Charl Holtzhausen

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I am a PHP developer with more than sixteen years of PHP development experience.

I worked on a wide range of projects from small websites to large sytems like Intranets, Scoring systems and Management sytems

Experience

Senior / Lead PHP Developer (Fullstack)

International BrandBuilders

August 2014 - Present

Full lifecycle projects from small websites to large web based management systems.

Responsibilities:

Back End Developer
Front End Developer
Lead Developer
Systems Design
Database Design
Hosting Administrator
Hosting Support
Local Network Administrator
Client Communication (support, website changes, maintenance and new development requirements)
Email Signature Implementation
Emailer Design Implementation

Technologies:

PHP
MySQL, PostgreSQL
Javascript
Bootstrap
jQuery
Custom API's
FuelPHP MVC framework
JSON
AJAX
CSS
XML

Honorable Mentions:

cPanel experience
LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Payfast payment gateway integrations

Senior PHP Developer (Fullstack)

Bluegate Technology Solutions

August 2011 - July 2014

Full lifecycle projects from small websites to large web based systems.

Responsibilities:

Back End Developer
Front End Developer
Systems Design
Database Design
Client Communication (support, website changes, maintenance and new development requirements)

Technologies:

PHP
MySQL, PostgreSQL
Javascript
Bootstrap
jQuery
Custom API's
Codeigniter / FuelPHP MVC framework
JSON
AJAX
CSS
XML

Honorable Mentions:

cPanel experience
LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
Payfast payment gateway integrations

Intermediate PHP Developer (Fullstack)

Omniscience Group

February 2011 - July 2011

Projects from small websites to large web based systems.

Responsibilities:

Back End Developer
Front End Developer
Systems Design
Database Design
Client Communication (support, website changes, maintenance)

Technologies:

PHP
MySQL
Javascript
jQuery
JSON
AJAX
CSS

PHP Developer (Fullstack)

Intoweb Design

October 2009 - December 2010

Projects mainly consited of websites.

Responsibilities:

Back End Developer
Front End Developer
Systems Design
Database Design
Client Communication (support, website changes, maintenance and new development requirements)

Technologies:

PHP
MySQL
Javascript
jQuery
JSON
AJAX
CSS

Junior PHP Developer (Fullstack)

Intoweb Business Solutions

May 2008 - September 2009

Main focus was development of intranet product development.

Responsibilities:

Back End Developer
Front End Developer
Systems Design
Database Design
Some Client Communication via email (support, website changes, maintenance)

Technologies:

PHP
MySQL
Javascript
jQuery
JSON
AJAX
CSS

Honorable Mentions:

I was outsourced to Investec Bank (Menlyn branch) for intranet maintenance
Some of the intranet clients included: Large international banks and South African mining companies.

Skills

Programming Languages & Technologies

Databases

Tools

Some Honorable Mentions

Currently learning / experimenting with Andoid app development. (Google Play Store Link)
Youtube channel with "mini podcasts" documenting my experience / progress in Android app development and also general development subjects. (Youtube Channel Link)

Interests

I enjoy the outdoors especially fly fishing next to a quiet dam or stream. I also enjoy quality time with friends and family

As a "indoor" hobby, I learn new new technologies and when possible new programming languages.

Achievements

Member of Mensa (High IQ Society)
Membership Officer for Pretoria Mensa 2007 - 2017