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DILIP FRANCIS

OBJECTIVE
To be a web guru and have a significant impact on the evolution of the worldwideweb.

EDUCATION
Master of Science in Computer Engineering | Jan 05 - Mar 07
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Instrumentation | Sep 00 - Aug 04
University of Madras, India

SOFTWARE SKILLS
• Programming Languages XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP.NET
• Software Macromedia Dreamweaver, Visual Studio 2005, Adobe Photoshop, CMS - Drupal, Joomla(Mambo), WordPress, Opnet Modeler
• Networking TCP/IP Protocols, UDP, Sensor Network Routing Protocols, LAN Installation & Implementation
• Operating System Windows' 98SE, 2000, NT, XP, MS-DOS, Linux Redhat, Vmware Linux
• DBMS MySQL, PgSQL, MSSQL
• Microsoft Office Suite including Excel and Access data import/export
• Other skills AJAX, GUI design and layout

Freelance Web Developer and Designer | Aug 03 - Present
Summary
• Adept at writing and/or customizing programming code; ensure that front-end integration conforms to W3C standards for futuristic purposes while providing safe degradability
• Working knowledge of MySQL, MSSQL
• Expertise in implementation and support of content management systems
• Skilled at evaluating the best approach to deliver time and cost effective solutions
• Currently researching SEO and best practices in AJAX

http://www.openhandweb.org/
• Redesigned the site, which in part, boosted the page reads by more than 40000 per month
• Server migration and backup with testing to ensure trouble-free operation after switch
• Upgraded the site with latest patches and security updates
http://www.wcfiareligiondirectory.org/
• Imported massive Excel database of three categories into a php based site writing complex mysql queries
• Customized search capabilities to provide advanced search options
• Optimized search results according to ranking, tagging and/or keyword accuracy
http://www.dot-comma.com/
• Provide freelance webservices and consultation for this webdevelopment organization
• Analyze new projects in-depth with project manager before development starts
• Restructured the sitemap for sites, providing easier access to site content
• Perform administrative tasks for all websites including configuring hosting settings from linux based VPS
http://fsbo3.dot-comma.com/
• Comprehensive real estate website with payment processing capability
• Provided in-depth search and module customization with php/mysql
• Integrated with Google Maps API to display property-listings on maps within the site
Other sites I have worked on recently
• http://www.oldroadcomputing.com/
• http://www.dpi-3d.com/
• http://www.parasols.com/
• http://www.livecricketgames.com/
• http://www.oneaccordcorp.com/

Software Engineer | ikaSystems | Mar 07 - Present
Southborough, MA
• UI lead for team in implementing comprehensive medical applications
• Responsible for theme design, UI structuring and following best practices in presentation and user interaction
• Actively research latest technologies that can be used in our applications to enhance the user interface experience
• Create standard layout for pages and modules making it easy for programmers to plug in their code without having to worry about the design aspect