resume
Peter Fernandez
peter@peterfernandez.net - http://www.peterfernandez.net
Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Objective
I seek a creative, collaborative environment in which to use my many years of web development and project management experience toward the creation of pioneering internet-based software products.
Summary of Qualifications
- 15 years experience in web application design, development, maintenance and project management
- 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
9/2005 - Present, Senior Applications Developer
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA
- Spec, design and construct database-driven web applications, from intial customer wishlist to complete deployments, under tight deadlines, budgets and staffing
- implement data processing and information exchange tools to integrate GSD applications with numerous University systems, employing SOAP interaces, XML feeds and e-commerce solutions
- research, consult and implement emergent technologies in the graduate education sphere
- interact with non-technical students, faculty and staff toward the realization of cutting-edge internet-driven software
- manage students and interns in web development projects
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA
- maintained all aspects of GSD web presence, including design, UI, web server, software, UNIX sysadmin tasks, requiring mission-critical 24/7 uptime and receiving 100,000 htis per day
- managed schoolwide practice of developing and maintaining content and UI elements on main GSD website and all satellite applications, including a large-scale conversion of the GSD website to a template-based, easily-updated XHTML-compliant look and feel
- trained and co-ordinated staff, students and faculty on various web-related technologies, including Dreamweaver, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Perl-based web programming
- developed many custom database-driven web applications in Perl, PHP, Oracle and PL/SQL, MySQL and Java, that were adopted into the daily work of the school, on-time and to the exacting specifications of a demanding academic customer base
Fernandez/Wolf, Harvard MA
- Designed and created html pages and web graphics to customer specifications under tight deadlines and budgetary constraints
- Addressed various browser issues and marketing strategies for increased visibility and brand awareness
Veritas Medicine, Cambridge MA
- Collaborated with other company departments to outline and crystallize 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
- Designed and constructed custom web-based content-management system for maintenance of frequently-updated medical information
- Contributed concepts and business logic to company-held patent
Cambridge Incubator, Cambridge MA
- Collaborated with non-technical business personnel to flesh out ideas for technical implementations from a germ of an idea to completed technical spec
- Designed and implemented web-based storyboards and working web prototypes as proof-of-concept realizations
- Researched and interviewed third-party technical and design firms for assignment to large-scale technical projects
- performed project management tasks to bring fledgeling web projects from inception to functional prototypes
- Served as general technical consultant as-needed
Inforonics, LIttleton MA
- Project Management and technical leadership
- E-Commerce expert
- Participated in definition of development standards
- Extensive employee training
Inforonics, Littleton MA
- Developed and implemented numerous custom internet, intranet and extranet applications
- Managed diverse, concurrent projects involving collaboration and team-leading
- Involved in intensive, on-going client interaction
- Researched and presented quotes, estimates and project plans
- strategic planning of goals and objectives
- Application-level and user interface design and implementation
- Assessed and resolved security issues related to e-commerce and other web applications, with implementations in SSL, firewall software, PGP and secure FTP
- Extensive database design, implementation and optimization for both update-intensive and performance-maximized databases for web applications
- Beta and regression testing, test plan creation, QA and performance tuning
Inforonics, Littleton MA
- Performed dual responsibilities of junior-level information applications programmer and client-level support on internal Windows NT 4.0 LAN
- Implemented and maintained data-driven applications for the creation of typeset publications, CD-ROM products, gopher and websites
- Custom setup of Windows 3.11/95/NT client workstations
- Investigated, allocated and installed applications and operating systems
- Upgrades, troubleshooting and user support
- Various NT server duties including accounts, security and file sharing, and intensive user instruction
- Designed developed and implemented of company intranet
- Collaborated with superiors and co-workers for the establishment and maintenance of a stable infrastructure support team
Education
9/1989 - 6/1993, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Bachelor's Degree
Amherst - MA - US
URL's
- www.gsd.harvard.edu - Harvard University Graduate School of Design
- studioworks.gsd.harvard.edu - GSD StudioWorks
- www.veritasmedicine.com - Veritas Medicine
- www.alarmclocktheatre.org - Alarm Clock Theatre Company
- www.thomasregister.com - Thomas Register
4/2004 - Present
Alarm Clock Theatre Company Co-Founder, Producer, Music Director
UMass Amherst Alumni Association, Member
Additional Info
- Received the 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 Award for Best Fringe Production
- Composer and Music Director of "Sweeter By Far", winner of the Best Orignal Music Award in the 2004 Boston 48 Hour Film Festival
- completed 2006 Boston Marathon, raising over $3000 for the American Liver Foundation
- volunteered technical expertise and web design skills in numerous capacities
View my artistic resume for more information on my creative work.