Mike Matz

Director of Development, 2Advanced Studios, L.L.C.

Projects I have developed and/or managed

• Call of Duty Headquarters (Jul 2008)
  Designed and managed development of high-profile, high-traffic community site for Call of Duty franchise. Architected libraries shared between several related sites utilizing SOAP web services for logon/registration, phpBB for message boards, full CMS capabilities, load balancing for web and replication for DB. Currently developing high-availability multiplayer stats processing and display services utilizing web services, custom data objects and caching. All online players will have stats available on the site as well as friends' stats, heatmaps, and collaboration functionality.
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP5
  Technologies:
  • PHP5
  • MySQL with replication
  • Centralized, registration and login system using SOAP web services (shared among all Activision properties)
  • Single sign-on between several related sites utilizing centralized registration/login system
  • Load balancing
  • Automation with content distribution network
  • phpBB messageboard
  • Custom authentication system for phpBB
  • Custom forum hierarchy for phpBB (akin to "jailing" a forum based on language selection)


• Quantum of Solace: The Game website (Jul 2008)
  Managed development team, utilizing custom libraries shared between several Activision projects. Integrated phpBB and universal login/registration system via SOAP.
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP5
  Technologies:
  • PHP5
  • MySQL with replication
  • Centralized, registration and login system using SOAP web services (shared among all Activision properties)
  • Single sign-on between several related sites utilizing centralized registration/login system
  • Load balancing
  • Automation with content distribution network
  • phpBB messageboard
  • Custom authentication system for phpBB
  • Custom forum hierarchy for phpBB (akin to "jailing" a forum based on language selection)


• Treyarch Studios (Jul 2008)
  Utilized same custom-designed platform created in-house for other Activision sites to launch new site for Call of Duty 5 game developer's site. Includes universal logon/registration system and phpBB messageboard. (See Call of Duty HQ entry for further details)
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP5
  Technologies:
  • PHP5
  • MySQL with replication
  • Centralized, registration and login system using SOAP web services (shared among all Activision properties)
  • Single sign-on between several related sites utilizing centralized registration/login system
  • Load balancing
  • Automation with content distribution network
  • phpBB messageboard
  • Custom authentication system for phpBB
  • Custom forum hierarchy for phpBB (akin to "jailing" a forum based on language selection)


• Gardasil (Mar 2008)
  Managed frontend development, designed templating system for static file output, developed scheme for updating and migrating assets to content delivery network (Limelight)
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • UNIX shell scripting
  • HTML
  • Flash


• My Nutrition Store (Jan 2008)
  Socially-driven ecommerce site. Basic idea is that you can open your own custom-branded nutrition store and earn commissions on the products you sell. Includes a complex multi-level referral system, complex content management tools, QuickBooks integration, and fulfillment house integration. Custom-developed every piece of the system including user registration, login, referrals, shopping experience, order processing, order fulfillment (XML + web services for DCL), and accounting integration (SOAP/XML for QuickBooks Enterprise).
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP5
  • PDO DB library
  • MySQL
  • SOAP web services
  • XML web services & communications
  • QuickBooks Enterprise integration
  • Authorize.net card processing (including recurring orders and subscriptions)


• Gnomonology (Jun 2007)
  Developed ecommerce tutorial site, allowing users to browse through various categories of online tutorials, watch previews, and purchase tutorials. Purchased tutorials are available download for a limited time. Purchased tutorials can also be added to custom DVDs during the checkout process.
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • Apache mod_rewrite
  • MySQL
  • GD image processing
  • Amazon S3 storage engine
  • Custom template system and persistence framework


• Critical Moves (Jun 2007)
  Full flash site. Developed all XML-driven backend functionality. Developed full CMS for seamless content management. Created user login system for sensitive data.
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP5
  • PDO DB library
  • XML/Flash integration


• Beyond (Feb 2007)
  Developed full CMS solution and integrated backend layer to drive Flash site through XML. Entire site is dynamically driven through XML, GD library,
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP5
  • PDO DB library


• DAKINE (Aug 2006)
  Developed entire DAKINE website including online catalog, team roster, band roster, music player, and other various CMS-enabled sections. Developed a high performance page caching system for use with critical high traffic websites, based on a custom PHP5 persistence framework. Utilized PHP 5.2's PDO DB access layer, PHP 5 OOP models, and other various features of PHP 5. Updated existing MSSQL database and ColdFusion site / CMS backend. Created off-site shopping system that communicates with online resellers and tracks their inventory, linking off to their sites at time of purchase.
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP5
  • PDO DB library
  • MSSQL stored procedures
  • Custom persistence framework with high availability page caching
  • ImageMagick image resizing with custom sharpening and processing settings
  • Geo-IP database to restrict access by country to online shopping sy


• Network LIVE (Jul 2006)
  Built and integrated CMS into hybrid Flash/HTML website. Includes news, event calendar, photo gallery, press release upload, and integrated WordPress blog.
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • MySQL database
  • XML feeds for Flash
  • ImageMagick for image processing
  • WordPress blog


