Wilson Smith

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Wilson Smith

Memphis, TN
w@xnet2.com

Seeking:

Freelance or contract Web projects using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript.

Strengths:

Web programming, interface design, data manipulation; technological problem-solving.

I have twenty-five years of practical application development experience and am currently using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and some perl with Apache under Linux. Areas of technical expertise include AJAX, application development for several social network platforms (Facebook, mySpace, Friendster, and Bebo), data conversion and manipulation. In addition, I write well and communicate clearly.

Work Experience:
1998 - present	Freelance and medium-term development contracts Web and database development and maintenance. Database front-ends, calculators, questionnaires, surveys; website design and hosting. Tools used: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, perl, Linux, Apache.
1998 - Present	Financial Services Online Program financial calculators; develop plug-in web site templates; help maintain PDF generation system for customized content. Tools used: perl, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, AJAX.
2003 - 2006	NSA (National Safety Associates) Developed a web-based Project Tracking System to monitor the progress and status of IT work. Developed and maintained internal web applications for entering and updating customer information and orders. Applications were written in PHP using MySQL to retrieve and store data. Sockets were used to communicate with a Universe/Pick customer database. Tools used: PHP, perl, MySQL, JavaScript, Linux, Apache.
1995 - 1998	Money Online, Technology Manager Developed a wide variety of award-winning financial calculators and programs to create real-time graphs of various market indexes. Established and administered Money Daily mailing list. Tools used: perl, HTML, Java, GD graphics library, JavaScript, majordomo, listproc, listserv, Excel and most standard web production programs.
1990 - 1995	Money Magazine, Business Technology Manager PC support, purchasing, application development. Developed Ad Sales contact management system, computerized ad sales rate-card, expense report system. Tools used: Visual Basic, Lotus 1-2-3, Filemaker, Pascal.
1984 - 1989	Time Inc Magazine Group, Financial Systems Manager Developed and implemented a range of PC and mainframe financial applications, including a loan system, fixed assets system. Tools used: C, Pascal, Focus, CBASIC.
1977 - 1984	Time Inc, Clerical and programming jobs (New York, London, and Amsterdam offices) Started in Payroll Department, joined Operations Research Group after helping to usher microcomputers into the corporation by writing microcomputer-based hand-drawn payroll program. Tools used: CBASIC, COBOL.

Honors:

Shared 1997 General Excellence in New Media award from the American Society of Magazine Editors for the money.com site.

1997 Journalism Award for Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting from ICI Education Foundation & American University for The Flat Tax e-Valuator.

Education:

Columbia College, Columbia University - B.A. in Mathematics, 1977.

Fun:

QuitMeter.com — Web-based (PHP) stop-smoking motivational aid. Calculate the amount of time to the second since stopping smoking, along with the number of cigarettes not smoked and the amount of money saved. Have recently added specialized versions for Facebook, Friendster, MySpace, and Bebo.

XNet2 — Linux server, launched January 1998.

Writing — I took some time off in the summer of 2007 and wrote a book of memoirs, Just Dirt. In November 2007 I participated in National Novel Writing Month and wrote a facsimile of a novel, confederates.