Resume

Ryan D. Doherty

ryan.doherty@yahoo.com

Summary:
Hard working, detail oriented individual with experience and skills in web application design.
 
Education:
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology
GPA: 3.6
 
Skills:

  • Highly experienced in web application development with PHP, MySQL and Ruby on Rails.
  • Experienced in usability testing and evaluation.
  • Extreme attention to detail.
  • Ability to learn new skills and technologies quickly.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Extensive team and leadership experience.
  • Intermediate ability in American Sign Language.

Applications: Oracle, MySQL, Access, Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash and Director.
Systems: Windows XP, 2000, ME, 95/98, Mac OS 8, 9, X, Linux and FreeBSD.
Programming Languages: Java, Ruby,PHP, Perl, ASP, VB, SQL, JavaScript, ActionScript, HTML, DHTML, CSS, SVG, XML.
Frameworks: Ruby on Rails

Experience:

Mozilla Corp. 3/08 - Present
Web Development Engineer

  • Responsible for frontend engineering of Mozilla web presences.
  • Set and recommend best practices and improvements for Mozilla websites.

Yahoo! 7/06 - 3/08
Frontend Engineer

  • Develop semantically correct CSS, HTML and Javascript following Yahoo!’s best practices and standards
  • Continually improve Yahoo! Messenger’s website through recoding and rearchitecting
  • Manage translations and country-specific features for international versions of the Yahoo! Messenger website

Practis, Inc. 2/05-6/06
Web Developer

  • Developed job manager for Allied Services’ website with PHP & MySQL. System allows for administration of jobs and job categories with a WYSIWYG editor for job description. Online application and resume submission feature also developed.
  • Developed physician directory with admin area for Metropolitan Health Networks (http://www.metcare.com/directory/index.php) using PHP and MySQL. Admin area featured physician creation, updating, deletion and picture uploading.
  • Led usability testing for Univera Healthcare’s Fun2BFit Want 2B A Chef flash game.
  • Setup central file server with nightly off-site backups to reduce file duplication and increase data security.
  • Increased server security through mandatory strong passwords and database encryption for sensitive information.
  • Developed script library of commonly used scripts, databases and files to increase employee productivity.
  • Wrote technical documentation for server, custom software installation and common system administration tasks to bring new employees up to speed faster.
  • Recommended knowledge base for customers to reduce support time, which was later implemented by another employee.
  • Moved client websites from static HTML pages to PHP includes reducing development and maintenance time.
  • Light system administration of dedicated Unix web server.
  • Responsible for updates and web software installations of client websites using PHP, ASP, Javascript, MySQL and HTML.

Home Trends Catalog 1/05-2/05
Web Developer

Creative Web Matrix 6/04-Present
Web Programmer

  • Responsible for creating PHP/MySQL backends for dynamic websites.
  • Created Winfree PCS’s e-commerce website (http://www.winfreepcs.com) using PHP and MySQL.(Site and online store has since been redesigned and reprogrammed)

National Technical Institute for the Deaf 3/04–8/04
Web Programmer

  • Converted NTID Center on Employment’s (http://www.ntid.rit.edu/nce) website and content management system from ASP to PHP.
  • Developed a news article administrative system using PHP and MS SQL allowing NTID employees to add, update and delete news articles easily using a web interface.
  • Performed usability study on NTID’s website using questionnaires and usability tests.
  • Responsible for daily content updates and changes to NTID’s website (www.ntid.rit.edu).

Downeast Net Inc. 5/03 – 8/03
Web Programmer & Tech Support

  • Designed and implemented PHP/MySQL customer record and payment database system independently to replace company’s previous database system.
  • Responsible for client website design and updates using HTML, PHP and MySQL.
  • Installed and tested wireless broadband equipment.
  • Provided technical support for customers.
Activities:
  • RIT Resident Advisor 2003-2004.
  • RIT Players Webmaster (www.ritplayers.com) 4/02-4/03.
  • RIT Computer Science House Co-Social Director 2002-2003.
  • RIT Special Interest Housing Association Public Relations Director 2002-2003.
References:
References available upon request.