Professional Resume

last updated September 18, 2006

Peter Fernandez
peter@peterfernandez.net - http://www.peterfernandez.net

Also available in Microsoft Word format.

Objective
Seasoned professional seeks to create pioneering Internet-based software products in a creative, collaborative environment.

Summary of Qualifications

• More than 10 years experience in Web application design, development, maintenance and project management in various technologies
• Expansive technical knowledge of software development tools and methodologies, with emphasis in the multimedia, content management and e-commerce realms
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an enthusiasm toward strong leadership and open collaboration
• A highly-adaptive quick study with a creative, project-minded sensibility

• Acquire and maintain technical knowledge of state-of-the-art software products and provide technically accurate solutions to customers
• Troubleshoot complex software issues, recommend and implement solutions
• Work closely with clients to integrate products, design new features and document business requirements

Senior Applications Developer, 11/2000 - 12/2006
Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), Cambridge MA

• Maintained all major aspects of GSD Web presence, including design, UI, Web server, software, UNIX sysadmin tasks, requiring mission-critical 24/7 uptime and receiving 100,000 hits per day
• Specified, designed and constructed database-driven Web applications, from initial customer wish list to complete deployments, under tight deadlines, budgets and staffing
• Implemented data processing and information exchange tools to integrate GSD applications with numerous University systems
• Researched, implemented and consulted on emergent technologies in the graduate education realm
• Managed and trained staff, students and interns in Web development projects

Web Development Project Manager / Technical Team Lead, 12/1999 - 11/2000
Cambridge Incubator (and subsidiary Veritas Medicine), Cambridge MA

• Managed collaboration between company departments to outline and define specifications for unique searchable Web-deployed database of drug clinical trials
• Designed content databases, application infrastructure and user interface, including dynamic content and all graphics, and led development team for successful on-time deployment
• Conceived and developed custom Web-based content-management system for maintenance of frequently-updated medical information
• Contributed concepts and business logic to company-held patent
• Researched, assessed and contracted third-party technical and design firms for assignment to large-scale technical projects
• Performed project management tasks to bring fledgling Web projects from inception to functional prototypes

• Project managed major Internet development efforts for $25 million client of the firm
• Translated customer objectives into programming specifications and managed development and deployment of software
• Researched and presented quotes, estimates and project plans
• Assessed and resolved security issues related to e-commerce and other Web applications
• Beta and regression testing, test plan creation, QA and performance tuning
• Served on numerous advisory committees for the definition of standards and practices of application development, training of employees, and robust Internet application security models

URLs

• http://www.gsd.harvard.edu - Harvard University Graduate School of Design
• http://www.seas.harvard.edu - Harvard SEAS
• http://studioworks.gsd.harvard.edu - GSD Studio Works
• http://www.veritasmedicine.com - Veritas Medicine
• http://www.alarmclocktheatre.org - Alarm Clock Theatre Company
• http://www.thomasregister.com - Thomas Register
• http://www.peterfernandez.net - personal Website

Education
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst MA
BA, English

Affiliations
4/2004 - Present
Alarm Clock Theatre Company
Co-Founder, Board Member, Producer, Music Director

Awards and Recognition

• Recipient of 2003 Graduate School of Design Dean's Award for Employee Excellence
• Co-Producer, Co-Creator and Musical Director of "P. S. Page Me Later", winner of the 2005 Elliott Norton Boston Theater Critics Award in the category of "Best Fringe Production"
• Composer and Music Director of "Sweeter By Far", winner of the Best Original Music Award in the 2004 Boston 48 Hour Film Festival

• Completed 2006 Boston Marathon, raising over $3000 for the American Liver Foundation
• Volunteered musical talents, technical expertise and Web design skills for several Boston-area non-profit organizations and artists

View my artistic resume for more information on my creative work.