Joseph Wilhelm
Phone: 602.821.9318
Web: http://www.tarken.net/
Email: tarkatronic@gmail.com 

› Skills
  Software Experience 
    Operating systems: Linux (RedHat, Fedora, Mandrake, Debian, Slackware,
      Ubuntu, CentOS; kernel versions 2.2.x - 2.6.x), Windows (3.x, 9x,
      NT, 2000, XP), DOS
    Database engines: PostgreSQL (7.4, 8.x), MySQL (3.23, 4.1, 5.0)
    Server software: Apache, Postfix, Cyrus, BIND, IPVS
    Source control tools: CVS, SVN, git
    Virtualization tools: VMWare, Xen, xVM, VirtualBox
    Other: Crystal Reports 
  Programming Languages & Technologies 
    Proficient in: PHP, SQL, Perl, Python, BASH, HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript,
      AJAX, JSON, XML, XPath, ASP, ADO/OLEDB, ODBC, Visual Basic, VBScript, LPC,
      PostgreSQL PL/SQL
    Rudimentary knowledge of: C, C++, C#, Java, RSS, ATOM, SOAP, Ruby, Lua

› Employment History
  SMP Communications Corp / Scottsdale, AZ / August 2008 - Present
    DBA / Developer; assisting in database maintenance and data analysis.
    Researching and proposing upgrade paths for both hardware and software
    upgrade paths. Driving the company toward new revenue streams in previously
    unexplored territories including web portals and mobile messaging. Assisting
    with network security analysis and maintenance.
  Centralized Technologies, Inc. / Tempe, AZ / June 2006 - August 2008
    IT / Development Manager; administered all network, systems and code. Upgraded
    databases to a replicated MySQL platform. Implemented software versioning and
    a release cycle. Maintained, bugfixed and extended old code, as well as
    developing new systems. Responsible for scaling IT staff appropriately to
    balance business and IT needs.
  Outsource Financial Services, LLC / Tempe, AZ / July 2001 - June 2006
    Worked with a small team of other IT personnel, sharing a broad spectrum of
    responsibilities, including: web application design and development, backend
    application development, systems maintenance, disaster recovery, hardware and
    software technical support. Assisted in server and network configuration and
    deployment when moving the company to a new site. 
  Lyrical Communications, LLC / Internet Based / October 1999 - June 2006 
    Independent consultant and systems developer; worked with a team of other
    developers over the internet to develop web applications, as well as backend and
    support applications for a variety of clients. 
  Spokane Community College / Spokane, WA / September 1999 - June 2001
    Linux Consultant and Web Assistant; maintaining a Linux server for student use
    and access from various web applications. Also assisted in development of the
    school's web site, primarily working on a threaded message board system. 
  L.A. Boone & Company / Spokane, WA / September 2000 - December 2000
    Assisted in development of a vehicle auction tracking system for Silver Auto
    Auctions. Development was done in a Linux environment using the Python
    programming language. Also acted as network administrator, maintaining the
    company firewall and internal network.

› Education
  Spokane Community College / Spokane, WA / September 1998 - June 2000
    Attended numerous classes encompassing web development and related fields.
    Major: Web Development 
  Lewis & Clark High School / Spokane, WA / September 1996 - April 1998
    Studied numerous computer-related and advanced math courses, left April 1998 for
    purposes of higher learning.