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2012.05.19

I am presently working full-time at Monster (aka Monster Cable) doing a lot of javascript, data-integrations, facebook apps and whatever they throw at me. Because of this, I am only taking on new work for small businesses and non-profit arts organizations.

Lately, I have been doing Word Press sites for various clients on a budget. If this is your situation, and you would like to get a great looking website up quickly,
contact me.

About Paul

Paul Lyons is a San Francisco based web designer and programmer with over 13 years of experience building web sites and web applications. After getting a start during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, working on projects for the likes of Cisco and Providian Financial as well as various dot-com fiascos, I then worked at Monster Cable as the webmaster for six years. At Monster Cable I honed my skills with web design, SQL, stored procedures and cursors, data integrations, JavaScript, classic ASP, Flash, marketing and writing for the web.

After a Guatemala haitus is 2006, where I took care of kids, did freelance web development, refined my third world cooking skills and blogged extensively, I returned to San Francisco. From 2007 to 2011 I worked at The Spider, primarily doing backend programming, SQL, e-commerce, .Net, MVC, JavaScript and jQuery, CSS, database integrations, WordPress...

In November of 2011 I started contract work with Monster, aka Monster Cable. Since successful launches of the Monster headphone site, revised Famous Monster sites, various Facebook apps and other web-based tasks I still work at Monster.

With my diverse skill set, I can design and implement a wide variety of rich, interactive and engaging websites from start to finish.

Resume

Web Developer - Monster Cable Products

Monster Cable Products
Privately Held; Consumer Electronics industry
November 2011 – Present Brisbane, CA

Successful launches of the Monster headphone site, revised Famous Monster sites, various Facebook apps, data-integrations, etc.

Web Programmer - The Spider

The Spider
Privately Held; Internet industry
April 2007 – August 2011 (4 years 5 months) San Francisco Bay Area

Masterminded e-commerce data integrations, database modeling and code in ASP MVC and .Net, T-SQL, Classic ASP, XSLT, CSS, XHTML jQuery and JavaScript. Occasionally worked in Flash and Photoshop and was called upon to design. A few outstanding achievements during the 4-year tenure are:

  • The synthetic DNA configurator for Biosearch Technologies
  • The amazing custom bike configurator for RA Cycles
  • The entire Hospital Business Operations for Quest Diagnostics
  • Amazon and RetailPro Integration for Anonymous Venice

Programmer and Designer - Paul Lyons Web Solutions

Freelance Web Development
Information Technology and Services industry
January 2000 – April 2011 (11 years 4 months) San Francisco Bay Area

Created and improved upon web sites for a variety of clients: academic institutions, real estate developers, book publishers, small businesses, marketing companies, e-learning companies. These projects involved everything from e-commerce, database design and programming, custom web-based content management systems, video editing, copy writing, web design, logo design and Flash animation.

Webmaster - Monster Cable Products

Monster Cable Products
Privately Held; Consumer Electronics industry
February 2000 – February 2006 (6 years 1 month) Brisbane, CA

Maintained and developed rich data solutions and website designs for Monster Cable using ASP, SQL, CSS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Flash. Built robust, web-based Content Management Systems utilizing SQL databases. Created Web 2.0 type applications such as the highly successful web-based Monster $10,000 Photo Contest. Developed and implemented robust e-commerce solutions. Developed project management systems that ensured the timely roll-out of products. Designed, authored and copy-edited website content

Freelance Web Developer

February 1999 – February 2001 (2 years) San Francisco, CA

  • Design Media – San Francisco (projects for Cisco Systems, Providian Insurance)
  • Exile on 7th – San Francisco (advertising agency site rebuild project, general website maintenance)
  • FanStop.com – San Francisco (football fan site from the dotcom era)

Freelance Musician and Teacher

February 1987 – October 2001 (14 years) San Francisco, CA

For over ten years I worked as a musician, music teacher, composer, arranger and music copyist. My arrangements can be heard on Timbalero Louie Romero Y Su Grupo Mazacote (2006), Azabache (2000), 10 Anos de Salsa", Celebrating 10th Anniversary with Orquesta Salsabor Julio Bravo (2004). During this time I also wrote over 200 arrangements for various R & B and Latin bands.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Arts, Music 1985

In 1985, Paul Lyons was (believe it or not) the only person in the entire University of Wisconsin to graduate with a BA in Music. With the problem solving and critical thinking skills developed with this unique degree, it prepared him for his second career in programming, design and website development.

Continuing Education

  • Microsoft Official Course - 3689A Introduction to Microsoft.NET Entity Framework (2011)
  • Microsoft Official Course - 2727B Introduction to Microsoft.NET Development (2005)
  • ThunderLizard Webbuilding Conference – Seattle (2001)
  • San Francisco State - College of Extended Learning (1996-1997)