Jake Marsh's Resumé

Who?

Jake Marsh
2000 Skyline Dr. #324
McKinney, TX 75071

Mobile: (832) 287-9117
jake@thejakemarsh.com

Objective

A challenging and rewarding position as a computer programmer.

Expertise

PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Apache, XML, HTML, Java, MS C# .NET, XML RPC, Ajax Frameworks, Object-Oriented Design, Web Design, Web Development.

(Question: Does it really matter what acronyms I write here? Wouldn't it be more effective if I just said "Hi. I'm a computer programmer. I know lots of different programming languages and techniques, and if I don't know it, I can probably learn it pretty easily.")

Design Portfolio

I do quite a bit of design work, and in fact I've designed almost everything discussed on this resume. The items listed below are simply some of my most recent design work so you can get a good idea of where I'm currently at.

Employment History

1.)

The Alpha Booking Agency
6805 Windhaven Parkway 301
The Colony, TX 75056

August 2007 - March 2008
Lead Software Developer, IT Manager

Was commisioned to build custom booking and tour management software.
Ended up creating entire Tour Management, Creation, Booking, and Music Business Management web application.
Created the BookIt!™ software which makes use of the BookIt! Music Industry Contact Database™ which connects booking agents and bands to thousands of important people in the music industry everyday.

BookIt! (Work In Progress)

This project is not yet complete, so I don't have anything to link to, but here are some screenshots for you to view.

2.)

Trinity Credit Services
404 Powerhouse St.
McKinney, TX 75071

November 2006 - February 2008
Senior Software Engineer, IT Manager

Developed company management system called TeamForce: an online administration application used to run the entire company.
Developed tools for customization and integration with third party products. Integrated systems for automatic payment processing.
Integrated systems for acquiring ("pulling") credit reports on clients.
Managed company network setup.
Set up and configured company and office infrastructure.

TeamForce Screenshots

I built and created everything you see here.

3.)

Third String Productions
Dallas, TX

April 2004 - October 2006
Software Engineer, IT Manager

Developed software tools for managing the companies events, accounting, and promotional efforts.
Released these products to the public as shareware.
Aided in setting up all computer equipment and troubleshooting.
All software was written in C# .NET and PHP/MySQL.

4.)

Rubber Duck Software
Denton, TX

April 2004 - Present
CEO, Lead Developer

Developed online tools for managing shareware products including accounting, serial number generation and customer record keeping
Released many different pieces of software as shareware.
Was in charge of all company projects, assets and management.
Designed all company logos, website and public image.
Built company from the ground up into a free standing business.

Education

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

2004 Computer Science & Political Science

Other Projects

TheCodeCast (http://thecodecast.org)

TheCodeCast is an IPTV show (AKA vidcast, videocast, videoblog, screencast, Asynchronous what ya mah doo hickey 2.0, etc.) about programming and development. It covers all topics and programming languages. Episodes include everything from simple tutorials and software walkthroughs all the way to complex algorithm analysis and dissection. Each episode is assigned a difficulty rating (comical although practical) on a scale of 1 to 5 cups of coffee (Depicting how late you’ll be staying up to re-create our examples. This also helps viewers decide if the tutorial is appropriate for them or not. Keep those codin’ fingers stretched, and stay tuned!

MySpace iPhone Web Application (http://thejakemarsh.com/290/)

A web application for accessing MySpace from the iPhone in a clean, usable way. The videos below show off some features and explain a little more.