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	<span class="name">Brian Jones</span><br/>
	Osaka-shi Minato-ku Chikko 4-2-24 701<br/>
  552-0021 Osaka, Japan<br/>
	<em>mojobojo at gmail dot com</em><br/>
	Mobile: 090-6913-0964<br/>
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	<h2>Technical Summary</h2>
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		  <li>Unity3d game development.  2+ years.</li>
		  <li>Unix system administration.  10+ years professional.</li>
		  <li>Scalable server infrastructures.  Social Games. 2+ years.</li>
		  <li>Go development.  6+ months.</li>
		  <li>Ruby development.  6+ years.</li>
		  <li>NodeJS development. 2+ years.</li>
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	<h2>Work Experience</h2>
	
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			<a href="http://www.uncannyworks.com">Uncanny Works</a> | Osaka, Japan | Independent Game Developer | 07/2011 - Present
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          All work below done in collaboration with <a href="http://alasconnect.com/">AlasConnect, Inc.</a>
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        <h3>Project "Cloud Services"</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>In development.</li>
        </ul>
    		<h3>Project "Explorers"</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>Educational smartphone game being developed in Unity3d.</li>
        </ul>
        <h3>Project "Eros"</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>Smartphone game developed in Unity3d.</li>
            <li>April 2012 - <a href="http://software.alasconnect.com/games/eros">Released</a></li>
        </ul>
        <h3>Project "Raid Slash Xplosion"</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>Smartphone game developed in Unity3d.</li>
            <li>July 2012 - <a href="http://software.alasconnect.com/games/rsx">Released</a></li>
        </ul>
        <h3>Project "Path of Destruction"</h3>
        <ul>
        		<li>Technical Director.</li>
            <li>Smartphone game developed in Unity3d.</li>
            <li>July 2012 - <a href="http://software.alasconnect.com/games/pod">Released</a></li>
        </ul>
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			<a href="http://rtcollab.com/">Real-Time Collaboration, Inc.</a> | Server Cluster Consulting | 01/2012 - 02/2012
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		    <h3>Short Term Contract: AncestorSync</h3>
		    <ul>
		        <li>Built a scalable server cluster on RackSpace.</li>
		        <li>Standard Apache2, Memcached, MongoDB (Replica Set), specialized app server setup.</li>
		        <li>Configured Ganglia and Server Density for monitoring.</li>
		    </ul>
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			<a href="http://www.kayac.com">Kayac</a> | Kyoto, Japan | Senior Systems Engineer | 04/2011 - 07/2011
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            <p>
              All work related tasks were conducted in 100% Japanese.
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            <h3>Project "KOF" (King of Fighters, licensed)</h3>
            <ul>
                <li>Built a standard game server cluster for serving RESTful API-only data.</li>
                <li>Wrote the game system using a custom Kayac Zend PHP framework, and the GeoHex library.</li>
                <li>Wrote custom play test tools in Ruby for balancing King of Fighters combat data.</li>
            </ul>
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			<a href="http://www.istpika.com">Istpika</a> | Osaka, Japan | Senior Systems Engineer | 02/2010 - 04/2011
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		  <p>
        All work related tasks were conducted in 100% Japanese.
		  </p>
			<h3>Server Infrastructure Team</h3>
			<ul>
			  <li>Build and maintain scalable infrastructures for Istpika's social game titles.</li>
			  <li>Work closely with other team members to determine which technologies are worth using in the future, and how to improve support for existing systems.</li>
			</ul>
			<h3>Tools</h3>
			<ul>
			  <li>Wrote <a href="https://github.com/boj/databasion" title="databasion">databasion</a>, a Google Spreadsheet -> Database management tool.</li>
			  <li>Wrote a <a href="http://github.com/boj/mongodbcache-php" title="MongoDBCache">MongoDBCache client</a> in PHP to mimic memcached behavior.  Was never used in production.</li>
			</ul>
			<h3>Project "Chaser"</h3>
			<ul>
			  <li>Project Lead Engineer.</li>
			  <li>Built a <a href="http://boj.github.com/blog/2011/01/14/lvs-nginx-nodejs-mongodb-cluster-setup-on-rackspace/" title="LVS Nginx Nodjs MongoDB - Cluster setup on RackSpace">scalable server infrastructure on the RackSpace Cloud</a>.  Consisted of 8 nodes: LVS-TUN Load Balancers x2, Nginx/NodeJS x2, MongoDB x3, Admin x1.</li>
			  <li>Wrote the Ruby server code, and built the base JavaScript client using the <a href="http://developer.getmobage.com/" title="ngGame">ngGame Core SDK.</a></li>
			  <li>Wrote small client related portions.  AES encrypted data, particle system, core MVC + Delegate code.</li>
			</ul>
			<h3>Project "Alice"</h3>
			<ul>
			  <li>Built a scalable server infrastructure.  Consisted of 19 nodes: Apache x5, LVS x2, MySQL x4, Memcache x5, Admin/Log x3.</li>
			  <li>Configured various maintenance tools such as Ganglia, Nagios, etc.</li>
			  <li>* Infrastructure is now being used by another project "Planet Frontier" (in development).</li>
			</ul>
			<h3>Project "Georgia"</h3>
			<ul>
			  <li>Project's server side Lead Engineer.</li>
			  <li>Wrote the entire web game system in CakePHP, allowing for various Model inheritance layers to interact with the various database and cache servers transparently.</li>
			  <li>Developed a preliminary iPhone client with web interactions, and connections to the OpenFeint/MiniNation API.</li>
			  <li>Worked with the iPhone client developers to integrate the web based system into the client via JavaScript calls.</li>
			</ul>
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			<a href="http://www.jetprogramme.org/" title="JET Program">JET Program</a> | Kyotamba-cho, Japan | Assistant Language Teacher | 08/2007 - 08/2009
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			  <li>Assist Japanese teacher of English (JTE) in classroom environment.</li>
				<li>Design and handout worksheets and activities to students.</li>
				<li>Engage students in conversation outside of class.</li>
			</ul>
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			<a href="http://www.gvea.com" title="GVEA Website">Golden Valley Electric Association</a> | Fairbanks, AK | Systems Engineer | 11/1999 - 09/2005, 09/2006 - 07/2007
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		  <ul>
		    <li>Replaced various PHP/Java systems with Ruby on Rails.</li>
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		  <h3>Project "Integrated Management System"</h3>
			<ul>
				<li>Built a custom management system for GVEA's Computing and Network Services department using Ruby on Rails.</li>
				<li>System was intended as a proof of concept to show the agile development speed of Rails vs. Java.</li>
				<li>Still currently used as the department's primary management application.</li>
			</ul>
			<h3>System Administration</h3>
			<ul>
			  <li>Administered various Windows and Linux servers.
