Thank you for visiting my online profile. My technical origins lie in software engineering and highly-available computer hardware architecture, complemented with extensive technology management and over a decade of current hands-on work in website development with html, xhtml, and css, particularly hand-coding new development in standards-compliant xhtml/css/JavaScript. I enjoy collaborating with a talented visual creative to produce compelling UIs, know how to work from wireframes and pixel-positioned Photoshop comps, and am endeared with the XMLHttpRequest object, XML, and JSON.

As a professional developer, I'm always eager to perfect and apply new skills and languages, particularly HTML5, CSS 3.0, ActionScript, and UI development frameworks.

Skills Summary:

• Extensive experience hand-coding front-end UIs with HTML 4.1, XHTML 1.0, and CSS Level 2.1
  • frameless, table-less, fluid, floated, and pixel-positioned css layout
  • "slice and dice" Photoshop comps and develop fluid css layouts from wireframes
  • experienced with cross-browser testing and remediation
• Experienced with JavaScript, manipulating the document DOM, jQuery, XMLHttpRequest, XML, XSL, JSON, AJAX, Google Maps API, MS TerraServer imagery API ("projects")
• Implemented a wide range of Web 2.0 RIAs including interactive mapping APIs and production VIDEO:
  • implemented UIs for live video, streaming video, and webcams
  • converted and compressed a wide range of .vob, .mxf, .mov, and other videos to .flv, .ogg, .ogv, and H.264/.mp4
  • familiar with Sorenson Squeeze, Handbrake, Toast, Final Cut, and Flowplayer software (Snow Leopard and Vista)
  • familiar with switcher hardware, DVRs; P2 media, peripherals, and drivers; LaCie RAIDed storage
  • experienced production P2 Media tech
• Implemented Google AdSense, Analytics, Maps, and Webmaster Tools; amazon.com, eBay, and mapquest.com linkages
• Extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat)
• Strong Microsoft Office Professional 2003 including VB macros and modules
• Strong unix ftp, FileZilla ftp, WS-FTP Pro, putty, ssh, and other web publishing tools
• Working knowledge of PHP, SQL, Fireworks, Flash, MS Project, and relational databases
• Intermediate admin for Linux/ Unix, Windows, TCP/IP, Apache, Tomcat, AWstats, and jsp SSI
• Basic Microsoft Visual Studio skills (I'm a JavaScript, C, and VB programmer, not an aspx/.net2 programmer)
• Basic knowledge of Section 508 requirements for Accessible Websites
• Experienced digital still motion and DVCProHD P2 media support tech

Related Skills:

• Webmaster for all sites shown in my Portfolio
• Experienced building and maintaining a large website (over 1,000 pages)
• Developed JavaScript, Visual Basic modules, and Excel formulas to automate and accelerate site development, e.g.:
  • Generate and emit large numbers of jsp:include files and iframes
  • Interpret database of chemical formulas, generate, and emit xhtml markup
  • Interpret database of optical properties, generate, and emit xhtml markup with
    Greek character entities and Hermann-Mauguin notation
  • emit "well-formed" XML database from a large Excel workbook
  • emit JSON database from an Excel workbook
• Authored and/or edited technical content on a broad range of topics
• Provided digital photography and participated in professional photo shoots
• Created and/or edited an extensive range of graphics, images, and photographs
• Provided complete desktop support for Windows machines of all ilks

Personal:

• Former C and assembly language systems-programmer
• Solid technology generalist with sound domain knowledge of:
  • Computer Software, Hardware, and Networking
  • Server "Green Energy" Analytics
  • Debit Card Issuer Programs and transaction processing
  • Geology
  • Classic Cars
• Member:
  • The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
  • IEEE Computer Society
  • American Mensa
• Certifications:
  • W3C Schools Certified, with Excellence notation
  • expert HTML, XHTML, CSS, UI / Front-end developer
• Extensive start-up experience
• Extensive international experience
• Inactive DOD Secret clearance
• Avid fly fisherman, accomplished automotive enthusiast, and avocational geologist