Curriculum Vitae

Michael Joseph
Lansing, Michigan, USA.
mike@mode3.net

SKILL FOCI

• Programming
  • Web based applications
  • Cocoa based applications for Mac OS X
• Web Development
  • W3C valid XHTML and CSS
  • Cross browser compatibility issues
  • Action Script 3.0 application interaction development
• System Administration
  • Unix/Linux
• Security
  • Unix/Linux system security
  • Web application security

EDUCATION:

Michigan State University

• BA Telecommunications, Information Systems and Media

Global Information Assurance Certification

• GSEC Security Professional

EMPLOYMENT:

The State News - MSU's Independent student newspaper

• Web Adviser and Programmer
• Currently employed as one of 9 full-time, professional staff
• Develop and maintain custom content management systems
• Develop and maintain custom work-flow applications
• Build and maintain all Unix and Linux based servers
• Train and assist student staff in web and information technologies

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

• Languages: C, C++, Perl, PHP, Javscript, Action Script 3 (Flash), Unix shell scripting, XHTML, CSS
• Development: Subversion, CVS, XCode, Eclipse, some Perforce
• Frameworks: Cocoa, Carbon, Foundry
• System Administration: Unix/Linux, Mac OS 7-X, Windows 3.1-2000/XP
• Concepts: Networking, MVC/3-Tier methodologies
• Training: SANS Security Essentials - Bootcamp Style

PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

	State News - Advised students on visual design and construction - Helped to ensure valid markup and usability - Managed project from inception to creation to deployment - Developed and maintain all backend code (see Gryphon)
	Lansing Lowdown - Advised students on visual design and construction - Helped to ensure valid markup and usability - Managed project from inception to creation to deployment - Developed and maintain all backend code (see Gryphon)
	Portfolio - Advised students on visual design and construction - Helped to ensure valid markup and usability - Managed project from inception to creation to deployment - Developed and maintain a robust backend for WYSIWYG site development, media gallery creation and management and file management
	SNAA - Advised students on visual design and construction - Helped to ensure valid markup and usability - Managed project from inception to creation to deployment - Developed and maintain a robust backend for site management, gallery creation and management, user and account management, calendaring, email newsletters and much more
	Help - Advised students on visual design and construction - Helped to ensure valid markup and usability - Managed project from inception to creation to deployment - Developed wiki-like management to allow students to easily update help documentation
	Michigan House Democrats (Caucus) - Took over project in final stages to ensure rapid deployment - Tweaked overall design to ensure ADA Section 508 compliance
	Michigan House Democrats (Political) - Helped manage project from inception to deployment - Provided visual design advice - Developed and maintain backend for file, media, page and press release management
	Lansing Board of Water & Light - Helped manage project from inception to deployment - Created valid, cross browser compatible XHTML and CSS from designer's PSD files - Developed and maintain backend for file, media, page and press release management
	Kingfisher - Simple to use content management for small to medium sites - Cross browser compatible, valid XHTML and CSS - Page, file, media and news management - Fully extendable
	Gryphon - Powerful, but easy to use, content management system for small to medium sized newspapers and magazines - Fully extendable copy importing sytem - Fully extendable plugin system - Support for any media type through Media Adapter system
	AdPilot - Simple online ad management system - Provides group based access for admins, advertising executives, clients and designers - Facilitates communication and faster ad turnaround
	Skedulator - Online calendaring application - Easy group and user permission system - Simple to use natural language time parsing
	Phototrack - Assignment scheduling system for news photographers - Facilitates quick and easy communication between photographers and editors
	Foundry - Robust MVC Framework - Over 5 years of continuous development - Advanced object-model-relationship mapper - Complex templating - Provides foundation for Kingfisher, Gryphon, Skedulator, Phototrack and many other sites