Experience
Senior Mobile Developer at Cloud Four
June 2010 – present
Web and application development for mobile platforms including iOS, Android, and feature phones.
Senior Developer at StepChange Group
July 2007 – June 2010
Social Media-focused web and interactive application development with a focus on Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, and HTML5
- Lead front- and back-end developer on nearly 100 web projects focusing on social media with audiences of up to 250,000 active users
- Sole or lead developer on a number of mobile apps, including a WebView-based app in the iPhone App Store
- Strong experience with Ruby, ActionScript 3 and JavaScript development in an agile workflow with short timelines
- Increasing reliance on test-driven development with Test::Unit (Ruby) and Screw.Unit (JS)
- Integration with external APIs including maps, social graphs (Facebook, Twitter), and location services (Foursquare)
Web Developer & Graphic Designer (Self-employed)
January 2003 – July 2007
Web design and development for a wide array of clients
- Development and design/interface implementation (HTML, CSS, JS) with a focus on usability and accessibility
- Front-end development in Struts (a Java-based MVC framework) and Ruby on Rails
- Back-end development with PHP/MySQL
Graphic Designer at AAA
August 2005 – April 2007
Design for print, email, and web
- Design for all advertising, in-store promotions, and other marketing material
- Redesign of web site encompassing several business lines
- Email design & HTML coding for lists of up to 80,000 recipients
Analyst at FundQuest
January 2001 – August 2002
Part of a small team brought on to build a new Managed Accounts product for the web-based investment services company
- Developed client proposal reporting system capable of importing analytics from various data sources (Bloomberg, Zephyr)
Webmaster/Technical Analyst at Nvest Advisor Services
November 1999 – December 2000
Managed web application to deliver mutual fund analytics and developed supporting Flash demos
Education
Art Institute of Portland
Jan. 2004 – July 2004
Courses in e-commerce, rapid web development, and advanced authoring tools
Williams College
BA cum laude, Art History
1999