Peter Ellis 2455 George Washington Way #C221 Richland, WA 99354 me at petercellis dot com EDUCATION Master of Science in Information Management - June 2009 University of Washington (UW), Seattle, WA; Cumulative GPA: 3.78 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Computer Science/Writing - June 2006 The Evergreen State College (TESC), Olympia, WA The Overlake School, Redmond, WA, 2001 EXPERIENCE PHP Web Application Developer (Scientist Level I) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/Battelle, Richland, WA (August 2009 - PRESENT) * Provide PHP web applications development and support for CORE and the Knowledge Encapsulation Framework, leading new functionality initiatives and acting as a usability/user experience advocate. * Provide technical documentation support for IN-SPIRE, an information analysis and discovery tool targeted at text documents. * Participating in the development of an Agile software development Community of Practice. TIER Desktop and Customer Support Graduate Student Assistant University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA (October 2008 - June 2009) * Second-tier web support focusing primarily on Moodle coding and support, as well as content management systems assessment and maintenance. * Database and PHP applications developer within the web team, focusing on translating user and organizational needs into concrete applications. * Third place winner of inaugural TIER Challenge, a call for proposals to improve the processes and activities of the School's IT unit. * Responsible for server rebuilds of Moodle (supporting 5,000 users/week), Cerberus Helpdesk (supporting 25 end users and 600 e-mail users), and test installs of Microsoft SharePoint and Drupal. Created build scripts and assisted in systems configuration, debugging, and customization. Administrative Intern 3 Washington State Department of Information Services, Computer Services Division, Olympia, WA (July 2008 - September 2008) * Collaborated with design and production support teams to configure and document SharePoint 2007 farms and related infrastructure. * Worked extensively with internal Department of Information Services (DIS) stakeholders on SharePoint information architecture and best practice formulation. * Lead coordinator for Avamar backup appliance proof of concept exercise under the supervision of DIS technicians. Included test plan creation and execution, as well as cross-agency communication when needed. SharePoint Administrator (Graduate Student Assistant) University of Washington Information School, Seattle, WA (July 2007 - June 2008) * Responsible for software administrative duties surrounding the Information School's SharePoint presence. * Participated in planning and implementation activities for new intranet service using SharePoint 2007. This included user interviews, policy creation, and hands-on network and server administration, as well as metadata and information architecture generation and codification. * Primary point of contact for user support issues surrounding SharePoint. Information Technology Manager The Evergreen State College Writing Center, Olympia, WA (August 2006 - June 2007) * Responsible for providing general technical support for the Writing Center. * Maintained PCs and Macs, responsible for technology audit, formulation of technology budget, grant proposals, and technology-oriented staff development. * Maintained Writing Center web site, Drupal-based staff portal, e-mail distribution lists, and appointment system code. * Helped design curriculum for The Practice of Professional Tutoring, a yearly one-quarter program that teaches the act, art, and philosophy of tutoring others. Logo Lab Aide The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA (April 2005 - June 2005) * Aide for Designing Languages and Algebra to Algorithms programs. * Responsible for proofreading labs and creating a solution before the lab time. * Utilizing Writing Center tutoring skills, guided students through the lab exercises. Writing Tutor The Evergreen State College Writing Center, Olympia, WA (September 2003 - June 2006) * Tutored students in the art and process of writing. Routinely covered such topics as paper organization, grammar, thesis and topic development, and paper flow. * Developed new appointment system in PHP/MSSQL as part of a two-person development team. The program used the ADOdb wrapper classes for database abstraction. Coding utilized Concurrent Versions System and the Eclipse IDE. * Developed PHP/PostgreSQL software supporting the Writing Center's web site. Web Site Manager The Evergreen State College Web Team, Olympia, WA (January 2003 - June 2007) * Primarily managed web site content and layout for the College's Writing Center. * Temporary management of the College's Access Services web site. * Coordinated site template switchovers and template beta testing with Web Team utilizing Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX. * Responsible for content, layout, planning meetings, and staff coordination. * Developed PHP/PostgreSQL applications for Writing Center's online handout library and request forms. Freelance Web Designer/Founder naturalaxis, Seattle, WA (June 1999 - October 2007) * Developed firm's account management system. * Upheld high standards for content and design layout. * Utilized an interactive and client-centric design and content creation process. * Oversaw all marketing and promotional outreach. * Utilized HTML, PHP, CSS, MySQL, and PostgreSQL in various projects. * Hired as interim network administrator for Seattle Girls' School, June - July 2003. ACTIVITIES AND HONORS * Green Computing Special Interest Group, University of Washington, May 2008 - June 2009 * Technology Officer, Association for Information Management Students, University of Washington Information School, March 2008 - April 2009 (inaugural officer) * Student Representative, Enrollment Coordination Committee, The Evergreen State College, 2002 - 2006 * Student Representative, Enrollment Growth Disappearing Task Force, The Evergreen State College, 2004 - 2005 * Eastside Journal Newspaper's Most Inspirational Graduate, Class of 2001 WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS * InfoCamp Seattle 2010 (planned), Seattle, WA (October 2, 2010 - October 3, 2010) * SolutionsIQ Certified ScrumMaster Training, Richland, WA (June 8, 2010 - June 9, 2010) * InfoCamp Seattle 2009, Seattle, WA (October 10, 2009 - October 11, 2009) * PRESENTATION: Separating Problems From Software In Technology Based Conversations * PRESENTATION: Information Evangelism And Environmental Sustainability: Crossing Boundaries * Edward Tufte: Presenting Data and Information, Seattle, WA (April 28, 2009) * Seattle Green Festival 2009, Seattle, WA (March 28, 2009 - March 29, 2009) * Future Practice Webinar: Getting to the Point Quickly with Sustainable Design by Nathan Shedroff (March 25, 2009) * Future Practice Webinar: Modern Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski (November 13, 2008) * InfoCamp Seattle 2008, Seattle, WA (September 27, 2008 - September 28, 2008) * GOVERNING Managing Technology Conference, Seattle, WA (May 28, 2008 - May 30, 2008) * Seattle Green Festival 2008, Seattle, WA (April 12, 2008 - April 13, 2008) * 2007 Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association Conference, Bellingham, WA (April 28, 2007) * PRESENTATION: How a System Birthed Dialogs: The Place of Technology in Writing Centers, presented with Sandra Yannone, Director of the Writing Center, The Evergreen State College * 2006 Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association Conference, Corvallis, OR (April 29, 2006) * PRESENTATION: Philosophical Approaches to Writing Center Web Sites PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS * Desouza, K., Ellis, P. (Forthcoming). "Sustainable Idea Management in Academia: Free Textbooks for Students by Students". * Desouza, K., Ellis, P. (December 2009). "On Information Management, Environmental Sustainability, and Cradle to Cradle Mentalities". * Dixon, W., Ellis, P., Sheth, A. (2008). "Implementation". In Change Management (ch. 7). Global Text Project: http://globaltext.terry.uga.edu/home. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS * Association for Computing Machinery Professional Membership (February 1, 2007 - January 31, 2011) * Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Web (SIGWEB) (February 2010 - January 31, 2011) * Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) (October 2007 - January 31, 2011) REFERENCES Available upon request.