Wan Hsi Yuan

206 W 21st Apt B12
New York, NY 10011
email: wan1980@yahoo.com

Objective

To obtain an information systems position with an emphasis in Internet/Web technologies

Summary

Three years of professional experience in web based applications, design, and development
Expertise in every aspect of the software development life cycle
two years experience working and consulting with numerous clients on web development initiatives

Technical Skills

Programming

PHP, Oracle PL/SQL, Perl and Python, JAVA, ASP, XML, JavaScript, DHTML, HTML, XHTML, CSS, Visual Basic

Database

MySQL , Oracle 9i, Microsoft Access XP

Software and Tools

Macromedia Suite (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat), Office XP Suite

Education

Master of Science - Information System 2006

University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems 2003

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

EXPERIENCE

OpenPosting.com – on-line classifieds

Systems and Design Architect: , 10/28/04 – Present

Leading a team of 5 individuals in the development of OpenPosting.com
Designed and developed web based applications entirely in PHP and MySQL
Architected front-end design and back-end database to context-specific algorithms for performance optimization to create web 2.0 environments
Implemented extensive XML and JavaScript to incorporate client-side applications into general web functionality
Tracked user-specific preferences and behaviors via cookies
Developed “search-radius” functionality to a query database to maximize search distances from specified zip-codes
Customized database to allow user-specific search capabilities (nation-wide, college-specific, and category-specific queries)
Tuned PHP code, MySQL queries, and database settings to optimize search performance resulting in gains of up to 92%
Enhanced the time-keeping capabilities of OpenPosting.com to make the system more user-friendly
Implemented encryption and decryption technology to ensure the security of the system
Published RSS feed for easy access for data communications
Applied Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash software applications to utilize the most current internet capabilities

RockMind Web Design

Web Design Developer, 02/28/04 – 09/28/05

Designed and developed company homepage
Worked with several clients as a web consultant to help meet their individual business objectives

Stars and Stripes Military News paper Inc

Pre-Press Technician , 10/28/03 – 03/18/04

Assisted the editorial team with editing and proofreading publication copy prior to distributing in Asia and Europe
Oversaw newspaper and advertisement placement and layout

James Madison University

Computer Lab Assistant, 11/06/00 – 05/10/03

Managed over ten computer labs throughout university campus
Offered technical solutions to professors and students