Tamara Jean (TJ) Fredrikson P O Box 713 Winters, California 95694 888.635.2259 Web Engineer with Java/JSP, Spring, Struts, PHP and LAMP, XML, XPATH, XML-RPC, E-Commerce, and Technical Project Management Experience OBJECTIVE Develop innovative Web applications in Java or PHP with a team of top-notch programmers using quality Open Source software and/or cutting edge technology SKILLS Programming Languages: Java, Spring, PHP4, PHP5, Laszlo, C/C++, AJAX, XML, XML-RPC, XPATH, JSP, ASP/ASP.NET, VB/VB.NET, SQL, CGI, HTML, CSS, JavaScript Development Environments: Ant, Eclipse, Intelli J, J Builder, Java Visual Cafe, javac, jdb, gdb, MS Visual C++ Operating Systems: Windows (all versions), MS-DOS, UNIX, Linux, Novell, Macintosh HIGHLIGHTS * Nine years programming in Java (since 1999), eleven years C/C++ (since 1997), and seven years PHP (since 2001) backed by a formal education emphasizing proven theories and methods for creating and learning newly developed languages and methodologies. * Excels at planning and architect-ing, then building, deploying, and maintaining sustainable Web applications that are robust enough to solve the toughest issues, yet flexible enough to consistently integrate seamlessly with ever-emerging new technologies. * Adept at troubleshooting complex web applications, especially when minimal guidance, instructions, or documentation are available. * Consistently successful at taking responsibility for previously scrambled projects that seem doomed to failure, applying appropriate tools and processes to bring organization to the project, prioritizing issues and tasks to create a manageable path to deployment, and finally implementing the plan to bring the project to a successful live/production state. * Sixteen years implementing large scale and Enterprise-level software applications with the best available proprietary or Open Source technologies including Java/JSP, Spring, Struts, Laszlo and LZX, PHP and LAMP, XML, XPATH, XML-RPC, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, C++/C, Perl, Python, and many others. * Client-facing Technical Project Manager and developer of complex localized/internationalized (i18n) web apps, high volume e-commerce enabled database apps, highly accessible web applications built by and for blind users with varying levels of computer access and capabilities, as well as sophisticated Web and CD-ROM delivered custom applications purposely built so that our clients can effortlessly manage the backend processes without requiring excessive support from programmers. * Worked, studied, and traveled in Guam and the Marianas, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Taiwan, the Philippines, Bali, Sweden, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Mexico, and Canada. EXPERIENCE TFREDRIKSON and VENTURESEEDS - Northern California and San Diego/Los Angeles Contract Web Engineer August 2004 - Present * Web Engineer leverages top-notch, Standards-based, and well supported Open Source software that integrates with existing tools to implement efficient, stable, and geographically dispersible Web solutions that solve complex business and data related issues. * Common solutions include import/exports via XML-based Web Services and/or using developers APIs to link two disparate systems. * Organizing technical projects and prioritizing developer workloads to consistently produce quality web applications within budget. Recent Projects: * Robert Bell - content driven website announcing Robert Bell's recent book * Emerging Markets LLC's The Micro Cap Report - content driven website delivering monthly reports to potential investors * GOMBu - collaborative social media application on mobile handsets * Obtane - trade/bartering membership application NACIO SYSTEMS - Novato, California Engineering Lead, Interactive Services Aug 2005 - Aug 2007 * Designing, implementing, and maintaining custom web applications and backend databases. * Accurately able to determine Client needs and issues in the context of currently existing methods, test several demo/prototype versions of potential solutions, provide feedback to key decision makers, then implement the system, train users, and monitor Client reactions via project management and collaboration software as well as bug/defect trackers. * Project environments can be radically different between Clients, especially in cases where Clients host their own site and/or have existing IT staff to manage servers. Development languages and databases most frequently employed include: Java/Spring/JSP, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, PHP4 and PHP5, MySQL and MS SQL Server. * Collaborate with other Nacio departments to detail necessary steps to fulfill needs expressed in requests for new project bids. Provide cost estimates and timeframe necessary to complete projects. Project success is often measured by the difference between the initial estimate and final hours worked as well as the ultimate satisfaction of Client. Project List: * Nacio - Nacio.com live site redesigned three times in 2006, now powered by the Open Source Joomla! CMS * Rhino Outdoor International - Coldfusion (.cfm) site retro-fitted for ongoing business model changes including a corporate name change and merging websites with the recently acquired wholly owned subsidiary who produces Rhino Rough Terrain Vehicles® (RTVs®) * Buck Institute - Migration from proprietary Ektron CMS to Open Source Joomla! CMS * Guide Dogs for the Blind - Web app written to demonstrate various blind users' preferences and used to determine client specific needs, tested with actual "blind" power users * Pfizer - Chemical Substructure Searching Intranet written using the Java Spring Framework with Spring Web Forms, Ant, and JUnit * Norwich University's eXperience Norwich (XNU) - XML, PHP and MySQL backend, Adobe Flash