My Background

When I was 12 my parents bought my first computer - a Packard Bell 386 with 2 MB of RAM. It was running MS-DOS 5.0 and I spent hours in the DOS "help" file learning to write batch scripts, modifying config.sys and autoexec.bat, and writing QBASIC games.

Once I was introduced to the Internet in 1998 I immediately began creating web pages, and eventually started a small nice community site for teenagers.

At 17 I got my first professional programming position, working with a company that provided electronic medical records for dermotology and dermatopathology jobs.

What I Do Now

I have a broad range of experience in the information technology world - *nix system administration, network installation and maintenance, application deployment, and, of course, software development in multiple languages (I started with C and Pascal, but quickly moved on to Java and later PHP).

Services I Provide

As a consultant in New York, I often work with customers that have a very small IT department. These customers rely on me to provide them with advice on software choices, implementation, project specifications, deciding on vendors, and a multitude of other tasks. Occasionally I will create a custom application for a customer from the ground up.

On other projects I serve as a contractor to provide aid to projects: new projects, old projects, on-going projects, whatever they may be.

What I'm Passionate About

• Unit Testing
• Application Security
• Source Code Control
• Getting the job done
• Making the users happy

How To Contact Me

• Email: brian at realm 3 dot com
• Phone: (917) 512-3594
• Fax: (440) 744-3559

Very Experienced With

• PHP
  • CakePHP
  • Zend Framework
• Web Development (Hand-coded HTML,CSS,Javascript)
• MySQL
• Linux (In particular Redhat or Debian distros)

Fairly Experienced With

• Java (JSP)
• Oracle

Some Experience With

• Ruby on Rails
• Symfony
• Smarty
• C
• Network admin
• Windows 2003 Servers

If you need additional information, contact me. I can provide you with a full resume.