Resume for Jonathan D. Sousa

Washington, DC

jonathan@tinted.com

http://www.tinted.com/

I am an independent technology consultant specializing in online applications. I have been planning and developing ColdFusion and ASP.NET database-backed applications for 10 years in the academic, private sector, and non-profit worlds.

Sousa Consulting LLC offers:

• Web Application Architecture and Construction
• Expert ColdFusion / ASP.NET Programming
• Database Design and Development
• Data Mining, Analysis, and Reporting

Sousa Consulting LLC: Washington, DC

Principal — March 2006 - The Present

As founder of Sousa Consulting LLC, I have created a business where I can use my rare and effective collection of technical, analytical, creative, and communication skills to help people build truly great online applications. My experience in the academic, private sector, and non-profit worlds allows me to quickly grasp the needs of clients and guide them to the best solutions for their unique requirements. Please visit my web site for more detailed information about what I can offer.

Association of Research Libraries: Washington, DC

Technical Applications Development Manager — October 2001 - March 2006

I was brought in to take the LibQUAL+™ project (www.libqual.org) from a rough pilot to a worldwide effort to measure library service quality. The core of the project is an extensively researched web survey administered to library users. To date, some 500,000 people have completed the survey in six languages at 700 libraries. The majority of my work has involved creating administration and reporting tools that have turned a research project into a friendly but powerful turn-key solution for libraries.

Technologies used include fully object-oriented ColdFusion, advanced database structures and programming in MS SQL Server, SPSS, Crystal Reports, CSS, XML, ASP.NET, AJAX, and web services. I also did the graphic design work for the project.

Independently, I have built projects in ASP.NET with MySQL to improve my skills with these products.

Doceus, Inc: Washington, DC

Lead Developer — March 2000 - October 2001

My duties as Lead Developer encompassed meeting with clients to plan their online projects, creating technical specifications for their vision, planning and building the database systems they would use, managing a team of developers implementing my specifications, and programming many parts of the sites myself. I took $750,000-projects from idea, to paper, to successful launch. I worked extensively on the Associant product line, an online application for managing all aspects of conference planning and registration.

Georgetown University Law Center: Washington, DC

Web Technical Coordinator — September 1999 - March 2000

As part of a two-person team, I planned, created, and maintained the Georgetown University Law Center web site, with over 1000 static pages integrated with two dozen databases. Design projects included streamlined site navigation and page templates, RealAudio and RealVideo production and serving, ColdFusion-based interactive pages, and a site-wide search engine. The position required diverse skills and a typical day might have included planning a department's web site revision with faculty and staff, digitizing video for online delivery, planning and constructing a new database for the Web, analyzing web access logs, checking for and repairing possible security holes on the web servers, and designing a new logo for a division of the Law Center.

Tinted Industries: Charlottesville, Virginia; Eugene, Oregon; Baltimore, Maryland

Independent Computer Consultant — October 1996 - September 1999

As Tinted Industries, I provided hardware and software support to individuals and businesses. My projects included corporate web sites (www.medaccord.com), teaching materials, the editing and design of an academic journal for the American Portuguese Studies Association, and the layout of an independently published book. In exchange for equity, I contributed hundreds of hours as the technology consultant and designer on two Internet startup companies.

University of Virginia Library: Charlottesville, Virginia

Computer Network Support Technician, Senior — May 1997 - December 1997

I acted as computer specialist and head of technical support for the Special Collections Department of the University of Virginia Library. My duties included maintaining all of the department's 45 networked computers and their diverse software packages; troubleshooting Macintosh, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Unix systems; planning and implementing hardware and software upgrades; researching new products and making purchasing decisions; teaching software training classes; creating databases and search engines to manage department data on the Web; building an intranet and local web server; creating an online database of several thousand images of old Charlottesville; and managing the activities of three part-time computer support personnel in the department. I attended an intensive, week-long SGML training seminar at the University of Michigan.

University of Virginia Digital Image Center: Charlottesville, Virginia

Assistant Coordinator — September 1996 - May 1997

I served as computer specialist and assistant manager for the Digital Image Center, an independent electronic center at the University of Virginia dedicated to exploring new imaging technologies. My duties included design work for the Web; creating a database and search engine to serve images to the Web; maintaining a public computer lab; teaching patrons to scan and manipulate images; managing student employees; and making purchasing decisions.

Seagram Reengineering Team: London, England

Logistics Pilot Forecaster — November 1995 - March 1996

I worked as Forecaster for Global Duty Free Europe’s pilot program during the Implementation phase of Seagram’s Reengineering Project. I developed a technique of forecasting and data collection for 15 major customers utilizing spreadsheets and sophisticated reporting macros. My work involved close collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, Key Account Managers, the Supply Chain Manager, Chivas Brothers Distillery, and Martell Cognac.

M.A. — English Literature — August 1995

University of Virginia

B.A. — English Literature with Honors — December 1993

University of Wisconsin, Madison

I am a top-level, object-oriented ColdFusion programmer, an expert in SQL, proficient in ASP.NET, and highly accomplished in standards-compliant XHTML, CSS, Javascript, and AJAX. I am adept with planning and diagramming tools such as Visio as well as imaging and graphic design software including Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Fireworks, and Freehand.

I have the experience and the knowledge to take a cutting-edge, enterprise-scale online project from the information-gathering stage, through the planning of data structures, programming objects, hardware configurations, and user interfaces, to a successful implementation using efficient, secure code.

TidBITS Macintosh Newsletter

Article: Using MySQL on a Mac — TidBITS #849/October 2, 2006

American Library Association Midwinter Conference, LibQUAL+™ Introductory Workshop

San Antonio, TX — January 23, 2006

New Ways of Listening to Library Users: New Tools for Measuring Service Quality

Washington, DC — November 4-5, 2005

American Library Association Annual Conference, LibQUAL+™ Results Meeting

Chicago, IL — June 28, 2005

Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2005 Task Force Meeting

Washington, DC — April 4, 2005: LibQUAL™, Libraries and Google™

American Library Association Midwinter Conference, LibQUAL+™ Participants Meeting

San Diego, CA — January 12-13, 2004

New Ways of Listening to Library Users: Tools for Measuring Service Quality

Washington, DC — October 3-4, 2003

NCES Summer Data Conference

Washington, DC — July 23, 2003: LibQUAL+™ - New Tool, New Measures: Assessing Library Service Quality

Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2003 Task Force Meeting

Washington, DC — April 29, 2003: LibQUAL+™ from a Technological Perspective: A Scalable Web-Survey Protocol across Libraries

American Library Association Midwinter Conference, LibQUAL+™ Participants Meeting

Philadelphia, PA — January 27, 2003

• Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Humanistic Studies — April 1994

• Lynn Rhodes Meyer Scholarship — May 1993

• Vivian Mowry Scholarship — May 1993 & May 1992

• Phi Beta Kappa — April 1993

• Wisconsin/Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship — April 1993

• National Columbus Scholar — August 1990

• National Merit Scholar — May 1990

Graphic Design

Extensive graphic design knowledge and experience; fluency with graphics software (Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks, Freehand) and formats.

Writing

Professional-level writing and editing skills.

Photography

Photography skills including developing and printing.

Yoga

Running marathons

I have completed 4 marathons with a personal best of 2:50:54 set at the 2002 Marathon in the Parks in horrendous conditions. I was given a first-wave seed for my second running of the Boston Marathon in 2003.

Reading literature

Listening to music

Birdwatching

My lifetime list now has over 85 species I have spotted.

Furnished upon request.