OBJECTIVE:

• Obtain a leading role in a well - organized, collaborative environment that values a high level of client service and product quality.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• HTML5
• CSS3
• ASP/VB
• Flex
• Flash
• Actionscript
• JSP
• PHP
• JavaScript
• SQL
• XML
• XSL
• Java
• JSTL
• Node JS
• Express
• Ruby
• Angular 1 & 2/4
• Backbone JS
• Marionette
• Ember JS
• Jade
• Unit Testing
• End-to-end testing
• Selenium
• Jasmine
• Protractor
• Karma
• Grunt
• Gulp
• SauceLabs
• JQuery
• Prototype
• Dojo
• GIT
• PhotoShop
• Illustrator
• Office
• Eclipse
• Jira
• Asana
• Windows and Macintosh systems. IIS
• MySQL and Tomcat administration. Semantic web using MongoDB
• Cassandra
• Allegrograph
• Jena
• OWL/RDF
• SPARQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Architecture Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Architect and build single page enterprise web applications using mainly the MEAN stack. Collaborate with business leads and mentor senior developers in using the new technology stack. Build next generation front ends and implement the user interface design for big data-backed systems. Use Angular 1+2, React, Node.js, Ember, Polymer, MongoDB, Cassandra, Backbone.js, CSS3, HTML5, SVG, Bower, Grunt, Gulp. Work mainly remotely but travel routinely for on-sites.

UI Development Director

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Lead the front end development work including the design, usability, analytics and coding efforts in a startup-like environment for a unique video conferencing initiative. Collaborate directly with senior executives, distributed teams, outside vendors and clients. Heavy use of MVC frameworks including Backbone and Angular, Bootstrap, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, responsive mobile-first design, event tracking and optimization.

Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Worked with a team of front end engineers to iterate on mobile, TV, and web interfaces for a video content delivery platform. Worked mostly with Backbone JS MVC framework, JQuery, Bootstrap, CSS3, HTML5, and SPARQL on a variety of platforms including remote controlled devices. Built JQuery components and plugins for cross platform use, converted designs into functional code assets, and mentored designers on best practices.

VP Design Engineering

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Collaborated with start-up initiative heads to create and optimize a series of social-based web initiatives focused on generating unique user sentiment data about software products. Rapid iteration and aggressive user testing of the interfaces, conversion metrics analysis and funnel optimization following the lean startup model. Managed the outsourced visual design team but was responsible for information architecture and front end code. Built everything in HTML5, CSS3, JQuery, Bootstrap, and Ruby using a semantic back-end in a continuous development process.

Principal User Interface Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Design, develop and maintain the user interfaces for 9 of Confidential ’s web offerings in both the consumer and institutional spaces. Oversee a team of RIA developers who support Confidential ’s many other project initiatives. Ensure projects are completed on time/budget while adhering to a strict styleguide and coding/usability best practices. Support international development teams on front end best practices and the use of the style guide/code asset library which I built from the ground up. Design and develop for cross-platform web, desktop, and mobile applications using a combination of technologies including Linked Data, Flex, AIR, and AJAX.

Lead User Experience Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the user interface of all products and websites as well as the design and creative direction for all advertising including online and email campaigns, online demos, print ads, and radio spots. Worked closely with writers, designers and analysts to fine tune design, layout, and information architecture to increase the usability of the products and optimize conversion rates on advertising campaigns by 1200%. Traveled to work closely with the development teams in Budapest to enhance usability and add features. Company went public in 2010.

Senior Web Developer

Thomson Financial

Responsibilities:

Built highly customized client interfaces over a proprietary ASP framework in a production-centric environment. Developed strategies for streamlining the production process and devised solutions to allow non-technical users to perform complicated technical tasks. Trained other departments in programming languages and custom applications. Assisted project managers in making changes to over 2,500 sites.

Website Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Responsible for all design and usability initiatives for 14 sites including the Boston/Portland/Providence Phoenix papers, Stuff@Night magazine, the FNX Radio Network and an online dating site with over 2 million users. Designed and developed a number of sites and applications including a restaurant rating system, a review submission system, a photo and stock image database holding over 100,000 files and an online ad serving system. Managed a team of design and photography staff to accomplish goals.

Web Content Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Maintained content on all the company’s public and internal multi-lingual websites. Executed and managed requests for content from many sources. Managed the implementation of new technologies and advised other project managers working on web-based applications. Responsible for layout, load time, and usability of pages, as well as design and browser compatibility. Worked extensively on the integration of third-party content management software.