About Me

Summary

As you can see, my name is Mitch Cannon and I'm a 27 year old web developer based out of Nashville, TN. I have a passion for creating usable web applications and tools with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, XHTML and any other technology/language that piques my interest or fills a need.

My Story

I have been a member of the web site and application construction business since 1999 when I was a high school student at Tupelo High School in Tupelo, MS. I got my start in computer programming with the scripting tools inside mIRC and Turbo Pascal as a freshman in high school. I moved on to Visual Basic and JAVA soon after.

It wasn't long before I discovered HTML and CSS while browsing through Web Monkey (which is still rockin' the net - who knew?!). In 2001 I picked up a book on PHP, and I quickly fell in love. My passion for web-based applications began.

In 2003 I took a break from web development and joined the US Marine Corps to do my part in the war effort. I served 4 years as an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Repair Technician. I know...I know...I went from a keyboard puncher to a wrench turner - big change. I managed to squeeze in some independent design work between deployments (09/2004 to 03/2005 and again in 03/2006 to 10/2006 both to Fallujah, Iraq).

I regrettably left the Corps in July of 2007 as a Sergeant. Since then I have worked for several companies, both large and small. I would say the one thing that I have kept with me from my time in the Corps is this: be a student of your profession. That phrase was engrained in me by a Master Sergeant. With that leading my life I have grown ten fold in the past two years as a developer. I hope I can share some of that knowledge here.

My Experience

• Architect and lead developer of a website creating and editing site for home care businesses called Home Care Websites
• Architect and lead developer of a data list management application with integrated personal URL (PURL) system called PurlFlow
• Architect and lead developer of an Amazon-like SOAP data service called TAG SimpleAPI with PHP and MySQL
• Created a PHP website and application programming interface (API) that integrates an IDX data feed, Google Maps API, Zillow.com API, cron tabs, MySQL database, and multi-tier user accessible dynamic pages for a growing Massachusetts real estate firm.
• Created a PHP-driven, text-based browser game with a VB.NET integrated administration program for Windows. The games covered multiple characters per user, expandable galaxies, and expandable vendors and equip able items. It also included non-player characters and Player-v-Player combat. When an issue arose with the VB.NET application connecting to the MySQL database I developed a PHP web service to communicate between the database and the application and convenient work-around.
• Developed an advanced content management system that is easily expandable with customizable modules and tools. The CMS supports multiple templates, multi-level page navigations, customized search fields, AJAX word processor, and image management software.
• Developed a complete e-commerce solution from the ground up including a shopping cart, user system, item request solution, order tracking, integration with UPS business services, and PayPal Payments Pro.
• Created a PHP/MySQL application that would create a dynamic home inventory system for a moving companys website. When submitted, the application created an Excel compatible XML document with calculated volume and user-selected inventory

Employment History

The Adam Group
03/2009 to Pressent - Director of Application Development

Medtronic Sofamor Danek
08/2008 to 03/2009 - IT Developer

Digital Dog Inc
03/2008 to 05/2008 - PHP Developer

Medtronic Sofamor Danek
12/2007 to 03/2008 - Contract Sr. IT Developer

Territory Real Estate
07/2007 to 12/2007 - Lead Web Developer

US Marine Corps
08/2003 to 07/2007 - Sergeant of Marines

Bancorp South
05/2003 to 08/2003 - IT Support

Banc Commerce Group
05/2001 to 05/2003 - Lead Web Developer

Printing & Promotional Items, Inc.
08/1999 to 05/2001 - IT Support