Hi, I'm Brian

SUMMARY

I have 20 years of experience using open source software and other technologies to help employers and customers improve business processes. I consider myself a pragmatic technology professional with a demonstrated ability to recognize, pinpoint and troubleshoot critical issues. My personal and professional goal is to do exceptional work for exceptional people.

TECHNICAL

Strengths: System Administration, Full-Stack Web Application Development, LAMP Stack Deployment, REST API Consumption/Creation, Content Management (CMS), E-commerce & PCI Compliance, Database Design & Administration, Firewall Configuration, SSL/TLS Certificate Management, Amazon EC2/S3/Route53, TCP/IP Networking, Team Leadership, Project Management, Technical Support

Skills: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Wordpress, Drupal, Laravel, Joomla, Vue.js, Sass, Gulp, Webpack, Composer, Npm, SSH, SFTP, Bash, DNS, Git

EXPERIENCE

Director of Technology
Altos | Bedford, NH
2018 - Present

• Ensure stability, perform updates, and maintain content for 150+ websites built on Drupal, Wordpress, and Joomla, hosted on CentOS / cPanel, Amazon EC2, S3, Route 53.

• Build custom web-based applications using Laravel framework.

• Oversee all work produced by the development team with a focus on efficiency, best practices, and redundancy of roles. 

• Meet with clients on a regular basis to determine technology requirements and project deliverables.

• Evaluate and implement technologies and systems used by the company including servers, backups, programming/documentation tools, and selecting technologies best suited to fulfill client needs.

• Coordinate training and employee professional development.

Director of Technology
4Walls Media Group + Industrial Traffic | Bedford, NH
2009 - 2018

• Maintained and improved the security, reliability, and performance of all computer and network systems. 

• Supervised all application and website development projects from conception to completion. 

• Developed web-based systems for a variety of custom business applications, ranging from e-commerce and content management, to ERP integration and middleware.

• Managed Salesforce website integration and automation for various customers

Co-Founder
me&e interactive | Manchester, NH
2004 - 2009

• Owned and operated highly focused, project-based interactive design firm specializing in custom, web-based, application development and corporate identity services for high profile clients such as: New York Jets, Coca Cola, Microsoft Xbox, and Gogo In-flight Internet.

Director of Technology
wedü | Manchester, NH
1998 - 2004

• Helped found and grow the business from a team of two, to a team of over 8 creative, technical, and business development staff.

• Managed staff of developers for web-based and interactive media projects.

• Explored and evaluated new technologies to determine standards for web development initiatives.

• Oversaw management of web and email hosting services and network/system security for over 50 customer domains, helping to design and build highly available failover systems with data replication and heartbeat.

• Designed and built custom content-management and secure e-commerce systems for web-based projects.

EDUCATION

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH
1991-1995
B.S. Business Administration