SUMMARY:

• Successfully completed many projects autonomously while also working with teams to maintain legacy sites. Work laterally with PMs, Sr Managers and UX from project inception to completion while mentoring team members (especially in regard to JavaScript).
• Code Object - Oriented (custom) JavaScript, HTML (including XHTML5), and CSS (including SASS) utilizing native ECMAScript standards as well as jQuery (1.8), PrototypeJS (legacy code), Angular, Backbone, and Bootstrap. Use HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript for Response Web Design sites.
• Successfully leading Web development projects and implementing enterprise-scale Web applications utilizing content management platforms. Pivotal resource for leading companies/clients, such as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, People Magazine, Advance Internet, Walmart, State of Maryland, FBI, Sprint, LensWorld.com, BET.com, Prudential, New York Life and AIU (AIG subsidiary). Record of in project management and consultative engagements, with ability to identify business goals, envision the solution, develop strategy and deliver projects on time/budget.
• Exceptional communicator and liaison to clients, gathering key information that has often proved critical to Project Managers’ decision making in meeting client needs.
• Outstanding ability to gather and translate complex user requirements into practical, cost-effective, web-based solutions.
• Respected team leader, adept at and motivating others to exceed established goals.
• Continuously seek innovative ways to improve operation productivity, through the introduction of new technologies, systems, methods and controls.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Development: XHTML, HTML5, XML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, SQL, TCL, JSON, JSP, Java

Databases: RDBMS Data Models/Schemas, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Code, T-SQL, triggers, stored procedures

Platforms: Linux, Windows (all versions), Solaris, MacOS

Web Servers: IIS 3/4/5/6, Apache, Tomcat, iPlanet, WebLogic, Vignette v4.2 - V/6

Software/Tools: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Visio, MS Project, SVN, CVS, Visual Studio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Lead Front-End Developer

Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop (code) web sites from inception using latest industry standards and best practices.
• Interview prospective college-hire and experienced-hire applicants for front-end development positions.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Lead UI Developer

Responsibilities:

• Completed many projects autonomously while also working with teams to maintain legacy sites. Work laterally with PMs, Sr Managers and UX from project inception to completion while mentoring team members (especially in regard to JavaScript).
• Code Object-Oriented (custom) JavaScript, HTML (including XHTML5), and CSS (including SASS) utilizing native ECMAScript standards as well as jQuery (1.8), PrototypeJS (legacy code), Angular, Backbone, and Bootstrap. Use HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript for Response Web Design sites.
• Primarily engaged to the Toyota account (including Toyota.com, desktop and mobile sites). Developed web sites to use single code-base to render on desktop to mobile and tablet devices.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Lead UI Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of performance of all front-end code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Prepared documentation for code re-organization and phased-in approach to re-write as well as new object-oriented JavaScript MVC application architecture (using Backbone and Underscore with jQuery).
• Utilized cutting-edge web technologies, especially HTML5, CSS 3, and OO JavaScript within a Ruby-on-Rails application framework. Implemented latest jQuery, includes updates to code-base for plug-ins (and removal of antiquated libraries). Introduced Backbone and Underscore JS libraries to architecture. Fixed (and reported) bug in jQuery 1.6 (IE6/7 bug) core library.
• Mentored two UI developers in several areas of front-end development, especially JavaScript.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Senior UI Developer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented the User Interface for desktop and web applications for the Sony eBook Reader platform using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other web technologies including jQuery, XSLT, and AJAX.
• Demonstrated professional engineering practices including adherence to coding standards, producing design documentation and supporting integration.
• Utilized cutting-edge web technologies, especially HTML5, CSS 3, jQuery, and XSL(T) / XPATH.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Sr. Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Produce and maintain clean, high quality, standards compliant JavaScript code. Develop code that is cross-browser/cross-platform UI compatible and troubleshoot associated issues.
• Assist with planning and development of rich user interface for new web-based applications in accordance to design specifications, user interface style guides and established usability standards.
• Work with other members of the development Team to ensure successful implementation and integration of presentation tier with other tiers in multi-tier web-based applications.
• Maintain cutting edge knowledge of current and emerging technologies, industry trends and standards, modern web browser capabilities, compatibility issues, W3C standards compliance and accessibility issues.
• On a daily basis, I wrote (object-oriented) JavaScript, CSS, XHTML, and JSP code, including DMLs based on PL/SQL, for prod A/B testing. Exclusive to Auto Insurance vertical: http://insurance.lowermybills.com/auto/

Confidential, San Diego, CA

CMS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Engaged to implement new CMS for TGG Internet and Intranet (employee) web sites. Created new templates utilizing Velocity Macros, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX for content management applications utilizing the Percussion Rhythmyx platform.
• Contributed to refinements of the user interface based on outsourced deliverables. Created and modified JavaScript and CSS, including XHTML, for cedars-sinai.edu.
• Configured and customized Google Search Appliance for Cedars’ web searches.

