William C. Hayes
Profile I am currently a promotional web developer for Texas Parks and Wildlife. I am responsible for all agency web sites, as well as strategies for content management, video delivery, audio streaming and accessibility. I have been an I.T. Administrator for Labnow, an emerging medical device company developing HIV monitoring tools for use in resource poor settings. Using open source tools like Zope/Plone and Linux as well as Open Office I created Rich Internet applications, kept my budget low and created a documentation control system. Upon delivering these systems they have been utilized for Regulatory, Quality, HR, and MSDS materials as well as internal software maintenance, documentation and training materials. From 2005-2007, I have been directly responsible for the planning, management, coding and delivery of over 20 web applications and digital marketing tools and customizable web content management systems. I have made it the mission of my work to consistently deliver affordable world-class solutions to my clients on time and on budget with particular attention to detail and business logic.
Independent Consulting:
Client: World Endeavors, Consultant 3/2005 – Present Austin,TX Development and implementation of a Coldfusion, Zope, Plone, Flash, Video Podcasting Hybrid internet presence for World Endeavors, a Volunteer, Study and Intern abroad company. Worked with Tom Peden, CEO and founder in a dynamic atmosphere where we created an internet presence and backend business application accessible from the internet or anywhere Tom like traveling to.
Client: LabNow, I.T. Consultant 6/2005 – Present Austin,TX Developed Zope/Plone based Regulatory, Quality, HR, and MSDS materials as well as internal software maintenance, documentation and training materials. Created a series of internal help systems, a help-desk /time-tracker application with integrated package tracking, Regulatory, Quality, HR, and MSDS materials as well as internal software maintenance, documentation and training materials. Completed very complex video projects assigned by management and marketing utilizing Final Cut Pro, Motion and DVD studio Pro and Logic Audio. Python Programming, Zope / Tal scripting, XHTML, LDAP, Directory services including Active Directory and OpenLDAP, PHP programming, Business logic consulting and implementation, Database Administration, Windows Server Administration, MySQL Server Administration, Veritas Server Administration, Video Encoding and compositing software.
Client: Dexis Consulting, Consultant 3/2005 – 10/2005 Austin,TX Development and implementation of a PHP/MySQL based internet presence for the Ministry of Trade for the new government in Iraq. Worked with USAID, Dexis Consulting, Louis Berger Group, The Ministry of Trade in a dynamic atmosphere where I created an investment portal to stimulate economic growth in post-war Iraq. Client: Kordus Media Design, Programmer 3/2004 – 3/2005 Austin,TX Facilitate sales, consultation, application design and implementation. Create customer-specific websites and content management systems, working jointly with graphic designers; Maximize design and flexibility by utilizing various platforms including XHTML, CSS, XML, Flash, Actionscript, ColdFusion, PHP, Zope/Plone with My SQL, Coldfusion. Implement and maintain CBT (Computer Based Training) in wide variety of formats including interactive web training, DVD Manuals, Authorware. Audio engineering, recording, mastering, encoding using Logic for Mac OS X and PEAK with the LAME encoding libraries as well as podcasting.
Regular Employment:
State of Texas (Texas Parks and Wildlife), Web Administrator 3/2007 - current Austin, TX Support and enhancement of existing applications and websites. Development of new applications for internal use using PHP and Oracle 8i. Development and implementation of a content management strategy using Plone with Entransit and MySQL for both the internet and intranet. Training web developers on best practices and accessibility and new technologies. Developing new workflows and templates for developers to include new technologies [ex. moving the agency from static maps to gmap API maps based on exports from arcGIS].
City of Austin, Web Applications Supervisor 3/2003 - 3/2004 Austin, TX Support and enhancement of existing applications. Development of new applications for internal use using Coldfusion and Oracle 8i. Development of system for maps and records department for web/intranet-based plan approval/data archiving. Creation of intranet portal/CMS site to host all water utility applications. Creation of content management system to link various departments and director for cross-functional team communication.
City of Austin, Webmaster | Programmer Analyst B 6/2001 - 3/2003 Austin, TX Maintain public website using the City Publishing system. Create and implement new features to our library’s intranet using Coldfusion and MySQL. Resolution of web-related issues both internally and via the library’s online catalog system. Support of Linux /Unix and Macintosh OS X systems. Development of a new intranet portal to host applications for creation of the technical support helpdesk system to resolve issues in a timely manner.
ISA, Web/Database Developer & Graphic Designer 11/2000 - 2/2002 Austin, TX Redesign of existing website. Create and update a 100-page catalog, approximately 150-200 ads per year and a 1,700-page static website. Provide network management and user support for MS Windows and MS Office, including upgrades, maintenance and back-ups, for 25 workstations. Increase efficiency of management information systems. Create web application to replace an existing a mutlitude of MS Access databases using Microsoft SQL server 2000 and Coldfusion. Created a web front-end system allowing easy use and accessibility. Duties also included content management; web interfaces for email, VPN and a work-order ticketing system. Created Quark templates to increase the efficiency of catalog production. Work with a team of consultants to create a 3-tier data and VPN system via hybrid Windows NT/Linux network. Secured the network via Cisco PIX and established a company-wide firewall.
Tools Windows 2k/xp/Server, Mac OSX, Linux, Zope, Plone, XML/XSL, XHTML, HTML, AJAX, PHP, ActionScript2, SQL, Adobe CS3 Suite, Quicktime Pro, MS Office, Logic Studio, Final Cut Studio, Motion, Shake, Sorenson Squeeze, TextMate, CSSedit, argoUML Drip, Annotation Edit, SubtitleWorkshop and coffee.
Skills
Windows 3.x/95/98/NT/2k/Server, Mac OSX, Linux, Coldfusion, Fusebox and FLIP methodology, Zope, Plone. XML/XSL, XHTML, HTML, Flash, DHTML, PHP, ActionScript2, SQL, Adobe CS2 Suite {GoLive, Photoshope, Illustrator, InDesign}, Macromedia Suite {HomeSite+, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks}, Quicktime Pro/Quicktime Streaming server, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access), Logic Audio Mac OS X, Audio Production and Design, Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.