Guru.com Profile - staddon
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User Information

Screen name:staddon
Profile ID:714111
Tagline:rate for offsite work
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Membership:Basic Member
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Country:United States
GMT:Eastern Standard Time
Overview

Category rank:39375 in Programming & Databases
Quality score:0.00
Feedback:None
Money (year):$0.00
Money (all time):$366.00
Min. rate/hour:$35.00
Min. project budget:Not specified
Member since:07 Aug 2006
Last sign In:18 Mar 2011 12:02 PM ET
Quotes submitted:0 in last 30 days
Work onsite:Yes
Experience:20 years
Highest degree:High School Degree
Software skills:Drupal, PHP, MySQL, MediaWiki, Linux system administration (Apache, Postfix, Dovecot, Samba), MS Access, Visual Basic

Projects Completed:
* Designed and wrote complex e-commerce application (VbzCart) in MS Access
* Migrated complex MS Access 97 application to web-based Linux/MySQL/PHP - used ODBC to connect Access to MySQL, wrote SQL to export data
* Documented MS Access applications, and remediated them for y2k-readiness
* Co-designed and wrote ActiveX client module to enable MS Access/VB applications to read/write structured data from non-relational business system (ManMan) running on DEC server; also wrote the Windows-based go-between executable
* Wrote several extensions for MediaWiki, including anti-spam database, bank account management, billable hours, and e-commerce modules
Additional skills:Excellent writing, proofreading
Some electronics skills

Older development tools:
Gambas, Pascal (Borland Pascal; Delphi); 80x86 Assembler, DEC FORTRAN
Subcategories:Database Administration
Database Design
Programming
Technical Support
Web Programming
Industries:Education
Heavy Machinery
Computer Software
Internet & Ecommerce
Retail
Highlights:MediaWiki: installation, customization, writing extensions, modifying skins, organizing site contents
MySQL: data design and documentation; use with PHP, MS Access
Work terms:I prefer to communicate in text (email, IM, online applications such as bettermeans, MediaWiki, etc.), especially regarding technical information or work terms -- but using the phone for more casual discussion is fine, or for discussing important stuff as long as there is a follow-up email to document the important parts.