Rodney Lee Jones Jr.

P.O. Box 8140

Chicago, Il 60680-8140

(773)858-4905

readylee@gmail.com

EDUCATION

University of Chicago  Chicago, IL

Master of Science        Computer Science       June 2008

Programming in C, C++, Java, Python, Shell; Unix & Windows Operating Systems; Networking

Information Systems Management, Software Development Life Cycles

Database architecture; data design; data mining and warehousing

 

School of the Art Institute of Chicago            Chicago, IL                                                             

Bachelor of Fine Arts  Multimedia Digital Imaging    May 2007

Archibald Motley Award - For Outstanding Students of African Descent, 2005-2006

SAIC Grant – Award for Excellent Interdisciplinary Students, 2004-2006

Developed facility with Adobe CS tools; HTML, ActionScript

Video editing in Final Cut Pro; advanced digital sound production    

                                                                       

TECHNICAL SKILLS        (:click :HERE: for work samples:)

Systems: Unix/Linux; MacOS X+; MS Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista

Languages: C/++, ColdFusionMX/4.5, Java, Javascript, PHP, Python, SQL, XML

Software and applications: Macromedia/Adobe CSx, MS Office, SQL Server

 

RECENT PROJECTS

Enterprise Architect

·         Future state definition, road map planning for tenants’ rights organization

 

Web Technology Consultation

·         Cost-benefit analysis, solutions deployment for marketing franchise

·         Assisting with programming in PHP, standards-compliant XHTML/CSS

 

Requirements Designer

·         Requirements management, software requirements specification(SRS), development

·         Lead project manager, editor for requirements management plan and SRS

 

                                                  

EXPERIENCE

NSIT Web Services, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2007-present

Assistant Web Applications Developer

·         Object-oriented programming, especially in PHP5; ColdFusion/ASP migration;

·         Database management assistance (SQL Server); security in Unix/Windows server environment

·         Assist project management, quality assurance; project definition and documentation

 

Converted Concepts, Chicago, IL 2004-2007

Multimedia Production Consultancy

·         Help small businesses define and assess media, technological and production needs

·         Manage staff in web and promotional design, sound/video production

·         Web application consulting, including coding in XHTML/CSS, PHP

·         Unix System Administration