Professional web-based software developer with over 15 years experience creating complete systems, and maintaining/improving existing codebases

Proficient with LAMP, CakePHP, Ruby on Rails, Craft CMS, Javascript, jQuery, AJAX, SASS, Git, Vim

Excellent collaborator, team builder, problem solver and communicator

Continually expanding knowledge of new systems and languages

Learning Jamstack

Active Jazz Piano Player, Composer, and Yoga / Meditation Instructor

Worked with a graphic designer and information architect to create new websites for nearly a dozen companies to date which meet the specific goals of each client. We use Craft CMS for content management and a number of AWS services to provide fast and responsive websites and applications.

Helped to develop and maintain the Mount Madonna Center, Mount Madonna Institute, and Temple websites using Craft CMS for content management, and including a number of custom built plugins for integration of content across the sites and other custom internal systems such as program registration. Created and implemented and managed the team of an online visitor reservation system, including an iOS app for staff at the entrance, to manage some 2,000 temple visitors per week. Developed the Mount Madonna Media Library (using Ruby on Rails, leveriging AWS for storage) for students to access resources including streaming audio and video from classes they have taken. Developed an operations app for creating, maintaining, and managing the schedules for Center work areas, staff, and administrative groups using CakePHP (currently being rebuilt using Ruby on Rails).

Increased efficiency, consistency and flexibility, and provided a means for preserving institutional knowledge.

Replacing various outdated systems and databases with a comprehensive software tool integrating the many unique aspects of the organization's structure. This web based app is designed to bring together online registration, contact databases, room assignments, administrative task delegation, detailed reports, and systems management into one streamlined and centralized location. This is a Ruby on Rails application utilizing jQuery, AJAX, and SASS.

Improving productivity, reducing error, minimizing manual labor and employee burn-out.

Collaborated with a graphic designer to create a new company website complete with a product database, online store, news article section, knowledge base, and an employee back end with fine-grained access control. Employees and partners can log in to take advantage of the specially designed content management system which provides a simple yet powerful interface for modifying the content and behavior of the site. Technologies used include CakePHP, jQuery, AJAX, Ubuntu Linux, MySQL, Apache, and Git.

Featured on numerous published recordings including Drumenergy (2012) – Shawn Glyde (Keyboards, Composer), Alternate Rhythm (2007) – Shawn Glyde (Keyboards, Composer), 3D (2004) – Jing Chi (Composer)

Piano Player, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI (2005)

Leader of the Jazz trio “Society,” playing weekly at Stobers Bar in Lansing, MI (2003 - 2004)

Ran a weekly Jazz Jam Session in Boston, MA (2001 – 2002)