Summary
I am a Front-End Web Developer/UI Expert who has a background in the visual arts and can design a relational database to create web applications that utilizes it. I focus most of my work on user interface design and information architecture, but have an overall knowledge of all aspects of web development. I also teach Advanced Web Techniques at Westchester Community College.
Expertise
HTML 10+years, DHTML 10+years, XHTML >6+years, CSS 10+years, JavaScript 6years, PHP (object-oriented and procedural) 4years, MySQL 4years, SQL (Oracle9i) 2years, JSP 1year, ASP < 1year, .NET < 1year, MS SQL < 1year, C < 1year, AJAX < 1year, JHTML 2 years, SVN and CVS 3 years, Live Server Markup Language (proprietary object oriented language) 2 years, Photoshop 10 years, Dreamweaver 8 years, and many other web products like FTP, SFTP, SCP, and web browsers of all kinds for over 8 years. With knowledge of the following as well: Microsoft Office, Visio, and Flash. Recently added is the Spring, Tiles, and JSTL approach to JSP pages and Java MVC. I also recently took a Sun Microsystems Java course in NYC.
Recent Work Experience
Nickelodeon 2007 - Present
Developer
- Started as a contract employee and hired as a salaried employee.
- Developed the Parents’Picks 2009 website.
- Worked on 2 new redesigns for the social networking website ParentsConnect.com.
- I was working on developing new functionality, new tools, and features using JHTML, JSP, and dynamo as well as utilizing my skills in XHTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript and DOM manipulation as well as AJAX, XML, Flash and enhancing my web 2.0 standards. I learned about many other company tools like the CMS, Generic Data Collector, and Teamsite for version control and Open Deploy. I make sure to focus on table-less layouts and accessibility within the code.
- Worked as team lead on specific tasks and projects.
- Received training in Java, Flash, and Agile development (SCRUM) as well as practicing that methodology on a SCRUM team.
- Involved in the re-architecture of ParentsConnect.com including migration from Dynamo to a brand new MVC using Spring, Apache Tiles, JSTL and Subversion as a source control.
The Designory Inc. February 2007 – May 2007
Sr. Front-End Web Developer
- Worked on Shopping Cart tool enhancements for a global Nissan redesign on the nissanusa.com website.
- Responsible for redesigning old tools and in some cases developing new tools all within a Java environment.
- Coming from a different background, I had to learn a new development environment which included different JREs.
- I learned and utilized the Tapestry Java Framework and integrated it into many front end tools including JSP, XHTML, DHTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript and JavaScript libraries like Dojo. Implementing the environment on my local machine I was in charge of maintenance and doing builds to make sure the environment was accurate and up to date. All the Tapestry framework elements where utilizing CVS for version control.
- The other half of the shopping cart tools did not use the Tapestry framework but utilized its own MVC setup which forced me to learn JSP. I wrote JSP pages and used many of the same front end technologies as the other projects but these pages where all utilizing SVN for version control.
Live Nation June 2006 – February 2007
PHP/MySQL Developer
- Worked on the corporate intranet using XHTML, DHTML, CSS, Object-Oriented PHP/MySQL, JavaScript as well as project planning.
- Built a project management tool using Object-Oriented PHP and utilizing a MySQL database, DHTML, CSS, Object-Oriented PHP/MySQL, and JavaScript to have marketing employees be able to make creative requests and then track the progress of those requests.
- I built a HR management tool to help HR manage new employees and where they go in the building and what they need to start. In this project I had to transform an existing tool from ASP and MSSQL to using PHP to connect to a Microsoft SQL DB.
- I built a tool to help marketing track click-throughs from email advertisements. I used XHTML, DHTML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Object-Oriented PHP/MySQL to develop the system.
- I worked as the development lead and project manager on a VIP site manager system designed and developed by myself. I used DHTML, XHTML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Object-Oriented PHP/MySQL to develop the system. I was the only person to work on this tool and build it from project plan and design comps to rollout.
Santa Barbara City College October 2004 – June 2006
Information Systems Specialist II
- Update and maintain public facing website and online college.
- Develop custom web applications including a 3-tier faculty professional development management system, a housing website, a content management system for departmental websites, a campus job system for supervisors and students, and many other web tools developed in PHP/MySQL as well as DHTML, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I developed all systems from front end design to database optimization and continue to research and develop in current and new technologies.
Faculty Positions
Fall 2008
Westchester Community College - Faculty – ART177 Advanced Web Techniques
Teaching a Web Design class in XHTML, CSS, table-less layouts, Flash and User Interface ideas and concepts from branding and stickiness to color theory and best practices.