Peter S. Khalil =============== Gateview Ave. – San Francisco, CA 94130-1414 M: (415) 935-4557 E: pkhalil@gmail.com 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 LAMP (Linux, Apache MySQl PHP) + (X)HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (DOM) / AJAX as well as Microformats 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 SEO , accessibility, performance tuning, ranking improvement, front-end performance 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 ----------------------- ### Web Developer / SysAdmin 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) ### 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 (html) * browser Debugging & Bugfixes (php, html, css, js) * Twitter API Integration (php, api, REST) * bit.ly url shortener API integration (php, api, REST) ### 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 (php,html,css) * Game Site Development (php,html) * browser Debugging & Bugfixes (php,html,css,js) * Dev system administration (debian) * Code Pushes and Live Site Updates (ssh,debian) * SCRUM agile development ### Sr. Frontend Engineer / Web Developer 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 (html, css, smarty) * Feature Development / Templates (smarty) * browser Debugging & Bugfixes (php, html) * Documentation and Planning * Research & Development * Integrating web standards, microformats, etc * Integrating 3rd party products customization * 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 (php) * Smarty Templates & Presentation * browser Debugging & Bugfixes (html,css, php) * Integrating 3rd party products customization ### 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. * 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. * 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)HTML5 - Advanced - Currently Used * CSS3 - Advanced - Currently Used * JavaScript (DOM) / AJAX - Intermediate - Currently Used * XML/XSLT - Intermediate - Currently Used * Apache - Intermediate - Currently Used * MySQL - Intermediate - Currently Used * PHP - Intermediate - Currently Used * SEO - Advanced - Currently Used * Accesibility (508/WCAG/WAI) - Intermediate - 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 - Beginner Currently Used * phpunit - Beginner Currently Used * selenium - Beginner 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)