WORK HISTORY

2021 Hook Agency, Minneapolis, MN

WordPress Developer

• Custom WordPress themes supporting best SEO practices
• Maintain and update legacy WordPress sites

2009-2021 Firebrand LLC, Minneapolis, MN

Senior Developer

• Developed templates, themes, and plugins for WordPress, Magento, and vBulletin
• Built WordPress plugins for everything from Salesforce Pardot to Google Cloud Vision
• Constructed localized multisite WordPress networks with excellent SEO
• Created successful digital content strategies for multiple clients
• Managed Google Analytics and other measurement and reporting tools
• Introduced protocols and processes to manage multiple-developer projects
• Produced scope and budget documents for web sites and social media campaigns
• Network, DNS, and server administration on multiple platforms
• Moved all development to git

2015-present LonMakes, Minneapolis MN

Host

• Designed and built many electronics and "maker" projects
• Set up streaming studio for Twitch and YouTube
• Created brand identity assets
• Provided technical consulting for streamers and editors

1998-present Lon Koenig Productions, Minneapolis MN

Director of Interactive Development

• Designed and built many commercial web sites, specializing in alternative media and ecommerce
• Developed proposals, project plans, and budgets for a number of local new media developers
• Designed and built a secure file delivery system for a leading shareware distributor
• Designed and implemented interactive and internet-connected kiosks for multiple clients including Marshall Field's
• Lead the creative and technical teams for interactive CD-ROMs and DVDs for many clients including Xerox
• Created computer animations and digital video for web, broadcast, kiosk, and CD-ROM
• Delivered highly interactive Shockwave and Flash components for educational and corporate clients
• Prepared streaming media using advanced compression and preparation techniques

1998-2012 Risdall Marketing Group, New Brighton, MN

Chief Technical Officer/Consultant

• Lead developer for "non-web" software including avionics, GPS, and mobile applications
• Helped design network security, backup, and disaster recovery protocols for the agency
• Built 3D and mobile web applications
• Created Kiosk, digital signage, and other content distribution systems
• Sole developer on a number of in-house "Social" applications based on Twitter and Facebook

2007-2008 ZAM Network, Minneapolis MN

Project Manager/ Acting CTO

• Managed a technical team maintaining servers with millions of visitors a day
• Directed the development of a complete news portal publishing site in 20 weeks
• Created and implemented a Social Networking strategy including the production of Facebook, Google, and MySpace applications
• Bridged the gap between Advertising Operations and the technical teams to increase available ad types
• Managed the development schedules for dozens of projects
• Recruited top talent for all aspects of the growing business: Visual design to server maintenance
• Worked with the technical teams to improve Search Engine Optimization across all sites

2001-2007 Lon Koenig Productions

(see above)

2000-2001 Learning Outfitters, Excelsior MN

Director of Development

• Directed multiple creative and technical teams producing web sites based on state educational standards
• Designed and implemented web and database architecture for a highly scalable and secure educational software publishing system
• Reduced development cycles from months to weeks
• Created educational Shockwave and Flash applications with server-based performance tracking

TECHNICAL ABILITIES

• Highly experienced in creating standards-compliant WordPress plugins and themes
• Familiar with popular Social Networking APIs
• Experienced with real-time hardware integration including programming for serial controllers and other devices
• Professional sound and video studio experience
• Database experience includes MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, FileMaker, and PostgreSQL
• Familiar with popular development environments and operating systems. (Everything from Apple II's to UNIX, Windows, iOS, Android and Mac/OS.)
• Extensive experience programming microcontrollers in Assembly Language. Currently developing with Arduino and related technologies
• Successfully completed commercial products in many computer languages including perl, ASP (VBScript), C, C++, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Lingo, Objective-C (iPhone), PHP, CFML (ColdFusion), ActionScript and Assembly Language

REFERENCES

Excellent references available upon request.