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Jason Crowther

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Web development expert with 10 years experience in all aspects of web projects including planning, design, and implementation. Worked closely with clients to understand challenges and develop innovative, cost effective, and efficient solutions; highly regarded by clients for providing excellence in ongoing project support.

Major Projects

channelSUITE - Project leader and chief architect, managing a team of 3 developers. channelSUITE is a collection of integrated on-line tools that provide automation for partner, manufacturer, and reseller programs. All modules share a common framework that can easily be adapted for many different business scenarios. channelSUITE features extensive connectivity options to client ERP, CRM, Salesforce, and other custom data stores. Brief descriptions of the individual tools follow:

  • channelADMIN - A directory for system user information with delegated administration capability. Provides flexible access control for the other channelSUITE applications.
  • channelLEADS - A lead distribution and tracking tool.
  • channelINCENTIVES - A tool for management of sales and marketing incentives programs.
  • channelFUNDS - A tool for management of market development and co-op marketing funds programs.
  • channelMARKETER - A tool for customizing and ordering marketing materials.
  • channelRECRUITER - A tool for automating the partner recruitment process.
  • channelDEALS - A tool for automating the partner deal registration process.

MtgNet Interactive Broker System - Lead Developer.
MtgNet is a web-based hub for mortgage brokers, lenders, and mortgage industry service providers.
Select project highlights:

  • Custom communications protocols for transferring mortgage rate and application information between brokers, lenders, and mortgage service providers.
  • Lead routing and tracking system for leads from prospective mortgage customers.
  • Multilevel access control system to insure privacy of customer data.
  • Template based editor for mortgage brokers to maintain their own homepage without having any special technical skills.

Purplewire Web Application Framework - Lead Developer.
The Purplewire Web Application Framework is a set of object oriented perl modules that provide reusable functionality in the areas of form processing, authentication, session management, database interaction, and templates. The framework supports rapid application prototyping and provides code consistency to aid in ongoing support.ShopCart - Major contributor.
ShopCart is a set of tools for building on-line stores. Catalog management and order processing can be handled on-line through a browser based interface. Interface points are provided for integration with legacy ordering systems and real-time credit card processing gateways.

Professional Experience

Purplewire LLC
Syracuse, New York.
Lead Software Engineer - June 1997 through present.
Responsible for design and implementation of web information systems providing automation for varied business processes. Led engineering team by researching and evaluating new technologies and defining best practices.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology
SUNY Institute of Technology
Marcy, New York, May 1997.

Associates of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, New York, May 1995.

Technical Skills by Application

Programming Languages

  • perl (object oriented)
  • SQL
  • PHP
  • Java

Internet Technologies

  • HTML/XHTML
  • Javascript
  • CSS
  • AJAX
  • Semantic Web Design
  • XML
  • SOAP
  • SSO
  • RSS

Databases

  • MySQL
  • Informix (IDS, SE)
  • Access

System Administration

  • Desktop PC Maintenance
  • Hardware Provisioning
  • Server Software Maintenance
  • 24 Hour Monitoring

Operating Systems

  • Linux (Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu)
  • Windows XP
  • OSX
  • Solaris

Personal Website

jasoncrowther.com