Jason Heiser — IT Professional

Introduction

I’m primarily a web developer with an aptitude for usability and design excellence, but I’m also a skilled systems administrator, data analyst, and graphic designer.

Employment History

Sysadmin/Developer

Vanson Technology Edina, Minnesota 5/2010 – Present

Systems administration and web development for a loyalty platform technology provider; manage and maintain F5-load-balanced web servers running IIS on Windows Server 2008; develop web applications using Adobe ColdFusion and Microsoft SQL Server

IT Manager

20/20 Promotions St. Paul, Minnesota 5/2004 – 5/2010

IT administration for promotional services company; integrate/extend business software with scripted processes and web applications using PHP/MySQL; manage and monitor network services (e-mail, intranet, extranet, VPN, DNS) for 40 users; data warehousing and business intelligence reporting; desktop support for all hardware and software, including MAS 90 and ASI Profitmaker (ERP software)

Web Developer/EDI Analyst

Interstate Companies, Inc. Bloomington, Minnesota 9/2002 – 4/2004

Development of company websites, Zope-based corporate intranet, and internal web applications for a regional trucking services company; support for business transactions using EDI

Web Developer

Self-Employed Hudson, Wisconsin 12/2001 – 8/2002

Freelance PHP/MySQL web development for a bank marketing company and a cladding business for large buildings; ongoing maintenance and support for mail and web hosting

Consultant

Tallán, Inc. Glastonbury, Connecticut 5/2000 – 11/2001

Information architecture for Fortune 500 company websites; conceptualize user experience; create interactive prototypes; distill complex Photoshop layouts into HTML; assist developers in building and delivering finished site

Graphic Designer

Northern Lakes Marketing Minnetonka, Minnesota 8/1997 – 4/2000

Layout of newspaper ads, brochures, lobby signage, and other print promotional materials for community banks; website design and development; network administration; support and training

Skills and Experience

Web Development

Extensive comprehension of fundamental internet technologies, including knowledge of different server platforms and network protocols

Advanced server-side scripting and application development skills using PHP and ColdFusion, experience using Active Server Pages (ASP), JavaServer Pages (JSP), Zope, and the Facebook API

Advanced client-side scripting skills in JavaScript, including form validation, cookie manipulation, dHTML, and Ajax
HTML and CSS expertise from 10 years of experience; highly-skilled in hand-coding advanced, complex designs that render with accuracy and consistency in multiple browsers on multiple platforms
Extensive experience with Apache and its various modules, including mod_rewrite, mod_ssl, mod_usertrack
Experience with various content management systems (CMS) such as Movable Type, Drupal, WordPress and syndicating content via RSS

Systems Administration

Experience managing Unix/Linux, Windows, and Mac OS systems

Mail server administration with Postfix/Cyrus, Microsoft Exchange
Network performance and security monitoring
Directory service management using OpenLDAP
DNS management using Berkeley Internet Name Daemon server (BIND)
Process automation with cron, shell scripts, and batch files

Data Analysis

Skilled in crunching numbers and moving structured information between different systems

Business intelligence reporting with Crystal Reports, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Excel
Database development and administration (MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server)
Automated data warehousing
Data transformation with sed, awk, and Perl
Hands-on EDI experience with ANSI X12 and EDIFACT

Design and Misc.

Strong background in desktop publishing and other design media

Fluency in desktop publishing applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, QuarkXPress
High-caliber design, illustration, and typesetting skills
Expert Photoshop skills in photo retouching and composition
Digital video editing skills with Final Cut Pro
Skilled in writing technical documentation for end users
Strong communication skills, both written and spoken

Education

UW-Madison

1993 –1997

Major

Communication Arts, with an emphasis in film studies

Activities

Graphics editor, contributing writer, and artist for The Daily Cardinal for 3 years
Film and video production and post-production, both academic and volunteer