I have been working as a Front End Web Developer for more than 11 years. My passion is strategizing, designing, and creating online brands using the front end technologies of HTML5, CSS3, Javascript along with the back-end technologies of PHP, MySQL, and ASP.NET. I'm someone who does not rest until a development problem is solved.
Programming Technologies: HTML5/HTML/XHTML, CSS3, Javascript, AJAX, XML, PHP, MySQL, ASP, SOAP, Perl, C, Visual Basic
Software/Frameworks/Tools: Wordpress, Joomla, jQuery, MooTools, Dojo, Prototype, Node.js, LESS, Flash, Actionscript, CodeIgniter, ExpressionEngine, CakePHP, MVC, Object Oriented Programming, Email Marketing, Mobile Apps, Phonegap, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver) Microsoft Office, Google Analytics, Google AdWords/Adsense, SEO, Linux, Apache, Nginx, API (Twitter, Amazon, Google, Youtube, Facebook, Paypal, Mailchimp, ExactTarget)
Software Engineer @ From August 2015 to Present (3 months) Greater New York City AreaWeb Developer @ • Lead Front-End Engineer in creating CMS for Pipeline operators to display information to the public
• Built CMS using custom HTML5 framework built on top of Angular.js, alongside a Java backend From May 2014 to July 2015 (1 year 3 months) Houston, Texas AreaWeb Developer @ - Created daily humor site featuring purchasable Amazon products
- Built Site in Wordpress and LNMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and optimized PHP)
- Used Amazon API, geolocation, and Object Oriented Javascript to manage products, affiliate country codes, and embeddable widget From September 2013 to May 2014 (9 months) Lead Web Developer @ Front-end website development using HTML/XHTML, CSS, and Javascript. Back-end development using PHP, MySQL, Linux, and Apache. From February 2011 to May 2014 (3 years 4 months) Library Attendant @ • Installed and configured free open-source software to manage the spiritual library of more than 2,200 books and audio-visual media
• Marketed books to patrons, gave recommendations, and researched new books to expand current offering
• Assisted Star of Hope residents with use of computers, teaching new computer skills
• Assisted residents in job search by providing expertise in sending resumes to prospective employers From April 2010 to December 2010 (9 months) Owner @ • Designed and executed a platform for advertisers to promote their business, and fans of advertiser to share a favorite ad with others by “liking” an ad
• Created social media campaign on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to generate loyal following
• Wrote press releases to members of local and national media outlets to increase awareness
• Generated emails and made phone calls to potential clients and partners From March 2009 to April 2010 (1 year 2 months) Internet Marketer @ • Marketed products for popular brands including Nike, Dell, and Apple
• Created online ads for sale of products and researched ways to develop ads with highest response rate
• Designed and developed fully functional landing pages and websites which directed to product pages using polls, trivia questions, and interactive games
• Implemented creative strategies to increase user engagement with web page From August 2007 to March 2009 (1 year 8 months) Senior Web Developer @ • Constructed full websites based on screenshots provided by the creative department with full functionality, cleanly coded, and validated by W3C guidelines, accessible to web users with disabilities
• Created and updated web pages for Hewlett Packard’s Public Sector Group
• Investigated future opportunities for business growth as part of the company’s Emerging Media Team From July 2004 to August 2007 (3 years 2 months) Owner @ • Created unique websites from scratch for small and minority-owned businesses and organizations
• Networked with clients and potential partners through Chamber of Commerce events, phone calls, and email
• Handled all business planning and strategy including financial analysis, search engine optimization, and marketing From May 2002 to July 2004 (2 years 3 months)
B.S., Computer Science @ Carnegie Mellon University From 1998 to 2002 Landon Fears is skilled in: Web Development, JavaScript, MySQL, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, Advertising, jQuery, XHTML, E-commerce, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, XML, PHP, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, AJAX, Linux, ASP, Apache, Perl, PhoneGap, Nginx, Node.js, HTML 5, CSS3, jQuery Mobile, Github, Joomla, CakePHP, Facebook API, CodeIgniter, Google API, Java, C++, JSON, User Experience, ExpressionEngine, Backbone.js, Django, Python, Angular.js, Zend Framework, Amazon Web Services..., PostgreSQL, Mobile Applications, LESS, SASS, Responsive Web Design, HTML5, RESTful WebServices
Websites:
http://landonfears.com