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JOHN HUGHES

1639 3rd Ave S Payette, ID 83661
(802) 369-4353 hughes.john.jr@gmail.com

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PlatformsWindows OS - Experience with XP, Vista, 7, and 8 Linux OS - Experience with CentOS, Ubuntu, Backtrack, Kali, and Fedora.
LanguagesPHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Regular Expressions, C++, C#, Perl, Python, Bash Shell scripting, and Ruby
RDBMSMySQL and PostgreSQL
ToolsMicrosoft Office, Visual Studios, NetBeans, Vi, Nano, EMACS, Mercurial and Git version control software, Mantis and BugZilla bug tracking software

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Programmer/AnalystOctober 2015 to Present
Datamann 1994 Hartford Ave Wilder, VT 05088
Worked in a solo/team environment to build Marketing Database Systems for large retailers. Created and maintained database build for use with connection with BlueVenn BlueAnalyzer software. Created SQL audit code to ensure data was being manipulated correctly.
Software EngineerFebruary 2013 to October 2015
School Pathways 2531 Forest Ave. #100 Chico, CA 95928
- Developed and maintain web-based Student Information System (SIS) for over 400 charter schools in California using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and PostgreSQL.
- Developed additional database tables based on company database schema needed for new features I developed.
- Managed projects from concept to completion.
- Developed, maintained, updated, and customized 3rd party bridges. Worked with clients and vendors using school and student data as well as SFTP protocols and vendor APIs.
- Maintained and brought legacy code up to current standards.
Delivery DriverApril 2012 - February 2013
Button Transportation 8034 Shroeder Rd. Dixon, CA 95620
- Seasonal delivery driver hauling fertilizers and foodstuffs using double tankers, double flatbeds, double hoppers and high-tops.
Heating Fuels Delivery DriverJuly 2010 - February 2012
Rymes Propane & Oil 100 Main St. West Lebanon, NH 03784
- Delivered fuel oils, diesel, and propane to customer locations.
- Responsible for route management and completion in a timely manner to reduce customer outages.
- Experience in working with customers in a variety of situations and resolving issues.

EDUCATION

Yuba College Marysville, CA 95901June 2007 - May 2010
- Associates degree in Computer Science and Associates degree in Information Technology
- English Tutor for 2 semesters working with EFL and ESL students.
- Assisted IT professors in Linux based side projects dealing with automation and coding.
- Helped students in the computer labs with assignment problems and questions.
- Worked with and helped students after hours via Skype and in online classes via chat and message boards.
Intellitec College Colorado Springs, CO 80909January 2002 - May 2002
- Electronic technician training program.
- Held a 4.0 grade average before having to leave the school due to relocation.
US Army AIT - Redstone Arsenal AlabamaOctober 1998 - October 1999
- Trained in electronic repair and diagnostics.
- During training I was separated from the rest of the class so the instructors could challenge me more in my training.
- Worked with the other students in my class to assist them in their training.
- Graduated Distinguished Honor Grad
Hartford High School, White River Jct, VT 05001August 1994 - June 1998
- Graduated National Honor Society and with a GPA of 3.77

CURRENT PERSONAL PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

I'm currently working on learning more about data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. I'm also working on building my programming skills in a variety of languages, and to increase my core programming skills through personal projects and classes on udemy.com.