Resume of Michelangelo van Dam

Summary

Seven years of professional experience in web application development, web application design and consulting.
Recent work involved mainly PHP and Perl based web front-end interface design and development according to valid web standards, HTML/XHTML, CSS, XML and XSLT.
Additional 2 years professional experience with web statistics,  search engine marketing and monitoring of services and networks.

Technical Skills

Prior experience and understanding of:

Language Skills

• Dutch: Fluent - Full knowledge
• English: Fluent - Full knowledge
• French: Conversational - Advanced
• German: Conversational - Advancedl
• Spanish: Conversational - Limited

Professional Experience

In2IT, Mechelen, Antwerp (B) [2004 - Present]
Owner/Freelance Web Developer & Consultant

• Developing a diversity of various applications, consulting small businesses network integrations and providing B2B services for a diversity of clients.
• Administrative interface for Othello Diamonds (http://www.othellodiamonds.be)
• Online ticket sales for CC De Stijger (http://www.desteigerboom.be)
• Network installation Lawyer Office Lens-Mertens (http://www.lens-mertens.be)
• Advising SEO for ITrade Belgium (http://www.itrade-belgium.com)
• Various applications for the online pharmacy Landelijke Apotheek (http://www.landelijkeapotheek.nl)
• Wi-Fi home network installations for consumer clients

Ausy, Woluwe, Brussels (B) [2007 - Present]
IT Consultant

•  Developing PHP applications for fixed-priced projects as continous contracts
• Extending the Zend Framework with extra functionality and contributing this back to the community
• Installation and configuration of a complete development environment (LAMP)
• Development of PDF Reports generated by Zend_PDF
• Development of a LDAP connector accessible via Web Services 

vzw 'de Rand', Wemmel, Brussels (B) [2005 - 2007]
ICT Manager

• System and network administration, design and implementation
• Security management
• Integration of third-party applications
• Consultancy on web site design, backend integration and online applications
• Training and support

Telenet, Mechelen, Antwerp (B) [2001 - 2005]
Operations Engineer Internet Services

• Designing and developing mass user web applications and integration of third party/open source software packages for Belgiums secondary leading ISP.
• Evaluation and integration of NetIQ's WebTrends Reporting Center
• Partially designing and developing our customer services platform (myTelenet)
• Developing various online tools for B2C purposes
• Designing and integration of customer tools based on open source projects

2organize.com, Rotterdam (NL) [2000 - 2001]
Web Application Developer

• Developing and maintaining web applications for various customers and integration of web services
• Online shop for Adobe Europe (http://eurostore.adobe.com)
• Online reservations for Belvilla holliday houses (http://www.belvilla.nl)
• Maintenance of the KNSA website (http://www.knsa.be)

Hippodrome, Villajoyosa, Alicante (E) [2000 - 2000]
System Administrator

• Maintenance of network for cybercafé and setting up game servers for online gaming

World Online, Antwerp (B) [1999 - 2000]
Development Engineer

• Development customer applications for digital media (CD-ROM and website)
• creation of the european award winning customer CD-ROM 12move.com
• building co-branded online and offline marketing projects

Training Courses

• SUN Java Programming Language (SL-275) 2004
• WebTrends Management Training 2004
• PIVO Fire prevention training 2004
• PIVO Industrial First Aid 2004
• Arista Industrial Aid 2003
• Visual Basic 2002

Certifications, Awards and Achievements

• Zend PHP Certified Engineer (December 28, 2006)
  

Education

• Vocational degree, Business School Turnhout (B) [1996 - 1998]
  2 additional years for accountancy/Information Technology
• High School degree, Atheneum Malle (B) [1992 - 1996]
  Majoring Trade and languages

Leisure

• Setting up and maintaining games servers for LAN-Parties.
• Maintaining and supporting my games-website http://www.dragonbe.be