OVERVIEW
I have been passionately writing code for more than 15 years. I have great problem solving skills, a diversity of technical capabilities and knowledge, and a proven ability to incorporate new technologies into creative solutions. In addition, I also have excellent communication skills.
SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE
Software / Environments
BBEdit
Dreamweaver
Eclipse
Ffmpeg commandline
FfmpegX
Fireworks
Flash
Flex Builder / Flash Builder
FTP Clients (various)
Illustrator
MS Excel
PhpMyAdmin
Red5 Media Server
SmartFoxServer
SVN
Photoshop
Languages / Libraries
Actionscript 1, 2 & 3
Ajax
C
HTML
JavaScript
Jquery
Lingo
MySQL
PHP
XML
HISTORY - Employment details
In addition to working with a number of freelance clients for many years, I have also held the following positions.
Flexidev
2002 - 2007 Senior developer
Flexidev created tools and utilities for Flash Developers.
Working here, I designed and developed a number of tools, including a server-side Flash decompiler.
Desktop application development (Windows and Mac OS X)
Server utilities (programmed in C)
Flash applications
Web applications (JavaScript/DHTML/AJAX)
Server integration (PHP and MySQL)
Swinburne TAFE
2003 Lecturer
I created and taught the Programming Principles subject to students studying the Advanced Diploma of Multimedia.
This covered basic programming fundamentals, concentrating on Flash programming and games development.
This was the first time this subject had been provided, and I was also responsible for development of the curriculum, class notes and assignments.
Digital School Corporation
2000 – 2002 Senior developer
Digital School Corporation produced interactive educational content as well as Flash authoring/editing applications for teachers.
Flash application development
Web development (HTML, Javascript, PHP and MySQL)
Eclipse Group
1998 - 2000 Multimedia developer
Eclipse Group produced CD-based multimedia presentations and websites for a large number of corporate clients. Initially developing client projects, I spent my later time in the R&D thinktank coming up with new systems and user experiences.
Multimedia and web design
Flash and Director development
Technology research and development
Ross Mollison Group
1994 – 1998 Media technician / developer
The Ross Mollison Group is a producer and promoter of live theatre and entertainment. While here I prepared print materials and advertising, and also developed web and multimedia products.
Pre-press management
Web and multimedia development