Education
Scrum Alliance
2014 to Current
Certified Scrum Master
Northeastern University
M.S. Computer Science 1998
LeTourneau University
B.S. Computer Science 1995
Summary

I am a Senior Engineer for Traackr focusing on developing a first-class platform for managing influencer marketing initiatives. We are a full stack team building the web platform using a mix of technologies such as PHP and node.js. As the senior Scrum master, I am mentoring the engineering team in best practices for software development. I had my first conference speaking opportunity at php[world] 2015 and am continually working on proposals for other conference talks.

Skills
Web / App Development PHP, node.js, JavaScript / jQuery, MySQL, SQL, HTML / CSS, awk, sed, shell scripting
Frameworks CakePHP, Slim Framework, VueJS, Drupal, vBulletin, MoveableType, Zend Framework, BackboneJS, AngularJS
Testing phpunit, casperjs, Jasmine
Architecture / Process Scrum, Agile, MVC, REST
DevOps Vagrant, Docker, AWS, terraform, Ansible, Continuous Integration / Deployment, git, BitBucket, Jenkins, Travis CI, Apache, Linux, Bamboo
Deprecated chef, C / C++, Java, perl, TCL, LISP / Scheme, Pascal, Motorola & VAX assembly, Perforce, Fortran, eZ publish, Mediawiki, Wordpress, Joomla
Employment
Dec. 2014 to Jan. 2019
Traackr
Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer focusing on developing an influencer marketing platform and mentoring the team in all aspects of the development life cycle.

Apr. 2008 to Dec. 2014
Turbine
Senior Web Engineer

Senior Web Engineer for Turbine Inc. focusing on developing "mobile first" web sites, developing web applications / REST APIs that integrated with our games, and mentoring the team in all aspects of the development life cycle. As the team's Scrum master, I oversaw the development of our Infinite Crisis web site and game data API and our corporate web site.

Jan. 2004 to Apr. 2008
Astaro Corporation
Web Project Manager
Responsible for design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of the Astaro web infrastructure.
Apr. 2001 to Oct. 2002
Packetvideo
Senior Software Engineer
Responsible for design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of portions of the PacketVideo MobileMedia system infrastructure.
Aug. 2000 to Dec. 2000
Highwired.com
Web Developer
Responsible for design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of the HighWired.com community web site.
Nov. 1998 to Aug. 2000
Mainspring
Web Developer
Responsible for design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of the web site and its infrastructure. Was sole web developer from August 1999 to August 2000. Certified in StoryServer system administration and architecture.
Sept. 1997 to Nov. 1998
Reuters Marketing Information
Software Engineer

Responsible for development of "gateway" systems used by the AdValue server infrastructure to interface with third party mainframes.

Feb. 1997 to Aug. 1997
Reuters Marketing Information
Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsible for creating and executing QA test plans for AdValue software releases.

June 1996 to Jan. 1997
Reuters Marketing Information
Product Support Specialist

Responsible for front line support for the AdValue software and network.

Luis Cruz
Senior Web Engineer
Projects
Lupin III Encyclopedia

Personal web site for information about the anime "Lupin the Third" built using Slim Framework.

Infinite Crisis

This was the site for the DC MOBA game Infinite Crisis. Drupal powered the CMS; vBulletin powered the forums. Zend Framework 1 & 2 was used to provide game data API integration, single-sign on, account management, beta registration, and more.

LOTRO Market
PCI compliant storefront for real money transactions for "The Lord of the Rings Online".
Turbine.com Corporate Website

Corporate web site developed with a "mobile first" mentality.

Batman: Arkham City Community Website

A Joomla! based website intended to keep players of Batman: Arkham City engaged after its release by providing a community forum, developer interviews, articles, news about DLC, and interactive elements.