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Thank you for visiting my online profile. My career origins lie in software engineering and highly-available computer hardware architecture, complemented with over a decade of current work in website development with html, xhtml, and css, particularly hand-coding new development in standards-compliant xhtml/css/JavaScript. I enjoy working on a team with a talented visual creative, know how to work from wireframes and pixel-positioned Photoshop comps, am endeared with the XMLHttpRequest object, XML, JSON, and am always eager to learn and apply new skills and languages.

Skills Summary:

  • Extensive experience hand-coding 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
    • knowledgeable in cross-browser testing and remediation
  • Implemented Web 2.0 RIAs including interactive mapping, streaming video, and jQuery
  • Extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat)
  • Experienced with JavaScript, manipulating the document DOM; XML, XSL, JSON, XMLHttpRequest, and AJAX
  • Expert Microsoft Office Professional 2003 including VB macros and modules
  • Strong unix ftp, FileZilla ftp, WS-FTP Pro, putty, ssh, and other web publishing tools
  • Implemented Google AdSense, Analytics, Maps, and Webmaster Tools; amazon.com, and mapquest.com linkages
  • Working knowledge of Fireworks, Flash, MS Project, SQL, and relational databases
  • Working knowledge of Sorenson Squeeze, Handbrake, Toast, Final Cut, and Flowplayer; experienced P2 media tech
  • Intermediate admin for Linux/ Unix, Windows, TCP/IP, Apache, Tomcat, AWstats, and jsp SSI
  • Basic Microsoft Visual Studio skills (I am not an aspx/.net2 programmer)
  • Basic knowledge of Section 508 requirements for Accessible Websites
  • Experienced 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 html markup with
      Greek character entities
    • 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
    • Computer and Networking Hardware
    • Datacenter "Green Energy" Analytics
    • Debit Card Issuer Programs and transaction processing
    • Equity Brokerage back-office processing
    • Geology
    • Classic Cars
  • Member:
    • The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
    • IEEE Computer Society
    • American Mensa
  • Extensive start-up experience
  • Extensive international experience
  • Inactive DOD Secret clearance
  • Avid fly fisherman, accomplished automotive enthusiast, and avocational geologist

 Member, American MensaMember, IEEE Computer Society