Clay Leeds
Aliso Viejo, California 92656
the.webmaestro@gmail.com ~ clay@apache.org
http://homepage.mac.com/webmaestro/resume.html

Motivation
Contribute my technical expertise, experience, creative talent, and passion to a progressive and socially responsible organization...
 
Experience
Contract Admin/Developer, R|com Creative, Tustin, CA, 3/06-present
* Apache web server, open source CMS deployment & configuration
* Mac OS X Server set-up, optimization, maintenance & administration
* Online photo database setup/deployment; MySQL, PHP, XHTML & CSS
 
Contract Web Developer, Outclick Media, Irvine, CA, 3/06-9/06
* Implemented Google Maps API for ASP-based physician directories
* Consolidated & integrated ASP code base & SQL DB for multiple sites
* Set-up & deployed Windows 2003 Server for shared hosting of sites
* Managed on- & off-site contract & permanent developers & designers
 
Webmaster, CTO, ZUMA Press, Inc. Dana Point, CA, 11/04-12/05
* Managed re-design of ZUMApress.com online wire service/photography database to Apache/PHP/XHTML/CSS/JavaScript standards-based site
* Managed IT Department (programmers, developers, designers, DBA)
* Managed office & infrastructure move (50+ Mac OS X workstations, T1)
* Managed co-location move (~20 Unix servers, RAIDs, router, switches)
* Designed Classic ASP-based, conditional web site-loading mechanism distributing e-mail marketing campaign traffic among servers
* Managed array of 20+ servers transferring 75,000 files/day worldwide
 
Webmaster, Application Developer, Medata, Inc., Tustin, CA, 6/01-11/04
* Developed XSL-FO templates for PHP & Java-based XML billing system outputting 1,000,000+ PDF bills/mo for clients Zurich & Farmer's Ins.
* Developed ASP-based 'WAP' wireless web diagnosis verification system 
* Implemented web-based documentation system using Apache Forrest
* Designed & developed web-based (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) data entry front-end for legacy COBOL back-end medical billing review system
 
Web Developer, BUY.COM, Aliso Viejo, CA, 5/00-3/01
* Developed ASP-based self-help system enabling users to identify, track & resolve their own problems (resulting in call center volume decrease)
* Developed bundle/grouping display-logic integrating product availability
 
 Manager/Webmaster, Real Legends, Vista, CA, 10/99-5/00
* Managed Content & Development Groups (10 people) for initial launch of PL-SQL/Oracle-based authentic sports memorabilia e-commerce site
* Wrote $50,000 RFPs for load-testing software (Rational & RSW e-Suite) simulating 1000s of concurrent users bombarding site infrastructure
 
 App Program Mgr, Webmaster, Brain.com, Newport Bch, CA, 4/96-8/99
* System Admin for Email, Website, LAN & DNS Servers
* Director of Marketing, Technical Support & Customer Service
* Developed managed marketing campaigns 3000+ emails/day
* Software/User Interface Architect / Packaging Design
* Managed traffic increase from 1,000 to 26,000+ unique IPs/day
* Technical manual writer and documentation specialist

Skill Set
* PHP & ASP
* XML & DTDs
* XSL, XSLT & XSL-FO
* XHTML, HTML & WML
* CSS & JavaScript
* WAP/Palm/PocketPC
* MAIL (IMAP & POP3)
* httpd, DNS, FTP admin
* bash/Batch scripting
* Adobe Photoshop, PDF
* Adobe InDesign, Quark
* Macromedia Fireworks
  Dreamweaver, Flash
* XMLSpy Enterprise
* Microsoft Office, OOo 

Accomplishments
* Apache XML Graphics, 
  Project Mgt Committee
* Apache FOP, Committer
  XML=>PDF/PS/RTF/Print
* Barcode4J, Committer
  'Java' Barcode generator
* overLIB, Committer
  'Tooltips' for the web

Sites - Managed/Built
* Kinoma.com
* Ormco.com
* KerrDental.com
* OnlineSurgery.com
* ScanDirectory.com
* ZUMApress.com
* Medata.com
* XMLGraphics.apache.org
* Barcode4J.Krysalis.org
* MiVoDo.com 
* BUY.com
* OurLil.com

Education
* Pepperdine Univ ~ 1991
  BA Int'l Studies, Comm 
* UC Irvine ~ 1992
  K-12 Teaching Credential
* Notre Dame Int'l School
  Rome, Italy 

Language Proficiencies
* Italian - fluent
* French/Spanish - conv.