Northridge, CA 91326
matt at plummer dot org

OBJECTIVE To work in a technically-focused organization in a leadership capacity, driving the strategy and delivery of large-scale and cutting-edge web applications. I thrive when I am able to interact with customers, cross-organizational groups, and of course strong engineering teams.
SKILLS
Technology management and people development.
Expert in Perl, with an emphasis on object oriented design.
Database engineering and SQL programming. MySQL, Oracle and Postgres.
Experience with most web programming languages, technologies, standards and concepts.
CVS, Bugzilla, wiki and other such tools.
Well versed in Internet technologies such as DNS, SMTP, TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, server configuration, security, and general web/domain hosting administration.
Very fast learner with an eagerness to acquire new skills and experience.
Experience and familiarity with Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Studio, etc.
Proficiency with the Spanish language.
EMPLOYMENT Director of Engineering
Yahoo! Search Marketing [formerly Overture Services, Inc., formerly GoTo.com]
March 2003 to present
Burbank, CA
Responsible for managing and devloping a high-output, high-quality team of developers. Primary focus is providing inovative solutions to the complex search marketing needs of our top advertisers. Design, develop and support these solutions, from end to end. Tens of millions of dollars in revenue under influence.
Participate in direct interactions with our top advertisers, providing insight into our technology platform and helping to architect business solutions.
Manager, eCommerce & Manufacturing / Founders Group
Vivendi Universal Net USA Technologies - Formerly MP3.com
Sept. 1998 to February 2003
La Jolla, CA
Design, implementation, and maintenance of end-to-end e-commerce system, including user registration, data collection, credit card processing, etc. System components built with Object Oriented Perl, MySQL, HTML, XML, network technologies (HTTP, TCP/IP), and more. Overall, this system was capable of supporting a large volume of transactions across multiple business units.
Design, implementation, and maintenance of subscription system responsible for customer billing, content access, and reporting. Supported hundreds of thousands of subscribers for many business units. System components built with Object Oriented Perl and MySQL.
Managed a 6 person team responsible for a variety of clients and their various e-commerce/royalty needs. Clients included pressplay, EMusic.com, MP3.com, Your Mobile, MP4.com, and more.
Design and implementation of full scale content distribution system for use in multiple, dependent and independent data centers. This system was built with Perl and MySQL, and utilized various algorithms to ensure synchronization.
Design, implementation, and maintenance of just-in-time CD manufacturing for the MP3.com D.A.M. system. This system allowed customers to design and produce music CDs in real time. Developed in a heterogeneous network of UNIX and Windows systems, using various file-sharing, networking, and caching technologies, Perl, MySQL, audio file conversions, etc.
Engineering Intern
Network Equipment Technologies
June 1998 to Sept. 1998
Fremont, CA
Responsible for the ground-up design and implementation of an internal web site for the Voice Software Development team. This included any and all CGI scripts, HTML, etc.
Created various on-line utilities to facilitate the day to day work for members of the group. This mainly involved Perl/CGI.
Performed weekly sanity testing on Promina 800/400/200 with the most recent code produced by the team. This involved using both the software being tested, and the hardware upon which it ran.
Familiarized with ATM, voice, and WAN technologies. Became familiar with an engineering lab environment.
Greatly improved teamwork skills by working with others in the lab and at meetings. Became familiar with the code/document review process, and with large scale code merging and organization. Learned much of the complexity of corporate engineering practices and methods.
Programmer
ETi Solutions, Inc.
July 1997 to June 1998
Oceanside, CA
Member of a team involved in the development of programs designed to collect, parse, and store horse racing data in C++. This data was then used by another one of our programs, which used multiple in-house algorithms to handicap future horse races.
Maintainace and updating of TurfClub website (no longer available) focusing on the 'news' and 'results' sections. Site built in ASP.
Research and implementation of cutting-edge internet technologies to assist in race handicaping.
Development and upkeep of Microsoft SQL Server databases.
Information Technology Intern
National Football League, Superbowl XXXII
January 1998
San Diego, CA
Network-wide installation of Windows 95, and personalization of over 100 personal computers.
Deployment and setup of network printers. Daily maintainance and upkeep of network.
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of California, San Diego
1996-1999,2002-2003
La Jolla, CA
College Preparatory Graduate
Poway High School
1996
Poway, CA

NOTE References furnished upon request.