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Peter S. Khalil Gateview Ave. San Francisco, CA 94130-1414 Email: Homepage: pjkix.com Phone: +01.415.935.4557

Objective

To obtain a position in the area of Front-End or Back-End Web Development. To work with a creative and skilled team of people who have similar interests and goals.

Summary

I have 10 yrs professional PC, Mac, & Linux experience including setup, networking, troubleshooting, and support. I have experience with Web Development & E-commerce, including (, ) + , , () / as well as and and other common web technologies, languages & API's.

I specialize in W3C Web Standards compliant, accessible, cross platform / browser compatible code and sites. I've worked on optimizing , , site tuning, ranking improvement, speed and other site optimization enhancements.I have strong PHP knowledge, procedural and OOP server side scripting including use of PEAR, PECL, Smarty as well as MySQL and other Relational Databases.

I have experience with Unit Testing with phpUnit, Acceptance Testing with Selenium, using Continuous Integration with Hudson/Jenkins and others. I have experience with Version Control Systems including CVS and Subversion(SVN) and Git, Bzr, mecurial(hg), and others. I have Working knowledge of Windows Operating System including the registry. Advanced knowledge of Mac OS , Linux and UNIX Operating Systems including shell scripting and automation.

Professional Experience

  1. Web Developer

    Apple, Inc. Cupertino, CA, Mar 2010 - Jan 2011

    Front & Back End Web Development for Apple HR Technology internal websites and mobile applications.

    • Front & Back End Web Development (php, ruby, xslt, css3, html5)
    • System Administration (bash, ssh, cron)
    • HTML5 Mobile Apps (js, css3, html5)
    • Cascade CMS Template Development (xml/xslt)
    • Email Stationary Creation (internal)
    • Site Deployment / Trouble Shooting (capistrano, ant)
    • Site Analytics / Monitoring (urchin)
    • Search Integration / SEO (google)

  2. Web Developer

    Mevio, Inc. San Francisco, CA, Apr 2009 - Jun 2009

    Front & Back End Web Development for Mevio (formerly PodShow) Including mevio.com.

    • Site Redesign / Templates (php, html, js)
    • Browser Testing / Debugging & Bug fixes (php, html, css, js)
    • Twitter API Integration (php, api, REST)
    • bit.ly url shortener API integration (php, api, REST)

  3. Web Developer

    Outspark, Inc. San Francisco, CA, Jul 2008 - Nov 2008

    Front & Back End Web Development for Outspark and its collection of sites. Including outspark.com, blackshot.outpsark.com fiesta.outspark.com corp.outspark.com.

    • Site Redesigns (php,html,css)
    • Game Site Development (php,html)
    • Browser Testing / Debugging & Bugfixes (php,html,css,js)
    • Dev system administration (debian)
    • Code Pushes and Live Site Updates(ssh, debian)
    • Agile (scrum) development

  4. Sr. Frontend Engineer / Web Developer

    PodShow, Inc. San Francisco, CA, Mar 2006 - Jun 2008

    Front & Back End Web Development for PodShow and its network of sites. Including mevio.com, podshow.com podcastalley.com music.podshow.com, and indiepodder.org,

    • Site Redesigns (html, css, smarty)
    • Feature Development / Templates (smarty)
    • Browser Testing / Debugging & Bug fixes
    • Documentation and Planning
    • Research & Development
    • Integrating web standards, microformats, etc
    • 3rd party products customization and integrating
    • Dev system administration

  5. Web Developer

    Ezboard , Inc. San Francisco, CA, Mar 2005 - Feb 2006

    Front and Back end Web Development for Ezboard and its network of sites including ezboard.com, yuku.com and forumfind.com

    • Feature Development
    • Smarty Templates & Presentation
    • PHP / browser Debugging & Bugfixes
    • 3rd party products customization and integrating

  6. Web Developer

    Signatures Network, Inc. - San Francisco, CA, Mar 2003 - Jan 2005

    Web Design and Development for Signatures Network and its collection of Official Artist Sites, Fan Clubs, Intranet, Extranet and other Internet properties. Including but not limited to: u2.com, motley.com, fleetwoodmac.com, meatloaf.net, ozzy.com, sharonosbourne.com, mellencamp.com, clubcherrbomb.net, rodstewartonline.com, 3eb.com, theenglishrosescollection.com, jessicasimpsononline.com, thalia.com, headlineb2b.com, fanfiremobile.com, jonyrock.com, winterland.com, kissonline.com, fanfire.com, and signaturesnetwork.com.

