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Walter Punsapy
Information Technology and Services | San Francisco Bay Area, US

Experience

  • Jan 2010 - Present
    Sr. Frontend Engineer / TrialPay
    - Shipped Facebook Credits Offerwall
    - Shipped DealSpot (frontend)
    - Shipped internal platform tools and standardized frontend framework
    - Tools: JavaScript, Mootools, PHP, MySQL
  • Oct 1997 - Present
    Principal Consultant / yahooza consulting
    - Shipped webapps as an independent mercenary for web software companies.
    - Tools: JavaScript, jQuery, YUI, PHP, Symfony, CakePHP, Ruby on Rails, SQL, CSS, HTML Emails
    - Clients: Zvents · Timedots · Core Dot Continuum · P6R Consulting · Moby Marketing
  • Jul 2008 - Nov 2009
    Senior Web Engineer / Raptr
    - Shipped raptr.com, a social networking site for gamers, working furiously with product folks, user experience designers and backend engineering.
    - Tools: JavaScript, jQuery, YUI, PHP, SQL
  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2007
    Software Engineer / Yahoo!
    - Shipped Y! Answers from Beta and GA (general audience).
    - Shipped Y! Better Bookmarks. Wrote JavaScript drag-n-drop feature with the YUI 2.x libs, while integrating the frontend into Symfony
    - Shipped i18n-enabled webapps for Y! Fantasy Sports and Video after joining the International Tiger Team.
    - Tools: JavaScript, YUI, PHP, SQL
    - Awards: 2006 Yahoo! Superstar (team) award winner for Y! Answers
  • Aug 2003 - Apr 2005
    Sr. Consultant, Technology / Razorfish
    - Shipped and spec'd Interwoven DCT specifications (content model) for propietary content management system. Wrote Java renderers (using xTags and custom taglibs) to transform XML content to markup.
    - Shipped i18n'd J2EE webapp in Korean, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Japanese
    - Shipped java.com and sun.com/solutions as lead frontend developer. Lots of JSPs, Taglibs, JavaScript, CSS and Interwoven.
    - Shipped web standards-based webapp, integrating J2EE stack (WebWork2 and Hibernate) with Atomz CMS and Miva Merchant (third-party commerce service).
    - Tools: JavaScript, J2EE
    - Clients: dnadirect.com · Genentech · singaporeair.com · sun.com/solutions · java.com
  • Jan 2003 - Aug 2003
    Web Applications Developer / Medialive Intl.
    - Shipped import tool which traversed client's XML feed, syncing new and modified data daily.
    - Shipped PHP-based Content Management Tool (Speaker Resource Center) for JavaOne session speakers allowing conference speakers and third parties to review documents within a multistep process.
    - Shipped user-facing registration and admin tools for the JavaOne 2003 Urban Adventure and Hands-on Lab promotions.
    - Tools: JavaScript, PHP, Oracle 8i
    - Clients: Medialive International · Sun Microsystems
  • Feb 2002 - Jan 2003
    Web Engineer / GenSys Software
    - Shipped frontend framework for J2EE Laboratory Information Management System and Electronic LAB Application, building object-oriented javascript libraries and writing JSPs. Built functional prototypes / click-throughs of the LIMS application, using JavaScript to mimic basic SQL functionality (searching, sorting).
    - Tools: JavaScript, J2EE
    - Clients: gensys.com · Alpha Therapeutic
  • Sept 1999 - Aug 2001
    Sr. Interface Developer / Razorfish
    - Shipped websites, webapps and WAP-based mobile sites.
    - Tools: JavaScript, J2EE, ASP, PHP, SQL
    - Clients: cadence.com · camster.com · documentum.com · Doubletwist.com · gloss.com · Mckinsey Quarterly · Pricewaterhouse coopers · veritas.com · Vodafone
  • Oct 1997 - Aug 1999
    Web UI Developer / Systems Administrator / Four Points Digital
    - Shipped websites and microsites. Wrangled HTML and hacked CGI scripts. Photoshop production work.
    - Managed Microsoft Windows LAN network — DHCP, Exchange 5.5, network printers, DNS, remote access modem pool.
    - Clients: four-points.com · 3Com · Allstate · ATKearney · AT&T · Sears

Education

  • 1993 - 1997
    University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
  • 1989 - 1993
    Loyola Academy

Additional Information

Websites:
Personal Website
Interests:
Computers, the art of programming, film, music, travelling, information & visual design, meeting interesting characters, comics, social psychology, conspiracy theories
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Walter Punsapy
Information Technology and Services | San Francisco Bay Area, US

