Thank you for visiting my online profile. My technical origins lie in kernel software engineering and distributed, highly-available computer hardware architecture, complemented with a decade of current hands-on work in web frontend development with html, xhtml, html-5, and css; particularly hand-coding and debugging standards-compliant and cross-browser compatible html/css/OOJavaScript with Eclipse and Dreamweaver code view. I enjoy collaborating with talented visual creatives to produce compelling UIs, work regularly with and slice pixel-positioned Photoshop comps, create and use sprites, and am endeared with the XMLhttpRequest object, AJAX, JSON, and a range of mobile APIs.

As a contractor, I spend my time about equally between developing new websites/webapps for a wide range of clients, and providing significant refreshes of existing sites for Fortune 500 enterprises. That being said, I'm potentially available on a permanent basis to an interesting/significant startup. You can reach me at contact@rwardell.com

Skills Summary:

• Extensive experience hand-coding front-end UIs with HTML, X/DHTML, HTML-5, and CSS Levels 2 and 3
  • 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
  • Eclipse, Dreamweaver, Visual Studio, and other IDEs
• Experienced with HTML-5 video, audio, websockets, and other features
• Experienced with JavaScript, OO JavaScript, manipulating the document DOM, jQuery, XMLhttpRequest, XML, XSL, JSON, AJAX, Google Maps API 2 and 3, MS TerraServer imagery API (see some "projects")
• Experienced with Kaazing HTML-5 Websocket Gateway API and appMobi XDK and API
• Experienced with Subversion, Unfuddle, Subclipse, Tortoise SVN, and Dreamweaver SVN
• Intermediate Agile/SCRUM, Rally, BaseCamp, and QuickBase experience
• Experienced with Eclipse, Apache, Tomcat, jBoss, and other Unix/Linux development and deployment environments
• Experienced with jsp, JSTL (core, fn, fmt, and sql), MySQL and Workbench / command line, and other relational databases
• Implemented Google AdSense, Analytics, Maps V2 & V3, and Webmaster Tools (GWT)
• Consumer of amazon.com, eBay, mapquest.com, and TerraServer APIs
• 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, .webm, and H.264/.mp4
  • familiar with Sorenson Squeeze, Handbrake, Toast, Final Cut, and Flowplayer software (Snow Leopard and Win)
  • familiar with switcher hardware, DVRs; P2 media, peripherals, and drivers; LaCie RAIDed storage
  • Experienced digital still motion and DVCProHD P2 media support tech
• Extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop 4.0 thru CS5, Dreamweaver, and Acrobat thru 9.0)
• Intermediate admin for Linux/ Unix (rhel/suse/Solaris), Windows, TCP/IP, Apache, Tomcat, AWstats
• Strong unix ftp, FileZilla ftp, WS-FTP Pro, putty, ssh, and other web publishing tools
• Strong Microsoft Office Professional 2003 thru 2010 including VB macros and modules
• Basic knowledge of Section 508 requirements for Accessible Websites

Related Skills and Experience:

• Domain knowledge:
  • Computer Software, Hardware, and Networking
  • Brokerage Front & Back office; Foreign Exchange desk
  • Debit Card Issuer Programs and transaction processing
  • Video formats, conversion, and presentation on the web
  • Server "Green Energy" Analytics
  • Geology
  • Classic Cars
• Webmaster for many sites shown in my Portfolio; my customary target environment is Unix/Linux
• 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 wide range of topics
• Provided digital photography and participated in professional photo shoots
• Created and/or edited an extensive range of graphics, images, and photographs

Personal:

• Former C and assembly language systems-programmer
• Memberships:
  • The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
  • IEEE Computer Society
  • American Mensa
• Certifications:
  • W3C Schools Certified, with Excellence notation
  • HTML 4.1, XHTML 1.0, and CSS 2.1 certified
• Extensive start-up experience
• Extensive international experience
• Inactive DOD Secret clearance
• Avid fly fisherman, accomplished automotive enthusiast, and avocational geologist