Goal
A position working among seasoned web professionals in which the focus of the work is a balance between user centered development and proper project management.
Value Offered
10 years of web development experience (news outlet, e-commerce/shopping, corporate application development, agency work) and a diverse set of skills that appropriately enables me to design, develop, and manage user centered web sites and web applications. In addition, I have a self-motivated desire for learning, quality work, and team efforts that produce measurable results.
Experience
Client-side Engineer
Ning Inc., Palo Alto, CA – www.ning.com
August 2009 – Present
- CSS/(x)HTML/JavaScript
- Client-side Performance Optimization
Lead Client-side Engineer (Web Developer)
Fluid Inc., San Francisco, CA – www.fluid.com
July 2007 – Aug 2009
- CSS/(x)HTML/JavaScript/XML/ActionScript coding
- Provide Macromedia Flash & Flex solutions
- Work with Visual Designers and Interaction Designers to achieve usable and functional user interfaces
- Provide technical oversight and technical team management
Sr. Software Engineer
SuperValu, Boise, Idaho – www.supervalu.com
December 2006 – July 2007
- Web Application Development (User Interface Design/Interaction Design/User Centered Design)
- CSS/(x)HTML/JavaScript/XML/ActionScript coding
- Provide Macromedia Flash & Flex solutions
- Work with Visual Designers and Interaction Designers to achieve usable and functional user Interfaces
Web Producer
Micron Technology Inc., Boise, Idaho – www.micron.com
May 2006 – Dec 2006
- Web Application/Site Development (User Interface Design/Interaction Design/User Centered Design)
- CSS/(x)HTML/JavaScript/XML/ActionScript coding
- Provide Macromedia Flash Solutions
- Search Engine Optimization
Sr. User Interface Design Developer
Albertsons, Boise, Idaho – www.albertsons.com
Feburary 2005 – May 2006
- Web Application Development (User Interface Design/Interaction Design/User Centered Design)
- CSS/(x)HTML/JavaScript/XML/ActionScript coding
- Provide Macromedia Flash & Flex solutions
Web Developer/Technical Lead
The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho – www.idahostatesman.com
July 2002 – December 2004
- CSS/(x)HTML/JavaScript/XML/PHP coding
- Provide Macromedia Flash solutions
- Design user centered interfaces and web sites
- Provide insight and solutions in regards to the web development process
- Technical lead on all web related projects
Web Designer/Flash Developer
ORA , Boise, Idaho – www.oh-zone.com
May 2000 – July 2002
- Work extensively with Flash, ActionScript, and Web Graphics
- Design user centered interfaces and web sites
- Develop creative concepts for web site content and interaction
Skills
Software
Adobe CS3 (Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flex, Photoshop)
Programming Technologies
ActionScript, PHP, XML, JavaScript, (x)HTML, CSS, DOM
Database Technologies
SQL, MySQL, PHPMyAdmin
Content Versioning System
CVS, Subversion, GIT
OS/SERVER
Macintosh OS X, Windows XP & Vista, Unix (Red Hat), Apache Server, IIS Server
Soft Skills
Client-side Web Optimization, User Experience Design (UXD), Interface Design, Information Design, Interaction Design, UI Patterns, Programming Design Patterns, Technical Oversight, Accessibility, Web Standards, Remote Scripting, Teamwork
Content Managment Systems
Textpattern, Expression Engine, Publicus, Demandware, Movable Type, TypePad
Education
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
B.S., Communications – Advertising emphasis
Notables
- Authored / self-published, "jQuery Enlightenment" pdf book
- Co-author of "jQuery Cookbook" from O'Reilly Media (Due out late 2009)
- Contributing team member of the jQuery and jQuery UI open source projects.
- Creator of SWIP jQuery plugins
- Creator & Author of javascriptant.com
- Co-authored book, "Textpattern Solutions: PHP-Based Content Management Made Easy" Publisher: friends of ED; (May 21, 2007)
- Authored ThickBox hybrid modal
- Ponderosaridgedevelopement.com, Idacomm.com, and Ourdulcimerhome.com showcased on CSSbeauty
- Co-authored book, "Byte Size Flash: Adventures in Optimization" Publisher: APress; (July 7, 2003)
- Initial notoriety in the Flash community for authoring a practical explanation of trigonometry with Actionscript
References
Paul Carew - Interactive Creative Director, www.oh-zone.com
(208) 287-6535
See Letter of Recommendation: http://www.codylindley.com/Work_Recommend/
Patrick Crow - (former) Online Manager, www.idahostatesman.com
(208) 947-1157
See Letter of Recommendation: http://www.codylindley.com/Work_Recommend/
Cameron Christian - Vice President Sales & Marketing, http://www.spro.net/
(208) 955-7514
See Letter of Recommendation: http://www.codylindley.com/Work_Recommend/
