James W. Rogers, Jr. B.S. STAC, Data Systems Analyst

E-mail: info@geanoverseas.com

SUMMARY

Cutting edge technologist and researcher with experience in news production, relational database management systems, large web site maintenance, and web application development. James is a Georgia Tech Alumni with a Bachelor's degree from the LCC department. His studies have focused on using computers to increase and refine information access. He prefers linux and unix due to their stability, securability, performance, and use of open standards.

SKILLS:

Operating Systems:
Unix (Solaris and Linux), Mac OS, Microsoft Win32 (2003 Server, XP, 2000, NT, 95/98)

Programming:
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PERL, PHP, AJAX, SQL, Pg/SQL, Bash, KSH, VBScript, VBA

Databases (Desktop and RDBMS):
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS Access, Lotus Approach

Text Editing Environments:
Vi (vim), MS Word, Adobe Dreamweaver

Digital Video and Graphics Editing Environments:
Corel Draw 9 Essentials, Adobe Photoshop (5,5.5,6), Adobe Premiere, Adobe AfterEffects 5.0

Office Skills:
Windows Desktop Support, MS Office 2003, Typing: 62wpm

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Targon-GEAN
Decatur (Atlanta), GA
Data Systems Analyst
October, 2001 - Present

• Redesigned the website you're reading right now.
• Designed and built a custom Content Management System for The Enalnewsletter using PHP and PostgreSQL.
• Built a a command line tool that allows us to contact a varible number of people in our databases.
• Designed and implemented Database systems in Lotus Approach, MS Access, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Redesigned the Lotus Approach sales and sales management databases. Additional scripting was required to allow for expansion of the databases due to a ~40K character limit in Approach memo fields. Other work-arounds were necessary due to problems inherent in Lotus Approach since v 3.1, centering around user interface file corruption.
• Performed sales actions for the Primary Aluminum and supporting industries.
• Developed and documented daily operating procedures and problem solutions, including: restarting the internal network after power outages, working with the Targon-GEAN owned web sites, sharing files across the Atlantic, and setting up Email to use heronetwork.com's secure email servers.
• Revamped and Expanded the internal office Network: ran, cut, and crimped cat5e according to standard, added switches where appropriate.
• I currently develop and oversee 6 websites owned by GEAN, along with other websites I use for non-production development. Under this gease I have written various PERL, PHP, shell and javascript scripts.
• I perform all maintenance on all PC hardware in the office, and most of the personal hardware at my users' homes.
• Spec'ed, purchased, and built:
  • Linux FileServer using x86 parts (2 X 80GB IDE harddrives RAIDed in a simple mirroring -level 1- configuration using Linux's Software RAID capabilities; MSI Via chipset mainboard; 1.2 GHz Celeron; LinkSys 10/100 NIC; 768MB PC100 RAM; and a Matrox graphics card; OS: CentOS 4.1)
  • WinXP Developer Workstation (80GB IDE hard drive, Shuttle AK31A mainboard; 768MB DDR PC2100 RAM, 1.2 GHz AMD Athalon processor; Lite-On IDE CD-Burner; NetGear FA311 Tulip-based NIC; 1.44MB floppy, ATI Graphics card)
  • Linux Backup Server (Repent) (1 X 160GB + 1 X 300GB IDE hard drives; MSI Via chipset mainboard: built-in video and NIC; 900 MHz VIA C3 processor; 768MB RAM; OS: CentOS 4.1)
• I previously built and currently maintain the following machines in my Home Office, which are involved in Targon-GEAN projects as needed:
  • Linux Server and Development box (Secretariat) (Hard Drives: 2 X 400GB, 5 X 35 GB; 2.5GHz Intel Celeron processor; 1GB PC 2700 RAM; 3Com 3c905B NIC; OS: CentOS 4.1)
  • WinXP Developer Workstatoin (Dobbins) (2 X 160 GB SATA drives; ASUS A8N-E; 2048MB RAM; AMD Athalon 64 processor; Adaptec PCI SCSI adaptor; DVD Burner; ATI Radeon X800XL graphics card)
  • Various other less interesting machines.

MediaStew
Atlanta, GA
Sr. Internet Applications Developer
November, 2000 - 03, 2001

• Designed and installed network
• Commissioned and maintained a Slackware Linux gateway/firewall
• Configured and Maintained MySQL / Apache server for Linux web development
• Developed ASP and JavaScript for NetCord, a National tennis site
• Configured and installed in house tools to aid in Linux web development.

CNN Interactive
Atlanta, GA
WebMaster
October, 1999 - October, 2000

• WebMaster in Web Development:
• implemented new outgoing cnn.com newsfeeds.
• rolled out new CNN sites, and site overhauls.
• Perl development
• used CNN.com's proprietary template language to interact with production tools
• interacted with Content & Business Development on new projects
• worked on the AOLTV project, the Webforia clickbar, and UOL
• used Solaris as a server environment

CNN Interactive
Atlanta, GA
WebEditor
September, 1998 - October, 1999

• Overnight webeditor/webmaster:
• Maintained CNN.com main site.
• Pulled images off: routers, tuners, and the Associated Press Image Sever.
• Placed content on CNN Interactive Main Page.
• Supervised overnight webstaff.
• Prepared images for use in stories.
• Tagged stories.
• Authored and fixed JavaScript and HTML.
• Began developing Perl CGI tools.

EDUCATION:

Georgia Institute of Technology
BS in Science Technology and Culture
1995 - 2001
Atlanta, GA

HOBBIES/R&R:

I enjoy snow skiing; reading books; befriending cats; writing poetry, fiction, and repairing my friends' computers.

REFERENCES:

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