A Professional Resume

by Ian Liddle

Summary

16+ years using Perl, PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to complete dozens of projects.
Ravenous fascination with object modeling, data structures, and data mining business intelligence.
Committed to radical authenticity, accountability and direct communication.
Extensive consulting and project execution experience.
Strong skills: Agile / Scrum, AJAX, Apache, Catalyst MVC, ColdFusion, CRM, CSS, DNS, Functional Programming, Git, HTML5, JSON, jQuery, Linux, Mentorship, MySQL, Object-Oriented Programming, Order Management, Perl, PDFs, PHP, PostgreSQL, Process Automation, Regex, Relational Databases, Responsive / Mobile Design, Sass / SCSS, SQL Server
Operating knowledge of / familiarity with: Ansible, Bootstrap, Bower, C++, C#, Containerization, Design Patterns, DevOps, Docker, GitHub / GitLab, Google Action Script, Gulp, IIS, Java, NGINX, Node.js, NPM, Python, Virtual Servers, XML
Passionately fascinated with / exploring: Ad Tech, Blockchain, Containerization, Ethereum, Go / golang, Machine Learning, Mobile App Development, Python, Raspberry Pi / Open Hardware, Security Best Practices, Test-Driven Design

Software Engineer, Principal

Hardlines Distribution Alliance
Update, re-brand, refactor and extend diverse ecosystem of Microsoft Technology stack applications (Classic ASP, .NET MVC Framework, .NET Core, SQL Server, IIS) to reconcile an effective organizational merger of two mature legacy ERP systems.

Sr. Software Engineer III

TreviPay
Extension, maintenance and support for legacy fintech codebase in a modern DevOps toolchain (Linux, Perl, Oracle, XML, Docker, GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, AWS). New feature development using Ruby on Rails & REST Open APIs.

Senior Software Engineer

Digital Lizard Printing, an LSC Communications Company
New development and legacy maintenance of various applications extending custom ERP capabilities. Engineered scalable integrations to manage and measure every stage of fulfillment. Onboarded and mentored of junior developers.

Major Projects:

Dynamically-extensible production reporting
RESTful B2B API integration framework (XML and JSON) development
Comprehensive cost estimator for client job quotes
Process Automation with instant message notifications
Global shipping interface

Technical Account Manager

Kochava
Provided white-glove support for recognizable brands including CBS, MSNBC, Audible, Lyft to help them measure the effectiveness in mobile ad spend, escalating feature requests and issues to development team for resolution. Extracted useful insights and investigated potential bugs using MySQL, Excel, Tableau, New Relic. Built novel PHP to interface with various APIs & databases, create custom client-requested reports, accelerate testing, and automate reporting.

Senior Technician

Pend Oreille Valley Networks
Maintained the technical operations of a wireless, fiber, and dial-up ISP. System administration of Windows, Linux, Mikrotik, Cisco, and Ubiquiti infrastructures. Managed wireless WAN covering more than 600 sq. mi. Coordinated field and customer service representatives. Managed e-mail, RADIUS, DNS, and databases services.

Consultative Web Engineering Contractor

Translated client vision for project into design and technical specifications. Negotiated contracts attaching compensation to milestones, resulting in adaptive projects scaled with changes in client specifications, development setbacks and other factors while preserving customer relationship. Researched and applied design aesthetics and technology to meet project goals and maximize client satisfaction.

The Cutter Theatre
Prototyped responsive front-end through iterative client dialogue (HTML5 Boilerplate, Sass, jQuery, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fontello). Leveraged Bedrock & Sage WordPress stack by Roots.io (Gulp, Bower, Bootstrap, Sass, NPM) to meet project requirements for a secure & professional CMS. Built custom templates & functions to support simplified landing page, navigation menu and social icon layout (PHP, WordPress). Integrated BrownPaperTickets.com (BPT) via customized BPT WP plugin to meet event calendar & eCommerce project requirements (GitHub).

Sharp Retention
Developed ROI-generating business automation / efficiency enhancements:

Converted carbon-copy purchase order form to fillable PDF (Illustrator, Acrobat) which could then be faxed rather than entered manually.
Replaced tedious manual process with a custom invoice-generating SaaS (PHP, MySQL, Google Sheets, Google Action Script) while improving quality and customer satisfaction.
Converted critical lead generation process to a well-documented partially-automated telesales system, using a combination of custom workflow-centric CRM, landing pages, referral systems, and digital presentation assets. (Trello, PHP, Google Forms, Google Slides, Join.Me) Resulting platform reduced HR reliance, inconsistency and geographical limitations.

Co-Owner & Small Business Evangelist

Rely On Renton
Started a shop-local campaign in Renton, Washington using RelyLocal LLC SaaS platform, driving grassroots economic development alongside community building. Provided business & marketing consulting services for small local businesses. Organized co-op advertising for clients, including white-hat SEO, social media, local loyalty card program, mobile app, web marketing, and locals-only directory. Partnered with city Economic Development, Chamber of Commerce, and several non-profit organizations. Established, promoted, organized and profitably ran a 40-booth family resource fair, including entertainment, food trucks, and 50+ vendor local arts & crafts festival.

Community Team

Community NW
Built community at Harrington Square Apartments through events and personal relationships, creating a measurable reduction in resident turnover and increase in marketability to new residents. Responsible for all aspects of resident events and community experience, with support and oversight from apartment community management and Community Northwest.

Business Development Contractor

Vector Marketing, Melaleuca, Cbeyond, Empire Today LLC
Demonstrated mastery of business development best practices & product knowledge (outside B2B & B2C lead generation, sales, account management) for various organizations. Field trained over 200 representatives. Invited to speak for audiences of 50-300 people. Introduced critical innovations to the sales force, including lead exchange groups, customer relationship management systems and drip-email. Received numerous accolades for sales performance, including an All-American National Scholarship.

Education

University of Washington (Seattle) BA, Political Science Bellevue College AA, Computer Science

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