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Last 6 mos.
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Hours:
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Location:
Leuven, Belgium (GMT+01:00)
English Skills:
(self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
July 23, 2007
Last Worked:
September 27, 2009
oDesk Ready:
Yes
Affiliated with:
Vitzo
Hours: 11
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Ken D.
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"
Web Developer PHP/Drupal/Zend/AJAX/jQuery & Adwords PPC Marketing
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Freelance
Programmer / Developer
,
Belgium
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$95.00
/hr
Overview
Résumé
Work History & Feedback (3)
Tests (5)
Portfolio (7)
By respecting web standards I hope to contribute to the future of the internet while continually improving my own skills. My biggest strength is being able to work independently and my ability to take a project from start to finish. I do not require constant supervision since I'm able to improvise in case the specs are incomplete and if I have permission to do so. I've developed several Web 2.0 style projects from scratch, such as oondi.com, using cutting-edge technologies including PHP5,...
By respecting web standards I hope to contribute to the future of the internet while continually improving my own skills. My biggest strength is being
able to work independently
and my
ability to take a project from start to finish
. I do not require constant supervision since I'm able to improvise in case the specs are incomplete and if I have permission to do so.
I've developed several Web 2.0 style projects from scratch, such as oondi.com, using cutting-edge technologies including
PHP5, Drupal, CakePHP, Zend Framework, MySQL, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, ExtJS AJAX and jQuery
. I enjoy learning new programming languages and skills. The steeper the learning curve, the better.
Should my hourly rate exceed the budget of your project, then you could hire me solely as a
project manager
. I can orchestrate
several subcontractors
and will ensure that the end-result is built according to your specifications and conforms to the highest possible standards.
I'm also an experienced internet marketeer specializing in Google Adwords. I've managed several PPC campaigns in various markets with an
ad spend of over 1.000 EUR (+/- 1,300 USD) per day
. By creating dynamic landing pages, performing in-depth analysis, split testing, careful bid management and integrating sales tracking I managed to achieve a very high ROI.
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Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
72496
01/2009 - 03/2009
Drupal Expert Needed
$14,852 (156 hrs @ $95.00/hr)
5.0 Great job and great communication.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
62616
11/2008 - 03/2009
Database-driv
en Website Programmer
$4,269 (77 hrs @ $55.56/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
17976
07/2008 - 01/2009
Expert PHP Developer
$8 (832 hrs @ $0.01/hr)
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
See All Tests Taken
(5 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
PHP5 Test
4.75
99%
TOP 10%
07/25/2008
39 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
5.00
99%
TOP 10%
1st Place!
07/23/2007
10 min
CSS 2.0 Test
4.50
97%
TOP 10%
12/29/2008
18 min
MySQL 5.0 Test
3.75
91%
TOP 10%
07/25/2008
38 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
12/31/2008
3 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title
Initiated By
Date
Experienced Dupal Developer
Provider
November 20, 2009
Adwords expert needed
Provider
November 13, 2009
Advanced Web Design
Buyer
November 9, 2009
Expert Drupal Developer
Provider
November 3, 2009
CSS Guru / Drupal skills a plue
Provider
October 30, 2009
PHP Developer
Provider
October 30, 2009
As-Needed PHP/MySQL/Javascript Programmer Position
Provider
October 30, 2009
Country Music Connect
Buyer
October 26, 2009
Job Category Interests
Web Development
Web Design
Web Programming
Ecommerce
UI Design
Website Project Management
Other - Web Development
Sales & Marketing
SEO - Search Engine Optimization
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
ActionScript
3 yrs
4.0
2009
ActionScript is a scripting language based on ECMAScript.
Adobe Flex
2 yrs
4.0
2008
Adobe Flex is used for the development and deployment of cross platform rich Internet applications based on the proprietary Adobe Flash platform.
AJAX & XAJAX
4 yrs
4.0
2009
Ajax, or AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is a group of interrelated web development techniques used for creating interactive web applications or rich Internet applications.
CakePHP
1 yrs
3.0
2007
I've used CakePHP in previous projects but have since then used a custom framework which is similar in design.
cPanel & WHM API
1 yrs
4.0
2007
I've built a webhosting control panel and billing manager from the ground up. It integrated with several API's, including cPanel, DirectAdmin, Enom and several other registrars.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
5 yrs
5.0
2009
I write clean, hack-free, lightweight, browser independent CSS.
cURL / Libcurl for PHP
4 yrs
4.0
2009
cURL is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax.
Drupal CMS/CMF
3 yrs
5.0
2009
Drupal is my Content Management System (or Framework) of choice because of its flexibility and many open source modules.
Dutch / Nederlands
21 yrs
5.0
2009
Nederlands is mijn moedertaal.
Enom API
1 yrs
4.0
2007
I've built a webhosting control panel and billing manager from the ground up. It integrated with several API's, including cPanel, DirectAdmin, Enom and several other registrars.
Ext JS framework
2 yrs
4.0
2009
ExtJS is a JavaScript library for building interactive web applications using techniques such as AJAX, DHTML and DOM scripting. Originally built as an add-on library extension of YUI, Ext includes interoperability with jQuery and Prototype.
Facebook
1 yrs
4.0
2009
I've developed Facebook applications directly and websites utilizing Facebook Connect.
Google Adwords API / Apility
3 yrs
5.0
2009
I've developed an automated bid management system in PHP which utilizes the Google Adwords API extensively.