Experience

  • Jan 2010 - Present
    Sr. Frontend Engineer / TrialPay
    - Shipped Facebook Credits Offerwall
    - Shipped DealSpot (frontend)
    - Shipped internal platform tools and standardized frontend framework
    - Tools: JavaScript, Mootools, PHP, MySQL
  • Oct 1997 - Present
    Principal Consultant / yahooza consulting
    - Shipped webapps as an independent mercenary for web software companies.
    - Tools: JavaScript, jQuery, YUI, PHP, Symfony, CakePHP, Ruby on Rails, SQL, CSS, HTML Emails
    - Clients: Zvents · Timedots · Core Dot Continuum · P6R Consulting · Moby Marketing
  • Jul 2008 - Nov 2009
    Senior Web Engineer / Raptr
    - Shipped raptr.com, a social networking site for gamers, working furiously with product folks, user experience designers and backend engineering.
    - Tools: JavaScript, jQuery, YUI, PHP, SQL
  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2007
    Software Engineer / Yahoo!
    - Shipped Y! Answers from Beta and GA (general audience).
    - Shipped Y! Better Bookmarks. Wrote JavaScript drag-n-drop feature with the YUI 2.x libs, while integrating the frontend into Symfony
    - Shipped i18n-enabled webapps for Y! Fantasy Sports and Video after joining the International Tiger Team.
    - Tools: JavaScript, YUI, PHP, SQL
    - Awards: 2006 Yahoo! Superstar (team) award winner for Y! Answers
  • Aug 2003 - Apr 2005
    Sr. Consultant, Technology / Razorfish
    - Shipped and spec'd Interwoven DCT specifications (content model) for propietary content management system. Wrote Java renderers (using xTags and custom taglibs) to transform XML content to markup.
    - Shipped i18n'd J2EE webapp in Korean, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Japanese
    - Shipped java.com and sun.com/solutions as lead frontend developer. Lots of JSPs, Taglibs, JavaScript, CSS and Interwoven.
    - Shipped web standards-based webapp, integrating J2EE stack (WebWork2 and Hibernate) with Atomz CMS and Miva Merchant (third-party commerce service).
    - Tools: JavaScript, J2EE
    - Clients: dnadirect.com · Genentech · singaporeair.com · sun.com/solutions · java.com
  • Jan 2003 - Aug 2003
    Web Applications Developer / Medialive Intl.
    - Shipped import tool which traversed client's XML feed, syncing new and modified data daily.
    - Shipped PHP-based Content Management Tool (Speaker Resource Center) for JavaOne session speakers allowing conference speakers and third parties to review documents within a multistep process.
    - Shipped user-facing registration and admin tools for the JavaOne 2003 Urban Adventure and Hands-on Lab promotions.
    - Tools: JavaScript, PHP, Oracle 8i
    - Clients: Medialive International · Sun Microsystems
  • Feb 2002 - Jan 2003
    Web Engineer / GenSys Software
    - Shipped frontend framework for J2EE Laboratory Information Management System and Electronic LAB Application, building object-oriented javascript libraries and writing JSPs. Built functional prototypes / click-throughs of the LIMS application, using JavaScript to mimic basic SQL functionality (searching, sorting).
    - Tools: JavaScript, J2EE
    - Clients: gensys.com · Alpha Therapeutic
  • Sept 1999 - Aug 2001
    Sr. Interface Developer / Razorfish
    - Shipped websites, webapps and WAP-based mobile sites.
    - Tools: JavaScript, J2EE, ASP, PHP, SQL
    - Clients: cadence.com · camster.com · documentum.com · Doubletwist.com · gloss.com · Mckinsey Quarterly · Pricewaterhouse coopers · veritas.com · Vodafone
  • Oct 1997 - Aug 1999
    Web UI Developer / Systems Administrator / Four Points Digital
    - Shipped websites and microsites. Wrangled HTML and hacked CGI scripts. Photoshop production work.
    - Managed Microsoft Windows LAN network — DHCP, Exchange 5.5, network printers, DNS, remote access modem pool.
    - Clients: four-points.com · 3Com · Allstate · ATKearney · AT&T · Sears

Education

  • 1993 - 1997
    University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
  • 1989 - 1993
    Loyola Academy

Additional Information

Websites:
Personal Website
Interests:
Computers, the art of programming, film, music, travelling, information & visual design, meeting interesting characters, comics, social psychology, conspiracy theories
My LinkedIn
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