Experience

Sr. Web Architect

Summary

Web architect with an end-to-end array of skills. Preference for PHP/Nginx on Rackspace with Github and Macs. Designer since 1993. Programmer since 2003. Manager since 2005. Sys admin since 2006. Self-taught technical skills, education in business.

  • Multi-platform server integrations
  • Responsible for technical functioning, app creation, and content management of ecommerce website for major web-to-print marketing company
  • Programmed content management systems
  • Efficient coding for high traffic
  • Browser-compatibility awareness
  • Web-to-print template development
  • General SEO knowledge
  • Mobile web design

Recent Public Projects

  • http://www.impactshare.com
  • http://davidvanvickle.com/blog

Recent Public Code

  • http://davidvanvickle.com/code
  • https://github.com/davidvanvickle

Work History

  • Developed a love for web development. Currently 11 years at a web-to-print marketing company. Product development, web development, graphic design, management.
  • Managed a team or web-to-print template designers for a few years.
  • Typeset for a few years.
  • With early illustration passions, my career started in 1993 as a digital illustrator producing local magazine art.

Tools

  • Graphics: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash
  • Coding: Javascript, CSS, PHP, MySQL, ASP VBScript, XML, JSON
  • jQuery: Standard, UI, Mobile
  • Servers: Apache, Nginx
  • Vendors: Rackspace, Bluehost
  • Collaboration: GIT, Github and Subversion
  • Googler: Docs, Analytics, Webmaster, Wave, Reader, Gmail
  • Other: Wordpress design, Pageflex integration
  • APIs: Google Maps, Google Charts, Facebook Graph, Twitter, Flickr, ExactTarget, many custom ones for multi-platform integration

Education

  • 16 years in the real world of web development and graphic design.
  • BA in Business Management from Concordia Irvine.
  • 2 years at the Art Institute of Southern California

Personal

  • I love learning new web development skills
  • Independent
  • Like going to the gym
  • Native English speaker, excellent verbal and written skills
  • Someday I would like to explore iPhone and iPad app development, Rails, Python
  • Google and Apple fan

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