front-end * Attest - Web site integrates with Salesforce for user authentication and support cases, registration key generator and online downloads of GASP Computer Auditing Tools * Wells Fargo's Hands on Banking - Multi-Lingual Flash-based tutorial delivered via CD-ROM and live Web site LASZLO STUDIOS - San Mateo, California Technical Project Manager, Rich Internet Applications March 2005 - October 2005 * Architected and coded the Java-Struts portion, extended the Laszlo portion, and coordinated the entire project for a Struts-to-Laszlo Internationalization piece enabling one set of Java Resource Bundles to be used for language strings by both the Struts and Laszlo sections of a live auction that uses Laszlo's Persistent Connection technology. * Traveled to Client site to provide integration support during development of internationalization piece. * Debugged and extended code for a live, animated hotel locator map usable by more than one hotel chain. * Intermittently provided email estimates and production quality code (within budget) working from my home office. Client List: * Auto Trade Center - Multi-Lingual Vehicle Auction Using Laszlo's Persistent Connection * La Quinta - Semi-Animated Data-Driven Hotel Locator Map MARKETLIVE (MULTIMEDIA LIVE) - Petaluma, California Web Engineer, E-Commerce Sept 2004 - March 2005 * Incident response (Live Site Engineering) for an e-commerce company supporting 150+ clients totaling over $6 billion in online orders per year. Acted as Engineering's escalation point when IT/Managed Services processes failed to resolve live site issues. E-commerce platform written in J2EE using Java, JSP, XML, SOAP, and SQL. * Debugged and enhanced complex Java applications that required integration of multiple technologies. * Consistently produced clean code and integrated it into the live source to solve pressing live site issues. Client List: * Buckle * Keds Footwear * Orion Telescopes * Zia Health and Beauty * MarketLive Customer List TFREDRIKSON and FENARIO - Northern California Freelance Engineer January 2000 - Present * Managing all phases of Web development from conception to implementation support, including architecting the design, coding software feature requests, on-going project management, and live incident response. * Designing, implementing, and maintaining custom web applications and backend databases. * Developing fully functional e-commerce enabled Internet shops using J2EE or LAMP including Java or PHP as the host language, CGI or Laszlo with HTTP, MySQL/MSSQL/Oracle as the backend database, Resin/Tomcat for Java Virtual Machines, and Apache as the web server with UNIX/Linux or IIS with a Windows machine. * Developing websites for musicians, artists, and promoters (including sites for members of Jefferson Starship, Frank Zappa, Sons of Champlin, Sly and the Family Stone, and the Lake Tahoe based band, Blue Turtle Seduction) while promoting musical bands and venues including the reopening of the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco in 2002. Recent Projects: * All Stable - engineering the stable universe: stable dev, stable tools, stable process, stable progress and more... * Fenario - custom web tools and applications for musicians, artists, and promoters * Tracy Notaro - photographer's gallery including thumbnails of featured musicians * HKrouk - graphic artist's gallery of posters promoting and commemorating musical events * CahootsGraffix - e-commerce site selling musicians' posters RIGHTSCENTER - Palo Alto, California Software Engineer, Intellectual Property Rights Nov 2000 - July 2001 * Translated high-level design goals into low-level details and implemented these designs. * Completed tasks from remote home office with minimal supervision on or before all established deadlines. ANDROMEDIA - San Francisco, California Build/Release Intern, Web Personalization Software Aug 1999 - Oct 1999 * Buildmaster for Engineering company later acquired by Macromedia. Software made it easier for e-commerce vendors to track information about visitors and provide choices tailored to the visitors likes and dislikes. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MGMT AGENCY - San Francisco, California Disaster Assistance Software Specialist Sept 1992 - Jan 2000 * Seven years with increasing responsibility in all areas of software development including application specification and design, testing/documenting software, and training/managing database and software technicians. * Five years designing, documenting, accepting enhancements, deploying new releases, and supporting old versions of the MS-DOS based system and later the Windows95-based disaster assistance software. EDUCATION University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Urbana, Illinois Master of Science - Computer Science 2001 * Eight courses remaining for completion of the Master's of Science in Computer Science Degree. * Designed and implemented SQL databases and web-based interfaces using Oracle8i and Visual C++. San Francisco State University - San Francisco, California Bachelor of Science - Computer Science 2000 * Achieved at least top 10% in every Computer Science class taken. * Developed an Interpreter/Debugger for programming language modeled on Java's Virtual Machine. University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Virginia B.A. in Spanish, Independent Study: Human Linguistics 1992 * Studied Spanish Literature and Spanish History in Valencia, Spain. * Independent coursework focussed on Socio-Linguistics and How Humans Best Learn Languages. * After discovering that humans learn languages best before age nine, taught Spanish to a local third grade class once every week for ten weeks. TEST SCORES Graduate Record Exam (GRE) 1995 * Analytical Reasoning 800/800 (100%) * Quantitative 770/800 (96%) * Verbal 560/800 (70%)