October 2008 - Present • Programmer

Responsible for creating and maintaining dynamic PHP / MySQL / SOAP / XML online content, scripts, widgets and Jquery / AJAX / Flash / Flex rich Internet applications for the United States Army National Guard’s Path To Honor recruiting Web site and custom-built recruiter admin portal at nationalguard.com. My team also utilizes the Zend Framework within an MVC environment and strives for an Agile Software Development atmosphere by conducting Scrum meetings and sprints.

2001 - 2008 • Webmaster

1994 - 2001 • Staff Writer / Reporter

Responsible for developing and maintaining daily online newspaper advertising, editorial, circulation, graphics and search-engine friendly content for Web site and community portal at johnsoncitypress.com. In addition to the main newspaper site, three sister newspaper sites and custom-built content management systems, I developed multiple mini promotional sites and dynamic ASP / PHP / XML / Flash / Flex rich Internet applications communicating with Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL databases.

2003 - 2008 • Owner / Lead Web Developer

My father, Lewis D. Whaley, started this small home-based business many years ago. I took over the company in 2003 with a focus primarily on Web site and graphic design. In addition to my first Military Tributes site, WCC designed sites for several clients, including Pepsi, Jim Woods Realty & Auction Co., Realtor Ed Entrekin, Region 6 of the Tennessee Pest Control Association, Apache West Apartments and aerial dancer Alicia Schultze, who was a dancer on one of rock and roll legend Mötley Crüe's tours.

PHP, CSS, Jquery, Flash, Photoshop

The official Web site of the annual Pepsi Fireworks Independence Day Celebration in Johnson City, Tennessee. The celebration -- a day-long event held on or around July 4th at Freedom Hall Civic Center -- consists of multiple food vendors, musical entertainment, drawings and prizes and ends with a spectacular 20-minute fireworks show. The official site at pepsi-fireworks.com provides photos from past celebrations, an events schedule and directions to the celebration, in addition to a yearly update of area sponsors.

PHP, JavaScript, CSS, Flash with ActionScript 3 and 4, Photoshop

Los Angeles resident Alicia Schultze is an aerial dancer who performed on rock and roll legend Mötley Crüe's Carnival of Sins Tour. My friend and colleague, Tammy Good, created the whale logo for Whaley Computer Consulting and assisted me with Alicia Schultze's Web site by creating Alicia's Gypsy Roze logo and dwindling cloth graphics, which I used to develop the Flash animation. I also developed a custom Flash preloader and opening animation for Alicia's site.

ASP, SQL Server, JavaScript, CSS, Photoshop

Jim Woods Realty & Auction Co. is located in Jonesborough, Tennessee. The site featured listings for residental, commercial, land and auctions and features a custom-built content management system developed with Microsoft ASP (Active Server Pages) and SQL Server functionality. Each listing can contain multiple photos that can be displayed in a custom photo gallery.

PHP, JavaScript, CSS, Photoshop

Ed Entrekin is managing real estate broker of Hearth & Home Realty in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Ed needed a simple site to load his MLS (Multiple Listing Service) real estate properties and a custom MLS real estate search engine. In addition to the main site at tricities-properties.com, I developed a custom content management system for Ed to post events such as open houses, virtual tours and useful links to assist homebuyers in the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee.