Education
Duke University
1992–1996
Durham, NC
B.S. Computer & Electrical Engineering
B.A. Computer Science
Experience
Refinery, Inc.
1996–2003
Bryn Athyn, PA
St. Louis, MO
Boulder, CO
Founder (1994). Various roles including Designer (’96-’98), Creative Director (’98-’00), Strategist (’00-’01), and User Experience Architect (’01-’03).
PC Expo
1997
New York, NY
Speaker on "HTML Standards and Emerging Technologies"
Wells-Fargo Wholesale Advisory Council
2000
Tuscon, AZ
Hosted seminar on "Setting and Achieving Web Targets"
Skills
Operating Systems
| OS | Skill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MacOS X | Expert | Preferred/primary OS of choice. |
| MacOS |
Expert | |
| Windows 2k/XP | Advanced | I've tweaked the Registry manually several times. |
| Windows Server | Moderate | I administer my own Win2k box outside a firewall, and haven't been cracked yet. :) |
Programming Languages
| Language | Skill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| JavaScript | Expert | Used on a daily/weekly basis, in-depth, since 1995. Help others daily online. Written tutorials and libraries to help others learn. |
| Java | Moderate | Haven't coded in Java since 1998. |
| Ruby | Moderate | Created the HTML version of Programming Ruby and have written several Ruby libraries. |
| VBScript | Moderate | ...but I loathe it. |
| C++ | Beginner-Equiv | Haven't coded in C++ since 1996. |
| C | Beginner-Equiv | Haven't coded in C since 1994. |
| Pascal | Beginner-Equiv | Haven't coded in Pascal since 1992. |
Web/Markup Languages
| Language | Skill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| HTML/XHTML | Expert | Used on a daily/weekly basis, in-depth, since 1995. |
| CSS | Expert | Help online daily with advanced topics. Have written articles on the topic, such as How to Develop with CSS and How (Not) to Vertically Center Content. |
| DOM | Expert | Wrote ObjJob to help others explore it. |
| SVG | Advanced | Wrote the play editor and playback module for Ultimate Playbook using JS to create and manipulate the SVG DOM. Wrote server-side code that created db-driven XML and then used XSLT to generate SVG graphs with dynamic interaction. Not fluent in SMIL. Contributed several SVG JS Libraries to the community. |
| XML | Moderate | Comfortable with all concepts, but could not write a DTD without a reference. |
| SQL | Moderate | Can create complex nested joins using either a visual tool or in raw ASCII. Most familiar with MSSQL2k, also worked with PostgreSQL. |
| XSL/XSLT | Moderate | Used XSLT extensively in 1999–-2001; haven't used it since. |
| PHP | Beginner | It's just not a pretty language. |
Visual Applications
| Application | Skill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Photoshop | Expert | With my eyes closed. Used extensively every version from 2.0 through 7.0. Includes ability to write JavaScripts to control Photoshop's DOM. |
| Illustrator | Expert | Used extensively and frequently. |
| ImageReady | Advanced | Since I hand-code all scripting and layout, I don't use its HTML/scripting pieces. |
| Form•Z | Advanced | Know the program very well, with the exception of Meta Balls and some NURBs operations. Great at architectural modelling, not experienced at lighting scenes. |
| iMovie, iDVD | Advanced | Used both for several projects. |
| PageMaker | Moderate | I used PageMaker versions 4–6 extensively. Haven't used since 1998. |
| Premiere Final Cut Pro DVD Studio Pro |
Beginner | Dabbled in all, but not used extensively. |
Portfolio Sampler
DealCentral
Permission Admin
Ultimate Playbook
IssueMill
