October 29 to November 13, 2009

Allen & Gerritsen, Watertown, MA

• ActionScript 3 Flash game development.

September 15 to October 8

Hill Holliday, Boston, MA

• ActionScript 3 OOP MVC architecture application development in Flash to create Facebook API-integrated video application.
• Development using Papervision.
• Development using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JSON
• Clients included Liberty Mutual and CVS.

November 2006 to Present

Start-up in Boston, MA (stealth mode)

• JavaScript 1.8, AJAX, JSON, jQuery, Mootools, PHP/MySQL, HTML, CSS, ActionScript 3.0, Flash & Flex 3 OOP MVC architecture application development; video platform and advertising network web services integration; some work with Papervision
• Development of framework for on-line media delivery using ActionScript 3.0 in Flash and Flex, that optimizes the efficiency of web services data processing as well as UI development to create a dynamic user experience while heavy server-side processing is at work
• Creation of many customized UI components in ActionScript 3.0 with specialized data binding
• Responsible for full application architecture
• Wordpress and Joomla development; Facebook API – Joomla integration work
• On-line business strategy

Senior ActionScript Developer (short-term contract)

May 2007 to December 2007

PERMISSIONTV, Waltham, MA

• Application development using ActionScript (OOP, MVC framework), PHP and XML, as well as a little design work for on-line video channels. Example works: BostonPopsTV, HereTV, Harvard Business School, MyTV, LiveAutographs, Stamats, SeeThatLive and more.
• Projects named as finalists in MITX awards; BostonPopsTV named as “best of the week” by the New York Times
• Framework development mainly in the area of performance enhancement in creating XML lists from database and parsing XML in ActionScript in ways to maximize user experience performance
• Development using JavaScript, AJAX, PHP/MySQL, HTML, CSS

Flash ActionScript Developer (short-term contract)

February 2007 to May 2007

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, Boston, MA

• All ActionScripting work for new customer-facing site. Created on-line interactive game as a part of a new marketing initiative to attract a younger client demographic.
• Project nominated for MITX award
• Development using JavaScript, AJAX, HTML, CSS

Web Developer (short-term contract)

October 2006 to November 2006

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS, Boston, MA

• Implemente user-interface functionality requests in internal voicemail messaging web client.
• Used JavaScript, AJAX, VB Script, ASP and CSS.
• Turned old standard page refresh model of web client to AJAX user interface.

UI Designer & Developer/Web Developer

February 2005 to September 2006

NEXAWEB TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Burlington, MA

• UI development and design on Pepsi, Sungard and other client rich internet applications using Nexaweb’s Enterprise Web 2.0 software. This work is a true engineering/marketing cross-over – requires client-side Java development (using Eclipse) for UI functionality and application development, as well as XML and stylesheet development for UI skinning and usability issues.
• Experience with MVC architecture and observer pattern.
• Developed Java rich-internet applications in a team setting, with the role of ensuring proper UI functionality, usability and look & feel, using both declarative (XML) and programmatic (Java) methods. 
• Assisted in the development of Java-based Nexaweb applications used in training courses and demos (including UI design).
• Created UI design/usability and best practices guideline documents for clients in regards to their application development using Nexaweb.
• Set up Macromedia Flash Communication Server to stream ‘guided tour’ and WebEx (webinar) videos. Created Flash interface for streaming guided tours and presentations.
• Created icons & graphics for web applications as well as marketing materials.
• Designed and implemented corporate web site.
• ASP, PHP and Javascript scripting for corporate web site. Integrated Salesforce for lead-generation.
• Moving corporate VB-based content management system to PHP-based content management system, and participating in the building of new PHP-based system.
• Created automated build system for product installers (also created the installers themselves) using Apache Ant, CVS and shell scripting.

Flash Developer

        January 2004 to present

FLEETWOOD MULTIMEDIA, INC., Lynn, MA

• Created automated methods to create presentations that handle mass lists of audio and other presentation files to expedite and optimize the process of creating Macromedia Flash MX and Director web and CD-ROM presentations. Use Perl and VB Script to standardize the creation of XM documents from conference forms, and the creation of Actionscript code to efficiently handle the information in Flash MX. Use of JavaScript for browser implementations.
• Created library of re-usable Actionscript code to dynamically create objects as needed to optimize on-line performance of conference presentations. For example, created on-line synchronized audio presentations for Tufts Health, referencing large audio files and large visual media files, using completely dynamically-created Flash objects.
• Worked directly with clients, including HD Vest, Pegasus, Tufts Health, Learning & the Brain, Horizon, Compete, Planetree and Progress Software.
• Audio file editing
• Audio production at sister company: Fleetwood Studios in Revere, MA

Instructor

        June 2003 to August 2003

COMPUTER EDUCATION INSTITUTE, Lowell, MA

• Taught an intensive Microsoft Access class, with mock business project as end result by the students

Web Developer and Business Consultant for
start-up company

       August 2001 to January 2004

DESIGNSCIENCE, Marblehead, MA                                                                     
Q&W MUSIC, Saugus, MA                                                                              
WHEN IS NOW, Revere, MA

• Consultant on creation of e-commerce for new business including on-line music and DVD distribution, including ASP, XML, JavaScript  & Actionscript scripting/programming
• Use Photoshop, Quark and Adobe Illustrator for design work, as well as Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks – created covers for retail distribution
• Assistant in creation of the When Is Now production company

Technical Support Engineer

   October 2002 to February 2003

PHASEFORWARD, Waltham, MA

• Supported clinical data software that ran against Oracle; dealt with debugging of C/C++ source code as well as creation of PL/SQL scripts for rules & derivations required in clinical studies.
• Customer service role in support of customer use of software
• QA work close to each software release, which involved the development of scripts for the beta-testing customers to use themselves. 

Technical Support Engineer

  June 2000 to August 2001

TORRENT SYSTEMS, INC., Cambridge, MA

• Supported data mining software for customers who were mainly developers using mathematical operators written in C and C++, against mainly Oracle
• C and C++ programming when working with customers using custom-built applications
• Customer service role in support of customer use of software
• QA work close to each software release
• Was only tech support engineer for this company of 50 employees, for about a year

Technical Support Engineer

  July 1998 to April 2000

SYBASE, INC., Burlington, MA

• Supported mainly Open Client , Open Server, Embedded SQL/C and Open Switch on Unix, but also supported Open Client and SQL Server on Windows NT
• C and C++ programming  to correct customers’ problems in the cases of programming errors, or to pass on to engineering in the cases of bug fixes

August 1996 to September 1997

GTC/TSI MASON LABORATORIES, Worcester, MA

• Implemented software systems used to acquire data from bioanalytical instruments
• Authored reports for corporate and government contracts for pharmaceutical research
• Organized and conducted laboratory work for contract studies