Engineer Software
Resume:
Gareth Kuassivi Mensah
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Summary
Well-rounded application developer with years of enterprise software
experience, a solid background in mobile technologies, CRMs, and backend
development.
Skills
Software and Applications: Xcode, Eclipse, Flash MX,
Dreamweaver, SVN, VMWare,
BugZilla, Documentum, ScrumWorks,
phpMyAdmin, Excel, Ubuntu,
CodeIgniter, Visual Studio,
MySQL, Microsoft Sharepoint,
Facebook API, Fiddler, NetBeans,
JQuery, AppCelerator, Xcode,
Interface Builder, Instruments.
Programming Experience: IOS, GitHub, Git, Flex 2, Flex 3,
AIR, Actionscript 1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
PHP, XML, XLS, XSD, Java,
Javascript, SQL, DOM, e4x, CSS,
HTML, C++, Unix, LINUX,
Cairngorm, Objective-C, Cocoa.
Design Experience: Photoshop, Illustrator, Game
Mechanics, Persuasive Design,
Usability.
Experience
Infosys
Mobile application development.
New York, NY
Technical Lead (November 2012 - Currently)
Lead teams on projects with local clients to build mobile apps.
Work with xcode and objective-C.
Developping native application.
Grand Popo LLC
Ipad and Iphone application development.
New York, NY
Iphone/Ipad Developer (January 2011 - Currently)
Developing iphone and ipad applications using Xcode, Interface Builder,
Cocoa Touch, Core Data, Core Text, Twitter API, Facebook API and Amazon
Web Services SDK, GitHub, SVN, iOS 6.
Work in Xcode and using Objective-C.
Released an application on Itunes for Ipad.
Publicis Healthware
Ipad and Iphone application development.
New York, NY
iOS Developer (July 2012 - November 2012)
Build an interactive iPad medical application integrating PDFs and videos.
Used SQLite to store data retrieved from various webservices.
Designed buttons and other UI elements with Photoshop.
Updated existing application from photoshop wireframes
Added visual elements to healthcare ipad application.
Implemented new feature to existing healthcare presentation application.
Nokia Corporation
Telecommunication and Services.
White Plains, NY
Technical Service Manager (April 2009 - January 2012)
Created a Facebook Web Service for the Nokia Music Stores.
Wrote and design user tests for the global teams using the Documentum ECM.
Created XML page templates for the Nokia Music Stores.
Co-manage subscription campaign for Brazil.
Tech. used: Documentum, Facebook API, Eclipse, Flash 9, XML, XSD, XSL, AIR,
MVC, JQuery, JQuery UI, Appcelerator, Javascript.
Subculture Interactive
Rich Media development and management through proprietary web-based
platform.
Los Angeles, CA
Flex/Flash Engineer (September 2008 - January 2009).
Created skins for our video player, audio player and image gallery with
Flash 9 and AS3.
Built a flex AIR desktop application to test and debug our media players.
Added ID3 metadata parsing to our flash audio player.
Tech. used: AS3, Flex 3, Eclipse, Flash 9, Adobe CS3, CSS, HTML, AIR, MVC,
Cairngorm.
Revver, INC
Viral video sharing network with original user generated content videos.
Los Angeles, CA
Software Engineer (April 2008 - September 2008).
Working on a flash companion ad sliding over selectable HTML .
Worked on the JSON revver API for the video player.
Implemented the AS2 Yume Ad Platform ( preroll, overlay, postroll ).
Implemented the AS2 VideoEgg Ad Platform ( preroll, overlay, postroll ).
Tech. used: AS2, Flash 8, Eclipse, JSEclipse, JSON, CSS, HTML, XML, SVN,
JQuery.
Userplane, a company of AOL
Web based applications for community and corporate use.
Santa Monica, CA
Associate Software Engineer (Nov 2007 - March 2008).
Added user configurable features to a chat flex application on the SVN.
Modified the behavior of a media player uploader using the Eclipse IDE.
Took initiative to add ASDocs and at times code refactored the
Flex/Actionscript code of the existing projects.
Created a Flex/Cairngorm Youtube search engine displaying videos taken from
the Youtube server xml feeds.
Tech. used: AS3, Flex 2, Cairngorm, XML, Eclipse, SVN, HTML, Oracle.
PSM&W Solutions, Inc
Services online application development.
Los Angeles, CA
Software Engineer (Sept 2007 - Nov 2007).
Updated the Family guy fan site vBulletin Board by copying, moving and
testing its MySQL DB.
Created a VMWare virtual server to test web applications.
Modified an extensive procedural php script for a web app by using a php
MVC framework.
Tech. used: PHP 4, CodeIgniter, MySQL 5, Ubuntu, JQuery, HTML, XML.
NSBE (National Society of Black Engineer) @ SFSU (San Francisco State
University )
San Francisco, CA
Director of Telecommunication (Sept 2006 - Jun. 2007).
Participated in defining strategies and goals for the organization,
allocations and activity schedules with focus on long- and short-term
goals.
Help rebuild the defunct chapter from a virtually non existent member base
to over 30 active members.
Built and administrated the chapter official webpage and created a mailing
list to keep members up to date with the organization events.
Promoted the participation of the chapter to community and school events
and help raise awareness and visibility of the chapter both off and online.
Tech. used: PHP 4, MySQL 5, HTML, Ajax.
Deground, LLC
Interactive Hip Hop Social Network
San Francisco, CA
Founder (Dec. 2002 - Currently).
Build an interactive flash hip hop social network focused on polls and
chart representations using Flash MX, Actionscript 1.0, 2.0, PHP, XML and
MySQL.
Worked on a business plan and business model with the original purpose of
helping raise capital for the creation of Deground, LLC.
Currently building a related universal iphone/ipod/ipad application.
Tech used: Flash 7, AS2, PHP 4, Dreamweaver, Flash CS2, Ajax, Javascript,
MySQL 5, CSS, Xcode, Interface Builder, Objective-C, Cocoa.
Education
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Computer Sciences (Sept. 2002 - Jun. 2007).
Director of Technology for NSBE, National Society of Black Engineer.
French-American High School
San Francisco, CA
French Baccalaureate in Sciences (Sept. 2000 - Jun. 2002).
Scrum Master (2009).
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