Senior Software Developer & Architect @ - Software architect on Verticals implementation team utilizing Wordpress and PHP. - Team lead and internal resource for training and mentoring across the organization. - Designed and implemented Django applications for various corporate projects. - Streamlined code release process working with QA and SCM teams using Git and GitHub. - Technical interface between product managers and vendor integrations. From March 2012 to Present (3 years 8 months) Greater Denver AreaApplication Developer @ - Enhanced election application built in Django and stabilized for election night traffic surges. - Developed Django applications in support of various newsroom functions. - Created Denver Daily Deals iOS application. - Stabilized commenting and photo gallery servers and applications using caching and Varnish. From March 2011 to March 2012 (1 year 1 month) Greater Denver AreaSoftware Developer @ - Full stack development on lasvegassun.com and lasvegasweekly.com. - Modified and enhancing Ellington CMS built on Django and Python. - Developed Las Vegas Weekly’s iPhone application utilizing geolocation data. - Created an API to access content from CMS. - Responsible for monitoring and maintaining production servers. From April 2009 to March 2011 (2 years) Las Vegas, Nevada AreaWeb Application Developer @ - Lead developer on 2007 website redesign and Ellington CMS implementation. - Managed code changes and bug fixes to proprietary newsroom budgeting system. - Conceived and developed applications which substantially increased web traffic. From May 2006 to March 2009 (2 years 11 months) Greater Denver AreaWeb Application Developer @ Continuing Education - Built web applications to interface with students. From January 2006 to May 2006 (5 months) Boulder, COWeb Systems Technician @ Division of Biostatistics - Development of web applications for data collection and software license distribution. From May 2001 to December 2005 (4 years 8 months) Greater Denver AreaData Support Specialist @ Department of MIS/Is. - Support of Campus computers and networking equipment. From May 1997 to August 2000 (3 years 4 months) Greater Denver Area

Colorado State University Kevin Graves is skilled in: Python, Django, PHP, PostgreSQL, HTML, JavaScript, Linux, MySQL, Varnish, Web Caching, Objective-C, Git, Github, Agile Methodologies, CMS, WordPress, SEO, Web Applications, CSS, Web Development