Resume

Work Experience

Owner, Subreference Studios LLC — 2005-Present

  • Working as a freelance resource and business owner
  • Architected front end code and managed a small team of front end developers to help launch marthastewart.com
  • Consulted and developed a Drupal based prototype of a K-12 extranet for schoolnet
  • Built and deployed Flash modules for Armani Exchange
  • Developed AJAX powered content management systems for Joost.com’s editorial staff
  • Javascript programming resource for Frog Design
  • HTML/CSS template creation for Razorfish

Director, Interface development, Bond Art + Science — 2007-August 2008

  • Established the interface development department at Bond and coordinated freelance resources across multiple projects
  • Built layout and interactive functionality for theweek.com, WDesires.com and CK Media as well as assisting with CMS integration
  • Assisted on client pitches by creating rapid prototypes for presentations and presenting core technical strengths of Bond Art + Science

Manager, Interface Development, Avenue A/Razorfish — 1999-2005

  • Manage Interface Development department of 12 consultants
  • Played lead role in the concepting, design and execution of an interactive prototype for a massively multiplayer online game for Disney Europe. Collaborated with team of designers and helped present game concepts and technology to client
  • Concepted and programmed the Giorgio Armani web presence. Features included a content management tool and modularization of flash movies for simpler client upgrades
  • Creative, concepting and building of Flash for Kodak, Avaya & Ford Motor Company within a team environment
  • Responsible for scoping and budgeting projects, interfacing with clients, and selling digital solutions
  • Served as escalation point to troubleshoot challenging projects or technologies

Senior Design Technologist, io360 Digital Design/Rare Medium — 1996-1999

  • Responsible for assessing problems, recommending solutions, and implementing technologies for clients
  • Generated navigation schemes, designed graphics, and programmed solutions using JavaScript and various multimedia plug-ins
  • Oversaw staff training on new authoring environments and latest web technologies, with particular attention placed on streamlining project development
  • Implemented client-side technologies for web sites (DHTML, JavaScript, Flash, etc.) and handling integration between client side and server side technologies

Lead developer & co-founder, Imagination Factory Multimedia — 1994-1996

  • Responsible for writing client web site proposals
  • Built and designed fully functional websites, including Rollerblade Canada
  • System administration in a mixed UNIX, PC and Macintosh environment

Education

  • Graduated from Concordia University – Montreal, Canada, 1993
  • B.A., English Literature, with focus on Creative Writing
  • Fluent written and spoken French

Skills

  • Core skills: HTML, DHTML, AJAX, Prototype and jQuery, Flash Actionscript (AS2), Adobe Creative Suite, iPhone/Objective-C
  • Familiarity and integration experience with:  PHP, JSP, ASP (Classic), Ruby on Rails, Joomla, Drupal, Vignette Storyserver