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Michael Turk
77-34 Austin St. Apt. 3M
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(551) 427-5582
[email protected]
EDUCATION
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – NEWARK, Newark, NJ
Juris Doctorate, May 2007
GPA:
3.51
Honors:
Moot Court Board
RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, Mahwah NJ
B.S., Computer Science, May 2004
Academics:
G.P.A 3.87
Honors:
Dean’s List
Senior Seminar/Thesis: Science and Law/The Fall of Napster
COMPUTER INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
PHP 5 Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE), Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP), Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP+I), CompTIA Certified Internet
Professional (INET+), A+ Certified Systems Technician.
PROFICIENCIES
PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Java, C++, Javascript, vBulletin, phpBB, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Premiere,
Object Oriented and Procedural programming principles
EXPERIENCE
PHP AND ONLINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Developer, New York, NY, (2004 – Present)
 Developed custom gift creation website using PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript that allowed customers to
upload images to products, add text in a variety of fonts, and choose, scale, position, and apply clip art.
 Developed shopping cart solution for custom gift website that allowed users to clone customizations
created and applied to items already in the cart to other items then added to the cart in one step. Utilized
PayPal IPN to handle payment and begin the automatic processing of orders.
 Developed back end interface for order fulfillment contractors to login, access queues of orders routed to
them based on business logic, and update order status. Customers were informed automatically via email
when their order status changed from queued to processing, processed, or shipped. Interface also allowed
contractors to run reports and see how much money was owed to them based on per contractor rates per
item produced.
 Developed aquarium profiling site using PHP, MySQL, AJAX, and JavaScript where members can
describe their aquariums and upload and tag pictures and videos. Utilized Google YouTube GDATA API
to allow members to upload videos to YouTube through the site. Members can search for content based
on aquarium type or tag, view image slide shows and videos, and leave comments for one another.
Members at integrated aquarium forum are automatically informed of new comments on their aquariums.
 Managed vBulletin and phpBB installations including template modification and design, performed
upgrades and software migrations, integrated 3rd party addons.
 Developed forum-wide, database driven multiplayer games, enhanced reporting functionality, and various
other features using PHP and MySQL in high-traffic, production environment to enhance vBulletin and
phpBB installations which have kept users coming back and resulted in a combined 100,000 monthly
visits and more than 1,000,000 monthly impressions.
 Utilized Google Analytics to identify traffic patterns and optimize advertising revenue.
KAYE SCHOLER, LLP, Associate, New York, NY (Fall 2007 - Present)
Worked on patent, trade secret, and products liability related cases. Performed legal research and drafted
memoranda of law. Assisted in document production to meet discovery requests. Worked on several pro bono
matters including a political asylum case, two article 78 petitions to excise terms of post release supervision,
and an uncontested divorce.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Legal Intern, New York, NY (Fall 2005)
Worked on matters dealing with antitrust and consumer protection law.
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, Summer Legal Intern, Newark, NJ (June 2005 – August 2005)
Reviewed securities law related contracts and offerings for legal compliance in the investment, public equity,
and fixed income divisions. Aggregated securities advisement licensing requirements of countries of potential
clients to assist counsel and marketing staff in bringing products and services overseas.
MICHAEL TURK COMPUTER CONSULTING, Computer Consultant, Ramsey, NJ (June 1996 – July 2004)
Assessed client needs to implement computer and network solutions for commercial and residential clients.
Provided training and education on operating systems, popular applications, the Internet, and programming
languages. Performed computer repairs, installations, and upgrades. Designed and published static and data
base driven, interactive client web pages using scripting languages and relational database software.
COMPUTER JUNCTION USA, Systems Technician, Upper Saddle River, NJ (April 2001 – September 2003)
Diagnosed and fixed computer software, hardware, and network related problems, both on-site and in-store.
Negotiated with vendor representatives and collaborated with senior technicians to resolve complex issues.
Researched, installed, and configured computer hardware and software components and built new computers
to customer specifications. Created the company web page.
PC AGE, Instructor, Parsippany, NJ (November 2000 – April 2001)
Taught high-tech, enterprise computer technology courses to adults seeking industry recognized computer
certification. Researched subject matter and drafted and presented daylong lectures that articulated complex
concepts and procedures in a manner that made the material accessible to lay persons.
DOUBLECLICK INC., Network Operator, New York, NY (May 2000 – October 2000)
Monitored and performed operations on more than 2000 local and remote Internet servers from the network
operations center. Repaired and maintained servers at the on-site data warehouse. Worked with software and
network engineers to resolve internal systems problems and collaborated with representatives from top-tier
Internet service providers to resolve connectivity and remote server issues.
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