David Lynch

Knowledge

• Programming languages:
  • PHP,
  • Python,
  • Lua,
  • JavaScript,
  • SQL,
  • C^#,
  • (X)HTML,
  • CSS,
  • XML,
  • XSL
• Tools:
  • Subversion,
  • git,
  • CVS,
  • Vim,
  • L^AT_EX,
  • regular expressions,
  • the GIMP,
  • Microsoft Visual Studio,
  • Apache
• Libraries:
  • Django,
  • jQuery,
  • PEAR,
  • Prototype.js,
  • Base2.DOM

Project History

At ESRI

• Third Party Content Database

  internal

  Tracking of external components used in ESRI's GIS software. Used for export compliance analysis and compliance with attribution requirements.

  Written in Python with Django. Multi-user, permissioned web front-end to an sqlite database.

• GlobaLaw Knowledge Base

  internal

  Front-end for navigating location-based data, drilling-down through geographical regions to local areas.

  Written in PHP and MySQL, employing jQuery for UI details and JSON. Interaction with MS SharePoint. Friendly web interface for adding location data, allowing simple clicks to be turned into image maps without requiring technical knowledge from the user.

• Business Interests Database

  internal

  Tracking investments and details of subsidiary companies, including data visualization and custom reports, with Google Maps API integration.

  Written with PHP and MySQL, employing jQuery for UI details. Created an extensible framework for report generation, allowing easy development of custom reports for non-technical users.

• "Add Link" Web Part

  internal

  Microsoft SharePoint web part allowing link creation in document libraries

  Written in C^#, using Visual Studio. Twisted SharePoint to meet with the internal client's goals, providing a more consistent experience for end-users.

• Data reformatting tools

  internal

  Converted text output from SAP R3 to Excel spreadsheets, for use by non-technical staff in report generation.

  Written in Python, with wxPython and py2exe. Parsed horribly inconsistent and changeable data and output far more usable information.

At P & L Systems

• Onlinemove.co.uk

  onlinemove.co.uk (not live)

  Real-estate solicitor competitive quoting system, with multiple user roles

  Written with PHP and MySQL, with jQuery.

• Technology Futures Network

  technologyfuturesnetwork.org

  Business executive social networking site.

  Written with PHP and MySQL.

• Chatterton's

  chattertonshop.com

  Fashion boutique web store, extending ZenCart.

  Written with PHP and MySQL. Attention paid to making changes maintainable, and allowing for easy upgrades of the core product.

• EEFOS

  eefos.com

  Laundry service dispatch site.

  Written with PHP and MySQL.

• Barclays Bank

  internal

  Updated internal training website from ASP to ASP.Net

Personal Projects

• FicWad

  ficwad.com

  Fiction archive site, with use of caching, performance-tuned SQL, Unicode support, using AJAX where appropriate.

  Written with PHP and MySQL, using Base2.DOM for javascript assistance, and Python for backend scripts. Has to cope with high traffic on limited hardware; many optimizations in place.

• maphilight

  plugins.jquery.com

  jQuery plugin that adds mouseover highlighting to image maps. Created for a project involving maps of the world, to add some "punch" to the interaction.

  Pure JavaScript, with cross-browser compatibility techniques to use VML in IE and <canvas> in more capable browsers. Highly customizable through documented APIs.

• World of Warcraft addons

  davidlynch.org/wow

  Written in Lua and XML, employing a poorly documented API to create usable enhancements of people's gaming experience. Also created and maintained libraries for other's use.

• lj.py

  ljpy.googlecode.com

  Object oriented, Python implementation of the LiveJournal API.

• akismet.py

  akismetpy.googlecode.com

  Python implementation of the Akismet spam-checking API.

Employment history

• Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

  Special Projects Programmer Redlands, CA 2005 - present

• P & L Systems, Ltd.

  Contract Programmer High Wycombe, Bucks, UK 2003 - present

Contact information

• Email: lynch.david@gmail.com
• Phone: (909) 435-4805