Objective: I'm looking for a position where I can enjoy coding and become known in the software world.

Preferred Work

My greatest skills are in the area of low-level code, such as interaction with operating systems and devices. I prefer to work with Objective-C when possible, with C as a close second choice. I have a comprehensive set of skills related to web and network administration, computer troubleshooting, and all the other things you'd generally expect from a tech person.

Technology Experience

C, C++, Objective-C
Cocoa, Cocoa Touch
PHP

HTML, CSS, XSL, JavaScript
MySQL, SQLite
CVS, SVN, Git

Limited experience in:

OpenGL, Java, Python, C#

Work Experience

Links to most of my work can be found at <http://www.darkrainfall.org/>.

Independent Developer (2000-Present)

Published a Cocoa Touch application on the Apple App Store, a simple “quick-smile” utility.
Ported the Classic Mac OS game “Missions of the Reliant” to Mac OS X, a work in progress.
Wrote an emulator for the original IBM PC, a work in progress.

PHP Columnist (2009, 2011)

Wrote the article "Writing Custom PHP Extensions", published in the July 2009 issue of php|architect magazine.
Wrote the article "Cracks in the Foundation", published online as part of the 2011 edition of PHP Advent (http://phpadvent.org).

PHP Source Code Developer (2008-Present, Volunteer)

Proposed and implemented the "nowdoc" feature in PHP, new with version 5.3.
Led the effort to convert PHP's source code repository from CVS to Subversion, completed July 2009.
Outlined and contributed to comprehensive documentation for the Zend engine.

Database Manager, Senior Programmer, Website Developer (2005-2007)

SkyTag Software, Inc.

(http://www.skytag.com)

Engineered a World Wide Web-based interface for internal and customer management of software licenses.
Learned cryptographic techniques for serial number generation.
Interfaced the customer database with e-commerce provider Kagi.
Directed the upgrade path for the File Buddy application from classic Mac OS to Mac OS X.
Created visually appealing disk images for software distribution.

Independent Contractor (2001-2002)

Daniel Rubein

Modified version 3.1 of the GNU C preprocessor (http://gcc.gnu.org) to accept PHP code without errors.

References

References are available upon request.