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  • Current Title: Sr PHP Developer
  • Experience: 9-12 years
  • Job Type:
    • Full Time
    • Part Time
    • Consulting
  • Willing to Relocate: No
  • Willing to Travel: Once a month
  • Career Level: Manager
  • Work Status: U.S. Citizen

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MICHAEL FOUNTAIN

Sr. Software Developer with a Strong Business Development Backgrou

“Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Regional Finalist” (2006)
http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2006/05/01/daily26.html

 

 

COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT HISTORY - Distributed; SaaS; VAS

 

Panoverse
Panoverse, LLC

‘08-‘09

SaaS application; distributed social widgets; production release scheduled for Q3-09

dnZoom
dnZoom, Inc

‘07-‘08

SaaS application; supports 15+ remote API integrations; registered 2K+ users; processed 400K+ domain names

ModernBill Version 5
ModernGigabyte, LLC

‘06-‘08

Redesigned from the ground up using a proprietary MVC Framework

ModernBill Versions 2-4
ModernGigabyte, LLC

‘01-‘05

Distributed application; supports 40+ remote API integrations; registered 15K small businesses; currently invoices and bills over 2M end-users

SoftDRM
ModernGigabyte, LLC

‘06-‘08

SaaS application; web services with external API; fully automated direct and reseller license provisioning

PPCfactory
ModernGigabyte, LLC

‘05-‘06

SaaS application; web services with external API; fully automated Google Adwords provisioning

ModernDNS
ModernGigabyte, LLC

‘04-‘08

VAS; provider of domain name automation services; eNom.com’s #3 technology partner with over 300K domain names under management

SSLfactory
ModernGigabyte, LLC

‘04-‘08

SaaS application; web service with external API; registered 5K+ small businesses; fully automated SSL certificate billing and provisioning; 0% fraud rate

FraudGuardian
ModernGigabyte, LLC

‘03-‘08

SaaS application; web service with external API; fully automated fraud prevention services; over 1M served

ModernAuthorize
ModernGigabyte, LLC

‘03-‘08

VAS; provider of credit card processing

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 

  • Linux Systems

  • Apache

  • SQL

  • MySQL

  • PostgreSQL

  • PHP4

  • PHP5 (OO)

  • XHTML

  • XML

  • SOAP

  • CSS

  • JavaScript

  • Mac OSX

  • iPhone SDK

  • CodeIgniter Framework

  • Zend Framework

  • AJAX

  • JQuery Toolkit

  • Scriptaculous Toolkit

  • SMARTY

  • ADODB

  • ActiveRecord

  • CVS

  • Subversion

  • MVC Software Architecture

  • Relational Database Design

  • Web Services & API Design

  • Multi-Currency & Localization

  • Distributed Software Deployment

  • SaaS Deployment

  • QA Testing Procedures

  • Business Rules Interpretation

  • Project Management

  • Product Management

  • Recruiting & Staff Management

  • Business Development

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Development / Business Consultant • 2008-2009

PANOVERSE, LLC, Louisville, KY
(www.panoverse.com) A Web 2.0 start-up redefining how users view image galleries online.

Provided product strategy and business consulting services. Redesigned the original Panoverse prototype to use an MVC framework in preparation for production release. The company is currently in stealth mode. 100% remote.

 

Software Development / Contracted through TEKsystems • 2008-2009

THE STEVENSON COMPANY, Louisville, KY
(www.stevensoncompany.com) A marketing research provider servicing Fortune 500 companies.

Implemented the CodeIgniter framework with JQuery for several internal projects and report driven interfaces. Designed, developed, and deployed a “data coding” application for use by internal employees and remote data suppliers. 50% on site, 50% remote.

 

Software Development (80%) / Business Development (20%) / Co-Founder • 2007-2008

DNZOOM, INC., Louisville, KY
(www.dnzoom.com) A Web 2.0 service for domain portfolio management. Acquired by Bido, LLC in 2008.

Designed and developed the dnZoom prototype using a proprietary MVC framework. Directed final product development and SaaS deployment. Forged strong business relationships with top domain name registrars and domain name parking companies worldwide. Interviewed, hired and managed employees. Secured $250K in private funding.

At the time of acquisition, the dnZoom application supported more than 15 remote API integrations, had approximately 2K end-users, and processed over 400K domain names.

