486 Oak Park Dr  |  Oshkosh WI 54904  |  920.216.3890  |  chris.franson@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

An enthusiastic technologist with a love for people, the Internet, and philosophy, seeking to increase efficiency and productivity by developing innovative Web applications.

EDUCATION

2002 - 2006
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish
Certificate in Integrated Liberal Studies

Completed December 2006
3.48 GPA

WORK EXPERIENCE

2008 - 2009
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST

Eagle Aviation; Oshkosh, WI
Performed a wide range of duties including website maintenance and updates, Spanish translation and correspondence, technical manual drafting and editing, photography, and office-wide technical support.
 

2004 - 2008
FREELANCE WEB DEVELOPER

Madison, WI
Designed and coded interactive web applications with MySQL database back-ends and dynamic content generation using PHP and JavaScript.  Collaborated with customers to create custom-tailored content management systems that allow website administrators to easily update their sites without any scripting knowledge.
 

2006 - 2007
WEB DEVELOPER

UW NetNerds; Madison, WI
Created web applications both independently and with a small team. Collaborated with other developers, a project manager, and customers to produce high quality web solutions.
 

2005 - 2006
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

UW NetNerds; Madison, WI
Travelled to UW-Madison student residences, providing technical support and disaster recovery in person. Instructed students on how to use various software applications, how to eliminate adware and malware threats, and how to prevent future infections.
 

Summer 2003
QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERN

Mountain Systems Inc; Green Bay, WI
Performed quality assurance and software testing for an enterprise-scale industrial plant analysis and visualization application. Created detailed product test procedure documentation, wrote VB.NET applications to automate QA tasks and increase testing efficiency.
 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Summer 2006
TRAVELING TRANSLATOR

UW-Oshkosh; Peru
Visited many locations in Peru and served informally as a translator for a group of UW-Oshkosh students. Translated for a tour guide in an industrial complex, negotiated prices, and helped English-speaking students explore Peruvian culture.
 

2005 - 2006
CHILDCARE VOLUNTEER

Preschools of Hope; Madison, WI
Helped English-speaking preschool teachers provide care for Spanish-speaking children. Interacted with children by reading, playing games and puzzles, and participating in outdoor activities.
 

Winter 2005
FAMILY ADVOCATE

Red Cross Clinic; Madison, WI
Helped Spanish-speaking parents communicate their children's medical needs through paperwork and interaction with pediatric clinicians.

SKILLS

OPERATING SYSTEMS
  • Microsoft Windows (3.1 through XP) - Over 10 years experience
  • Linux (Kernel: 2.2 through 2.6; Distros: RedHat, SUSE, Gentoo, Ubuntu) - 7 years
  • Apple Mac OS X (10.1 through 10.5) - 6 years
APPLICATIONS
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, and Apple iWork
  • All major web browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and Opera
  • Graphics design software including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks, Inkscape, and the GIMP
  • Experience installing and configuring Apache, PHP, MySQL, X, Samba, VNC, desktop environments, and other software common to the Linux environment
PROGRAMMING
  • Languages: PHP, Perl, Python, Bash scripting, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL
  • Frameworks: CakePHP, jQuery
  • Version Control: SVN
  • Strong ability to debug code and troubleshoot issues
PEOPLE AND COMMUNICATION
  • Confidence with speaking to groups and individuals
  • Mindful, considerate, effective communicator who strives to make his interlocutor feel comfortable

References available upon request.
 

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