LWP, DBI, and XML. Tested functionality with Test::More.
- Created Perl scripts to simplify daily project builds.
Trados, Seattle, WA 5/2000 . 11/2000
Web Programmer (contract)
- Used Perl and Python on Slackware Linux to develop a translation service for the Trados community Web site.
- This application was initially developed in Python, but need to be transferred to Perl due to limitations in the Python 1.6 regular expression engine.
CMi Worldwide, Seattle, WA 10/1999 . 4/2000
Internet Programmer
- Part of the team that developed a personalized portal for owners of the CMi iceBox Internet Appliance using Perl, Oracle, and Solaris. Application made use of CGI and DBI library, later extending CGI code into mod_perl.
- Designed and implemented online customer registration system.
- Developed administrative interface to customer data.
Level Seven Networking, Olympia, WA 7/1997 . 7/1998
Internet Programmer
- Designed and developed Web sites for company clients.
- Used PHP 3, MySQL and Perl to produce an E-commerce site for Shipwreck Beads, a business client of Level Seven.
