JOSHUA G. SPANGLER
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EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
  Minor in Geography
Certificate in Cartography
Graduation Date: May 1998
UMBC - University of Maryland Baltimore County

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
Primary Computer Languages:
  Coldfusion, C#, ASP.Net, SQL, JavaScript, AJAX, Classic ASP, VBScript, HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML

Secondary Computer Languages:
  C, C++, Java, JSP, Perl, PHP and Python

Computer Software:
  Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 - 2008
Microsoft IIS 2 - 7.5
Site Refresh CMS
Microsoft Visual Source Safe
Microsoft Office including Visio and Project
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Operating Systems:
  Microsoft DOS - Windows 2008 R2 Server, UNIX, LINUX, Macintosh

Other Related Technology Systems:
  Network Engineering, Active Directory, DNS, SMTP, SSL, PGP, SSH, FTP, FTPS, Telnet, VMware
I have planned and executed an Active Directory upgrade from a Windows 2000 domain to a Windows 2008 R2 domain.


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Educate, Inc. (formerly Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.)
  1001 Fleet Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Lead Programmer/Analyst
May 2001 - Present

I am the Lead Programmer/Analyst of the Educate, Inc. Enterprise Web Development team. I oversee the development, documentation, maintenance and standards of over two dozen web sites and applications that receive over 200 million hits a month. I have project management responsibilities and have complete knowledge of all phases of life-cycle development. I prepare detailed technical/functional specifications for new web sites, enhancements, scope changes and maintenance. I create "all-in" estimates for new web sites and projects on a routine basis and have a history of always hitting my estimates and deadlines.

I create the architectural design, database design and lead the development of web sites that are multi-lingual and have secure custom web based administration portals. I instruct, direct and check the work of other programmers on the Enterprise Web Development team, while mentoring junior level programmers. I research and recommend technical solutions for web server capacity, performance and limitations in a multiple clustered server environment. I evaluate, recommend and introduce new technologies in support of the ever-changing direction of the company business.

I keep a wide knowledge through first hand experience and research of current browser trends and browser compatibility issues on multiple platforms. This knowledge began with Mosaic in college, through the browser wars of Netscape & Internet Explorer, continuing today with Internet Explorer 8, Firefox and Chrome.

I have worked with the SCRUM/Agile Development Methodology as well as the Waterfall methodology at Sylvan.

I also maintained the WebTrends server and the current Urchin server for web site traffic reporting, and Mods, which is an issue tracking/tasking system that I developed.

  Related Web Applications and Sites.
    www.educate.com
www.wallstreetinstitute.com
www.schuelerhilfe.de
etime.insideeducate.com

AtomicOZ, Inc.
  3304 Beech Ave.
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
Partner, CFO, Lead Developer
August 2001 - December 2002

I was the lead developer and CFO for AtomicOZ. This involves the complete analysis, design and development of all projects from initial contact with the client to deployment and maintenance.

  Related Web Applications and Sites.
    www.hopkins-gi.org
www.ciastudio.com

Gr8, Inc.
  2400 Boston Street
Suite 301, Signature Building
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Technical Director
June 1998 - May 2001

My experience with Gr8 involved the Technical Direction, Development and Programming of web applications for a multitude of organizations and companies.
I was involved in each project for the full term of the project. This ranged from initial contact with the client, to site requirements and site architecture, database and application design, to delivery and maintenance of web applications.

  Related Web Applications and Sites.
    www.gr8.com
www.packexpo.com
www.adworks.com
www.incube8.com
www.primeoutlets.com
www.creditconnection.com
www.longview.com
www.golombard.com
www.icatlogistics.com

UMBC Department of Geography - Spatial Analysis Laboratory
  Baltimore, Maryland 21250
GIS Specialist/Research Assistant
June 1997 - May 1998

Created and maintained a web page for UMBC SAL's Tree Troops program.
Digitization of forest patch cover in the Gwynns Falls Watershed, Baltimore County and City for the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project.
Edited and updated Avenue scripts for ArcView.
Handled quality control during the digitization process.
Data manipulation in ARC/INFO for the Urban to Rural Index (URI) project.
Handled data entry and manipulation in the UMBC General Entry Metadata (GEM) system.

Geosystems Global Corporation, Inc.
  Columbia, Maryland
Cartographer
December 1996 - December 1997

Responsibilities included cartographic services ranging the design, creation, and updating of maps and cartographic products.

UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES:
Member: Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society
Member: Geography Council of Majors

REFERENCES:
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