Skills
- HTML
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HTML5 semantic markup;
browser shimming;
XHTML wellformedness;
W3C validation;
supporting IE6;
pixel-perfect layout
- CSS
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reset stylesheets;
object-oriented CSS;
conditional comments;
hasLayout;
graceful degradation
- JavaScript
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jQuery (core and UI);
YUI 2;
Prototype;
YSlow and PageSpeed;
JSLint;
JSON;
module pattern
- PHP
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Zend Framework;
CodeIgniter;
CakePHP;
PHP5 OO patterns;
caching strategies;
Phing-based deployment
- Version Control
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Git;
Subversion;
Mercurial;
CVS
- MySQL
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Schema design;
query tuning;
multi-table joins
- Extras
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Photoshop;
Illustrator;
Python;
Google App Engine;
Google Data APIs;
Bash
Experience
Freelance Web Developer
2006 – 2011
Senior Web Developer at Huge (agency)
2010 – 2010
- houselogic.com: Django templating and front-end enhancements using jQuery
Senior Front End Developer at Magnani Caruso Dutton (agency)
2008 – 2009
Contract Web Developer at Digital Pulp (agency)
2007 – 2007
- wish.org: implemented a front-end redesign and CMS in CakePHP
Webmaster at PubSub Concepts (search engine)
2004 – 2006
- responsible for development of all user-facing portions the service, as well as Apache administration
Senior Programmer at Mass Transmit (agency)
2002 – 2004
Site Builder at Little Tornadoes (agency)
2000 – 2002
- Front-end web development before Ajax, frameworks, and cross-browser sanity
Education
BA in English and Journalism, New York University