ldpm@lawrencemiller.org
Education
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Majored in Computer Science.
H.B. Plant High School, Tampa, Florida. Graduated in top 6% of class of 1993 with a 5.0 grade average. National Merit Finalist.
Work Experience
Director of Technology, I Do Foundation, Philadelphia, PA. April 2001 - present.
- Supervise team full-time and part-time developers and designers. Recruit new team members and conduct annual performance reviews.
- Create detailed project plans and delivery schedules. Maintain weekly and biweekly task lists for team members.
- Design and maintain relational database in MySQL.
- Document key business processes and solutions to common problems.
- Lead developers in the creation of dynamic web applications in Perl.
Application Developer / System Administrator, Digital Wave, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. August 2000 - March 2001.
- Created object oriented, database driven applications using Perl and open source SQL databases for internal use as well as for clients.
- Installed and configured FreeBSD and Linux operating systems and Apache server to run custom applications.
- Worked with internal and external clients at all stages of the development life cycle.
Web Designer / Web Developer, Aquent Partners), Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania. January 1999 - August 2000.
- Completed design and development tasks for clients using Perl, Apache, SQL, HTML, Photoshop, and other skills.
- Clients include Vishay Intertechnology, RT&E, and Prima Facie.
Publications
"Special Report: Perl Whirl '03", The Perl Journal, July 2003.
"Simple Apache Tricks with Perl", Perl Whirl, June 2003.
"Perl: Weapon of Choice for Admins and Programmers", Unix Review, October 2002.
Awards and Honors