TJ Eastmond
208 Middle Road, Hazlet, NJ 07730
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Phone:  [Send email to request phone number] 83.8789
http://tjeastmond.com
	

Objective

To work for a company that will benefit from my past experiences in designing,
developing and deploying large scale web-based applications.╩ To be an
integral part of the development process, where I could contribute to the design
and planning stages taking advantage of my experiences not only as a developer
but also as a leader in both agile and dynamic environments.╩ I want to
program with a group where code is design, and the work will allow me to learn
and grow as a developer.


Summary of Qualifications

* Well rounded developer with over ten years experience in both developing and
leading development of small to large scale web applications
* Current Lead Developer with eFashionSolutions, an INC 500 Company; duties
involve designing and developing a complete rewrite of EFS╒ PHP platform
and systems that run everything from the sites, to the call center, to the
warehouse
* Experienced with: PHP 4/5, MySQL 4/5, ADODB, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, XHTML,
CSS, cURL, RESTful, AJAX, JSON, Design patterns (MVC, Singleton, Observer, Object
Factory╔), mod_rewrite, XML, APC, SVN, CVS, SSH, Apache, Zend Framework,
CakePHP, Code Igniter, Prototype and Scriptaculous, Jquery, WordPress, Payment
gateways (PayPal, Authnet, Litle, Google Checkout), Scrum and Object Oriented
Programming
* Tools experienced with: Zend IDE, Textmate, Coda, PhotoShop, OSX Terminal and
Putty, Linux, OSX and Windows
* Associates Degree, Computer Information Systems


Professional Experience

Nov 2007 ╨ Present
eFashionSolutions
Secaucus, New Jersey
Lead Developer and Manager

* Returned to eFashionSolutions as the Lead Developer and to manage development
staff
* First course of duty was to build up an experienced and creative team of
backend PHP developers
* Documented and planned company wide platform rewrite using Zend Framework, MVC
design pattern and loose Scrum project management
* Ran development of new platform as loosely as possible, everyone╒s
opinion counted and everyone had the chance to pitch and even flesh out ideas
* Designed and architected new platform while meeting with internal staff to
gather requirements and ideas on how the current tools could be improved.  The
goal was to design a system that would be partially opened to the clients, while
also replacing in-house tools with a clean and fast solution.  After designing
and setting development standards, I started development on the new platform with
PHP 5, MySQL, JavaScript, JSON, the Zend Framework, MVC and Singleton design
patterns
* Aside from my duties with the platform rewrite, I would also oversee and lend
direction to new development projects
* Technologies and Practices used: PHP 4/5, MySQL 4/5, OOP, MVC and Singleton
design patterns, mod_rewrite, CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, SSH, Scrum, SVN, CVS,
ADODB, XML, Web Services, Payment gateway solutions (PayPal, Authnet, Litle,
Google Checkout), APC, AJAX and JSON


Aug 2007 ╨ Nov 2007
Dow Jones and Company
South Brunswick, New Jersey
Lead PHP Developer

* My first task was to migrate all Wall Street Journal and Barron╒s blogs
from individual WordPress installations into a single WordPress MU instance. 
This process included setting up servers and HTACCESS scripts to allow only
permitted IP blocks to reach login pages; additionally, I put together all
requirements and testing criteria in preparation for bringing this project live
* Themed and migrated MarketWatch blogs from Typepad into WordPress MU using
Ruby scripts for character encoding cleanup and PHP scripts to format and
breakdown Typepad exports.  This project also involved writing mod_rewrite
conditions for translating Typepad style URIs into the URI format specified in
our WordPress install
* Integrated WordPress into existing Dow portals, and managed Dow CMS controlled
pages that displayed and linked to blogs
* Developed custom plugins and scripts for cleansing, and managing user
accounts
* Integrated blogs into the Dow Jones ╘news cloud╒, and also wrote
scripts and a plugin so that blogs could pull down news stories from the
Dow╒s cloud through a system of XML and RSS feeds
* Documented all custom code and themes, as well as processes involved in
creating and taking live new blogs
* Planned and scoped several projects related to small temporary blogs to be run
in partnership with advertisers
* Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, ADODB, XML, RSS, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript,
RESTful Web Services, SVN, mod_rewrite, Ruby, AJAX and JSON


Sept 2004 ╨ Aug 2007
eFashionSolutions
Secaucus, New Jersey
Development Manager and Web Application Developer

* Started with eFashionSolutions as a frontend developer, taking designs and
turning them into XHTML templates to sit on our proprietary cart solution.  After
a short amount of time, I was promoted to Lead Frontend Developer and shortly
after that to Development Manager of all in-house development.
* Created processes for incoming tasks and requests
* Encouraged and mentored developers in expanding their skill sets or overall
ability
* Met with and planned project projections with potential and established
clients
* Designed and developed many process management solutions (Marketing Promo
Calendar and Email Campaign systems), and various reporting interfaces for
Marketing and Financial groups within the company that remain in heavy use even
today
* Implemented several third party solutions such as Akamai and Scene7
* Client websites include: babyphat.com, rocawear.com, dkny.com,
playboystore.com, shop.seanjohn.com and benshermanusa.com
* Technologies used: PHP 4 / 5, MySQL 4, ADODB, CVS, SVN, JavaScript, JSON,
SOAP, Rest, XHTML, Smarty, SSH and AJAX



2000 ╨2005
Freelance Development
Hazlet, New Jersey
Self-employed Web Developer and Tutor

* Prior to starting college, worked on websites for local businesses and
individuals creating mostly static sites before self-teaching PHP
* Tutored peers on subjects involving: PHP, CSS, C, C++, Visual Basic, Oracle,
MySQL and the basics of publishing web content
* Developed or modified CMS solutions for contract work
* Modified and deployed many installations of WordPress and PHPBB


Education

2001 ╨2004
DeVry University
New Brunswick, New Jersey

* Associate╒s Degree, Computer Information Systems


References

Anthony Yockey
ayockey@yockey.com
419.809.4906

Josh Freeman
jfreeman@gmail.com
347.392.2560

Dan Falcone
dan_falcone@hotmail.com
201.658.3668