Robert Brown

eMail brownrl@gmail.com   Tel +32 485 458 776
Leuven, Belgium

Web Developer & Project Leader

Motivation

Web development is what I do. It's in my blood. There is no greater communication platform than the internet. I cherish any and every opportunity to be a part of it. My experience tells me what works. My knowledge tells me how it needs to be made. My "gut" tells me the rest. I especially love projects that my mother can use and my friends talk about.

Web Interaction and Projects

Passionate about the internet and open source, Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP ( LAMP ).

Strengths

PHP, HTML, CSS, MySql, Apache, Linux, SVN, Java-script, Ajax, jQuery, JSON, AMF ( Flash Services ), General IT, Project Management ( Pipelines ), Mock-Ups.

Code

Functions and snippets of code kept on Snipplr.
Profile here: Snipplr Profile - http://snipplr.com/users/brownrl/

Bonus Hint: View the source Luke!

Social Media

Fully capable to develop applications that integrate Facebook Connect, LinkedIN, Twitter, Tumblr, Blogger.

Common Frameworks and Tools

Able to work with Code Igniter, Zend Framework, MVC Frameworks, Drupal, Wordpress, CMS Made Simple, phpDocumentor and most importantly, other people.

Certifications and Credentials


w3 Schools certified in PHP. 70 Questions, 15 minutes 24 seconds, 91% ( http://www.w3schools.com )

Past and Present Brands

JobAt, Cultuurnet, Volvo, Sanofi Pasteur, Peugeot, Doctors with out Borders, Mitsubishi, ING Bank, Yamaha Motors, TGV, Pepsi Cola, NMBS/SNCB, STIB/MIVB, Jacqmotte, Côte d'Or, Kraft, Evian, Danone, Badoit, Balada, Vichy, Inno, TEC, Coca Cola, Certipost, Grand Valley State University, Smiths Industries Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Eyetronics, Easics

Personal Details

nationality United States, Ex-Patriated to Belgium in 2001, completely legal to work in Belgium and EU.
birth December 16th 1977 Cleveland Ohio, USA
home Leuven, Belgium
life status Married ( to a Belgian ), house, 2 kids, garden, 3 cats, mountain biker.
languages English mother tongue, functional speaking Dutch, basic French

The Present

company Statik
position Senior Web Developer
Started August 2012

Program and develop PHP solutions to problems that no one else wants to do. Ex, "There's a bug in a object orientated layer cake causing an error that doesn't show up in the log file?" Yes, I found that, fixed that, and documented that for the next person. Working mostly in Drupal making modules to add features to websites. Taking over projects that were only half completed and bringing them to a finish.

Favorite Parts Of This Position Are:

Almost Present

company Euro RSCG Brussels ( HAVAS )
position Senior Web Developer
Started December 2007
Ended August 2012

Was the company's sole web developer and administrator for 35 websites. Over five years streamlined the web production process to the point that Euro RSCG's reliance on outsourced web development is ZERO. Made plugins, modules, libraries, and tools allowing Euro RSCG to produce web sites/campaigns faster with better quality and consistentency.

Favorite Parts Of This Position Were:

The Past

Since 1998 I have worked as an employee for these companies:

The Future

The next chapter will include:

Extended Freelance Contract or Traditional Employee both are fine.

Education

Grand Valley State University - Grand Rapids, Michigan - USA
Degree in Computer Sciences
Completed April 2000
http://www.gvsu.edu

Studied abroad one semester at the University of Uppsala Sweden.

Favorite Projects

Peugeot Pre Salon Contest

This online contest encourages web users to share a link to the contest website. At the same time it also encourages users to like the Peugeot Belgium/Luxemburg Facebook page. Users whom obtain the most points ( sharing the link, liking Peugeot ) before the Belgian Auto Show will receive free to tickets to attend.

Best Parts of this Project:

TGV / Fnac Bookmark Game

For this project users first went to a Fnac Belgium store and received a paper/carton bookmark when they bought a book. The bookmark had a computer generated code printed on it that the user could then input into the TGV website. Certain codes won a grand prize trip for two on the TGV train, others won a travel guide book, and others got a discount on Fnac items. The back end of this project allowed TGV and Fnac persons to export the participants directly to Microsoft Excel and see live statistics.

Best Parts of this Project:

Peugeot Press ( Extranet )

This is a sort of extranet that Peugeot Belgium uses to distribute press releases to journalists in Belgium. I was the developer and project manager for this project. I worked one on one with the Peugeot Press Relations Manager ( Wim Doms ) and we developed a smooth and sophisticated website for journalists to log into and get all the latest news and information concerning Peugeot.

I take a lot of pride in this project because Euro RSCG trusted me entirely to handle the whole project. I made the briefings, met with the client, worked on the budget, created the functional analysis, planned the development, planned resources, and developed the project.

The Peugeot Press Relations Manager has said that the journalists are responding very well to the website and that they are asking other car manufacturers to follow the example set by Peugeot.

Serve Online MaitreD

This project was my baby! ServeOnline was a small startup company that was making a restaurant reservation system to be used in numerous brasseries, cafes, restaurants, hotels.

This product also had many other features such as:

I worked on this project for nearly two years, then finally the concept and the project were bought out by Resto.be.