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Jeremy S. French
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"Life
is like a grindstone - whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on
you". - Thomas L. Holdcroft
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Highlights |
Certified Advanced ColdFusion Programmer and Proven System
Architect. Strong
Relational Database Designer. Management Experience in Limited but Very Positive Quantities. Solid, Extensive Business
Understanding in Diverse Industries.
Excellent Intuitive User Interface Developer. Cooperative, Big-Picture Thinker with
Team-Oriented Mindset and Motivation.
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Acquired Skills |
ColdFusion 1999-Present My
language of choice, I started with CF with version 3 and followed it up
through CFMX 7. I'm intimately
familiar with CFC and tag-library constructs, as well as more recent
advancements such as built-in reporting functions and on-the-fly chart
generation. MS SQL Server 2000-present Right
at home forming or maintaining complex, nested queries, stored procedures,
user functions, as well as tools such as AJAX CSS 2000-Present Where
given the leeway, I design all Visual elements with |
Flex 2/Apollo 2007 Flex
is poised to usher in an exciting new era in web development, and Apollo may
very well change the way we think about software. The technologies are a bit too new for me
to claim expert status in them, but Im always on the cutting edge and well-versed
in these latest Rich Internet Application technologies. JavaScript 1999-Present Including
DHTML, I've "grown up" with JavaScript as the client-side scripting
language for simple validation and interface manipulation. I even will use Flash and Flash Remoting 2003-2005 Though
not a graphic artist, I'm heavily versed in Macromedia's Flash and
ActionScript, well enough to take a visual concept and flesh it out,
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Java 2004-2005 Very
comfortable in Java, I can write simplistic classes, especially as used for ASP Classic/ .NET 2004-2005 Though
not my favorite, I've written and designed projects in ASP and benefited from
the cross-pollination of ideas and concepts.
I developed briefly in ASP.NET, but found it restrictive and have
avoided it since. Graphic Manipulation 1999-Present Fluent
in Photoshop, ImageReady, Fireworks, and can even get around in Freehand. ColdFusion/JRun Administration 1999-Present Practiced
in administering
Frameworks 2205-Present Studied
various Frameworks and System Design Methodologies including n-tiered, MVC,
FuseBox, Mach II, Model-Glue, and I even developed my
own, which I consider to be better than any of the existing frameworks for
ColdFusion. I think and design
natively in E-Commerce 1999-Present Very
familiar with the ins and outs of E-commerce and the mentality of the online
shopper. Have a rich experience of
which tactics work and which don't. Business Sense I'm
not sure how else to explain this, other than some employees think in terms
of their job, while others think on the level of the entire business and what
makes sense from a corporate standpoint.
I'm one of the latter. |
Non-Tech Interaction with Customers 1999-2000 Often
making people understand a technical project is the most important hurdle to
overcome. I excel at explaining to
non-tech-savvy stakeholders not only what I'm recommending, but why, and what
pros or cons other alternatives may present as well. Relational Database Design 1999-Present Readily
Design and Implement fully-normalized database structures, and optimize both
structure and queries for performance. Intuitive UI Design 1999-Present Excellent
ability to create highly intuitive User Interfaces that work so
instinctively, little or no documentation or help files are required. ERP Integration 2001-Present Integrating
with legacy systems can be an exercise in patience and trial-and-error, but
when it's necessary, it helps to have lots of tricks up your sleeve and the
creativity to pick the best one.
Project Management 2000-Present Almost
every position I've held has involved designing the end solution, planning
the development, providing accurate estimates, and distributing tasks in an
organized and efficient manner, as well as keeping bosses and customers
apprised of the ongoing progress. Personnel Management 2000-Present I
employ a Natural Leadership honed with book-and personal- study of human
motivation and what factors multiply or cripple productivity output. I tend to inspire loyalty in my
subordinates, which goes a long way in both retaining good, qualified people,
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Professional History |
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EcommercePartners.net 12/06
Current,
Director of Research and Development
Brought in to oversee and head the creation
of a new department designed specifically to implement best-practice software
development. Lead a complete redesign
and overhaul of an intensely feature-rich ecommerce platform, restructuring for
stability and flexibility while maintain an established set of features that
would be expected by existing clients.
Developed a multi-tiered framework architecture
specifically for that purpose. Corralled
run-away morale problems and brought unification and developer investment and
enthusiasm to a team of written-off programmers, and inspired creativity and a
productivity increase of 200%
Primary
Technologies Used:
Shindigz 3/06
11/06, Sr ColdFusion Developer
Hired as Sr
Developer in a team of two. Tasked with maintaining and improving 12
E-commerce sites running on a core set of shared code and integrating with a
legacy ERP system with 15 year old software.
Also was surprised to find myself in charge of setting up and administering
two production
Primary
Technologies Used:
Atabia,
Inc. 10/01
3/06, President
Approached by
former Cirrus employees to start a business on our own, I presided over a
fledgling web development business with 5 employees and no start-up capital in
the worst economic downturn of the last 20 years. Managed to keep it alive and floating for
over 5 years with many satisfied customers.
Managed successful, profitable relationships with
outside vendors and remote subcontractors, even over long distances.
Primary Technologies Used:
Cirrus ABS Corp 1/01
10/01, Director of Development
Supervised a team of programmers,
graphic artists, and HTML jockeys to build highly functional and innovative
websites on a very demanding time table.
Primary Technologies Used: ASP Classic, ASP.NET, JavaScript,
InnoSite 9/00
12/00,
Systems Analyst
Tried my hand at a Systems Architect,
selling highly documented designs for custom web applications which could be
implemented by lesser and cheaper developers.
The idea didn't sell.
Primary
Technologies Used:
Microsoft Word,
TechServices 6/00
9/00, Web
Development Team Leader
Lead a new web development arm of an
existing business. Brought a 20%
increase in profitability in 2
Primary
Technologies Used:
ASP Classic, MS SQL Server, JavaScript, Sharepoint, Macromedia Flash.
Independent Contractor 5/98
12/98, 1/00 6/00
Between formal
jobs, I've worked as a freelance developer or general IT contractor, which
honed my abilities in customer relations and forced me to work though all
aspects of the business, from sales to billing.
Primary
Technologies Used: Visual FoxPro,
Hired as Tech-Support for a local ISP,
transferred to Web Development team after two weeks when I wrote an app for the
support team to log calls. Given a book
on something called "
Primary
Technologies Used:
ColdFusion, HTML, JavaScript,
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Formal Education |
Finally serious about going back for my
degree, I buckled down in a field I now had working experience in. However, I eventually realized I was pursuing
a 4-year degree in an
More interested in putting some effort into
my studies, but still interested in social behavior, particularly in the dating
field. GPA 2.5
Fresh out of high school, I was very
interested in being on my own and the fun and social aspects of college. GPA 1.5
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Certification |
Macromedia
ColdFusion MX7 Advanced Developer.
Passing
score is 70%. 85% is required for
"Advanced" status. I scored
95%.
