Resume

Jay Simons

Web Developer

Designly
Madison, WI
2008-Present
  • • Custom AI solutions, such as semantic/vector search, chat bots, telephone IVR and more.
  • • Designed and built company websites and e-commerce stores for various clients using WordPress, Shopify, and custom CMS platforms.
  • • Front-end development using React/Next.js frameworks
  • • Back-end development using Node.js/Express, PHP/Laravel and serverless solutions such as CloudFlare & AWS.
  • • Database design using MySQL, MS SQL, Postgre and MongoDB
  • • Stayed current with the latest web development technologies and trends to ensure the company's solutions were cutting-edge and innovative.

Director of IT

Vortex Optics
Middleton, WI
2005-2008
  • • Re-designed an obsolete in-house IT infrastructure
  • • Managed complete custom re-design of e-commerce platform
  • • Identified and outsourced certain mission-critical services
  • • Identified and mitigated bottlenecks in information and workflows
  • • Integrated several departments, such as online orders -> shipping/receiving -> accounting

Systems Administrator

Terracom
Madison, WI
2003-2005
  • • Managed several OpenBSD servers
  • • Managed several Portmaster dialup networking modem banks
  • • Managed QoS & contention ratio for 20k dialup subscribers
  • • Engineered wireless 802.11A point-to-point & point-to-multipoint networks
  • • Conducted wireless site surveys for potential clients

Technical Support Supervisor

JVLNET Internet Services
Janesville, WI
2001-2003
  • • Managed Internet provider support call center with 8-10 staff
  • • Managed in-house ERP/Radius accounting server
  • • Sudo access to several Redhat Linux servers
  • • Managed several Portmaster dialup networking modem banks
  • • Top-tier technical support
  • • Inside/outside sales
  • • Provided onsite services to business clients
  • • Managed telecommunications systems

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