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NOTE: This is taken from an HTML Google rendering of my old resume.pdf. (Hence the huge gap here.) I need to export it again, so I'm using this until I get some time to do it. Also, it has not been checked for rendering errors.
TOBY
DESHANE
36 West Main St.
Clinton, CT. 06413
(860)-669-2909
tdeshane@gmail.com
Personal Profile
As a self-taught independent developer for over 24 years I've worked with numerous programming
languages and operating systems. From Z80 assembler on the TRS-80 Model II, to designing portable
game engines in C++, to developing database-driven PHP web applications for corporate clients, I've
worked on a wide range of projects in many different areas of expertise, both personally and
professionally.
I enjoy learning new technologies, programming languages, and design patterns. I have a knack for
tracking down and debugging problems with software and hardware using whatever tools are
available â.. and quite often without special utilities. I also have strong written and verbal
communications skills, and enjoy authoring documentation for finished projects.
My primary focus has been on writing portable gaming and entertainment software for the PC, but
professionally I have been a web developer since 2000. My ultimate goal would be to find a unique
blend of these two fields.
Technical Skills
Currently using PHP, SQL, Javascript, and C/C++ on a daily basis.
Previous experience: Ruby, Perl, ActionScript, Z80 and x86Assembler, Borland/Turbo Pascal,
and various flavors of BASIC.
Languages:
Applications:
Daily usage of Adobe Photoshop CS3, Macromedia Flash, Zend Studio, Microsoft Office
Also: OpenOffice, Sound Forge, Adobe Audition, Dev-C++, Code::Blocks, MicrosoftVisual
Studio
Operating
Systems:
Currently using Windows XP/Vista, MacOS X 10.4, Ubuntu Linux.
Previous experience includes MS-DOS,Windows 3.1/9x/2k, BeOS, PalmOS,TRS-DOS 2.0a
Relevant Experience
Soft Designs, Inc., Madison CT, Programmer
My current employment is with an IT company that provides consulting and on-site
support services for a wide variety of legal and medical firms.
Responsibilities include:
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PHP/SQL web development and application design
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Assessment and creation of design specs for new projects
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Administration and technical support for over a dozen hosted web sites
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Direct communication and technical support via telephone and email with clients
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Picking up new skills on-the-fly as new projects demand
2004 -
Present:
Education
1990-1995
Vinal Regional VocationalTechnical School
Middletown, CT.
Microcomputer SoftwareTechnology
Frameworks
and Libraries:
Graphics: Allegro, SDL, svgalib, OpenGL
Web: Zend Framework, Ruby on Rails
Misc: Embedded Ruby, sqlite