Skills and Knowledge

I bring a strong set of skills and knowledge to bear on my projects, including:

• Knowledge of business and technology (including the challenges of working in the brave new world of open-source software)
• Business and systems analysis (including OOA/UML)
• Serious work with XML, XSL, SGML, DTDs, and schemas
• Advanced proficiency in HTML and CSS
• Hands-on exposure to Java, Perl, JavaScript, Python, PHP, databases, etc. (varying levels of knowledge)
• Some Unix server administration (I have run Linux at home since late 1998)
• Superior customer and team skills
• Impeccable written and oral communication skills
• Outstanding analytical and creative abilities
• Strong understanding of user-centric design principles
• Web technologies: Jabber, HTML, XML, XSL, SGML
• Languages: Python, Perl, Java, JavaScript, PHP, shell
• Operating systems: Linux, Unix, Solaris, MacOS, Windows
• Methodologies: UML, RUP, Extreme Programming
• Tools: vi, DocBook, Mailman, Together, etc.