Robert McFrazier
Phone: 425-337-Mail:
rmcfrazier@gmail.com
Summary
Over 14 years as a system architect, IT manager, software developer, technical trainer with a track record of producing extra ordinary
results. An Energetic self-starter with excellent analytical, organizational and technical skills.
Skills
Languages
● Proficient in: PHP, Perl, SQL/CQL, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript (AJAX)
● Familiar with: Java, Ruby, C#, ActionScript 3.0/Flex, Python, Visual Basic
Software
● Database: MySQL 6/5/4, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle 9i/10g
● NoSQL: Cassandra, Hive, Pig, Hadoop
● Platforms: Ubuntu 12.04/10.04, CentOS 6/5/4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/5/4/3, OSX 10.6, MS 2003/8 Ent. Server, MS Windows XP/Vista
● Monitoring: Zenoss, Nagios, Cloudwatch(AWS)
● Web Servers: Apache 2.x/1.x, Nginx, Tomcat 6.x/5.x, IIS 6.0/5.0
● Application servers: WSO2 WSAS(Axis2), JBoss
● Build/CI: Hudson, Jenkins, Cruise Control, Ant, Maven, Phing
● Client-side JavaScript Frameworks: JQuery, ExtJS, YUI
● Server-side Frameworks: Zend Framework, WordPress, Yii, Symfony, Spring
● Virtualization: Amazon EC2/RDS, Skytap, VMWare Server2, VMWare Workstation, Xen
● Cloud Computing Management: RightScale
● Social Network API: Facebook, Twitter
● Additional software/protocols: SS7, Sip
Hardware
● HP G4 DL360 / DL380
● Dell PowerEdge 1950
● Sun Fire V20
● SonicWALL Pro 1260 Firewall/Router
● SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000
● Adtran 1524ST Switch
● 3com Super Stack II 3300 Switch
● Nortel BCM 400 PBX
Experience
Solutions Engineer (contract)
● Creating Disney ID documentation for business units.
Systems Architect. Business Intelligence (contract)
Hortonworks – Seattle, WA
● Designing BI solutions for T-Mobile BI teams.
● Used Hadoop and relational databases to design reporting solutions.
● Have experience designing both relational and Big Data stores.
● Working with Informatica, and Teradata enterprise data warehouse systems.
● Managing CapEx/OpEx spend for multiple projects.
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Mar 2014 - Present
Disney – Seattle, WA
● Helping the business units at Disney to integrate the Disney ID product.
● Trouble shooting PHP, Ruby, Java, and JavaScript code to remove roadblocks during integration.
Dec 2013 – Mar 2014
Robert McFrazier
Phone: 425-337-Mail:
rmcfrazier@gmail.com
Book Review for Packt Publishing
Packt Publishing
June 2013 – Sept 2013
Contacted by Packt Publishing to be on the technical review team for Learning Cassandra for Administrators. This is a book will be released Q4
2013 – Q1 2014.
Link to book on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Cassandra-Administrators-Vijay-Parthasarathy/dp/1782168176
Director of Development
Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
Arise Virtual Solution – Miramar, FL (Remote position)
● Leading two teams of web application developers.
● Mentoring junior/mid level developers.
● System architect and SME for open source production environments including the Cassandra cluster.
● Manage offshore development and vendor software support teams.
● Helped to innovate and research new products (security/performance scoring system) using open source software.
● Managing CapEx/OpEx spend for multiple projects.
● Helped introduce initial memory based caching (Memcache) and NoSQL database (Cassandra) to IT department for production systems.
Technology Manager
Oct 2011 – Aug 2012
LexBlog - Seattle, WA
● Leading team of Web Developers and System Administrators.
● Mentoring junior developer and system admins.
● Performing system architect role for production environment and internal tools.
● Maintaining WordPress MS installation of 300+ blogs.
● Maintaining 70+ staging and production servers on Amazon Cloud.
● Lowered Amazon monthly bill from 30,000 to 12,000 per month.
● Write and maintain WordPress plugins, used in production.
Sr. LAMP Engineer
Nov 2010 – Oct 2011
Real Networks, GameHouse - Seattle, WA
● Creating Munin plug-ins to monitor RDS instances, Load Balancers, and server instances on Amazon EC2.
● Architected, developed and maintained a PHP REST API for gaming platform, which received over 85 Million requests per month.
● Maintaining 100+ staging and production servers on Amazon Cloud.
● Maintaining 30 Memcache servers providing 500GB of cache to help off load MySQL databases.
● Help maintain beanstalkd queue servers for offline job processing.
● Helps maintain NoSQL and relational database environment.
● Designed and implemented back end systems to help catch and mitigate fraud.
● Developed automated scripts to create new API servers.
● SME for virtual currencies and virtual goods.
Lead Developer / System Architect
Jan 2010 – Sept 2010
Vote iQ - Gig Harbor, WA
● First developer hired to lead development team and architect application design.
● Worked on Vote iQ social media website using PHP and Zend Framework.
● Programmed client side functionality using jQuery.
● Used PHP Soap client to get data from data services.
● Implemented Memcache cluster to offload work from MySQL and to handle web application sessions.