					<ul>
						<li>Windows IIS, Apache, and Apache2 web servers on Windows and Linux.</li>
						<li>Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL databases on Windows and Linux.</li>
						<li>Various applications such as IMAP mail, LDAP, Samba, and network monitoring tools (Nagios, Cacti).</li>
					</ul>
				</li>
			</ul>
      <h3>Web Development</h3>
			<ul>
				<li>Developed and supported internal and external corporate websites (Windows and Linux respectively).</li>
				<li>Built and supported several productivity applications on the company intranet.
					<ul>
						<li>Standardized PHP code base (MVC design pattern, custom ORM, and Smarty templates).</li>
						<li>
							Data Center Fiber Management System, Content Management System, 
							Helpdesk/Project Work Order Management System, Inventory Management System, 
							Calendar/Scheduling Application, Forum, Wiki, other communication software, 
							and numerous utility applications.
						</li>
					</ul>
				</li>	
			</ul>
			<h3>Helpdesk</h3>
			<ul>
				<li>Originally hired on as general helpdesk support (5 months).</li>
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			<a href="http://www.geekcity.com" title="Geek City Website">Geek City</a> | Fairbanks, AK | Programming Consultant | 01/2005 - 07/2005
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			<ul>
				<li>Developed a work order management system to handle the repair shop customers.
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						<li>Implemented a Model View Controller design pattern, and Object Relational Mapping.</li>
					</ul>
				</li>	
				<li>Setup and initially administrated web server and database.</li>
				<li>Made sure a decent backup system was implemented.</li>
			</ul>
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			<a href="http://www.uaf.edu" title="UAF Website">University of Alaska, Fairbanks</a> | Fairbanks, AK | Linux Instructor | 09/2000 - 12/2001
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				<li>Taught a 3 credit course on basic linux installation, usage, and configuration.</li>
				<li>Students were taught in a lab environment with hands on experience.</li>
				<li>The final exam tested their ability to install a linux system, configure a workstation environment, and build a new linux kernel.</li>
				<li>Advanced topics included system security, server configuration, and linux in a large scale network environment.</li>
			</ul>
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	<h2>Professional Knowledge</h2>

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		<strong>Programming Languages:</strong>
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			<li>Go, Ruby, JavaScript, C#, Python, PHP, Objective-C, C/C++, Java, x86 ASM, Pascal, ASP, Perl, ETI, SQL</li>
		</ul>	
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		<strong>Interface Markup/Tools:</strong>
		<ul>
			<li>XHTML/CSS, XML, XSLT.</li>
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		<strong>Development Tools:</strong>
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			<li>Git, Mercurial, Subversion, CVS.</li>
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		<strong>System Tools:</strong>
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			<li>MongoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite.</li>
			<li>Apache, Mongrel, Lighttpd, Nginx, IIS.</li>
			<li>LVS, Keepalived, Xen, OpenVPN, BIND DNS, Nagios, Ganglia, Cacti.</li>
		</ul>
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		<strong>Operating Systems:</strong>
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			<li>Mac OSX.</li>
			<li>Linux (Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Slackware, RedHat, etc.).</li>
			<li>FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IRIX, Solaris.</li>
			<li>DOS, Windows *.</li>
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		<strong>Spoken/Written Languages:</strong>
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			<li>English (Native speaker).</li>
			<li>Japanese (Daily conversation, basic reading).</li>    
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	<h2>Formal Education</h2>
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			<li>1997-2007: University of Alaska, Fairbanks (1997: Art Scholarship)
				<ul>
					<li>B.A., Art</li>
					<li>B.A., Japanese Studies</li>
				</ul>
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			<li>2005-2006: International Exchange to the University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan.</li>
			<li>1997: Graduated from Liberty Bell High School, Winthrop, WA.</li>
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	<h2>Personal Interests</h2>
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			<li>Linux.  First install - 1996 - 2.0.12 kernel.</li>
			<li>Open Source advocate.  Helped found the <a href="http://linux0.cs.uaf.edu/" title="UAF Linux User's Group">UAF Linux User's Group</a> (UAFLUG).</li>
			<li>The 4,000 year old board game <a href="http://gobase.org" title="A great Go website">Go</a>.  
				<ul>
					<li>Former President of the Fairbanks Go Club.</li>
					<li>Ranked 1-dan (master level) at the Japanese Go Institute in Osaka, Japan.</li>
					<li>Ranked 3-kyu (high level amateur) on the KGS internet Go server.</li>
				</ul>
			</li>	
			<li>Japanese traditional culture, and Eastern philosophy.</li>
			<li>Mountain biking, winter biking, commuting on a bike.</li>
			<li>Cooking.</li>
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