• Nick Shontz
    • 1840 Dickens St. Apt 1
    • Phone: 406.531.7636
    • Missoula, MT 59802
    • Nick@Jakonavitch.com
  • Qualification Highlights
    • HTML, CSS, XML & XSL
    • Velocity
    • CodeIgniter
    • jQuery
    • WAMP
    • LAMP
    • JavaScript
    • Ubuntu
    • Apache
    • PHP
    • Red Hat
    • MySQL 
    • Java
    • Mac OS X
    • IIS, PHP & MySQL
    • Windows Server
    • OC4J | PDK Development
    • JSP
    • Windows
    • Oracle Portal
    • PostgreSQL
    • Subversion
    • Eclipse
    • Subclipse
    • PL/SQL, TSQL & SQL
    • Working with C# .NET, PHP, MySQL, SQL server, Oracle, IIS and Apache since 2002.
    • Presented on web accessability standards and best practices.
    • Currently researching solutions to address technological issues in higher education
    • Developed and presented material at the Portlets 2007 conference hosted by The University of Montana
    • Presented on online social networking relating to higher education
  • Technical Experience
    • Languages:
      PHP, Java, JSP, .NET (C#), HTML, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, Velocity
    • Databases:
      MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgresql & postgis, Microsoft Access
    • Applications:
      Mozilla (Sunbird, Thunderbird, Firefox), Eclipse (MyEclipse, PHPeclipse, Subclipse), Netbeans, Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, Lightroom), Microsoft Office
    • Operating Systems:
      Ubuntu, RHEL, Mac OS X, Windows, Windows Server 
  • Projects
    • Fall 2008
    • Web Mapping Application for The University of Montana
    • map.umt.edu
      • Web GIS project that uses shape data
      • Created using open source technology
      • Includes interactive features including toggleable layers
    • Summer 2010
    • Homepage rewrite for The University of Montana
    • www.umt.edu
      • Converted the site from C#.NET to PHP
      • Uses CodeIgniter and jQuery
      • Site content is managed by Cascade Server by Hannon Hill
  • Employment
    • Jan. 2007 - Present
    • Information Technology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
    • Systems Analyst
      • J2EE programming specific to Oracle Portal and PDK Portlets
      • Involved in programming, testing, debugging, deploying portlets
      • Set up and manage Novell Suse web server using LAMP to host a variety of open-source solutions including Wordpress Mu and Mediawiki
      • Configured PHP applications for use with Central Authentication Service
      • PHP/CodeIgniter Development
      • Assisted in training and supervision of student employees
      • Participated in major server migration for primary web server at The University of Montana.
    • 2005 - 2007
    • FedEx Kinko's, Missoula, MT
    • Senior Project Coordinator
      • Supervised floor, coordinated employee breaks, and resolved schedule conflicts
      • Worked as a liaison to bridge gap between team members and management
      • Responsible for orders finished on time and done correctly
      • Acted as first point of contact for customer conflict resolution
    • Document Creation Technician
      • Created custom documents for customers, including business cards, fliers and postcards, among others
      • Worked directly with printing presses on the production of high-volume and complex orders
      • Worked primarily on Apple computers running OS 9.2 and OS X
      • Extensive knowledge using Adobe InDesign 2.0, Photoshop CS, PageMaker 6.5, and Acrobat
      • Working knowledge of Quark, Adobe Illustrator, Fontbook and high-speed printer copiers
    • 2003 - 2005
    • Information Technology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
    • Developer
      • Member of Enterprise Portal Project Team
      • Worked in a team development environment
      • Created custom portlets for Oracle Portal written in Java/JSP
      • Involved in programming, testing, debugging, deploying portlets
    • 2005 - 2006
    • School of Education, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
    • Web Master
      • Principle Webmaster in the redesign of the School of Education web site, summer 2004
      • Corresponded with faculty members to create departmental web pages
      • Heavy utilization of the scripting language PHP, and extensive knowledge of HTML and CSS
      • Set up and managed servers both IIS 6 and Apache 2 with PHP and MySQL support
  • Organizational Membership
    • 1995 - Present
    • Boy Scouts of America
    • www.scouting.org
      • Eagle Scout
      • Assistant Scoutmaster
    • 2008 - Present
    • Missoula Linux Users Group, Missoula, MT
    • www.groups.google.com/group/msla-lug
  • Education
    • 2002 - 2006
    • University of Montana, Missoula, MT
    • www.umt.edu
      • Major in Progress: Business Information Systems Major
      • Minor: Computer Applications
      • Full admission to the School of Education