Objective
To help an employer build web sites and applications using the perfect balance of accessibility, functionality, and cross-browser/platform/device compatibility using semantic HTML , standards-compliant CSS , and unobtrusive JavaScript.
You'll see many acronyms and abbreviations in my resume, but my emphasis, expertise, and passion is in architecting optimal markup structure and producing well-written CSS.
Employment History
Position:
Front-End Developer
Location:
Cupertino, CA
Duration:
May 2012 - Present
Position:
Front-End Developer
Location:
New York, NY
Duration:
December 2007 - April 2012
Responsibilities:
Architected semantic and accessible HTML structure for award winning, highly trafficked websites
Used CSS to generate pixel-perfect layouts based on design mockups
Tested and debugged website display issues in multiple browsers
Created bandwidth-saving image sprites from designers' Photoshop files
Communicated with site designers and stakeholders to guide design decisions
Wrote Ajax-based web application using jQuery-augmented JavaScript for DOM manipulation and JSON parsing
Created reusable CSS structure for 20-site platform using the Sass metalanguage
Wrote server-side display logic using JSP Java scriptlets and JSTL tags
Created custom components in Adobe's CQ5 Web Content Management platform
Position:
Interface Developer
Location:
New York, NY
Duration:
July 2006 - November 2007
Responsibilities:
Helped to re-write entire front-end architecture with standards-based, tableless HTML and CSS for leading local media system spanning hundreds of websites
Redesigned website interfaces (forms, weather forecasts, user polls, etc.) to maximize accessibility, compatibility, and attractiveness
Wrote XSL for website components
Tested site accessibility in multiple web browsers and alternate settings
Verified HTML , CSS , and Section 508 validity
Position:
Web Designer/Front-End Web Developer
Location:
Countryside, IL
Duration:
October 2005 - July 2006
Responsibilities:
Designed website mockups in Photoshop
Converted web site mockups into hand-coded, standards-compliant HTML and CSS
Created site enhancements with unobtrusive DOM JavaScript and XML -backed, ActionScript-based Flash elements
Created and modified front-end ASP code
Tested site accessibility in multiple web browsers and alternate settings
Verified HTML , CSS , and Section 508 validity
Position:
Web Designer
Location:
Orland Park, IL
Duration:
October 2004 - October 2005
Responsibilities:
Designed Photoshop web site layouts and implemented them into publishable HTML , CSS , and Flash
Edited and updated clients' pre-existing websites
Communicated with clients about website concerns
Created and modified ASP and JavaScript-based DHTML when required
Education
Location:
Chicago, IL
Degree:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Multimedia & Web Design
GPA :
3.5/4.0
Duration:
October 2000 - March 2003
Location:
Richton Park, IL
Degree:
High School Diploma
Duration:
August 1993 - May 1997
Technical Skills
Expertise
Hand-coded, semantic, standards-compliant HTML , including HTML5 structural elements
Using CSS to separate document structure from visual presentation, including bandwidth-saving CSS3 properties
Manipulating the DOM with unobtrusive JavaScript
Using Adobe Photoshop to manipulate and create images for website use
Proficiency
JSP with Java scriptlets and JSTL tags
Ajax using jQuery-augmented JavaScript
Front-End PHP
Transforming XML into HTML with XSL
Unix command-line interface
Version Control Systems (Mercurial, IBM Rational ClearCase, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe)
Content Management Systems (Adobe CQ5, Autonomy TeamSite, WordPress, Textpattern)