Jacob Fike
Web Application Developer
Professional Profile
LAMP developer with 10+ years experience. Familiar with popular PHP and JavaScript frameworks. Comfortable with object-oriented languages and many common design patterns. Very passionate about social networking, "Web 2.0" and other types of web application development.
Work Experience
Dec 2009 - Present
Chief Technical Officer
Avalon Labs, LLC, Full-Time
- I am the primary technology person behind Avalon Labs first venture: Fellowstream, a people-focused task management web application.
Oct 2006 - Dec 2009
Senior Web Developer
GarageGames, Full-Time
- Performed back-end and front-end development for high-traffic sites InstantAction, Torque Powered and Great Games Experiment.
- Worked with a variety of technologies including: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and XML.
- Performed Linux server administration and maintenance.
- Created new and worked with existing web services such as Facebook Connect and Twitter.
Apr 2001 - Oct 2006
Web Developer
Freelance, Part-Time
- Designed, developed and launched a project management web application for game developers called Overlord.
- Built team collaboration websites for various members of the indie game development community.
- Developed, hosted and maintained online stores, blogs and online communities for multiple customers.
Technical Skills
Expert, 9 years
PHP and MySQL
Well versed in Object-Oriented programming, MVC frameworks and web services. Proficient at database design, administration and optimization. Experienced with CakePHP, Zend Framework and Code Igniter. Familiar with Facebook Connect, Twitter API and other social media services.
Expert, 11 years
HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Vert comfortable with front-end development including taking a design from Photoshop to the browser. Experienced with jQuery, Prototype/Scriptaculous and YUI JavaScript frameworks. Keeping up with latest technologies such as AJAX, CSS3 and HTML5.
Intermediate, 4 years
Server Administration
Comfortable in Linux/Unix systems. Familiar with installing, securing and configuring web and database servers. Proficient in server optimization and caching strategies. Learning to use Amazon Web Services.