Josh Kutz-Flamenbaum

66-44 71st St #2
Middle Village, NY 11379

Phone: (718) 326-3691
Email: joshkutz@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.kutz-flamenbaum.net/josh/

Employment History

Consultant for Systems Administration
NetAid Foundation (New York, NY)
November 2001-October 2002

Planned and implemented production, staging, and development systems for NetAid.org, a non-profit organization founded by the United Nations. Used Red Hat Linux, Solaris, Cisco Firewall and LocalDirector to provide highly available server environment for mission-critical donation and membership applications. Created E-mail marketing tool by integrating MySQL database with mailing list software. Created Web applications using PostgreSQL, Python, and Zope. Collaborated with seven person Web team to redesign NetAid.org into a tool to increase organization membership.

Web Developer
Starmedia Network (New York, NY)
February 2001-November 2001

Technical lead for Export System, a client/server marketing application used to centralize Starmedia's Spanish and Portuguese Internet products. Application increased company revenue by enabling targeted advertisements on products built using various Web technologies. Developed application using Oracle, PL/SQL stored procedures, Python application server and platform-independent Perl clients using the LWP module. Supervised application deployment among satellite offices and partner companies in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.

Web Developer
The American Prospect (Boston, MA)
August 1999-February 2001

Designed and built content management system for nationally distributed magazine using Linux, Apache, mod_perl, and MySQL. Created publishing tools that enable staff to meet demanding deadlines. Wrote documentation and trained content production staff. Created site architecture and Dynamic HTML templates. Administered co-located FreeBSD production servers and wrote Perl scripts for system administration. Served as technical liaison between print production, new media, and marketing departments.

Freelance Projects

June 1999-Present

A comprehensive list of my freelance projects featuring applications developed for small businesses in Perl and PHP is available on-line at http://www.kutz-flamenbaum.net/josh/portfolio.html.

Information Systems Assistant
Brandeis University Libraries (Waltham, MA)
October 1996-May 1999

Part-time student job. Maintained reference section of library Web site. Created standard HTML templates for academic research guides. Worked with Librarians and Information Systems staff to update Web site. Created new Web site to promote author appearances.

Education

Professional Training & Conferences

Courses: Oracle University, Oracle SQL, August 2001; The Learning Tree, Java Programming, July 2001; Harvard University, Web Programming in Perl, May 1999.

Conferences: International Python Conference 10, February 2002; LinuxWorld, January 2001.

Interests

Skills

Programming: Perl, PHP, Python, Javascript, Java, JSP, TCL, ASP, C, XML/XSLT.

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle 8, SQL, pgplsql, PL/SQL.

Development Tools: CVS, vim, HTML::Mason, UML, ER Diagrams, Unit Testing, Design Patterns, DocBook XML.

Web Design: XHTML 4.0, Dynamic HTML, CSS, Macromedia Homesite, Adobe Photoshop.

System Administration: Apache, Red Hat Linux, RPM, SSH, cron, NFS, SMTP, Solaris, FreeBSD.

Miscellany

References available upon request.