Adam Finlayson/AMF

Web Infrastructure and Application Development in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University

My work is split between:

• Web application development on the LAMP stack, often using the CakePHP framework
• Server infrastructure planning and maintenance
• Assisting departments with tools, documentation, training, and support to maintain web sites throughout the College

Previously I was in the University Relations office of Web Communications. I led the WCMS Task Force proof-of-concept project (FatWire), administered the search engine (Ultraseek), and built more web sites than you can shake a stick at. I was profiled in the Observer in February 2003.

I went to Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa (Math and Computer Science 2001), was born in Dearborn, Michigan, grew up on the north side of Chicago (Amundsen 97), and now live in Evanston with my partner, Delia, and our dog, Ninja. I'm active in my neighborhood, the Dewey-Darrow Neighbors, and the Democratic Party of Evanston. I participated in Leadership Evanston (2006) and highly recommend it.

I put my curly braces on the right line. I'll spend hours cooking and just eat Crispix. I mapped the maze of twisty little passages all alike. I hope to be mentioned in the J.A. Adande Lounge (Medill 92). I tpye god. INTJ. Coming after you like Vwxyz.

January 2008