Bret Feddern :: ColdFusion Developer

erds are slowly taking over the world. As a person who pursues the obscure stimulation derived from developing websites rather than engaging in social activities, I'm doing my best to make sure I'm part of the takeover.

Yes, that means I'm a nerd. Some nerds develop websites in PHP, while others prefer Ruby on Rails. I prefer ColdFusion.

Adobe's ColdFusion is the Internet's oldest web programming language, and it enables developers to rapidly build, deploy, and maintain awesome websites and applications.

This continually evolving website provides a few examples of the awesome I have unleashed with ColdFusion, as well as highlights some of my other technical skills and experience.

LinkedIn About Me

One of the best things about ColdFusion is Mango Blog, an extensible blog engine that is easily customized with plugins and themes. In my spare time, I have experimented with a few entensions of my own. More coming soon...

Mango Blog Plugins

Mango Blog Themes

Functions and Other Nerdery

Over the years, I have constructed a plethora of websites using ColdFusion. Some sites I am very proud of, some I would rather toss into a tree shredder (a few of my older CF sites make me cringe), but my coding skills have improved exponentially during my 8 years of web development. Below are a few examples of my more recent ColdFusion websites.

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position at an established company that will utilize my web development skills and search engine optimization expertise.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Management Information Systems
University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa
Graduation Date: May 2004
* Writer at The Northern Iowan

Bachelor of Arts in General Studies
University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa
Graduation Date: May 1999
* Minors in Criminology, Ethics & Marketing
* Two internships for U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R, IA)

EXPERIENCE

Applications Developer
University of Iowa  |  April 2012 - Present
* Develop and maintain applications using CF, Bootstrap and Oracle.
* Convert FuseBox applications to FW/1 applications.

Senior Contract Developer
Drawbackwards  |  April 2009 - August 2012
* Design and develop websites using ColdFusion, PHP & SQL.
* Optimize websites using organic SEO techniques.
* Plan and implement social media strategies.

Systems Analyst
Fennemore Craig, PC  |  April 2006 - April 2009
* Maintained firm website using ColdFusion, SQL, XHTML & CSS.
* Maintained over 60 application databases.
* Implemented various legal web applications.
* Supported firm HR system and CRM system.

Web Developer
Arizona State University  |  April 2005 - August 2006
* Maintained COB website using ColdFusion, SQL, XHTML & CSS.
* Developed various web applications for faculty & staff.
* Implemented a site-wide redesign for online MBA program.

Jr. Web Developer
Earth 911  |  April 2004 - April 2005
* Maintained various websites using ASP, CSS, HTML & SQL
* Developed mobile application for beach monitoring.
* Created websites for environmental organizations.

APIs

Google Maps, Google Contacts, Google Search, Google Analytics, Google Weather, Yahoo Contacts, Yahoo Search), MSN Contacts, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Bit.ly, MailChimp, Authorize.net.

LANGUAGES

ColdFusion, PHP, SQL (MS, MySQL, Oracle), TSQL, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, jQuery, ASP. Past Experience with VB, COBOL and C.

APPLICATIONS

Dreamweaver, Photoshop, NotePad++, ColdFusion Builder, Eclipse, MS SQL Server (2000, 2005, 2008), MS Office (2003, 2007, 2010), iVantange, Intellipad, Integration Appliance and a ton of other applications.

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Mango Blog, WordPress, Drupal, CommonSpot, FuseBox, Mura.

Below is a self-assessment of my skills with programming languages, website frameworks and content management systems.

Languages and Such

Frameworks, Platforms and Such

I also gave a speech on ColdFusion once at Intel's Developer Ignite (Part One | Part Two). Note: nerds are not great at public speaking.

More coming soon.