● Designed and built production environment on Amazon’s EC2 network.
● Responsible for deploying code to production environment.
● Integrated into Facebook using Facebook API.
● Created and maintained virtual environments for QA and development.
● Used RightScale to manage EC2 server environment.
PHP Web Developer
Clearwire - Kirkland, WA
● Worked on Clearwire eComm websites using PHP and Zend Framework
● Programmed client side functionality using jQuery.
● Used PHP Soap client to get data from data services.
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Sept 2009 – Jan 2010
Robert McFrazier
Phone: 425-337-Mail:
rmcfrazier@gmail.com
● Helped design and implement Vlan capture portal.
IT Manager / C.I.O.
Oct 2007 – Sept 2009
ScienceOps - Bothell, WA
● Promoted to Chief Information Officer.
● Primary systems architect for a internet advertising optimization 3-tier application. (SOA)
● Created Web Service API and Java client library for advertising optimization application.
● Created website for advertising optimization application.
● Provided desktop computer support for local and remote users.
● Maintained web, file, application and database servers (MS Windows XP, 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 & 4, CentOS 5/4, Apache, MySQL, Active
Directory, Axis2, Perl)
● Configured and installed SSL-VPN.
● Managed the builds and releases for several concurrent Java/C# projects.
● Setup Server monitoring using Zenoss.
PHP Web Developer / IT Manager
Teranode Corporation - Seattle, WA
Aug 2005 – Oct 2007
● Planned and designed new server room, including electrical and HVAC.
● Provided desktop computer support for local and remote users.
● Developed and maintained corporate website (PHP, MySQL, HTML, JavaScript, DHTML)
● Maintained QA Test lab (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 & 4, MS Windows XP, 2000, 2003, Oracle 10g, CVS)
● Created and maintained user manager system with a MySQL database backend.
● Created and maintained secure file download system (PHP)
● Helped to develop product demonstrations (Java)
● Maintained web, file, application and database servers (MS Windows XP, 2000, 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 & 4, CentOS 4, Apache, MySQL,
Oracle 10g, Active Directory, Tomcat, JBoss. Perl)
● Maintained and administrated PBX.
Technical Support Specialist / Web Master
Mar 2004 – Aug 2005
Satori Software - Seattle, WA
● Taught weekly online training course on software installation, setup, and configuration.
● Helped customers with software installation and configuration.
● Helped customers to follow US Postal regulations.
● Helped customers setup and troubleshoot high speed mail printers.
● Developed and maintained corporate website (ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML)
● Helped customers troubleshoot their web applications that accessed our web services (PHP, Perl, ASP, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server)
Web Development Trainer
Jan 2001 – Apr 2003
InfoSpace - Bellevue, WA
● Created and managed training program from the ground up performing needs-analysis, record keeping, course development and delivery.
● Created and delivered classroom courses on eight training topics, keeping the InfoSpace employees informed on changes to crit ical internal systems
and tools.
● Converted 11 classroom-based training courses to web-based training courses allowing easier access to training courses and easier course
maintenance.
● Performed Training Administration duties using ElementK, an online training vendor, to offer Microsoft Office Suite Application and Project
Management training allowing easy and up to date access to Microsoft Desktop and Project Management training.
● Created and delivered training for proprietary Web Server, Debugger, and Scripting Language easing internal cross -training and for training new
hires.
● Performed training needs-analysis identifying training gaps across all six InfoSpace divisions.
● Deployed telephone etiquette web-based training for call center technicians and three customer service groups filling a recognized training gap.
● Kept and maintained records of employee training fulfilling legal record keeping requirements.
Web Developer
Jan 2000 – Jan 2001
Nordstrom.com - Seattle, WA
● Built and maintained E-commerce website application allowing site visitors to make purchases from Nordstrom.com.
● Gathered visitor information to aid in site personalization.
● Maintained back-end database application that was used to manage and enhance product inventory data.
● Using ASP and SQL built and maintained front-end client website application.
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Robert McFrazier
Phone: 425-337Technical
Trainer
-Mail: rmcfrazier@gmail.com
Aug 1995 – Jan 2000
Qwest (formerly US WEST) - Seattle, WA
● Training specialists responsible for building training material and training call center technicians.
● Trained Field Techs, Customer Service Techs, and Switch Techs resulting in increased performance and reduced call-backs.
● Developed and delivered a 6 week training course for call center new hires and cross-trainers allowing the rapid growth of a call center.
● Delivered training on WFA-C, WFA-DI, WFA-DO, REACT, REACT2000, Predictor, SARTS, AD4, 5ESS and DMS switches, and OPS/INE for talking to
DACS, LFACS, TIRKS, BOSS, CARS, SOLAR.
Telecommunications Systems Control
Dec 1990 – Aug 1995
United States Air Force (Osan AFB South Korea, Croughton AFB England)
● Held Top Secret clearance.
● Troubleshot and maintained microwave and satellite communications systems.
● Troubleshot and maintained DMS 100/250 switching system.
● Performed routine inspections and in-service testing on communication systems.
● Troubleshot with end-users, inside and outside technicians.
Education
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Computer Science Major
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