Richard Lynch

Peak 6 virtual stock trading with social networking components

July 2008-2009
Led social networking development team
Re-architected problematic sections of existing PHP application
Architected RSS feed systems
Optimized problematic sections of existing PHP application
Implemented disk and RAM caches for external web services
PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux, WAMP, Facebook APIs, OpenSocial API, MySpace, Glam, and Google Gadgets APIs, RSS, REST, XML

Where Ive Been performance metrics analysis and web-scraping contract

May 2008-July 2008
Developed administrative reporting front-end for heavy-traffic Facebook application
Utilized FusionCharts for concise summaries of traffic analysis
Implemented Amazon Web Services Elastic Compute Cloud (AWS/EC2) scrape of competitor site for busines analysis
PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux, FusionCharts, Amazon AWS/EC2, Facebook APIs

Sagacity, Inc converted seven years of flat-file HTML and a year's backlog of email messages to a dynamic interative site in a high-traffic distributed application environment

September 2006-May 2008
cURL scraped existing high-risk static flat-file HTML content into MySQL database
Automated email influx with PHP/IMAP to MySQL database
Oversaw high traffic digital content distribution network implementation
Implemented interactive site elements including complaint comments and ratings
PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux, content distribution network, IMAP, curl

Uncommon Ground created web presence for small coffeehouse which now enjoys 1,000,000 hits per month. Streamlined Bookings process immeasurably from paper tedium to Internet speed

July 1998-November 2008
Architected live audio recording library with n-tier architecture on shoe-string budget
Increased traffic from nothing to 1,000,000 hits per month using long-tail user-contributed content
Streamlined demo review process replacing snail-mail CD/Tapes with mp3
Implemented modest social-networking features to increase visitor time on site
Replace manual paper calendar hours-long process with instant online PDF
PHP, PostgreSQL, libPDF, user-contributed content, n-tier architecture, streaming mp3, RSS

National Systems improved ordering system for point-of-sale systems utilized by major restaurant chains

August 2006-November 2006
Architected SMS text messaging quick order system for repeat customers
Architected Google Maps mash-up for franchisee delivery map administration
Debugged coupon algorithm
PHP, Mumps, SMS text messaging, Google Maps API

Info.com expanded meta search engine content areas in high-traffic site

September 2005-August 2006
Implemented entertainment section of meta search engine
Architected CAPTCHA breaking OCR system to scrape crucial business information
Brought long-tail music catalog of over 3 million titles into meta search engine
Architected asynchronous SOAP/REST/RPC calls to optimize web service consumption of meta search engine
PHP, high traffic distributed servers, SOAP, REST, RPC, OCR, curl, XML

JG Global Technologies worked on web-based medical claims application

July 2003-August 2005
Architected FDF medical insurance forms to bridge digital and paper trail requirements compliant with Federal HIPAA regulations
Debugged Federal HIPAA compliant database issues
Architected dynamic PHP/Flash human-form input for medical diagnosis reporting of insurance codes
Architected dynamic GD charts for statistical analysis of business data
PHP, FDF Toolkit, GD, Ming/Flash

Independent Contractor on a multitude of websites

June 2001-July 2003
Architected client-editable websites for countless music entertainment clients
Customized every major PHP shopping cart, forum, and CMS for a variety of clients
Analyzed and debugged broken website features caused by upgrades, server migration, and user error
Optimized Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists online magazine PostgreSQL search queries by a factor of 60
PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, every major PHP shopping cart/forum/CMS

Zend as Customer Support Director

May 2000-June 2001
Implemented trouble ticket system for customer support in PHP & MySQL
Provided final tier support for enterprise customers
Presented Zend Engine talk at PHP Conference in Montreal
Answered technical queries at OSCON, PHP Conference, and LinuxWorld conferences
PHP, MySQL, phplib, Zend Cache, Zend IDE

Ignition State Implemented Job Applicant screening system

July 1999-May 2000
Implemented web version of paper-based Job Applicant Screening System
Worked with client to clarify screening process
ASP, SQL Server

Cognitive Arts as Senior Software Engineer built a number of customer software desktop applications

June 1995-June 1999
Implemented custom software desktop applications for a variety of clients
Utilized various Artificial Intelligence techniques
Implemented computer video player technology for rich user experience of educational material
Lisp, C++ and JavaScript

Institute for the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University as Lead Analyst implemented various Artificial Intelligence projects for research and corporate use

April 1990-June 1995
Implemented custom software desktop applications for a variety of clients
Utilized various Artificial Intelligence techniques
Implemented computer video player technology for rich user experience of educational material
Lisp and C++

Holy Trinity High School taught computer science

September 1985-June 1989
Taught computer science to all levels of high school students
Re-vamped Computer Chemistry Lab course
Authored Radioactive Computer lab experiment simulation which could not be enacted in actual class for safety reasons
Introduced Pascal and Logo courses to augment curriculum
TRS-80 BASIC, Pascal, Logo

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