    Duties, responsibilities and achievements:

    • Site design, navigation, and content updates including back end integration
    • Image creation and preparation for web presentation
    • Automating batch processing and watermarking
    • PHP Scripting and serverside processing
    • MySQL DB integration and security
    • Table less CSS Design, and JavaScript interaction
    • RDF, RSS and Atom Syndication and aggregation and integration
    • 3rd party software setup, configuration and tool integration
    • Banner and advertisement management
    • Asset management and tracking
    • Image Optimization, SEO, Speed and performance enhancements
    • Video encoding and batch processing
    • Project management and Work Orders
    • Product Photography and touch up work for e-commerce and print
    • Media creation and conversion as well as backup and archival
    • Ad network setup and configuration and banner delivery systems
    • Content updates and feature additions to all sites. Including FanClubs,B2B, Ticketing, Hosted Sites, and WebObjects e-commerce store systems.
    • Back end Linux System setup and software research for development and testing.
    • System wide development and testing, research and development.
    • Trouble shooting, monitoring, and on-call services.

  7. Freelance Digital Artist

    San Francisco, CA, Mar 2001 - Oct 2005

    Various design jobs for various clients and projects. Including pre-press work for local bands CDs. Graphic designs for logos corporate letterheads and other publishing needs. Various web design work for individuals and professional sites. Custom content creation and video editing and composting. Interactive media publishing and content creation for Internet and CD/DVD distribution.

  8. Associate Producer / Web Developer

    Signatures Network, Inc. San Francisco, CA, Mar 1999 - Feb 2001

    Contract Web Design for Signatures Network and its network of web sites. Including: britneyspears.com, kissonline.com, madonnamusic.com, alanjackson.com, beatleslunchbox.com, jessicacentral.com, fanfire.com, and signaturesnetwork.com.

    Duties, responsibilities and achievements:

    • Site design, navigation, and content updates.
    • Image creation and preparation for web presentation
    • Batch processing and watermarking large amounts of images and files
    • Scripting and processing of forms and CGI scripts including JavaScript.
    • Banner and advertisement management.
    • Content updates and feature additions to all sites

  9. Computer Technician

    Trion Technologies Highland Hts., OH, 1995 - 1995

    Assisted in the setup and installation of computer workstations for internal and external use. Including custom installation of hardware and software for customers needs

  10. Drafter

    PMC Industries Eastlake, OH, Mar 1994 - 1995

    Computer Aided Drafter using the AutoCAD environment for updating and revising of technical blueprints and electrical layouts. Assisted in operation of plotting and archival

Education

  1. Computer Arts /Visual F/X

    Academy of Art College - San Francisco, CA (1998 - 2001) Art Foundations and Focused Instruction for declared major.

  2. Computer Science / Information Technology

    Kent State University - Kent, OH (1997 - 1998) Basic instruction for declared major.

  3. Computer Science / Graphic Design

    Lakeland Community College - Kirtland, OH (1995 - 1997) Basic instruction for declared major.

  4. Computer Science / Information Technology

    Ohio State University - Kent, OH (1994 - 1995) Basic instruction for declared major.

  5. Computer Aided Drafting / CAM

    Mayfield Excel T.E.C.C. - Richmond, OH (1992 - 1994) * Completed 850 hours vocational instruction.

  6. College Prep

    Mayfield High School - Mayfield, OH (1990 - 1994) * Received diploma and completed proficiency testing.

Skills

Certifications

  • Zend Certified Engineer - Processing - 2008

Affiliations

  • MSDN / System Builder Member 2001 – 2005
  • Apple Developer Member 2001 – Present
  • Macromedia Advisory Council Member 2001 – 2004
  • SIGGRAPH Member 1999 – 2004
  • Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Charter Member 1990 – Present
  • Habitat for Humanity Volunteer 1990 – 1996

Additional Information

Well-rounded intellectual individual with strong goals and work ethics. Interests include: Music, Movies, Computers, Art, Sci-Fi, Humor, Special FX, Graphic Design, Animation, Publishing, Gadgets,Technology.

References

(References available upon request)