Mike Burns
3510 Stuart Ave. Apt 3 Richmond, VA 23221 | 804.370.4946 | mike@grady-etc.com
Objective
To obtain a web development position that allows me to leverage my creativity, education and technical
background in order to develop high quality, customer-focused web applications and manage them through the
software development lifecycle.
Skills
Development Platforms
o Mac OS X, Linux/Unix, Windows, iPhone
Programming Languages
o Traditional – C/C++, Java, Objective-C
o Web – HTML5, PHP, Javascript, CSS, XML
o Database – Oracle, MySQL
Software/Technologies
o IDE - XCode, MS.NET, Adobe Flash/FLEX, NetBeans
o Design – Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign, GIMP
o Web - LAMP, CakePHP, jQuery, Mootools, AJAX
o CMS – Cascade, Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal
o Version Control – Subversion, CVS, Mercurial
Professional Experience
Assistant Production Manager, Modlin Center for the Arts 7/2007 –
Richmond, VA
Responsible for advancing and executing production requirements for over 35 world-class events annually
House audio engineer and recording engineer for Modlin Center podcast series
IT and AV support for University and community events as well as corporate conferences presented in our
venues
Supervise and educate student employees of the production department
Customer service for variety of clientele (artists, faculty, etc.)
Technical liaison between MCA staff and Information Services
Maintain all audio/visual equipment
Freelance Web Developer 7/2007 –
Richmond, VA
Developed complex custom backends for content management
Integrated industry standard frameworks and technologies in to client sites
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Involved in all phases of web development, from planning and design to maintenance and customer support
Incorporated cutting-edge technologies (HTML5, CSS3, etc.) to progressively enhance user experience
Music Technology Specialist, University of Richmond Muselab 7/2006 – 7/2007
Richmond, VA
Maintain state-of-the-art music technology lab
Record, mix and master concerts in Camp Concert Hall
Aid faculty in incorporating new technologies in the classroom
Assist faculty with training of students on music technology and education software
Administer and upgrade Mac OS Server with 150+ active users
Maintain music technology lab website
Education
University of Richmond | Richmond, VA 6/2010 –-
School of Continuing Studies
Certificate in Applied Studies in Information Systems
New York University | New York, NY 8/2002 – 5/2006
Steinhardt School of Education
Major: Music Technology Minor: Computer Science
GPA: 3.84
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Oakton High School | Vienna, VA 8/1998 – 6/2002
Extracurricular Activities
Freelance recording engineer (including work on 2009 Pulitzer Prize winning “Double Sextet”, composed by
Steve Reich and performed by Grammy award winning ensemble eighth blackbird)
Active member of the open source community
Hobbyist game designer, musician and electronics tinkerer
Enjoy living a healthy and active life outside of the workplace; competed in several competitive long distance
races
Please visit my website for more information: http://grady-etc.com
References available upon request.