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Roderick Forsythe

Lexington
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Last update: 03.07.2017

Project Manager and Sr. Web App Developer

Company: CloudF Consulting, LLC
Graduation: not provided
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Native or Bilingual)

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Skills

I enjoy engaging with people to create & improve processes and systems to meet evolving challenges. I am at my best when there is an immediate challenge that requires a tactical solution now that can be aligned with the long term strategy.

Versatile solution analyst originating in the Customer Support & Service arena with over 15 years of experience. I have a passion for creating strong solutions through technology and business processes that target people’s specific needs.

Extremely knowledgeable in a multitude of technologies and platforms such as Google Apps, Zendesk, RunMyProcess, SalesForce, Cloud Services (Google. Amazon AWS, etc.).


Specialties:

Knowledge Management, Web Analytics, Project Management, Systems & Processes Design, Systems Integration, Google Apps, Zendesk, SalesForce, Amazon AWS, Web Front-End Development, Customer Support Solutions & Service, RunMyProcess

Project history

Independent Consultant                                                                                                  Aug 2014 –  Present
Roderick Forsythe, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Provide IT consulting expertise is a variety of areas including DevOps, AWS, RunMyProcess, Wordpress,               and custom application development using PHP, JS, MySQL and other technologies.
  • Clients include legal, insurance, financial, and IT consulting companies.
  • Experienced with AWS components (AMIs, Database Instances, Route 53, Security Rules, etc.)
  • Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, documentation and mentoring of best practices
  • Create custom front-end applications (including reporting dashboards) for custom applications.
Sr. Software Engineer - CMS & Portal                                                                          Dec 2013 –  Aug 2014
Volar Video, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Lead team of talented developers to a modern Content Management System (CMS) & Web Portal system for live streaming broadcasts, archived videos, photo galleries and other featured content.
  • Create and maintain various AWS components (AMIs, Database Instances, Route 53, Security Rules, etc.)
  • Developed new video & other content delivery platform system using Yii PHP MVC framework, Bootstrap, Jquery, MySQL, and Redis Cache.
  • Configured nginx for high load production environments
  • Create and implement security controls, event monitoring processes
  • Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, documentation and mentoring of best practices

Enterprise Solutions Delivery Center Manager                                                         June 2011 –  Dec 2013
White Stratus, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Manage regional company office - including HR responsibilities.
  • Account management for key US clients ~$250k portfolio
  • Lead team of talented developers & consultants for software development
  • Lead Enterprise Customer Service & Support Operations
  • Created and deployed cloud apps on Google Cloud Compute (GPC) - Google’s AWS Alternative
Quality Assurance Software Engineer                                                                               Jan 2011 –  June 2011
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
  • Create custom solutions for use by product quality engineers.
  • Implement custom report portal using PHP Codeigniter (MVC), ExtJS (front-end GUI) and Firebird NoSQL
  • Designed and delivered custom real-time analytics solution for a specialized data store.
IT Manager                                                                                                                                    Jan 2009 – Dec 2010
American Recordable Media, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Management & customization for 3 e-Commerce websites (Magento) & 2 marketing sites using PHP, JS, MySQL).
  • Development of MS-Access inventory & billing system.
  • System admin: Windows Server 200, 2003, Ubuntu, and CentOS.
  • Design & manage online marketing campaigns for homepage banners, Google AdWords, and email newsletters.
  • Analyze web metrics for e-Commerce sites & marketing campaigns.
Applications Systems Analyst                                                                                                                            Sept 2001 – Deb 2009
Lexmark International, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Research and design systems, processes, and current technology solutions. Project manager & technical team lead recommending and implementing technology & business solutions coordinating on-site and offshore teams delivering results on time and within budget.
  • Create, maintain, and implement technical standards related to web metrics, site taxonomy, and design implementation through CSS, graphics, html, xml, and flash.
  • Manage the development of applications through the software development lifecycle with team of 3-4 developers.

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