Resume

Charles Leifer

1605 Troon Lane, Lawrence, KS 66047

Passionate about programming – up on new developments, continually seeking new challenges.
Highly skilled in all steps of software development, from analysis to design, development, deployment, and maintenance.
Very fast learner, can master languages and technologies easily and intuitively
Able to think both creatively and analytically to solve problems
Creative thinker able to develop cutting-edge dynamic web applications

Python web development with Django
PostgreSQL, MySQL, as well as NoSQL backends like Redis and MongoDB
Caching solutions and performance optimization for high-traffic sites
PHP web development (versions 4 and 5) with MySQL
JavaScript and Ajax with jQuery, as well as front-end development using HTML/CSS

Web development, including developing, testing, optimizing and maintaining
Relational database design as well as denormalization and utilizing non-relational key/value stores and document stores
Object-oriented design and design patterns
Linux and Apache administration, with Nginx as a reverse proxy
Open source development – see my projects at http://github.com/coleifer/

Working on the award-winning news sites LJWorld.com, KUSports.com, Lawrence.com and others.
Using Django, a python web framework, backed by PostgreSQL, Solr, Memcached and Redis to develop web applications for high-traffic sites.
Designed and wrote a suite of social web applications powering the community health site Wellcommons.com
Wrote a providing/consuming API for rich media integration called Oembed
Behind-the-scenes optimizations like non-dogpiling caching tools for Django, out-of-process task queues, PostgreSQL tuning, and fixing lots of broken windows!

Worked primarily on developing new features for community portal StateCollege.com and creating e-commerce and brochure-ware sites for clients.
Duties included designing, developing, testing and maintaining web applications written using PHP / MySQL, JavaScript and Ajax.
Designed and developed an online food ordering system that does thousands of dollars per month in transactions.
Rewrote several of the most popular features on the community portal, including classifieds, apartment listings, MLS, local news, and weather.

After consulting with graduate teaching assistants at Penn State, designed and developed a sophisticated application to track students' grades and performance, called MyGradeBook

Designed, developed and maintained a database application for Uncommon Vision, a Kansas City-based photography company

Designed and maintained extensive contact database for CBIZ The Leifer Group, a Kansas City-based strategic marketing firm
Intranet development for CBIZ The Leifer Group