Buster Collings Buster@BusterCollings.com Summary I'm an ambitious technology professional who finds pleasure in developing software and businesses using innovative thinking and tested techniques. Expertise Software Architect, Product Development, Agile Project Management, Lean Startup, E-Commerce Web Development, SEO, Social Media Marketing, C#, ASP.Net, MVC, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, NodeJS, AngularJS, BackboneJS, MeteorJS, MongoDB, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MSSQL, MySQL, TFS, Git, IIS, Nginx Work History President, Broader Technologies, Inc. 06/1999 - Present - Manager, investor & developer of software for the web, mobile, social & desktop in consumer and enterprise markets Web Development Manager, TicketCity.com 01/2011 - 09/2012 - Oversaw production, organization and integrity of company wide web presence - Assisted Director of Technology with decision making - Led and mentored developers Lead Web Developer & SEO Specialist, TicketCity.com 12/2005 - 01/2011 - Created, assisted or advised in all mission critical and experimental product development - Designed 100% custom CMS with advanced SEO features - Developed core website framework and most current features - Built several internal automation and utility tools - Worked closely with the marketing department on CRM and Social Media projects Programmer & SEO Specialist, SiteStreet.com 04/2005 - 12/2005 - Website development - Search engine optimization & marketing - Customer technical support Technical Support Representative, Harte-Hanks, Inc. 11/2004 - 03/2005 - Troubleshot software and hardware problems for FedEx employees by phone Operations Advisor, OneTravel.com 03/2004 - 07/2004 - Advised CIO, VP of Operations, Marketing, QA and Development teams with ongoing and upcoming projects and initiatives Quality Assurance Manager, OneTravel.com 11/2003 - 03/2004 - Created all source code release labels and release notes - Led testers in documenting bugs - Advised CIO on bug fixing priorities Special Projects Product Manager, OneTravel.com 07/2003 - 11/2003 - Researched and analyzed future corporate product & application initiatives - Advised CIO on product and application initiatives Project Manager, OneTravel.com 03/2003 - 07/2003 - Communicated development requirements to programming team - Communicated status with marketing, testing and operations staff Search Engine Optimization Manager, OneTravel.com 11/2002 - 03/2003 - Analyzed customer and visitor traffic metrics - Advised product managers on incorporating SEO tactics into application development - Advised marketing staff on trends and statistics Developer, OneTravel.com 08/2002 - 11/2002 - Programmed new applications - Programmed bug fixes on existing applications Software Contractor 06/1999 - 08/2002 - Software application design and development - Website design and development - Ecommerce programming - Online marketing and promotions - Customer technical support Land Surveying and Mapping 11/1994 - 06/1999 - Planned land surveying projects for oil exploration with Geophysicists, Geologists, and Operations Managers - Managed land surveying crews - Generated maps using sophisticated mapping software - Processed and QC survey data Education Associate of Applied Science Degree, Computer Science Technology, Texas State Technical College, 2001 Various Projects Architected 100% custom CMS and website rendering platform, incorporating extremely advanced SEO features [TicketCity.com - ASP.Net, C#, SQL, JavaScript] (First of a Kind) Airfare + Hotel + Car Rental Packaging Search Engine [OneTravel.com - Cold Fusion, SQL, JavaScript, XML/XSLT] Facebook March Madness App [BracketStar.com - OAuth, FB Graph API, C#, WCF, SQL, JSON, jQuery] Interactive image control with pan and zoom features, used for seating charts [TicketCity.com - JavaScript, CSS] Various websites that utilized Amazon Affiliate Web Services [Contractor - ASP, SQL, XML, XSLT] Internet Explorer toolbars and toolbands [Contractor - C++, ATL] Several utility and automation applications [Everywhere - C#, Visual Basic, C++, Delphi, Windows Services]