Sr. Dev at HiiDef, Artist at Ember Music
Music | Greater Pittsburgh Area, US
Front End Developer with 9+ years of experience. Passion for standards and accessibility.
Composer for over 10 years. Pop songs and instrumentals, soundtracks, foley effects, production. Skilled vocalist and guitarist.
Specialties: Web architect and engineer with deep knowledge of best practices and browser implementations. Proven mentor and leader. XHTML/HTML5, CSS, JS, PHP, MySQL, Python, Microformats. JS libraries: jQuery, Dojo, Prototype, Ext.js, sencha touch, jquery mobile, coffeescript. Node.js, apache. Significant mobile web experience and research. iOS programming basics. Writing political copy, translation from technical to non-technical, project management.
Aug
2011 - Present
Senior Developer / Hii Def Inc.
Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, Python, Django, Mobile, Desktop... you name it. API integration, API building. Much more.
Sept
2010 - Present
Artist / Ember Music
I am part of a collective of artists, founded by artists.
Oct
2008 -
Jul
2011
Principal Software Engineer / Digitas
Lead developer and architect, currently specializing in front end, for a Fortune 500 client's portfolio of web sites.
- leading first smartphone targeted mobile web project for this client
- leading mobile research and development throughout the company
- lead architect for 2 major portals
- development of complex UI features
- leader in the research and sharing of cutting-edge technology, company-wide
- advisor, teacher, and mentor for both internal and partner company developers of all ranks
- relentless documenter
- intrepid bug squasher
- development and technology model for the 2 portals has become the new standard at our company for client interaction
- creator and maintainer of highly advanced javascript system
- performance enthusiast; helped reduce page weight of major portals by more than 50% and implemented js optimization in the form of function (and otherwise) caching
- process shaper/optimizer, always helping to create a better workflow, and better accountability
2009 -
2010
Partner/Engineer / Discordant Reality, LLC
iPhone App development
2009 -
2010
Principal Engineer / Swoop Mobile
Jan
2008 -
Jul
2010
Owner and Lead Developer / Elemental Context
Everything development.
2004 -
2008
Web and Print Coordinator / Harvard University
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Honors:
Various music and creativity awards
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Interests:
music, technology, animation, creating more efficient processes, photography, video production, information architecture, camping, hiking, biking, traveling, driving, video games