Randy Hommel
Verified Expert in Engineering
Ajax Developer
Randy is a seasoned developer and entrepreneur specializing in PHP, MySQL, and C/C++. He lives in Buckeye, Arizona with his wife and three kids. He works from home and enjoys spending time with his family. He has a proven record of creating successful web solutions.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Ubuntu
The most amazing...
...thing I've created is a website for displaying product pricing information for in-store displays used at retail stores selling precious metals (gold, silver).
Work Experience
Owner, Programmer
RKH Technology
- Designed multiple websites and web services utilizing market prices for precious metals.
- Created a back-end website for order fulfillment and warehouse tracking for a local utility district.
- Managed and maintained multiple eCommerce websites for multimillion dollar companies.
- Offered technical support for both hardware and software to end users and companies before "Geek Squad" companies existed.
- Collaborated with designers on a variety of web projects.
Application Engineer
Amazon.com
- Created scripting tools for internal tracking of software deployment versions across multiple deployment systems using Perl, and API interfaces.
- Developed automated deployment tracking and monitoring tools across world-wide regional deployments using C/C++.
- Developed early warning systems when team-critical services would cause fatal errors using a combination of tools, including Ruby, and Bash scripting.
- Supported Tier-1 level services across retail platforms as part of a rotating 24-hour support team.
- Created automated rollback scripts for when unexpected software would cause fatal errors in the retail website during the deployment cycle using a combination of shell scripts, Perl, and C++.
President
Mom's Silver Shop
- Developed a POS system using C/C++.
- Created an in-store pricing menu for items offered at their retail position.
- Maintained an eCommerce website built using Zen Cart.
- Automated a process for organizing sales information.
- Designed an in-house website for calculating complex formulas for determining the value of jewelry.
IT Manager
Summit Funding
- Developed a data conversion program allowing information exchange from in-house loan data to an outside loan servicing company.
- Managed a network of 80+ employees.
- Networked multiple business locations using Cisco VPN/routers without any prior experience with Cisco products.
- Provided in-house tech support for malfunctioning computers.
- Set up remote maintenance and upgraded services for all computer systems.
Experience
Collaborative To-do List Application
This well-integrated tool improved our project management process by providing efficient task assignment and monitoring.
Priceboard
http://mss.priceboard.infoSkills
Languages
PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, HTML, dBASE, CSS, C, C++, Bash, Perl, XML
Tools
Apache, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Visual Studio, PaintShop Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Xcode
Platforms
Docker, MacOS, LAMP, Linux, Win32, Ubuntu
Storage
MySQL, Data Integration, SQLite, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Other
CSV, Ajax, Software Development, Cordova
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, jQuery UI, jQuery, PayPal API, Google Maps
Paradigms
Agile Software Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD)
Frameworks
AngularJS
Education
Associate of Science Degree in Computer Science
Foothill College - Los Altos Hills, California
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