KESSLERBrian Kessler, BRIAN MATTHEW

HU-1136 Budapest, Tatra u. 15/b V/3

+36 30 637 1824
Kessler.bm@gmail.com            

American, born 31 July 1973

WORK EXPERIENCE

SalesForce Specialist, SQT Analyst

2011-Present: Vodafone Operations Centre Hungary, Budapest

  • Collecting and preparing data for Vodafone Global Enterprises Sales Quotation Tool (VGE SQT), a SalesForce application
  • Testing SQT and reporting bugs in Bugzilla
  • Training users to exploit SQT
  • Reporting status of Vodafone pricing tools
  • Developing the VOCH VPD SharePoint website

SalesForce Developer, Software Development Manager

2006-Present: Flux Szerviz, Budapest

  • Developed SalesForce.com app.
  • Managed web developers and iPhone developers.
  • Wrote, edited, and illustrated software requirement and design specifications.
  • Wrote & edited original texts & English translations of texts.
  • Clients include Piqqo Limited, Chennai Event Management Services, Jackpot Finder, Rapid Intelligence, and Cure Language School

Technical Writer+

2007-2008: Howdygroup Kft, Budapest

  • Wrote, edited, and illustrated software requirement and design specifications.
  • Wrote & edited user guides.
  • Wrote & proofread site-copy & business correspondence.
  • Provided testing and quality assurance for webware product.

Project Manager, IT Strategist, Technical Director

2005-2006: Everly Originals, LLC, Andover, NJ, USA

  • Developed & maintained websites.
  • Developed & administered private intranets.
  • Initiated and managed Search Engine Marketing & Optimisation
  • Planned, wrote software requirement specifications and software design specifications, & managed the development of a bespoke extensible, integrated database application. 
  • Wrote & edited procedure guides, & reference manuals.
  • Optimised production team by demonstrating software & troubleshooting issues.
  • Established a secure mutlihomed, multisubnet gigabit Ethernet & wireless network.

Author, Editor, IT Consultant, Technician

1985-2006: SpacePort Industries, UnLimited, Union, NJ, USA

  • Instructed computer skills for Computer Science Institute & private clients.
  • Built, repaired, upgraded computers & component hardware.
  • Installed, configured, maintained, & updated operating systems & software
  • Assisted in hardware migrations, software system migrations, & inventories.
  • Provided field service for desktops & laptops.
  • Wrote of "Devouring the Rubicon", "Zen Strigoi Vii", & "The enDarkening"
  • Wrote "Bored", which was published in National Poetry Society's Mists of Enchantment
  • Clients include Rakasha Books and Visual Impact Design & Advertising

Web Designer, IT Consultant

2002: Princeton Design Group, Hillsborough, NJ, USA

  • Designed, developed, & maintained websites (HTML / VBScript / ASP).
  • Integrated & secured PayPal functionality for file downloads.
  • Designed & developed unique 3-pane ("Outlook Metaphor") shopping-cart.
  • Contributed towards development of custom "Post-It" note software.
  • Wrote patent application for Nasal Guard.

Tech Writer & Customer Service Representative

1996-1997: Penn Tools, Inc., Maplewood, NJ, USA

  • Wrote user guides for tools
  • Guided customers through archaic & cryptic order processing software.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Internet Professional Web Designer with Master of HTML 4.0, Job Role as 

2005: Brainbench PreVisor Company

Professional Search Engine Marketing, Certification in

2005:WebCEO Uni

Microsoft(R) Excel 2000, Microsoft Office Specialist  Official Certification in

2004: Office Team (R) Specialized Administrative Staffing

CompTIA A+ / Network+ / i-Net+ Certified Professional

2000-2001: Computer Science Institute, Union, NJ, USA

ENGLISH & WRITING EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Arts in English with a Writing Concentration(University degree)

1997-1999: Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ, USA

Technical Writer and Editor, Job Roles as 

2005: Brainbench PreVisor Company

Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (CELTA), Certificate in

2003: International House World Organization, Budapest, Hungary

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & COMPETENCES

Computer Languages & Related Technologies: HTML (XHTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX), SalesForce.com (Force.com, Apex, VisualForce), PHP (Zend Framework, Kohana, Symfony, Drupal), Python (Django),  Perl, XML, XSL (XPath, XSLT, XSL-FO), BASIC (Apple & Commodore), Ada, Pascal, TeleGard Script, DOS Batch; & Fundamentals of Forth, Delphi, C++, C#, Java, Freemarker (Authoring and Programming), ASP (VBScript), Flash (Flex, ActionScript, MXML), DITA, SystemVerilog, & E.

 

Database Design & Programming: MySQL, MS-SQL Server

 

Development Applications: Eclipse, NetBeans, Macromedia HomeSite & Bradbury TopStyle

 

Internet Communications: Web browsing, e-mail, IM, IRC, FTP, P2P, RSS, Atom, Blogs, newsreaders, Usenet, Gopher, Search Engines, Directories, Social Networking, Groups, Forums, Bulletin Boards, Image Galleries, Polls, WebRings

 

Office Applications: MicroSoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, Outlook) & Corel WordPerfect Suite (WordPerfect, Quarto Pro, Presentations, Corel Central)

 

Driving: New Jersey Auto Drivers License & AAA International Driving Permit (Class B)

INTERESTS

Information Technology, drawing, reading, writing, travelling, and cycling.