Terry Herckenrath
Web Developer
55 Sumner Heights Dr.
Toronto, Ontario M2K 1Y5
(416) 907-9787
Terry@CactusCoder.com
CactusCoder.com
Experience
- CodeIgniter — 6 months
- Elgg — 6 months
- MODx — 3 years
- PHP — 8 years
- MySQL — 8 years
- CSS — 8 years
- HTML — 10 years
- C++ — 10 years
- C — 8 years
- Java — 1 year
- SQL — 1 year
- ASP — 6 months
- Perl — 3 months
Qualifications
- Solid software development skills
- Solid website development skills
- Exceptional creative problem solving skills
- Ability to implement complex ideas
- Ability to easily handle multiple projects
- Impeccable English communication skills
- Superb organizational skills
- Dedication and drive as a hard-working individual
- High moral and ethical character and standards
Professional Skills
Software Design Skills
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Designed / implemented / enhanced numerous websites including social media sites, e-commerce sites, MODx sites, Joomla! sites, Wordpress blogs, membership sites, single-product sales pages and squeeze pages
- Designed an invoice recognition image processor
- Designed an automated process to collect customer data for use in system generated business letters
- Designed an object oriented image database system
Programming Skills
- Created several Joomla! components and modules using PHP, MySQL
- Created several Wordpress plugins using PHP, MySQL
- Implemented a squeeze page service using PHP, MySQL, RPC
- Implemented a url redirect / tracking service using PHP, MySQL, Apache
- Implemented an online registration application using Java, JSP, JDBC, MySQL, Apache Tomcat
- Implemented data synchronization capability for a Pocket PC based contact management program using Visual C++
- Implemented an automated correspondence generator using Java, Voyager and JDBC
- Programmed several C++ COM interfaces to Point of Sale hardware
- Implemented a set of advanced image processing C++ classes designed to automatically recognize vendor invoices
- Programmed a litigation support application in C++ providing access to vast volumes of imaged documents
- Programmed several workflow applications in Visual Basic
- Enhanced several PHP based e-commerce applications
- Reworked large C++ codebase to facilitate internationalization of the application
Communications Skills
- Consistently provided management with accurate project progress reports
- Wrote and produced a user manual for a mainframe based office automation software system
- Acted as an office hardware vendor liaison
Technical Skills
Languages
- PHP, C++, C, Java, JSP, ASP, Visual Basic, Perl
Web Technology
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CodeIgniter, Elgg, MODx, XHTML, CSS, Smarty, Joomla!, XML/XSL, JavaScript
Graphics
Database Technology
- MySQL, SQL Server, MS Access
Employment History
- Webmaster, Really Big Networks, Toronto, ON, 08/06-08/11
- Principal Programmer, Cactus Computer Services, Toronto, ON, 08/04-Present
- Principal Programmer, Cactus Computer Services, Phoenix, AZ, 12/02-07/04
- Sr. C++ Programmer, Best Software Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ, 3/01-12/02
- Sr. C++ Programmer, Metro Information Services, Virginia Beach, VA, 3/99-2/01
- Sr. Programmer, ICG Consulting, Phoenix, AZ, 11/95-2/99
- Sr. Programmer, IPRO Inc., Phoenix, AZ, 4/94-10/95