David Lynch

Knowledge

• Programming languages:
  • PHP,
  • Python,
  • Lua,
  • JavaScript,
  • SQL,
  • C^#,(X)HTML,
  • CSS,
  • XML,
  • XSL
• Tools:
  • git,
  • Subversion,
  • CVS,
  • Phabricator
  • Vim,
  • L^AT_EX,
  • regular expressions,
  • the GIMP,
  • Microsoft Visual Studio,
  • Apache,
  • TextMate,
  • Sublime Text
• Libraries:
  • jQuery,
  • PEAR,
  • Prototype.js,
  • Base2.DOM,
  • Django

Project History

At deviantART

• Writer

  announcement

  Lead development of a rich text editing component. Took user input and translated it into our internal markup language ("dAml"), with support for embedding various media types. When editing existing content, translated dAml into HTML and back when done.

  Written in JavaScript, using jQuery. Also wrote backend support for media types in PHP.

• Discovery Tags

  announcement

  Lead development on adding a tagging system to DeviantArt. Took existing content (~300 million items) which had a freeform "keywords" text field, and converted it to more normalized "tags". Also provided tools for people to manage their converted data.

  Written in PHP with an in-house framework. Used redis to build tag activity feeds and autocompletion.

• Groups

  groups.deviantart.com

  "Groups allows you to create your own community within deviantART on whatever topic(s) interest you most. With Groups, you can now have public and private exchanges with your friends, fellow artists, and fans!"

  Community platform with powerful permission system. Too powerful, in retrospect.

  Written in PHP with an in-house framework. Extensive use of jQuery in front-end.

At ESRI

• Third Party Content Database

  internal

  Tracking of external components used in ESRI's GIS software. Used for export compliance analysis and compliance with attribution requirements.

  Written in Python with Django. Multi-user, permissioned web front-end to an sqlite database.

• GlobaLaw Knowledge Base

  internal

  Front-end for navigating location-based data, drilling-down through geographical regions to local areas.

  Written in PHP and MySQL, employing jQuery for UI details and JSON. Interaction with MS SharePoint. Friendly web interface for adding location data, allowing simple clicks to be turned into image maps without requiring technical knowledge from the user.

• Business Interests Database

  internal

  Tracking investments and details of subsidiary companies, including data visualization and custom reports, with Google Maps API integration.

  Written with PHP and MySQL, employing jQuery for UI details. Created an extensible framework for report generation, allowing easy development of custom reports for non-technical users.

• "Add Link" Web Part

  internal

  Microsoft SharePoint web part allowing link creation in document libraries

  Written in C^#, using Visual Studio. Twisted SharePoint to meet with the internal client's goals, providing a more consistent experience for end-users.

• Data reformatting tools

  internal

  Converted text output from SAP R3 to Excel spreadsheets, for use by non-technical staff in report generation.

  Written in Python, with wxPython and py2exe. Parsed horribly inconsistent and changeable data and output far more usable information.

At P & L Systems

• Onlinemove.co.uk

  onlinemove.co.uk (not live)

  Real-estate solicitor competitive quoting system, with multiple user roles

  Written with PHP and MySQL, with jQuery.

• Technology Futures Network

  technologyfuturesnetwork.org

  Business executive social networking site.

  Written with PHP and MySQL.

• Chatterton's

  chattertonshop.com

  Fashion boutique web store, extending ZenCart.

  Written with PHP and MySQL. Attention paid to making changes maintainable, and allowing for easy upgrades of the core product.

• EEFOS

  eefos.com

  Laundry service dispatch site.

  Written with PHP and MySQL.

• Barclays Bank

  internal

  Updated internal training website from ASP to ASP.Net

Personal Projects

• Sublime Text git integration

  github.com

  Most popular plugin for Git integration with the Sublime Text editor. Installed around 400k times.

  Python, maintaining a Python 2 branch for Sublime Text 2 and a Python 3 branch for Sublime Text 3.

• maphilight

  github.com

  jQuery plugin that adds mouseover highlighting to image maps. Created for a project involving maps of the world, to add some "punch" to the interaction.

  Pure JavaScript, with cross-browser compatibility techniques to use VML in IE and <canvas> in more capable browsers. Highly customizable through documented APIs.

• World of Warcraft addons

  davidlynch.org/wow

  Written in Lua and XML, employing a poorly documented API to create usable enhancements of people's gaming experience. Also created and maintained libraries for other's use.

• FicWad

  ficwad.com

  Fiction archive site, with use of caching, performance-tuned SQL, Unicode support, using AJAX where appropriate.

  Written with PHP and MySQL, and Python for backend scripts. LESS for stylesheets, using resposive layouts. Has to cope with high traffic on limited hardware; many optimizations in place.

Employment history

• DeviantArt, Inc.

  Lead Developer Los Angeles, CA 2008 - 2015

• Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

  Special Projects Programmer Redlands, CA 2005 - 2008

• P & L Systems, Ltd.

  Contract Programmer High Wycombe, Bucks, UK 2003 - present

Contact information

• Email: lynch.david@gmail.com
• Phone: (909) 435-4805