Full-stack Software Engineer for VSCO.

PHP Application Developer @ Built upon the existing client administration interface with the addition of modules to move the burden of day-to-day support away from developers and onto dedicated support personnel. Co-built and implemented an integrated Newsletter solution for clients. Included end user subscription management, client side authoring/recipient selection and integration with a third party email delivery service. Creation of a final invoicing system in order to reduce the amount of time spent on closing client accounts and requesting final balances due. Authored client creation system to significantly reduce time required to configure new clients. Included creation of reusable classes in order to export client data for use in other SaaS applications. Largely responsible for the configuration, deployment and management of additional client websites based upon the internal SaaS platform. From January 2011 to February 2014 (3 years 2 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaSenior System Admin (DevOps) / Release Manager @ Responsible for the production environment of multiple RHEL servers hosted in a dedicated Rackspace environment to power http://www.lashowroom.com and affiliated services. Built upon previously implemented systems by creating and deploying a on-demand scaling infrastructure using PHP, Gearman, command line scripting and Rackspace OpenStack to assist in the migration of data from dedicated hardware to the Cloud. Proposed and deployed enterprise level intranet with migration from Subversion to Git/Redmine for code management, project tracking and release cycles. Proposed and coordinated company migration from an inflexible legacy PBX phone system to a cloud based virtual PBX in order to keep up with company growth. Demonstrated managerial ability in delegating the conversion of the internal Windows Workgroup to an Active Directory based network to the Junior System Admin. Responsible for coordinating with the rest of the development team (5) in making sure all submitted code was fit for release. Managed pull requests (Git), created version incremented releases with feature and hotfix documentation, and pushed code to production servers. From January 2011 to January 2014 (3 years 1 month) Greater Los Angeles AreaJunior System Administrator @ Responsible for the daily operation of a network of 25 – 30 Windows and OSX workstations. Provided timely support for technical issues and fielded internal support for production environment issues and requests. Proposed and deployed multiple NAS servers in order to replace aging backup systems lacking redundancy. Created and deployed local Linux intranet in order to take advantage of Subversion and Trac for development project management. Proposed and deployed internal ticketing system in order better manage and direct requests as well as determine what tasks should be automated through the development of internal tools. From January 2010 to January 2011 (1 year 1 month) Greater Los Angeles AreaPhoto Editor / Model Studio Manager @ Proposed and implemented modifications to the production workflow through the deployment of additional equipment and software in order to increase production quality and speed. Learned to delegate tasks as part of a two (2)-person team responsible for the creation, management and execution of a model photography department. Team later expanded to four (4) before being promoted. From July 2009 to December 2009 (6 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaPhoto Lab Technician / Weekend Supervisor @ Honed skills with time/task management and on-the-spot problem solving while working with various equipment, machines and personnel in a one-hour photo lab. Developed a detailed understanding of the inner workings and procedures necessary to complete and carry out various photo lab duties which were previously unbeknown to supervisors. From September 2007 to April 2009 (1 year 8 months) Greater Los Angeles Area

Double Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics/Accounting, Communication @ University of California, Santa Barbara From 2003 to 2007 Lucas Kacher is skilled in: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, System Administration, Software Documentation, Git, Shell Scripting, Integration, Release Management, Software Project Management, Software Development