I am a user interface developer from Nashville, Tennessee. My specialty is writing large, scalable JavaScript applications using AJAX, jQuery, EXTJS and good old-fashioned JavaScript. I am passionate about good design, usability and clean, reusable code.
I have been a professional developer since 2007, but I’ve been making websites ever since I got my first AOL floppy disk in the mail.
I bring an eye for design to the table, and I am very comfortable working with graphic designers and web developers of all types. I often find myself serving as a liaison between designers and developers because I understand the sensibilities of both parties.
I am very active in the open-source community and am constantly sharing my code, insight, and time with other developers. I believe that it is my duty to give back to the development community in any way that I can.
In my free time, I enjoy playing guitar, drawing, photography and making animations.
The opinions expressed on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
Technical Skills
- Javascript
- jQuery
- ExtJS
- Javascript MVC
- Sencha Touch
- jQuery Mobile
- jQueryUI
- Phonegap
- Fusion Charts
- C#
- .NET MVC
- PHP
- Symfony
- The Zend Framework
- CakePHP
- Coldfusion
- SQL / mySQL
- WordPress
- Eclipse IDE
- Git Version Control
- SVN Version Control
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Studies
Union University, May 2007
Professional Experience
2011 – Present
Moontoast helps you engage your Social Networking fans, learn what works with them and generate revenue from them. As Senior JavaScript Engineer, it is my job to lead the JavaScript development and foster best practices and innovation using jQuery and a variety of client-side tools.
Mobile User Interface Developer
2010 – 2011
GoodClic is a web application that builds mobile apps for nonprofit organizations, churches and political candidates. It allows users to customize the data and design of the app within minutes. I built the mobile application using Sencha Touch and Phonegap. The JavaScript interacts with server-side JSON stores to deliver dynamic content from various social media outlets.
User Interface / User Experience Developer
2010 – 2011
Dealerskins is complete web solution for automotive dealers. The company provides a conclusive inventory and content management system for dealership websites along with a dealership-specific analytics package. I came to Dealerskins during a transitional period—the company was in the process of converting their websites from a dated flash interface to a more SEO-friendly HTML interface. As the UI/UX developer, I wrote the majority of the JavaScript to facilitate the changes using jQuery on the front-end and EXTJS on the back-end. I also fine-tuned existing interfaces and conducted usability tests to improve the lead-to-visitor ratio on our websites.
User Interface Developer
2009 – 2010
Fiduciary Consulting Group is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. FCG is an organization that helps fiduciaries monitor due diligence and best practices. As the user interface developer, my job was to lead the client-side development for the Fiduciary Edge application. Fiduciary Edge is an online application that automates the process of fiduciary consulting. I developed the application using ExtJS and JavaScriptMVC, which interacted with our server-side Coldfusion API.
Web Developer
2007 – 2009
Bigfish is an internet marketing and consulting firm based in Memphis, Tennessee. I worked with a staff of four developers and three designers to create websites and internet applications for clients including Kappa Delta, Make-a-Wish Foundation and Chi Omega. Bigfish is a .NET company that uses the .NET MVC architecture with a custom content management system.
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