James Collin Yeadon http://www.yeadongroup.com/resume/ Phone: 408.916.1489 1449 Kooser Rd., San Jose, CA, 95118 collin@yeadongroup.com OBJECTIVE: To work in an environment, which is challenging, professional and fast paced so that my skills may be used in the most productive manner and allow me to keep up with the latest technology. I enjoy working with creative and positive thinking individuals who are working in a team environment to achieve common goals. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Entrepreneur in starting two technology startup business's. Over 8 years experience in database and design technologies on the Internet. Over 10 years combined mastery of Windows and Linux development environments such as ASP and PHP. Actively pursuing knowledge in all forms of data manipulation, storage and syndication methods. Extreme loyalty to the support and maintenance of past clients and employers. Operating Systems Windows NT4/2000-2003. Windows XP/2000/98/95/3.11. DOS. Unix / Red Hat Linux 5.0-9.0. FreeBSD, Mac OS, 7.5/8.5/10. Graphics Programs Adobe Photoshop 4-7/CS2, Acrobat 7, Illustrator 10, Macromedia Fireworks, Flash 3/4/MX, Free Hand MX, Ulead Gif Animator, Ulead VideoStudio . Programming Languages ASP 1.0/2.0, VB 3/5/6/7, PHP 3/4.x, CGI/Perl 4/5, JavaScript, (X)HTML 1-3/4.01 (Transitional / Strict), CSS1, CSS2, W3C Web Standards. Database Administration & DBA Tools MS SQL Server 7/2000, Access, MySQL, Oracle 7.3.4/8.0.6, AS400, FoxPro(DOS) 2.6, MS Enterprise Manager, phpMyAdmin, MySQL Admin 1.0, Toad for Oracle. Programs\Miscellaneous Tools IIS 4.0-6.0., Apache, Symantec Ghost, Terminal Server, VNC, Secure CRT, Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Linkbot Pro, Secure CRT, MS InterDev, Visual Studio 2003, SQL Server Enterprise Manager Professional Experience Yeadon Group \ Independent Contracts Owner September 2002 - Present · Created partnerships and alliances with companies such as Proactive Media, Inc., The Dot Factor, Starling Productions, and other development, marketing, and design studios. · Experimented with SEO techniques securing 1st and 2nd place positioning on MSN and Google search engines for client web site on popular keywords. · Created and managed over 40 web sites, logo design and programming projects · Katrina's Angels ( http://www.katrinasangels.org ) Created web site and logo which helped gather over 100 volunteers in first 2 weeks online to find employment and housing for victims of natural disasters. · PranaSystems ( http://www.pranasystems.com ) Designed web site and logo using web standards and created templates placed inside Zope CMS. · Kraft Insurance ( http://www.kraftinsurance.com ) Created web site and quote request database in ASP. · TQ Logistics ( http://www.tqlogistics.com ) Designed web site, logo, and a content management system using an in-browser WYSIWYG editor. · EasyDonor ( http://www.easydonor.com ) Designed web site and logo for marketing page and web based ASP application. Designed using Macromedia Fireworks and Macromedia Flash. · Trinity Tile ( http://www.trinitytile.com ) Populated web site content and images and created an Overstock database with PHP \ MySQL and thumbnails using GD Library. · Orange County Fraternal Order of Police ( http://www.OrangeCoFOP.com ) Modified their existing web site to create database driven content. Created content management system using ASP/MS SQL 2000 and WYSIWYG editor in the backend. Also created a FAQ database that allows visitors to submit questions through the web site. · Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau (http://www.orlandoinfo.com/b2b/meet/ ) Designed a handful of web pages and electronic marketing materials using Adobe PhotoShop and Macromedia Flash. · Sovereign Gaming Network (http://www.sgnetworks.net ) Wadsworth Group, Thomson Learning Senior Website Coordinator January 2001 - August 2002 · Created Pro-Track which combined data from all over the country into 1 application. Pro-Track was built using ASP 2.0/MS SQL 2k and pulled data from 2 Oracle databases, MySQL, and AS400. · Trained project mangers for over 30 disciplines and wrote documentation to assist in their web requests. · Created user friendly front end to Keystone and efficiency reports program to monitor turn around. · Converted existing PHP/MySQL support call center into a powerful web request system called Keystone. · Migrated content for Wadsworth.com & Brookscole.com into Oracle database. · Ran frequent searches for broken links and other problems using Linkbot Pro and Linux Perl scripts. Electric Communities Senior Web Developer September 2000 - November 2000 · Migrated Corporate site, modified & configured CGI scripts for load balanced servers. · Worked on CGI/Perl script which pushed binary files to Akamai servers and updated URL locations. · Implemented Charades JavaScript game into multi-user web environment. · Solved cross browser & platform issues with front end HMTL/JavaScript and JSP. · Assisted 4 junior developers in using CVS DOS and development-staging-live work spaces and client side scripting. Harcourt School Publishers New Media Specialist December 1999 - August 2000 · Setup a computer lab utilizing a dozen systems/specs with the ability to create Mac images and Ghost backups for fast and efficient re-imaging of testing equipment. · Created Implementation & Standards documentation for deploying embedded objects to HTML. · Programmed ActionScript for Macromedia Flash games developed by 3 graphic artists. · Performed Quality Assurance/Bug Testing for software created in Macromedia Director for CD distribution on PC/Mac as well as Internet activities created in Flash 4 and DHTML. Stromberg, LLC \ Jason Data Systems MIS Engineer 1997 - October 1999 · Lead a web committee delivering 3 web site concepts and full content to replace previous site. · Maintained and Troubleshooting of office computers and printers for over 100 employees. · Offered internal support to technical support technicians as well as directly supporting important dealers and vendors. · As the youngest employee I rapidly advanced from Shipping / Order Fulfillment to Repairs to MIS Engineer. · Repaired communications boards and installed EPROM updates for magnetic badge readers and biometric punch clocks.