Profile
I am a self-taught web developer working in a variety of languages, some open and some proprietary to Yahoo! Inc. I have been hacking web pages one way or another for over ten years, from my amateur days of learning HTML and JavaScript through many long nights of trial and error, to my most recent role as the main technical implementor for a busy team handling all aspects of Yahoo! corporate marketing.
Experience
Senior Web Developer, Yahoo!, Inc; Sunnyvale, CA
1999—2008
Started as the first dedicated web developer in the user experience group, converting Photoshop mockups to production-ready source code and images for nearly all Yahoo! properties. Evolved into a tactical developer for ads, promotions, and corporate marketing. Generally worked on short-lived projects with rapid turnarounds, but also maintained several long-term projects. “Famous” at Yahoo! for maintaining a widely used mirror of the image and ad servers, also featuring search and a Firefox add-on.
Web Developer, WebStaff/Aquent; San Francisco, CA
1998—1999
Hired gun for HTML/JavaScript coding on various short-term projects. Clients included CKS/Partners, TeamToolz (Winkler Advertising, now Pickett), Healtheon, and Yahoo!.
Projectionist/Manager, Alliance Cinema; Miami Beach, FL
1996—1998
Jack-of-all-trades at a single-screen independent cinema, from booking the movies to making the popcorn. Initiated our web presence and maintained the site for several years.
Miscellaneous Experience
Technical Reviewer for O’Reilly Media
Technical review for SQL book in O’Reilly’s popular “Head First” series.
Selected URLs
some recent work and some favorites on yahoo.com
Skills
Rapid hand-coding HTML, CSS and JavaScript; PHP 4/5, especially for site modularization, form validation, and abstracting some page elements into classes; very proficient with Photoshop/ImageReady; ActionScript/JavaScript interaction in Flash, including FlashVars; frequently use Perl for data manipulation and analysis; very adept at the geekier bits in MacOSX, such as using AppleScript to automate repetitive tasks; comfortable writing shell scripts and editing with vi. I was also the admin for eight machines serving some 10 different sub-domains for yahoo.com.
Interests
I have volunteered my skills for several non-profit websites including the Student Dietetic Association at SFSU, and MAXIMUMROCKNROLL.com . I have also fronted a punk rock band for the last 7 years. I can juggle four balls or three clubs, but still can’t get the hang of the unicycle.
Education
Florida International University, Miami, FL — B.S., 1993 (Physics)