Google Maps API
2 yrs
4.0
2009
Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free web mapping service application and technology provided by Google.
Google Wave Extensions
1 yrs
4.0
2009
I've been involved in developing gadgets as well as robots for Google Wave.
HTML / XHTML
7 yrs
5.0
2009
The Extensible Hypertext Markup Language, or XHTML, is a markup language that has the same depth of expression as HTML, but also conforms to XML syntax.
Image manipulation in PHP: GD Library
3 yrs
4.0
2009
Among others, I've created grayscale versions of the IconExperience icon collection. The PHP script processes the entire collection in a single batch and saves the files in an alternate folder or with an alternate name.
JavaScript
4 yrs
4.0
2009
JavaScript is a scripting language widely used for client-side web development.
jQuery
3 yrs
5.0
2009
jQuery is a great way to write cross-browser unobtrusive JavaScript since it's a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML.
Magento Commerce
2 yrs
4.0
2009
Magento is an Open Source ecommerce web application. It was created by Varien, building on components of the Zend Framework.
MySQL
5 yrs
5.0
2009
MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS). MySQL is popular for web applications and acts as the database component of the LAMP, BAMP, MAMP, and WAMP platforms.
OO-programming with PHP5
6 yrs
5.0
2009
PHP is a programming language designed for producing dynamic web pages.
REGEX patterns
4 yrs
4.0
2009
In computing, regular expressions (regexp) provide a concise and flexible means for identifying strings particular characters, words, or patterns of characters.
SEA / SEM / PPC Marketing / Google Adwords /...
5 yrs
5.0
2009
I've managed several campaigns with a daily spend of 1000+ EUR.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
4 yrs
5.0
2009
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of natural traffic to a web site from search engines.
XML
4 yrs
4.0
2009
The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a general-purpose specification for creating custom markup languages.
Zend Framework
3 yrs
4.0
2009
I've included several Zend Framework components in previous projects. Including but not limited to Zend_Auth, Zend_REST, Zend_Session, Zend_Acl, Zend_Db.
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
Percentile
Organization
Description
2006
Google Adwords Professional [899-841-6149]
Google
I passed the Google Adwords certification exam with a score of 91%.
Employment History
From
To
Company
Title/Role
Description
03/2006
Present
Vitzo Limited
Chief Developer / Team Lead
I am co-owner and chief developer at Vitzo.com.
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
09/2004
06/2008
Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven
Bachelors
Applied Informatics (ICT)
Courses included: Software engineering, UML, COBOL, OOP (Object Oriented Programming), Java, PHP, SQL, .NET, C++, C#, etc.
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Project Title:
VDownloader
Attachment:
none
Completed:
05/25/2009
Category:
Web Development > Web Design
URL:
none
Description:
This website was built in a single day using Wordpress as CMS
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Project Title:
Pearl Jam
Attachment:
none
Completed:
04/01/2009
Category:
Web Development > Website Project Management
URL:
http://pearljam.com
Description:
Vitzo was responsible for upgrading the website from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6 with minimal downtime and adding several new features.
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Project Title:
Immo Egypte
Attachment:
none
Completed:
12/04/2008
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://www.immo-egypte.com
Description:
This is a Drupal 6 project which implements over 30 community modules including CCK, Views, Panels, Taxonomy and ImageCache as well as 5 custom built modules.
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Project Title:
Vitzo.com
Attachment:
none
Completed:
06/01/2008
Category:
Web Development > Web Design
URL:
http://vitzo.com
Description:
Vitzo website built on Drupal with several community and custom developed modules. This theme was built from scratch and can now be used for free by anyone in the Drupal community.
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Project Title:
Oondi.com
Attachment:
none
Completed:
05/29/2008
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://www.oondi.com
Description:
Oondi is a place for writers to publish their work, without having to worry about anything else. This allows them to focus on the writing itself instead of having to build a website, find visitors, find a reliable host, monetizing the traffic and so on. Readers get free and easy access to all this information.
I did everything you see on this website myself; programming, web design and even some of the articles. It's a non-profit website really, since the authors get 100% of the ad revenue.
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Project Title:
CruiseReizen.info
Attachment:
none
Completed:
01/01/2008
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://cruisereizen.info
Description:
Drupal 5 website with some custom developed modules and core changes.
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Project Title:
Zoek.net
Attachment:
none
Completed:
10/04/2007
Category:
Web Development > Web Programming
URL:
http://www.zoek.net
Description:
This site has been built using a custom framework which is very similar to CakePHP in design. I was responsible for the entire website from start to finish including the design, front-end and back-end programming.
Technologies used include XHTML, CSS, PHP, SQL and AJAX.
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
72496
01/2009 - 03/2009
Drupal Expert Needed
$14,852 (156 hrs @ $95.00/hr)
5.0 Great job and great communication.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
62616
11/2008 - 03/2009
Database-driven Website Programmer
$4,269 (77 hrs @ $55.56/hr)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
17976
07/2008 - 01/2009
Expert PHP Developer
$8 (832 hrs @ $0.01/hr)
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
Fixed-Price Assignment History is empty
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
PHP5 Test
4.75
99%
TOP 10%
07/25/2008
39 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
5.00
99%
TOP 10%
1st Place!
07/23/2007
10 min
CSS 2.0 Test
4.50
97%
TOP 10%
12/29/2008
18 min
MySQL 5.0 Test
3.75
91%
TOP 10%
07/25/2008
38 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
12/31/2008
3 min