Paul Hepworth's Resume
Paul Hepworth
Mountain View, CA 94043
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linkedin.com/phepworth
Sr. Web Developer with over 8 years of experience developing, designing, and maintaining leading edge web applications.
Skills Summary:
- Expert in standard based web site design/development
- Experienced with both front end and back end web development
- Broad skill-set in web development, operations, and system administration
- Business savvy and goal/results oriented
- Experienced in project management and team lead roles
- Proven leadership and teamwork skills
- Product management experience
Portfolio:
- RealTravel: Worked with team to development whole site from pilot to 4 million+ page views. Managed operations, migrated from .Net to Rails.
- "I'd Rather Be" Facebook Application: Built the original app in less than a week part-time.
- Trivia Game "Destination Derby": Designed along with graphic designer and developed game within three weeks.
- Apticore: Implemented the design into Ruby on Rails, and built out order management tools.
- Indie Fashions House: Built the whole site in Ruby on Rails.
- Mareblu Naturals: Re wrote shopping cart and created an order admin.
- much more
Technical Summary:
- Languages/Frameworks:
- Ruby/Rails, PHP, Ajax/JavaScript/YUI, XML/XSLT, CSS, XHTML, JSP/Java, ASP.NET, C#, Perl, and Coldfusion
- Operating Systems:
- OSX, Linux/UNIX (Gentoo, Slackware, Redhat/CentOS, Ubuntu) and Microsoft Windows
- Development Tools/ Databases/ Other:
- TextMate, Subversion, Rake, Capistrano, Bash Scripting, Facebook Application Development, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux Administration and Networking, DNS, and Perforce
Professional Experience:
RealTravel.com (Los Altos, CA) - May 2005 - Present
Founding Engineer (Sr. Web Developer, Operations Manager)
- Developed pilot used by founders to pitch business to investors.
- Lead migration from Microsoft .Net to Ruby on Rails.
- Developed the IdRatherBe Facebook Application.
- Designed & developed trivia game in two weeks, which increased page views by 5%.
- Prior to migration, developed beta using Linux, Apache, PostgreSQL, PHP, and Windows Server 2003, ASP.NET and C#.
- Developed photo uploading, resizing, and storing large number of photos.
- Procured, configured, and maintained hardware and software.
- Developed a multi-stage push button build and release system.
AudioFeast (Mountain View, CA) - August 2004 - May 2005
Web Application Developer
- Developed consumer facing site using XHTML/CSS, PHP/PostgreSQL, and Apache/Linux technologies
- Implement subscription management and billing systems.
- Integrated third party CRM into existing user management functionality.
Freelance Contractor/Consultant (Citrus Heights, CA) - August 2003 - July 2004
Owner, Consultant Web Developer
- Sales and account management.
- Demonstrate my ability to work with customers and gather business requirements and develop software to accomplish objectives.
- Keep current on technologies used in each project.
Info One (Campbell, CA) - A division of Wachovia Corporation - October 2002 - August 2003
Associate Web Developer
- Met tight time requirements to build a web site that was to be announced on Good Morning America.
- Developed search and email tools using JSP, Java Script, and HTML.
- Created secure single point authentication programs in PHP, and Perl.
Centennial Media (San Jose, CA) - January 2001 - September 2002
Web Developer/Designer, System Administrator
- Built complete web site including powerful easy to use product catalog management tools using PHP, Java Script, HTML, and MySQL.
- Built an affiliate program system that tracked affiliate sales.
- Integrated e-commerce payment system into web site.
Event Connections (San Jose, CA) - September 1999- December 2000
Web Developer/ Designer
- Completely re-designed company web site using PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML.
- Built e-commerce event registration sites for clients like Adobe Systems.
- Performed IT tasks including managing network and desktop support.
Education:
- XML Certificate, SJSU (San Jose, CA) 2002
- Web Development Certificate SJSU (San Jose) 2001
Awards & Contributions:
- Submitted patches and contributions to open source plug-ins and projects like Active Merchant and Acts as BitField.
- Eagle Scout Award, 1996
