Ryan Nixon

Ryan Nixon

2620 Happy Lane Apt 23
Anchorage, AK 99507
(907) 602-2349

Who Am I?

I am a web developer focusing on deployment of standards-compliant custom or CMS based web sites. I am skilled in dynamic pages through the use of AJAX and CSS and am especially familiar with the jQuery JavaScript library and WordPress CMS. I'm also proficient in desktop-based software development, specializing in Python & Java applications.

Skills

Software: CodeIgniter, Smarty, Paperthin CommonSpot 6, WordPress, Django, MovableType, Melody, Concrete5, Ruby on Rails, Subversion, LDAP Browser, Microsoft SQL Server Management, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, IIS 6, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Apache

Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ColdFusion, C#, MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Python, Java

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server 2008, SunOne LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory

Education

University of Alaska Anchorage, 2011

Bachelors in Computer Science, Minor in Dance

Served as Secretary and President for the UAA Dance Club for two years.

Danced in the UAA Dance Ensemble for two years and performed in the springtime New Dances shows for three years.

Employment History

Analyst/Programmer III at the Alaska Department of Public Safety, 2011 - Present

Assigned as technical lead to the ARMS project, a records management system being implemented to replace the paper-based incident tracking system currently in place. Set up the product infrastructure, XSLT-based reporting, client deployment strategies, and interface development with other Dept. of Public Safety applications.

Junior Software Engineer at University of Alaska Anchorage, 2010 - 2011

Developed and implemented the new UAA DenaliView website theme used by all department and institution pages. Created new elements and form fields within the CMS to support department content creation.

Designed and developed the UAA IT Services Call Center Dashboard, an internal web application used by all Call Center technicians throughout the University of Alaska system.

Trained university staff and faculty to use UAA's CommonSpot CMS on their sites. Assisted with developing site workflows and organization schemas. Performed site reviews on department web sites to ensure accessibility and web standards compliance.

Lab Consultant at University of Alaska Anchorage, 2009 - 2010

Assisted lab patrons with software and hardware issues. Performed maintenance on the various IT Open Labs around campus.

Technician at Design-PT, Inc, 2006 - 2008

As Lead Maintenance Technician, performed routine and special maintenance on client sites and trained new technicians.

As Programmer, developed web sites for various clients and kept those sites up to date with routine content updates.

Also acted as primary consultant on all Apple assets.

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Lab Consultant at University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005 - 2007

Assisted lab patrons with software and hardware issues. Performed maintenance on the various IT Open Labs around campus.

Student Employee at University of Alaska Anchorage, Spring 2006

Performed research on using a genetic algorithm to optimize wavelet coefficients for use in compressing images.

Employed use of Arctic Region Supercomputing Center, using their Matlab facilities.

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Fred Meyers, Deli & Home Electronics, Spring 2004 – 2005

(well, you asked)

  • Provided quality service to customers interested in various electronics, both in-store and in emerging markets.
  • Reorganized electronics and other products to match customer's buying habits.

Projects

UAA ITS Call Center Dashboard

University of Alaska IT Services – Call Center Dashboard

ITS Call Center Dashboard
  • Technologies:
  • CodeIgniter 2
  • Smarty 3
  • jQuery
  • HTML5
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Secrets Under the Skin

University of Alaska IT Services - Secrets Under the Skin

Secrets Under the Skin
  • Technologies:
  • CommonSpot 6
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

University of Alaska Anchorage

University of Alaska Anchorage IT Services – DenaliView Theme

The University of Alaska, Anchorage
  • Technologies:
  • CommonSpot 6
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The Rasmuson Foundation

Design-PT, Inc. - Rasmuson Foundation - Website Redesign

The Rasmuson Foundation
  • Technologies:
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • PostgreSQL

Mac Pack Application

Design-PT, Inc. – Mac Pack Application

Design-PT, Inc.
  • Technologies:
  • Python
  • Package Maker
  • Shell Scripting

Design-PT Timesheet

Design-PT, Inc. – Intranet/Timesheet Web Application

Design-PT, Inc.
  • Technologies:
  • PHP
  • jQuery
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • PostgreSQL

References

References and recommendations are available by request