Environment: Percussion CMS, GSA, ASP, .Net, XHTML, JavaScript, CSS

Confidential, La Jolla, CA

Front-End Developer

Responsibilities:

• Hired into newly created position to lead 3 Web developers in rebuilding and managing public Websites supporting newspapers, including nj.com and syracuse.com. Interacted with many project managers/stakeholders to define project goals, prepare schedules and manage multiple concurrent projects. Supplied technical direction for implementation of all front-end Web development to Graphics Design and Programming Departments.
• Redesign of the Websites led to nearly 100% ad sales revenue increase (millions of dollars annually) from autos.nj.com and realestate.nj.com. Classifieds revenue also saw marked improvement from click-thru ad revenue.
• Functioned as technical advisor on outsourced usability sessions. Determined how varied users interacted with the Website's main areas of revenue generation.
• Implemented guidelines for integrating front-end code to back-end homegrown content management system, using Python/Linux shell scripting.
• Wrote coding standards for HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Also authored documentation and personnel guidelines to ensure adherence.

Environment: AJAX, XHTML, JavaScript, JSP, CVS, CSS3, Photoshop, Analytics

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Performed the Full Project Life Cycle Implementation of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, DOM under Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, C#, ASP.NET, VB development projects from inception to deployment.
• Provided maintenance and features creation using front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOM, AJAX, jQuery, JSON and other client-side web development processes.
• Collaborated with graphic designers and developers, observing both detailed specifications and immediate word-of-mouth change requests. Used Photoshop for slicing, cutting, and optimizing graphics and Adobe Flex, ActionScript.
• Researched and evaluated alternative technical solutions and recommend the most efficient and cost-effective solution.
• Partnered with QA group to determine test plans and test cases that are require to fully testing the software before release.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Technical Lead/Developer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in development and finalization of initial design of the application and worked with content managers, copywriters anddesignersto resolve the issues.
• Gather and analyze user requirementsfor new projects;transform design mock-ups into cross-browsercompatible HTML/CSS layouts,implement dynamic page elementsand form error validationsusing JAVASCRIPT.
• Used JSON for translating data to and from JavaScript Object Notation .
• Compressed the JavaScript and CSS files using an open source tool YUI compressor to remove comments and white-spaces as well as obfuscates local variables using the smallest possible variable name.
• Used jQuery library for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML and AJAX.
• Used jQuery UI to provide abstractions for low-level interaction and animation, advanced effects and high-level, themeable widgets, built on top of the jQuery JavaScript Library.
• Designed and Developed complex consumer and business applications for a wide range of devices from web and mobile, to kiosk with a focus on web standards, progressive enhancement and accessibility.
• Designed jQuery UI plugins to allow a developer to seamlessly integrate UI widgets into the look and feel of their site or application.
• Written OO JavaScript filter function which creates a new array with all of the elements of the array for which the provided filtering function returns true, implemented it for our search grid.
• Developed used client side Prototype (Prototype.js) OO JavaScript Framework for handling cookies
• Translated wireframes into optimized program code using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and DHTML.
• Fixed bugs and problem in websites for design, CSS, HTML/XHTML, XSLT and JavaScript Library.
• Used Fire fox XHTML validator and made XHTML files error free.
• Implemented more number of skins, and combination of the CSS sprites.
• Coded pages using CSS in a table less environment. Implemented the concept of the sliding door to use a background image for the buttons in a navigation menu
• Coordinated with creative team and marketing team.

Environment: Core Java, JDK 1.5, JavaScript, OO JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, JSON, CSS, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, XML, Photoshop, Jira, Eclipse IDE, SQL.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Internet Solutions Analyst & Developer

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned company Website and built a complete database model (SQL Server 2000) and Commerce capability (ASP). Gathered requirements through continuous client meetings/interaction and documented technical specifications, cost estimates and schedules for development and implementation.
• Redesign dramatically increased sales from $250K to $4MM annually in 4 years. Produced these results through major Website changes, including backend fulfillment processes, an automated system designed for growth and effective marketing tools, such as automated newsletters that generated repeat sales.
• Selected outsourced hosting environment, including server requirements and potential loads with application demands and streaming media services.
• Aided CTO/DBA in assessing pure-content needs of new database model and performed database modeling. Teamed with client staff throughout process.
• Converted 4-step article creation process into a one-step integrated article publishing tool using dynamic HTML and Vignette code.
• Configured WebLogic to process JSPs through Vignette V6 implementation.
• Moved authentication from proprietary (WebBoard) product to SQL Server instance for shared data pool and user integration. Converted several ColdFusion scripts to ASP applications for increased processing efficiency.
• Directly supervised the following projects: NewYorkHelp.org, EurophoneUSA.com, BrainwaveVideo.com, PolarityMedia.com, FunkmasterFlex.com and TorahLab.com.

Environment: Flash, ActionScript, Vignette, HTML, ASP, TCL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, WebLogic, CVS, Apache, Tomcat, JSP, CSS, Photoshop