Resume

Oliver Yancey

Mail: yanceyo@gmail.com
Web: yanceyo.com

A self-learning developer with interests in web and game development

Facebook:yanceyo
Linkedin:oliver-yancey
Udemy:oliver-yancey
Github:yanceyo

Experience

Faucette Microsystems - Developer

Sept 2005 - July 2023
  • Implemented a revision system (CVS) to archive, analyze, and maintain our projects.
  • Improved debugging skills using XDebug for PHP and browser developer tools for Javascript.
  • Created technical documentation for back end and in-house processes.
  • Supervise training and orientation of new employees.
  • Designed web forms based on client's paper forms or existing templates.
  • Responsible for the admin and releasing a number of our systems to the clients.
  • Worked with some team members remotely used software like VNC, Webex, and Remote Desktop.
  • Learned various languages like HTML/CSS, PHP, Javascript, SQL, and PostgreSQL.
  • Performed various back end tasks:
    • Research database access solutions for PHP like PDO.
    • Implemented ODBC drivers and set up data sources.
    • Page logic like saving data for web forms, masking/unmasking data, and displaying popup windows.  
       

Analee's Cafe - Web Developer

Jan 2018 - Aug 2021
  • Acquired experience with Wix systems learning to build a web site using its site builder while implementing menu items, and setting up an online ordering and delivery service through Wix Restaurants.
  • Managed Facebook page and created ads to advertise site.
  • Built communication skills as I troubleshoot and resolve problems with the restaurant owner and change prices and update the web design when needed. 
     

Western Nevada College - Tutor

Sept 2003 - Dec 2007
  • Acquired communication and tutoring skills to work with students to relay their difficulties and work with them to overcome it. 
  • Handled the night section where I tutored multiple people over a wide variety of subjects while proctoring tests and welcoming the students who walk in. 
     

System Consultants - Data Entrant / Call Person

Apr 2003 - Sep 2005
  • Utilized my typing skills to enter written license information into a database.
  • Acquired skills as a call person to communicate and address the caller's need of obtaining a license, completing a form, or resolving an issue that occurred. 

Education

University of Nevada - Computer Science and Engineering

2007 - 2017

Started in Computer Information and Engineering before it became outdated and replaced with Computer Science and Engineering.  Some of what I’ve learned is detailed below:

Classes involved learning low level coding with breadboards and ICs (integrated circuits) to learn binary logic and Assembly for practical use.  Eventually did some work with FPGA using Basys boards.

Learned basic/advanced data objects in C++ and created a simple image recognition program which could detect galaxies in a given image along with some basic data using a Windows GUI made in Qt (partner made the interface).

Created a game using Game Maker Studio, and another using Java to create an Android game.

Using Python and PyOgre learned how to create a 3D engine along with a rudimentary 3D game.

Learned basics of multithreading and processing in C++ to enable tasks to run more efficiently.  Created a multithreaded program (still has bugs) though to demonstrate the concept.

Western Nevada College - Computer Information Programming

1999 - 2007

Computer Information Programming is an Associate of Applied Science degree with an emphasis between programming and business courses.  Classes in Business 101, Accounting, Principles of Management, System Analysis and Design along with courses in Visual Basic and Visual C++.  

Additional Experience

Experience gained by creating my site yanceyo.com:

  • Obtained Full stack experience creating LAMP stacks with Wordpress and more recently a slightly modified LAMP stack that uses PostgreSQL instead of MySQL with Drupal.
  • Gained understanding of some of AWS services like EC2, Route 53, and Elastic Beanstalk.
     

Skills

  • PHP
  • HTML/CSS
  • Javascript
  • SQL
  • Training
  • Tutoring
  • Teamwork
  • Linux
  • Apache
  • AWS (Amazon Web Service)
  • Centralized/Distributed Version Control Systems (CVS, SVN, Git, Mercurial)
  • C++
  • Game Maker Studio
  • Java
  • Python
  • Assembly
  • BASIC (QBasic and Visual Basic)

Hobbies

Photography, Learning