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References

Tony Spencer

(Superior)
CEO Notsleepy

Contact info available upon request

William Landis

(Peer)
Auditor ABB 919-818-7281

JJ Mocko

(Superior)
Partner LANFusion 1-(888)-526-3874

Thanh Nguyen

(Superior)
CAC University Housing 919-946-8298

Websites

UniversityRenter.com - Co-Founder (November 2006 - Present)

Learned and employed many aspects of SEO (#1 in Google searches for "NCSU apartments", "NC State apartments", "UNCG apartments", "ECU apartments", "UNCC apartments", and others)

 

EcoJoes.com (September 2007 - Present)

Started this to spread my ideas about saving money and helping the environment, and in doing so have learned a lot myself.

 

TiffsTidying.com (December 2006)

One of my earlier sites.  I tried to keep everything very simple for this one.

A Little About Me

I graduated in 2006 from NC State with a Bachelor's in Computer Science and minors in both Spanish and Linguistics.  I first learned to program in freshman year of high school in Turbo Pascal 7 (not too common now-a-days), and have been coding ever since in many different languages.

 

Speaking of languages, I've always been interested in them, which led me to get my two minors (Linguistics and Spanish).  I like seeing how languages evolve over time, and differ from place to place.  It's also fascinating how some words (very old ones, like "mother") are very similar across many languages.

Recent Work History

SciMed Solutions

Durham, NC, United States
Jun 2009 - Present
Web Developer 
  • Developed custom web software for different companies and universities
  • Used Ruby on Rails, javascript, CSS, MySQL, and PostGres
  • Concurrently worked with different developers on different projects to help meet deadlines.

NotSleepy

Raleigh, NC, United States
Aug 2006 - Feb 2009
Web Software Development 
  • Create websites using HTML, AJAX, Ruby on Rails, and MySQL
  • Software design, testing, and development using agile techniques
  • Search engine optimization for a multinational company
  • Deploying sites and ensuring that they run smoothly

Interactive Remix

Raleigh, NC, United States
Apr 2006 - Aug 2006
Senior Technology Support Analyst 
  • Creating pages for JEA using Macromedia Studio (Dreamweaver and Fireworks)
  • Providing prompt, helpful customer assistance
  • Finding new customers and marketing the company

 

University Housing

Raleigh, NC, United States
Aug 2005 - May 2006
Community Assistant 
  • In charge of student check-in, check-out, any room key problems
  • Voted “Most Dependable” of 2005-2006
  • Provide assistance and information for students, their parents, and NCSU staff
  • Handle university mail and packages

 

University Dining (C-Store)

Raleigh, NC, United States
Nov 2002 - May 2005
Supervisor 
  • Responsible for opening and closing of stores
  • Supervise other employees (up to 3 at a time)
  • Keep store stocked and clean and running smoothly

Education

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC, United States
Aug 2001 - May 2006
Bachelor's of Science, Computer Science

Spanish Minor

Linguistics Minor

 

Student Activities

University Honors Program (2001-2003)

University Scholars' Progam (2001-2006)

Bone Marrow Donor (2002)

Lee Hall Council (2002-2003

NC State Concert Band - first chair bass clarinet (2002-2004)

Habitat for Humanity (Spring 2004)

Semester Dean's List (Spring 2004, Spring 2006)

NCSU Film Club (2005-2006)

Tutor at Wilburn Year-Round Elementary (January 2006 - May 2006)

Skills

Technical Skills

(Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Languages: Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Java, AJAX, C/C++/Visual C++, Pascal, Assembly, Javascript

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (98, ME, XP, Vista), Ubuntu (Feisty Fawn, Gutsy Gibbon), Linux Mint, Mac OS X (Leopard)

 

Programs: Wordpress, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, MS Office

 

Services: Search Engine Optimization, Logo Development

Relational Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL

Personal Skills

(Expert)
10+ Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Languages: English and Spanish

Leadership: President of HOA(April 2010 - January 2011), Vice President of my HOA (Jan. 2008 - April 2010), C-Store Supervisor (2003-2005)

Personality: Very adaptable, quick to learn, always thinking, creative, hard-working, friendly

Recent International Experience

Fluent in Spanish

(spring 2012) - Bahamas


Shanghai, China - October, November 2011

  • Learned my way around the city using the metro and taxis
  • Got to learn and use some Chinese

Uruguay, Brazil - February 2010

  • Traveled and stayed in small towns in western Brazil
  • Learned and used a smattering of Portuguese

Uruguay - December 2007

  • Stayed in hostels in three different cities
  • traveled by bus, making up itinerary as we went along

Caribbean - summer 2006

  • Bahamas, St. Johns, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas

Netherlands - Spring Break 2006

  • Visited Anne Frank house, Heineken plant, Amsterdam

Costa Rica - summer of 2005

  • Traveled to different cities by bus
  • Stayed in hostels and hotels

Peru - summer of 2004

  • NCSU Study Abroad Progam (took 2 four-week Spanish classes)
  • Traveled in and around Cuzco for two weeks
  • Lived in Lima with Peruvian host family for four weeks

Spain - summer of 2003

  • studied Spanish at I.L.Y.C. in Granada
  • lived for four weeks with a Spanish lady who knew no English (a great way to learn Spanish!)

Mexico - fall 2001

  • Stayed in Akumal, a small town on the gulf coast
  • Helped my family get around (no one else knew Spanish)