GOALS

To work in a challenging Web development environment, where I can undertake and complete new and interesting tasks for a wide variety of clients.

SKILLS

• Practical programming experience in C, Perl, Python, PHP, Java, and awk. Practical content-development experience with XML, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, with an emphasis on cross-browser compatibility. Some exposure to C++, Ruby, and Visual Basic.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Windows (3.1, 95, 98, 2000, and XP), including Microsoft Office.
• Extensive experience adminstering Red Hat Linux and FreeBSD. User experience with Solaris, IRIX, and HP/UX.
• Experience preparing web-ready graphics from print and electronic sources using Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and The GIMP.
• Experience with source code control: RCS, CVS, Subversion.
• Development of web-based software for the Apache web server, Postgres and MySQL database servers, Zope and Webware application servers.
• Development of cross-platform GUI-based software using Java and Tk (Windows/Unix/Linux).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Good at communicating complex technical topics to non-technical people. Experience in writing and editing ad copy, documentation, and specifications.
• Self-starter; used to working with minimal supervision on multiple tasks simultaneously. Able to work on- or off-site, including remote work and telecommuting.
• Bilingual; good written and spoken French.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Imaginary Landscape, 1997-present
Chicago, Illinois

Web/database developer
I currently perform contract work for a U.S.-based web development company. My responsibilities include writing specifications and documentation, server programming, database design, and HTML/DHTML content and scripting. As part of my duties, I have developed content management systems, e-commerce systems, web statistics analyzers, screen scrapers, and web-based administrative frontends for system tools.

Hamilton Myriadgate, 1995-1997
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Webmaster/web developer
On-site work as webmaster and developer. I managed the company web site and acted as the primary technical contact for clients and our hosting firm. I developed several large web sites, including primitive CMS systems, on-the-fly site maps, and a Java-based frontend to run a search against multiple search engines simultaneously.

PUBLICATION CREDITS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

• Several articles for WebTools.com (now defunct) on Perl, PHP, JavaScript, HTTP cookies, and form validation. Although WebTools was taken offline in 2001, the Internet Archive has a copy of one of the articles at <http://web.archive.org/web/20010208091843/webtools.com/story/servers/TLS20000810S0001>.
• A six-part Perl tutorial for O'Reilly & Associates. Part 1 can be found at <http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2000/10/begperl1.html>. It is the second result Google result for a search on "beginner perl".
• Listed as a contributor to the Mozilla Project for evangelism and bug-finding work. Type about:credits in the location bar of Mozilla Firefox and scroll to "S". Search for the string "sirilyan" at <http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/> to see more information.
• Contribution of bug reports and patches to the GNOME and Zope projects. Search for the string "sirilyan" at <http://bugzilla.gnome.org/> and <http://collector.zope.org/> for more information.
• Guest speaker at COMDEX Chicago 2001. I spoke about JavaScript and JavaScript-based languages (including ActionScript) as the basis for portable web-based applications.
• I wrote an online comic for several years. The site is backed by a hand-coded content management system using MySQL. CMS features included weekly polls, automatic indexing of content by date and storyline, and a postcard system for mailing comics to friends. The site is archived at <http://www.waitingforbob.com>.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Université Sainte-Anne, 1992-1994
Church Point, Nova Scotia

French immersion, Bachelor of Arts (English/French)
Four semesters of French immersion at U. Sainte-Anne after completing high school, followed by a year of their Bachelor of Arts program. Left the university after finding a web development job in Saskatchewan.

REFERENCES

Work and character references are available on request.