Teri Solow
   |    portland , oregon    |    http://terisolow.com      
Technologies
Development: Ruby on Rails, PHP, Perl, SQL (MySQL, Oracle, MsSQL), Witango, Bash, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
Operating Systems: Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Slackware), OSX (10.7, 10.6), Windows Server 2003/XP/2000/NT/98/95/3.1, DOS
Software: TextMate, vim, The GIMP, git, svn, cvs, Apache, Wordpress
Selected open source contributions
  • UNG (UNG's Not Gallery), (author) PHP image gallery/commenting tool
  • Project Steve Guttenberg, (contributor) news/blogging project
  • Various other GPLed programs, scripts, and addons available at github
Professional experience

  • Senior Programmer/Systems Manager

    Reed College

    2010/07 ~ present

    Portland, OR

    • Develop, update, and support web apps running Rails 2.3.X.
    • Support legacy Witango apps and work on migrating them to Rails.
    • Work with faculty and other academic support staff to identify web needs and develop appropriate solutions.
    • Assist faculty and academic staff in creating and maintaining their own web pages.
    • Contribute design, usability and programming expertise to web-database applications, content management systems, communications tools and other interactive web services.

  • Web programmer

    Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University

    2006/10 ~ 2010/06

    Ithaca, NY

    • Developed a reporting system in PHP and CodeIgniter to allow staff to record program utilization and to determine future funding.
    • Implemented and maintained prominent websites running Moodle, Wordpress MU, and Nagios.
    • Assisted in training staff to use twitter and facebook as outreach tools to connect to the community.
    • Provided system administration for a Debian Linux webserver and assisted in system administration for several Windows 2000/2003 webservers running Apache or IIS.
    • Assisted in redesigning the main CCE webpage (cce.cornell.edu) in Sharepoint.
    • Responded to helpdesk tickets submitted by non-technical staff and provided technical training to teens involved in extension programs.

  • Database programmer

    Spider Graphics

    2006/02 ~ 2006/09

    Ithaca, NY

    • Met strict deadlines to develop interconnecting pieces of a complete Witango based e-commerce system.
    • Implemented an email marketing system that would periodically check mailserver logs and report success/bounce/deferral status.
    • Designed a PHP based college admission/application system with status notification and recommendation collection features.
    • Created a PHP based system allowing students to participate in online lessons and instructors to customize lessons and monitor student progress.
    • Worked directly with clients to address their concerns and train them on our software.

  • Bioinformatics analyst

    Solanaceae Genomics Network, Cornell University

    2004/02 ~ 2006/02

    Ithaca, NY

    • Wrote/updated Perl scripts used in the production pipeline for genomic data and the presentation of that data on SGN websites (e.g., sgn.cornell.edu, pgn.cornell.edu).
    • Designed and modified MySQL databases to store incoming genomic data (markers, sequences, etc.).
    • Processed (using cap3, phred, phrap, and BLAST) incoming genomic data for display and later analysis.
    • Assisted in administering several Linux servers running Gentoo or Debian.
    • Performed maintenance/troubleshooting work on Windows (2000), Mac (OS9), and Linux (Redhat, Gentoo, Debian) machines used in the lab or by biologists.
Publications
Education
B.S., Computer Science, Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Miscellania