Resume
My resume is available here and can also be downloaded in PDF format.
Contact Information
Rochester, NY
E-mail: chris@monnat.org
Website: http://www.christophermonnat.com
Professional Profile
Six years web design and development experience with key capabilities encompassing:
- Popular web technologies including XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX and XML.
- Commonly followed design and development techniques and W3C standards.
- Server side programming languages including PHP, C# and Ruby.
- Open source web application architectures (LAMP) and frameworks including CodeIgniter, Zend Framework and Ruby on Rails (RoR).
- Working with clients and management on requirements gathering and proposal/quote preparation.
- Database design concepts, maintenance and relational database management systems including MS Access and MySQL.
- Content management concepts and experience using third party systems including WordPress and ExpressionEngine.
- Popular web development software including Adobe Creative Suite 4 applications (Photoshop and Dreamweaver) and MS Office programs.
- Web server administration; proficient with Plesk control panel, SSH and LAMP based servers.
- Popular web based customer relationship management (CRM) systems including SugarCRM and Highrise.
- Working in both corporate and casual environments in large and small project teams.
Accomplishments
Practis, Inc. (May ‘06 – Present)
Responsible for all development tasks involved with web site creation including slicing and coding of design, build out of site structure using PHP for templating, construction and management of secure online forms and applications. Primary contact person for all client support requests. Conducted on site and remote training sessions with clients. Administered multiple web server infrastructure hosting 230+ accounts using Plesk control panel and SSH. Developed several large scale dynamic websites (Rochester Health and Compassion and Support) and web based applications for content management and the submission of sensitive information securely online. Standardized much of the design and development process within the company by developing templates which could be used to speed up the process. Also developed a quality assurance process that all sites pass through before being released to the public.
Left of Center Communications (Jan. ‘06 – Present)
Founded Left of Center Communications, a web application development company. Responsibilities include development and execution of a business plan, project management, providing support to customers and managing business activities including accounting, marketing and product development. During this period I have designed and developed a number of full feature web sites (ScoutMailer and myScoutPath) and two web based applications (BadgeTracker – 1,000+ users and Sign-Up-Sheet.com – 2,000+ users).
Education
Sept. 2002 – May 2006
Morrisville State College
Bachelors Degree in Information Technology
Concentration in Web Development
Morrisville, NY
Awards & Achievements
Zend Certified Engineer PHP 5 – Mar. 2009
Eagle Scout Award (Boy Scouts of America) – Sept. 2006
