Matthew Sean Nolan

z6p34c@r.postjobfree.com

@matthewnolandev

matthewseannolan.com

Skype: matthewnolandev

415-***-****

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New York, NY 10006

OBJECTIVE

Work with an exceptional team to foster the engagement and development of cutting edge software and tools that are second to none. Matt has experience at developer evangelism, software development, public speaking, and community management.

SUMMARY

Matthew Nolan at his core, is a front-end developer with over 10 years experience. He specializes in cross browser compliant HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and PHP, for desktop and mobile, using the most up to date frameworks. He’s is an extroverted super geek who loves pushing pixels, hacking code, and getting people as amped as he is.

EDUCATION

San Francisco Art Institute, California 2010

Matthew has a BFA from the Design+Technology department of the San Francisco Art Institute. SFAI is world renowned for their innovative curriculum. It was a mixture of programming, design, and how to make a statement within the context of a global community. Some of his instructors were heavily involved with events such as the Maker Faire, Ars Electronica, and SXSW. His education included not just design and Object Oriented Programming, but subjects such as physical computing, social media performance, and alternative reality gaming. For more info see www.sfai.edu.

College for Creative Studies, Michigan 2006

Studied New Media which includes Java, JavaScript, ActionScript, and design for interactive, product design, typography, and brand development.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Code: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, jQTouch, ExtJS, Sencha, PHP, MySQL ActionScript2, ActionScript3. WordPress, Drupal.

API: Flickr, Twitter, Twilio, Last FM, Speek, Tropo, many more....

IDE/Workflow: TextMate, NetBeans, Dreamweaver, Firebug, Git, SVN, Beanstalk, Pivotal, Scrummy, Salesforce.

Visual: Photoshop, Illustrator, Balsamiq, Flash, InDesign, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Handbrake, 3D Studio Max.

Hobby: Max/MSP, Arduino, Logic, Ableton, Audition.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Speek, New York

Developer Evangelist

06/2011 - Present

Speek is a leading API that lets developers build VoIP into their apps. Matthew's role was to get developers excited about Speek and build Speek into their projects. He was recruited into this position for his background in technology, product design, his enthusiasm for tech, and his connection with in several San Francisco developer communities.

Championed the Speek VoIP platform to developers.

Hosted hack meetups and other events in SF & NYC.

He initiated several successful BizDev deals.

Leveraged his love of the English language to craft exuberantly expressive posts, pings, and tweets.

Organized internal company events.

He was extremely active on company blogs.

Was on the front line in the community forums.

Worked closely with marketing and copywriters to tie company messaging together.

Built one on one relationships with developers.

Fostered early adopters of new platform features.

Created connections with organizations to help in hack meetups including The Mashery, Citizen Space, SF Night Owls, Grey Area Arts Foundation, Wix Lounge, Digital Dumbo, and may others.

Fostered relationships with developers on Twitter (See @SpeekAPI).

Represented Speek at industry events across the US including Web 2.0 Expo, ITExpo, BAPI Conference, etc...

Actively sought out new developer relations at hacker spaces like SF Noise Bridge, NYC Resistor, C-Base in Berlin, and Hackers on a Plane.

He was the first to provide technical support and guidance for users of the API.

Flite, San Francisco

Application Engineer

12/2010 - 06/2011

Flite is the leader in cloud based advertising. Flite's platform brings cloud based content such as Facebook content, Twitter content, or YouTube content, to Flash based display advertising. At Flite Matt led their emerging Mobile App team to bring rich experiences to mobile users.

Founded their mobile department, and lead Flite in implementing mobile applications into their platform.

Built hundreds of mobile web applications for iOS, Android, and Blackberry.

His work helped Flite win "Next BIG Digital Startup" of 2011 by BIG Star awards.

Took the lead as both developer and creative.

Built world class web apps with the ExtJS Sencha MVC JavaScript framework, JQ Mobile, and mobile friendly HTML5.

Designed display advertisements with Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator.

Trained QA department to test mobile products.

Implemented the Twitter API, YouTube API, Flickr API into apps and ads.

