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Professional Summary

I am a self-motivated and Zend Certified (PHP5) web developer with over 7 years of experience planning, developing and supporting complex web applications. I am right at home developing on the LAMP stack and have a breadth of experience developing everything from ground-up custom software to complex CMS implementations featuring web service integration with third party systems like Salesforce. You can learn more about me by visiting hiredanbowen.com.

Professional Experience

Web Developer
Mar. 2009 – present

Duo Consulting
Chicago, IL

• Achieved client objectives by implementing complex data sharing integration between their public facing website (Drupal), their back-office CRM (Salesforce) and payment gateway (Authorize.net). Developed custom, Object Oriented and reusable web service library to easily interact with the Authorize.net web service.
• Quickly integrated myself into a well-established project team and began contributing immediately to a complex custom Zend Framework application under a tight deadline. Achieved client satisfaction by launching on time.
• For a ticket comparison site, developed robust batch program to aggregate event, performer and ticket data from multiple web service providers including Ebay, StubHub and TicketsNow.
• Worked closely with Director of Development and project managers to develop estimates and development plans.

Senior Web Developer
Jan. 2008 – Mar. 2009

Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Chicago, IL

• As part of a small highly productive team I worked with multiple business sponsors to develop several applications tied directly to revenue generation.
• Developed a system to store, track, assemble and deliver promotional content for a large number of niche websites. This significantly decreased the amount of manual labor involved in assembling massive amounts of content and registering that content with multiple affiliate marketing systems.
• Planned, architected and developed major rewrite of in-house media distribution system. Advanced application from supporting a single 3rd party affiliate system into modular system that supports multiple affiliate systems from a single database and codebase. Additionally integrated the system to automatically deliver new content registered with the assembly system.
• Implemented automated build and deployment tool to minimize manual steps and human error when deploying code to multiple environments. This decreased manual labor and increased successful deployments.
• Coordinated code releases with operations team using detailed release notes and no physical access to the production server. Conducted pre-release and post-release functional testing.
• Assisted with interviews and gave input into hiring decisions for potential new PHP developers.

Owner, PHP Developer
Jun. 2002 – present

Driven Interactive, LLC
Chicago, IL

• Currently managing full life cycle development for www.campaignsnap.com; a feature-rich opt-in email marketing application based primarily on Zend Framework. Developed robust batch processing system to handle multi-part text/html email message generation, delivery and automatic bounce management. Installed, configured and integrated enterprise grade MTA software on Linux (CentOS 5) server.
• Designed user-friendly control panel interface with AJAX functionality using jQuery in strategic areas to streamline the user experience and maximize performance by reducing round trips to the server.
• Worked directly with several clients to conceive, plan and develop custom direct mail and email marketing systems tied to their front-end websites. Handled end-user training and ongoing maintenance for these systems.
• Developed library of stable and reusable Zend Framework plugins and view helpers. Applied relevant design patterns and unit tests to critical components to ensure quality and stability.

PHP Developer
Nov. 2006 – Oct. 2007

Palantir.net
Chicago, IL

• Worked directly with the client to support and extend a major Chicago real estate website, interfacing with a 3rd party MLS listing service (RETS). Added stability to a code base that had evolved over several years and several developers.
• Built Object Oriented library to interface with 3rd party theater ticketing API (Tessitura) to process XML and update the client website with up-to-date ticket information and purchasing capabilities.
• Developed and maintained a variety of custom web applications and websites based on a variety of platforms; including custom code, the in-house CMS and Drupal. These projects spanned multiple industries including the arts, universities, non-profit and real estate. Worked directly with several clients with regards to planning and ongoing support requests.
• Assisted with interviews and gave input into hiring decisions for potential new PHP developers.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
Eastern Michigan University; Ypsilanti, MI

Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 5) – May 2007
http://www.zend.com/en/yellow-pages#show-ClientCandidateID=ZEND901570