 

Software Development (80%) / Business Development (20%) / Co-Founder • 2001-2008

MODERNGIGABYTE, LLC, Louisville, KY
(www.modernbill.com) A B2B provider of Internet based, automated billing products for the Web Hosting and ISP industry. Acquired by Parallels, Inc. in 2008.

Identified an industry need and created the business model. Designed, developed, and maintained 7 products and value added services. Forged high-powered business partnerships with several industry leading vendors; eNom.com, Register.com, GeoTrust.com, BluePay.com, ThePlanet.com, Google.com. Grew company from 2 to over 20 employees with year-over-year sales growth.

At the time of acquisition, the ModernBill application supported 40 remote API integrations, provided automated invoicing and billing services for more than 2 million end-users, and supported over 15K resellers worldwide.

 


Web Developer / Manager, Web Site Production • 2000-2002

AMAZON.COM, Seattle, WA
(www.amazon.com) An Internet-based company offering diverse products to a worldwide market.

Oversaw a cross-functional team of web developers charged with electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids, and baby product lines. Actively participated in the technical interview process and some college recruiting efforts. Designed, developed, and maintained a PHP based project-tracking tool used to improve communication between project managers and web site development teams. Received the “Just Do It” award for creating an in-house project-tracking tool.

 

 

EDUCATION

BSBA, Management Information Systems
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS


 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVES FROM DNZOOM & MODERNGIGABYTE

 

2008 Mar 28 Parallels Acquires ModernGigabyte

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb805564.htm

 

Mar 28 Parallels pads hosting play with ModernGigabyte buy

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/26/moderngigabyte_parallels/

 

Feb 19 Full house at the Bido.com launch party last night at Tao in Las Vegas

http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/02-19-08.htm

 

Feb 15 Say Hello to DNZoom and Goodbye to Domain Management Hassles

http://www.dnjournal.com/articles/companies/dnzoom.htm

 

2007 Aug 01 dnZoom Reaches for Domain Profits

http://www.thewhir.com/features/080107_dnZoom_Reaches_for_Domain_Profits.cfm

 

Jul 23 Intermedia and ModernBill Partner to Make Private Label Exchange Hosting Easy

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541679.htm

 

Mar 17 ModernGigabyte Announces Third Annual Hosting Workshop

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb511975.htm

 

2006 Sep 19 The Planet, ModernGigabyte Partnership

http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/091906_The_Planet_ModernGigabyte_Partnership.cfm

 

Sep 13 The Planet, ModernBill Launch Cortex Integration and Reseller Program

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb436270.htm

 

Jul 25 Game Server Control Panel SCInterface Module Now Available for ModernBill

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541902.htm

 

Jul 10 ModernGigabyte Launches ModernBill Version 5.0

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb409207.htm

 

Jun 06 Ensim and ModernBill Launch Integrated Service Delivery and Billing Solution for Hosting Providers

http://www.ensim.com/news/releases/2006/06_06.html

 

Jun 05 ModernGigabyte headlines front page of Business section (PDF Archive)

http://www.gotphp.com/press-archived-files/Press-Courier-Journal-060506.pdf

 

May 22 Finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2006/05/01/daily26.html

 

Feb 13 ModernBill Re-engineered in Update

http://www.thewhir.com/features/eagle_ModernBill_Re-engineered_in_Update.cfm

 

Jan 17 Moderngigabyte Releases New Beta Version of ModernBill

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb333143.htm

 

Jan 17 ModernGigabyte Announces Second Annual Hosting Workshop

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb333881.htm

 

2005 Nov 21 ModernBill Extends Support For Ensim Pro for Windows

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb313385.htm

 

Nov 11 VIA USA Announces Partnership With ModernBill

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb308966.htm

 

Nov 01 ModernBill Announces Support for Game Servers

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb304898.htm

 

2004 Oct 07 ModernBill Breaks From Convention Again

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb165737.htm

 

Aug 12 ModernGigabyte Expands its ModernAuthorize Offerings to Meet International Consumer Demand

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb148852.htm

 

Jun 18 ModernBill Announces Strong Support for Plesk Control Panels

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb134853.htm

 

2003 Oct 20 Leading Billing Vendors, ModernBill, … Offer Solutions for Ensim WEBppliance Control Panels

http://www.hostbyte.com/hosting-news/75/

 

2002 Nov 13 ModernGigabyte Releases ModernBill Version 4 with New Ceonex Dolphin-X Theme

http://forums.webhostdir.com/showthread.php?t=9341