Designed and built hundreds of microsites with HTML5, JavaScript, ActionScript.

Created animations and interactive graphics with Flash, JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas

Optimized video for web with Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Handbrake.

Was one of the leading Flash ActionScript2 and ActionScript3 developers on team.

Helped Flite API migrate from Flash to open source web standards.

Created an application which improved AT&T Lab's internal communication.

Led the team in scrum and other meetings.

Wrote specs for API and oversaw upgrades.

Was key for sales team closing deals by providing tech and product backbone.

Worked with SalesForce.

Worked collaboratively with Git.

Kept the team on track with agile software development methodology.

Coded in TextMate and Netbeans.

Worked with large brands such as AT&T, Coca-Cola, Intel, Forbes, Toyota, Blue Cross, more...

Chug, San Francisco

Front-End Engineer

04/2010 – 12/2010

The Search Engine for Cars, is an acclaimed search engine aiming at being the Google of car listings. It presently has over 3 times the number of car listings than AutoTrader. It was founded by Intel, AOL, and Microsoft alumni. I led the UI Development team. I worked extensively with CSS and jQuery. At an early stage start-up, you have to juggle a lot of roles. Some days I was building JS widgets, some days I was doing the UI design. My primary role was to build the functional front-end of the site. Visit www.chug.net to see Chug in action.

Led the design and development of Chug's front end from the ground up.

Coded W3C compliant HTML and CSS, with emerging HTML5 and CSS3.

Coded extensive jQuery, PHP, and some vanilla JavaScript.

Worked within a lean startup environment.

Led team meetings onsite and over Skype.

Used jQuery to parse JSON data coming back from MongoDB.

Took the lead in designing mockups for new features in Photoshop.

Designed the initial look and feel of the site, then scouted & managed a designer to implement throughout.

Hacked jQuery native UI elements to do things beyond their design.

Created separate version of the site for IE6 users.

Used Firefox Firebug and Chrome Developer Tools in development.

Integrated SEO (Search Engine Optimization) deep into site architecture.

Worked collaboratively with SVN (Apache Subversion), Beanstalk, and Pivotal Tracker.

Kept the team on track with agile software development methodology.

DTM Creative, Michigan

Designer & Developer

01/2008 - 04/2010

At DTM Creative Matthew worked on a variety of projects. He built a lot of marketing microsites for brands including Nike, ABC Family Channel, and Jeep/Chrysler. He would design the UI in Photoshop, with multiple iterations with the sales team, and then code the functionality in PHP and JS to collect, check, and process user collected data.

Created microsites to log user collected data into a MySQL database.

Was project manager, lead developer, and lead designer for the "Click here to win a Free iPod" sweepstakes which received millions of weekly hits, and became sort of an internet sensation.

Designed and built promotional sites for the ABC Family Channel using HTML, CSS, and Flash.

Built a game in Flash for Disney which let users fly Tinkerbell through the Peter Pan DVD re-release collection.

Designed stickers, posters, and flyers for Richie Hawtin, one of the worlds biggest DJs.

Built an extremely interactive website for Warp Records which was acclaimed by several design blogs. The site featured an integration of stop motion video with the interface. Designed all the graphic assets including custom typography.

Designed the logo and styleguide for the record label "The Plan" in Adobe Illustrator, which was printed on records and marketing materials which was promoted across the world at international music festivals.

HOBBIES

He was one of the founders of the Noisebridge hacker space, and is extremely involved in the Max/MSP community, building voice into interactive audio projects.

Studied martial arts including Wing Chun Kung Fu, and has a brown belt in Kenpo Karate.

He’s into robotics and open source microcontrollers like the Arduino.

Ran a record label called Focus Media from 2002-2008. He threw dozens of events which received good press write ups, designed and marketed the records, and sold music to fans around the world.

He plays guitar, bass, keys, vocals, and is a recording engineer.

Has been DJing since the 90s, and has a love for classic house & techno.

Has been in several Indie / Rock / Punk bands which have been on the radio and received international press.

He is an avid runner.

Matt’s present hobby is being in love with New York, and the blossoming NY tech scene!

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