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Resume of Mike Brittain

Senior Web Architect

LAMP and Open Source technologies

351 E. 84th St. Apt 30A
New York, NY 10028
Email: resume@mikebrittain.com

Profile

Results-oriented lead architect with a focus on delivering high-quality code and products in high traffic environments. Enthusiastic about building new products and services. Proven leadership ability; capable of keeping a team focused on the tasks and deadlines at hand. Solves immediate crises with solutions that will fit for the long-term.

Eleven years of experience in the Internet industry, specializes in LAMP technologies. Hands-on experience with all aspects of building large-scale, high-availability applications — application development, n-tier architecture, frameworks, data interchange, security, online commerce, database administration, replication, and optimization, server administration, open source software, and quality assurance. Stays up to date with best practices.

Technical Skills

Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, SQS), Perl, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, REST, XML-RPC, RSS, Ajax, Smarty, memcached, Subversion (SVN), CVS, PGP, Mod_Rewrite, Regular Expressions, Load Testing (AB, HTTP_Load, Siege), Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Akamai Net Storage and Site Accelerator (reverse proxy), Blog and Wiki Software (WordPress, Media Wiki, Movable Type), Procmail, ProFTPd, Bugzilla, Puppet, Photoshop, Fireworks, SEO, Google AdSense and AdWords, Web Analytics (Omniture, Nielsen//NetRatings, and Google Analytics).

Prior experience with Flash, ActionScript, C, C++, XSL, XSLT, Oracle, Access, and ColdFusion.

Professional Experience

July 2008-Present
Engineering Architect
CafeMom.com, New York, New York

Just getting started. Check back in later and I'll let you know what's cooking.

August 2006-June 2008
Architect, Engineering (Sept 2007-June 2008)
Director of Engineering (Apr 2007-Sept 2007)
Senior Web Developer (Aug 2006-Apr 2007)
Heavy.com, New York, New York

Ensured availability for web servers handling over 6 million pages and 1.5 million unique visitors per day, and over 400+ TB of traffic per month. Maintained vendor relationships and identified new technology partners. Responsibilities included a mixture of hands-on development and team management with 10 direct reports.

August 2004-August 2006
Director of Technology (Apr 2005-Aug 2006)
Senior Application Developer (Aug 2004-Apr 2005)
ID Society, New York, New York

Managed development team, hired contractors, and planned for staffing requirements. Determined technology direction for company and worked with systems administrator to manage internal infrastructure. Hands-on development of web applications and e-commerce sites within a Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP environment.

June 1999-July 2004
Independent Contractor
Denver and Frisco, Colorado

Developed web sites and database applications. Designed and optimized relational databases. Managed search engine optimization (SEO) strategies and link building campaigns. Wrote proposals, functional specifications, and cost estimates. Managed contractors and vendors in designing and building web sites.

January 2001-March 2004
Adjunct Professor
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

Taught web programming classes using JavaScript and ActionScript.

March 2001-March 2003
Technical Reviewer
Freelance

Reviewed the following titles:

October 1998-June 1999
Associate Webmaster, College Division
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts

Developed intranet applications and web pages. Wrote technical specifications, functional specifications, and end-user documentation.

Education

M.A. Digital Media Studies
2000-2004, University of Denver

B.A. Chemistry
1994-1998, Lafayette College

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