Clint Ecker's Résumé — Officially Lucky ❡ a blog by Clint Ecker

Clint Ecker’s Résumé

To build great web applications that make people happy.

Advanced experience with differing deployments of PHP, relational databases, Apache, Python, Django, mod_python, CherryPy, mod_wsgi, lighttpd, and memcached to create web applications. Also interested in a number of non-relational storage systems but haven’t had the pleasure of using them in a production situation.
8+ years experience using HTML and CSS to build accessible, efficient, and maintainable web pages.
Advanced levels of experience with building complex JavaScript applications from scratch. Also proficient working with just about every JS framework.
Experience using Python to scrape, process, and reformat, data; build web applications with a number of frameworks; and automate Windows & OS X applications via Python’s Win32 COM extensions and PyObjC respectively.
Experience with using scripting languages to access, consume, process, and republish information from web services, RSS, XML, screen scraping, and more.
Knowledge of electrical and computer engineering principles including soldering, digital & analog circuit design, DSP, power electronics, RF circuitry, and cellular RF principles and application.

Project Manager, Developer, Ars Technica / Condé Nast Digital—Sept 2008 to Present

Ask me, I’ve done way too much stuff in this job to list it all here. I regularly do the job of community manager, web producer, technology writer, customer support, front-end development, server administration, back-end development, social media management (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, et cetera), and a bunch more.
In terms of web development, most of my work at Ars consists of building custom plugins for Movable Type (our publishing platform), custom internal Django applications, user-facing JavaScript features/applications, and tying all these (and several 3rd party systems) together in a seamless way.

Senior Web Developer, Stone Ward—Sept 2006 to August 2008

Worked with a diverse agency client list to develop intranets, micro-sites, social web applications, Facebook applications, flash games, corporate web presences, and internal tools.
Developed web presences and applications using a diverse number of web scripting languages including: ASP.NET (C#,VBS), Classic ASP, PHP, Python, and Cold Fusion.
Worked with corporate clients directly to inform and influence strategies involving “the social web.” Consulted on the usage of blogs, social networking sites, syndication, and similar technologies for use in a corporate setting.

Journalist / Copy Editor / Web Developer / Producer, Ars Technica LLC.,—2004 to August 2008

Managed, edited, and participated in a team of writers that built one of the most widely respected and objective sources of news concerning Apple Computer, their hardware & software, and the 3rd-party developer ecosystem surrounding the company (http://www.arstechnica.com/apple/).
Developed in-house web applications to improve resource efficiency using Python and Django.
Composed articles and reviews ranging in length from 500 to 10,000 words on varied topics ranging from transistors, spy-ware, to hybrid vehicles. Articles were written with a technical audience in mind and on extremely strict deadlines with rigorous expectations of quality and technical understanding.

RF Engineer/Programmer, T-Mobile USA—May 2004 to Sept 2006

Monitored, optimized, and designed the placement and specifications of existing and new cellular telephone towers.
Became proficient in and made use of the following industry-specific software: Mapinfo (GIS), Odyssey, Enterprise Asset, Remedy XP, Insite, Nortel, OMC-R, and advanced usage of Microsoft Excel for data analysis.
Familiar with and made extensive use of signal propagation theory, capacity forecasting, RF interference, and minimization thereof.

Junior Web Developer, Purdue University, CERIAS—Nov 2002 to May 2004

Developed several object oriented PHP class packages to drive various sections of the CERIAS website such as: a hierarchical, user-contributed directory of security links, an online calendaring system, security event tracking system, and more.
Ported aging PHP code-bases to efficient, well-documented, and object-oriented applications.

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