{"id":150,"date":"2008-05-30T22:56:55","date_gmt":"2008-05-31T03:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jedbrubaker.com\/?page_id=150"},"modified":"2008-11-22T01:12:46","modified_gmt":"2008-11-22T05:12:46","slug":"work-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whatknows.com\/blog\/work-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Current Appointment<\/h4>\n<p><strong> Association of American Medical Colleges (Washington, D.C.)<br \/>\nSenior Systems Developer, MCAT (Front-end and UX focus)<br \/>\n2006 \u2013 Present<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of the Medical Colleges Admissions Test (MCAT), designed, implemented and maintained large scale enterprise applications. In 2006, the MCAT moved from its paper format to a computer based format, requiring a new system for all aspects of test administration.<\/p>\n<p>Technologies used:<br \/>\nJava, Spring, Hibernate, JSP<br \/>\nPHP5, Zend Framework, Zend Platform, Smarty<br \/>\nHTML, JavaScript\/DHTML, AJAX, CSS, XML, JSON, GMaps2, YUI, ExtJS.<br \/>\nOracle 9i, 10g<\/p>\n<h4>Past Appointments<\/h4>\n<p><strong>IsoTruss International\/CleanFilms (American Fork, UT)<br \/>\nDirector of Technology &amp; Marketing (2005 &#8211; 2006)<br \/>\nLead Programmer (2004 &#8211; 2005)<br \/>\nProgrammer (2004)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Oversaw all web projects and marketing, managing programmers and design staff. Worked with and advised the CEO and VP of Operations on development and marketing strategy. Websites used PHP and trafficked 400K \u2013 800K sessions and 12M-15M hits per month, integrating with a MySQL databases with over 25M records.<\/p>\n<p>Technologies used:<br \/>\nPHP4 &#8211; 5, Zend Platform, Smarty<br \/>\nHTML, JavaScript\/DHTML, CSS, Smarty<br \/>\nPhotoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Omniture (Web Analytics)<br \/>\nLinux (Debian 3+, Fedora 3+), Windows Server, Exchange Server<br \/>\nMySQL 4.0 &#8211; 5.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>WebGarden Studio (Salt Lake City, UT)<br \/>\nFreelance Web Designer (2001 \u2013 2004)<\/strong><br \/>\nDeveloped and managed projects to fit client needs, designing and promoting complex websites with an emphasis on identity and web presence redesign. Projects included ArtsBridge America (National), ArtsBridge America (Utah &amp; Hawaii Chapters), da Vinci Research Institute, The University of California \u2013 Irvine Center for Learning through the Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Technologies used:<br \/>\nPHP 4-5, MySQL 4-4.1, HTML, CSS, JavaScript\/DHTML, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Era Research Project, Psychology,<br \/>\nUniversity of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)<br \/>\nPrincipal Investigator\t(2002 \u2013 2004)<\/strong><br \/>\nEra was designed as internet based software intended to streamline research transcription, coding and rating through video integration. Managed 4 research assistants, training and assigning technically related tasks. Research activities were sponsored by the Functional Family Therapy Project, a NIDA\/NIH funded project.<br \/>\n\u2022\tDeveloped &#8220;Time Lapse Transcription&#8221; technique, increasing research accuracy and decreasing transcription time by 80%.<br \/>\n\u2022\tPresented work at four national conferences.<\/p>\n<p>Technologies used:<br \/>\nFlash, Actionscript 2.0, AMFPHP .9-1.1, Flash Communication Server MX, Flash Media Server, Flex 2<br \/>\nPHP 4-5, Smarty<br \/>\nMySQL 4-5<br \/>\nHTML, JavaScript\/DHTML, CSS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Risk &amp; Insurance Management, University of Utah\t(Salt Lake City, UT)<br \/>\nAssistant (2001 \u2013 2003)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Proposed and executed a marketing plan to bring additional attention to the department through an identity redesign. Plan included a website redesign and print materials used for inter-departmental interactions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacob\u2019s Pillow Dance Festival (Becket, MA)<br \/>\nMarketing\/Computer Operations Internship (Summer 2001)<\/strong><br \/>\nManaged press relations. Maintained festival\u2019s Novel network, provided client troubleshooting and technical consultation. Created and managed marketing projects for festival graphic\/written advertisements, brochures, internet identity and related marketing.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWestern Wyoming Playhouse (Rock Springs, WY)<br \/>\nTheatre Technician (2000 \u2013 2001)<\/strong><br \/>\nStaffed playhouse and carried out backstage and house management duties. Leadership opportunities included Master Tailor for The Pirates of Penzance, and Sound Engineer for A Chorus Line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Western Wyoming College\t(Rock Springs, WY)<br \/>\nDance Workstudy\t(1999 \u2013 2000)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Under the direction of Deirdre MacDonald, MFA, assisted in the maintenance and promotion of the dance department. Assisted at all department functions including showcases and concerts. Performed technical functions in the theatre and managed and maintained dance studios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Appointment Association of American Medical Colleges (Washington, D.C.) Senior Systems Developer, MCAT (Front-end and UX focus) 2006 \u2013 Present As part of the Medical Colleges Admissions Test (MCAT), designed, implemented and maintained large scale enterprise applications. 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