• Kegfinder (May 2006)
  AJAX and Yahoo/Google maps site I did with a friend to experiment with these technologies. Allows you to register, report prices of beer in your area, and search for other good deals.
  Employer: Self
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • AJAX
  • Google maps
  • Yahoo maps
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Homebrew template system
  • Homebrew persistence framework


• Emerica Skateboarding (Apr 2006)
  Built and designed an extremely robust content management system utilizing reusable templates and an extremely flexible Page->Post->Comment architecture. The system allows users to create new content pages, add posts to the pages, and allows users to comment on these posts. Uses a very efficient object persistence backend (an improved version of the one developed for etnies.com).
  Employer: Sole Technology
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Object persistence framework
  • RSS feed for news and podcast


• Seix Advisors (Mar 2006)
  Login-based site allowing clients to view financial reports. Utilizes user- and group-based access control lists and a custom PHP-driven content management system.
  Employer: SoloDelux
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Database persistence framework
  • User and Group ACL system


• Richard De Vengoecha Photography (Nov 2005)
  Built custom photography site with built in shopping cart and client login functionality. Shopping cart not integrated with CC processor; client handles charges and shipping manually (client's request)
  Employer: SoloDelux
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • GD (auto image resizing)
  • mod_rewrite (friendly URLs)
  • MySQL database


• éS Footwear (Oct 2005)
  Developed highly customized site based on WordPress software and the UltimateTagWarrior plugin. Created custom WordPress plugins to allow us to use the WordPress CMS for our product directory and team pages. Made fixes and improvements to WordPress codebase and submitted patches for inclusion in future versions of the software.
  Employer: Sole Technology
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • WordPress
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • mod_rewrite


• Great Indoor Furnishings (Oct 2005)
  Another custom e-commerce website built for search engine friendliness.
  Employer: SoloDelux
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • mod_rewrite
  • Custom PHP/MySQL CMS


• Hair Fanatic (Aug 2005)
  HairFanatic is an e-commerce site built to be very search engine-friendly. Features include clean URLs, custom meta tag management, and Authorize.net integration.
  Employer: SoloDelux
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • mod_rewrite
  • Custom PHP/MySQL CMS


• Bella Lace (Apr 2005)
  Built and designed full featured eCommerce site.
  Employer: SoloDelux
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • mod_rewrite (friendly URLs)
  • Authorize.net integration


• etnies (Jan 2005)
  Built and designed fully template-driven website engine, which controls many etnies websites with different content and colors/imagery controlled by CSS. (See
  Employer: Sole Technology
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • Custom object persistence framework
  • Fully functional CMS backend with user roles and access privileges
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• ThirtyTwo (Oct 2004)
  Created photo and video gallery software
  Employer: Sole Technology
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • GD image manipulation


• Goofy vs Regular (Sep 2004)
  Built XHTML-compliant CMS for etnies GvR website
  Employer: Sole Technology
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • Templates
  • MySQL
  • Apache mod_rewrite


• etnies Girl (Jun 2004)
  Developed content management system and template system using mod_rewrite for clean URLs
  Employer: Sole Technology
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • MySQL
  • Template system
  • Apache mod_rewrite


• Gallery software (May 2004)
  Developed extensible image gallery backend used for varous websites including eS Footwear and ThirtyTwo
  Employer: Sole Technology
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • Templates
  • Apache mod_rewrite


• Rusty.com (May 2004)
  Built and developed entire rusty.com website and content management system.
  Employer: ARSNL Creative
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • Template system
  • MySQL
  • Apache mod_rewrite


• 2Advanced.net (Dec 2003)
  Dynamic website content, custom order forms, management software
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • Smarty Templates


• Broadcom (Nov 2003)
  Product catalog, forms, administration interface
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  


• AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) (Aug 2003)
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: C# (ASP .NET)
  Technologies:
  • Microsoft Content Management Server
  • MS-SQL
  • Stored Procedures


• Vision Autodynamics (Jul 2003)
  Re-skinned existing ASP code, improved shopping cart and product search functionality
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: ASP
  


• 2Advanced Version 4: Prophecy (Jun 2003)
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • AMF-PHP (Flash Remoting for PHP)
  • Macromedia Comm Server
  • Flash/Actionscript


• Bacardi Limon 3003 (Jun 2003)
  Created Flash photo gallery and "Send to a Friend" email functionality
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: VB.NET (ASP .NET)
  Technologies:
  • Flash Actionscript


• Bacardi DJ (May 2003)
  Backend integration, forms, ranking and voting functionality, maintenance
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: VB.NET (ASP .NET)
  Technologies:
  • Flash Actionscript
  • MS-SQL, stored procedures


• Global Gaming League (May 2003)
  Administration interface
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  


• Physician's Healthcare Networks (Jan 2003)
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  


• 2Advanced Email Newsletter backend (Jan 2003)
  Designed and implemented pseudo-threaded mass email system using raw SMTP and DNS to email tens of thousands of users in a reasonable time span
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • MySQL
  • SMTP


• CampusWave (Nov 2002)
  Dynamic content, forms, Flash news ticker
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP
  Technologies:
  • Flash/Actionscript
  • PHPLib Templates


• Foundstone (Oct 2002)
  Dynamic content, form processing, web crawler software
  Employer: 2Advanced Studios
  Primary Language: PHP