Peter S. Khalil =============== Gateview Ave. – San Francisco, CA 94130-1414 M: (415) 935-4557 E: pkhalil@gmail.com Objective --------- To work with a creative and skilled team of people who have similar interests and goals. To obtain a position in the area of Front-End or Back-End Web Development. Summary ------- I have 10 yrs professional and 20+ yrs general pc / mac / linux experiance with setup, networking, troubleshooting, and support. Web development & E-commerce experience including, LAMP (Linux, Apache MySQl PHP) + XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (DOM) / AJAX as well as Microformats and others. I specialize in W3C Web Standards compliant, accessible, cross platform and browser compatible code and sites. SEO, Accessability, site tuning, ranking improvement, front-end performance speed and other site optimization enhancements. Strong SQL knowledge including MySQL and other Relational Databases. PHP, procedural and OOP server side scripting including use of PEAR, PECL, Smarty. Unit Testing with phpUnit, Acceptance Testing with Selenium, Continuous Integration with Cruise Control+phpUnderControl. Apache HTTP server setup and configuration for development, staging and deployment. Experience with Version Control Systems including CVS and Subversion SVN and Git, Bzr, mecurial(hg), and others. 3rd Party web software and libraries installation and configuration and integration. Working knowledge of Windows Operating System including the registry. Advanced knowledge of Mac OS , Linux and UNIX Operating Systems. Professional Experience ----------------------- ### Web Developer / SysAdmin Apple, Inc. Cupertino, CA, Mar 2010 - Present Front & Back End Web Development for Apple HR Tech. * Front / Back End Web Development ### Web Developer Mevio, Inc. San Francisco, CA, Apr 2009 - Jun 2006 Front & Back End Web Development for Mevio (formerly PodShow) Including [mevio.com](http://mevio.com) . * Site Redesign * PHP / browser Debugging & Bugfixes * Twitter API Integration * bit.ly url shortener API integration ### 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](http://outspark.com), [blackshot.outpsark.com](http://blackshot.outpsark.com) [fiesta.outspark.com](http://fiesta.outspark.com) corp.outspark.com. * Site Redesigns * Game Site Development * PHP / browser Debugging & Bugfixes * Dev system administration * Code Pushes and Live Site Updates * SCRUM agile development ### Sr. Frontend Engineer / Web Developer Mevio (PodShow), Inc. San Francisco, CA, Feb 2006 - Jul 2008 Front & Back End Web Development for Mevio (formerly PodShow) and its collection of sites. Including [mevio.com](http://mevio.com), [podshow.com](http://podshow.com), [podcastalley.com](http://podcastalley.com) [music.podshow.com](http://music.podshow.com), [indiepodder.org](http://indiepodder.org), etc. * Site Redesigns * Feature Development * PHP / browser Debugging & Bugfixes * Smarty Templates & Presentation * Documentation and Planning * Research & Development for new products and technologies * Integrating web standards, microformats, etc * 3rd party products customization and integrating * Dev system administration ### Web Developer Ezboard , Inc. San Francisco, CA, 2005 - 2006 Front and Back end Web Development for Ezboard and its network of sites including [ezboard.com](http://ezboard.com), [yuku.com](http://yuku.com) and [forumfind.com](http://forumfind.com). * Feature Development * Smarty Templates & Presentation * PHP / browser Debugging & Bugfixes * 3rd party products customization and integrating ### Web Developer Signatures Network, Inc. San Francisco, CA, 2003 - 2005 Web Design and Development for Signatures Network and its collection of Official Artist Sites, FanClubs, 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 serve rside processing * MySQL DB integration and security * Tabless 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. ### Freelance Digital Artist 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. ### Associate Producer / Web Developer Signatures Network, Inc. San Francisco, CA, 1999 – 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. ### Computer Technician Trion Technologies Highland Hts., OH 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 ### Drafter PMC Industries Eastlake, OH 1994 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 --------- ### Computer Arts /Visual F/X Academy of Art College San Francisco, CA 1998 – 2001 Art Foundations and Focused Instruction for declared major. ### Computer Science / Information Technology Kent State University Kent, OH 1997 – 1998 ### Computer Science / Graphic Design Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH 1995 – 1997 ### Computer Aided Drafting / CAM Mayfield Excel T.E.C.C. Richmond, OH 1992 – 1994 * Completed 850 hours vocational instruction. ### College Prep Mayfield High School Mayfield, OH 1990 – 1994 * Received diploma and completed proficiency testing. Skills ------ * (X)HTML - Advanced Currently Used * CSS - Advanced Currently Used * JavaScript (DOM) / AJAX - Intermediate Currently Used * XML - Intermediate Currently Used * Apache - Intermediate Currently Used * MySQL - Intermediate Currently Used * PHP - Intermediate Currently Used * 508/WCAG/WAI Accesibility - Intermediate Currently Used * SEO - Advanced Currently Used * Microformats - Intermediate Currently Used * Front End Performance - Advanced Currently Used * CVS - Intermediate Currently Used * SVN - Intermediate Currently Used * Git - Intermediate Currently Used * SSH - Intermediate Currently Used * UML - Beginner Currently Used * ant - Beginner Currently Used * capistrano - Beginnner Currently Used * phpunit - Beginnner Currently Used * selenium - Beginnner Currently Used * Eclipse - Intermediate Currently Used * Zend Studio - Intermediate Currently Used * Photoshop - Advanced Currently Used * Illustrator - Advanced Currently Used * Freehand - Advanced Currently Used * Dreamweaver - Advanced - 2 yrs ago * Fireworks - Advanced 3 yrs ago * Flash - Intermediate 1 yr ago * Microsoft Office / Open Office - Intermediate Currently Used * Linux - Intermediate Currently Used * Mac OS X - Advanced Currently Used * Windows - Advanced Currently Used Certifications -------------- * Zend Certified Engineer - Pending - 2008 Affiliations ------------ * MSDN / System Builder Member 2001 – 2005 * Apple Developer Member 2001 – Present * Macromedia Advisory Council Member 2001 – 2005 * 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)