Introduction

Hello there stranger! My name is Ian Lai – if the homepage title and logo did not already make that clear enough – and I am currently a student with an unusual passion over a diverse range of interests including the internet and computers; graphics and programming; history and politics; business and economics; and life – a failed attempt at pairing subjects. If I was to describe myself as briefly as possible: I am a nocturnal human that is animated by night, tranquil by day and – although some may argue otherwise – an average guy looking to make some meaning out of life and to live life to the fullest. I am motivated by passion and optimism despite my downfalls. Most importantly, I am absolutely terrible at writing personal statements about myself. That is a fact. Welcome to my personal website friends… stalkers, information-seekers, web enthusiasts, robots and other people.

Curriculum Vitae – IT Exposure
Caution: Exhaustive list! 

Technical Experience (Web Development / Designing):

• Languages: (X)HTML (+ HTML5), PHP, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, Python, ASP .NET C#, Core Ruby On Rails.
• Frameworks / Libraries:
  - Kohana 3, CodeIgniter, PHP Fat-Free Framework, LightVC, Zend Framework, Django.
  - jQuery (+ UI), Prototype, MooTools.
  - 960 Grid System, Blueprint CSS, Turbine CSS, CSS3 PIE.
  - Smarty Template System, Twig, Mustache.
  - Doctrine ORM, Cough PHP ORM, Propel ORM.
  - Swift Mailer.
• WordPress Plugin & Theme Development.
• Softwares: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5, Eclipse IDE, Aptana Studio, Notepad++, Sony Vegas 9.0.
• Platforms: Windows XP/Vista/W7, Linux CentOS 4/5, RHEL 5.5, Archlinux, Ubuntu 10.
• Key Specialty: Web Development / Designing, Programming, SEO & Marketing.

Technical Experience (Server Administration):

• Level 1, 2 and 3 Administration & Support.
• Control Panels: cPanel / WHM, Directadmin, SolusVM.
• Server Optimization: Apache, LiteSpeed, nginx, Varnish, MySQL, PHP, SPRI.
• Security Auditing: Exploit Patching, Firewalls – CSF, APF – LES, LMD.
• DDoS Mitigation (Reverse Proxy, Network Filters/Hardening).
• Virtuallization: OpenVZ, Xen, vmware.
• Backup Management: RSYNC, R1Soft, SFTP, SSH.
• Key Specialty: Web Hosting Services.

Work Experience

• Aerosol Hosting (December 2008 – November 2010):
  Chief Executive Officer / Administrator,
  Original founder and owner of Aerosol Hosting until its acquisition on November 2010. The private, unregistered company was valued at over $900 USD around early 2010. Offered cPanel web hosting and reseller services primarily in Europe (total of ~30 clients during its acquisition).
• Ian Lai (2007 – Current):
  Freelance Web Developer / Designer (2007 – Present),
  Previously managed a collaborative web designing and development firm named, ‘Aerosol Studios.’ Currently working on freelance projects as an individual – http://www.fyianlai.com/.
  - Labs @ FYIANLAI.COM (2009 – Present),
  Leading research and development into new web innovations; encompassing modern web development techniques and popular, open-source scripts and libraries.
  Examples: Instant iTunesX, Instant Bing – refer to individual READMEs for more details.
  - Kuala Lumpur Model United Nations Website (2010 – 2011),
  Web master and domain administrator – developed and set up the entirety of the website and its facilities. The website consists of a static HTML homepage design, sub-pages and a Vanilla forum board – integrated and implemented onto the homepage as news headlines / announcements as well.
  URL: http://www.klmun.org/
  - Instant Payment Notification (IPN) Integration (PayPal & Plimus API),
  Developed flexible, automated-donation/payment systems for various networks and gaming communities through the use of PayPal (Express Checkout) and Plimus API. The system comprises of a logging system and a fallback system as well.
  Examples: UMaple, MoongraMS, CelinoSEA.
• Student-Led School Magazine – Perspective (2010 – 2011):
  Head of Design, Layout Editor,
  Responsible for the arrangement and categorisation of articles in an issue and the designs of each individual pages. Designed a total of 5 issues – an estimated of 2-4 days to complete per issue (varies depending on the number of articles).
  Examples: TBA.

Status: Available! I am open to any web development/designing requests – for a small fee of course! I will not be offering any marketing or SEO related work for the time being.

Currently Investigating: Symfony 2, SproutCore, Backbone.JS, A/B Testing & Optimization.

Affiliates

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