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