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Location:
West Hollywood, CA, 90069
Posted:
August 12, 2011

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Resume:

ANTHONY WENTZEL

*******.*******@*****.*** 213-***-****

* *********: Looking for challenging projects to continue pursuing my IT

career utilizing and expanding my mobile development, teamwork, research,

and design skills.

2 Professional Experience

EITC Productions, Inc. Hollywood, CA Jan 2006 - Present

Responsibilities as Contractor and Owner:

. Developing Mobile Apps for NFL, Verizon, US Army (see portfolio for

links)

. Consulting business needs for Fox / American Idol, 2K / Bioshock 2,

Discovery Channel, etc.

. Leads and manages team during length of contract to provide

communication and quality development

. Consulted hiring new employees and delivered project proposals with

extreme deadlines

. Researched new design patterns and methodologies for cutting-edge

ideas

. Consulting software businesses for various needs:

. Setup Fiber Optic Networks, Database, and Sever Infrastructures

. An understanding of information architecture on the web.

. Comprehensive knowledge of SEO and accessibility, and how the

two overlap on the web.

. Comprehensive knowledge of XML and semantic XHTML.

. Mastery of CSS and DOM.

. Mastery of JavaScript and its implementation on the web.

. Working knowledge of multiple server-side scripting languages.

. Background in usability and user-centered design.

. A good eye for design.

. Leading and teaching businesses Android, iOS, ActionScript 2.0, 3.0,

Flex, and JavaScript.

. Architecting mobile/JavaScript/ActionScript front-end and

PHP/JAVA/.NET server-side frameworks.

. Building websites for the Entertainment Industry.

Environment: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Adobe CS3, Java, NET, AIR, Flex,

ActionScript 2.0/3.0, JavaScript, Mac Pro.

Meteor Games B. Hills, CA Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

Responsibilities as Software Architect and Engineer:

. Porting Neopets to the tablet mobile market (Android and iOS)

. Architecting JavaScript/ActionScript front-end and PHP/JAVA/.NET

server-side frameworks.

. Porting ancient AS2 Flash games to HTML5/iOS mobile devices

. Architecting Viacom's Neopets for Facebook:

http://apps.facebook.com/treasurekeepers

. Building scalable websites.

. Teamed with executive and upper management to deliver project plans

and deliver solutions for multiple projects

Environment: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Scala, Hadop. Adobe CS5.5, AIR,

Flex, ActionScript 3.0, JavaScript, Mac Pro.

BAE Systems Norfolk, VA Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

Responsibilities as Lead Senior Developer:

. Created mobile multi-touch, four screen app for GoArmy's marketing

semi-truck

. Architecting JavaScript/ActionScript front-end and PHP/JAVA/.NET

server-side frameworks.

. Developing Android/Java, Flash/AIR, and iOS mobile applications for

field soldiers

. Developing Choose Your Own Adventure Scenarios for Training

Environments

. Connecting JTCOIC forces with Flash products

. Building websites for the Military.

. Teamed with executive and upper management to deliver project plans

and deliver solutions for multiple projects

Environment: Android, Unity, Adobe CS5, AIR, Flex, ActionScript 2.0/3.0,

iOS, JavaScript, Mac Pro.

FaceCake Marketing Technologies Calabasas, CA Sept 2008 - Feb 2010

Responsibilities as Lead Senior Developer:

. Executed vision by utilizing resources to create Most Innovative

Product of 2010 CES

. Presented FrameWizard product at CES in Las Vegas, 2010

. Won Most Innovative Product CES 2010 via PR agency (Global Marketing)

for international distribution deal

. Hired team and developers for maintenance support

. Lead development team create ability to release feature packages

online via e-commerce and application-based purchasing

. Programming, architecting, and leading team:

. Setup Fiber Optic Networks, Database, and Sever Infrastructures

. Created and developed online order and sales page at

http://www.framewizard.com (CSS /Javascript/LAMP)

. Created C++ wrapper for Facial Detection API (MAC and PC / Xcode

and Visual C++)

. Created C++ File Dialog Browser (MAC / Xcode)

. Created C++ Screen Capture binary (MAC and PC / Xcode and Visual

C++)

. Optimizing website for SEO.

. Leading and teaching employees OOP, Programming Theory,

ActionScript 2.0, 3.0, Flex, and JavaScript.

. Architecting JavaScript/ActionScript front-end and PHP/JAVA/.NET

server-side frameworks.

. Building websites for the Entertainment Industry.

. Teamed with executive and upper management to deliver project plans

and deliver solutions for multiple projects

Environment: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Adobe CS3, AIR, Flex, ActionScript

2.0/3.0, Papervision3D, JavaScript, Mac Pro.

AmericanIdol.com Hollywood, CA Oct 2008 - Jan 2008

Responsibilities as Site Architect

. Developing new front-end to handle the high-traffic the website

receives during the TV season.

. Delivered new web-site under extreme deadline for new TV show season

. Overhauling existing architecture and site structure.

. Replacing with the latest and greatest OOP development design.

Environment: MAC, PC, JavaScript, Eclipse, Akamai, Adobe CS3, ActionScript

3.0, MySQL, PHP

WhyINeedCash.com Hollywood, CA July 2008 - Aug 08

Responsibilities as Remote System Architect

. Produced and developed the entire video streaming, uploading, and

compression system.

. Developed the rating and voting, youtube.com-like scripts.

. Coded the Flash Video Players and widgets for viral and mothership.

. Setup the SMTP mail server queue.

Environment: MAC, Flash CS3, ActionScript 3.0, MySQL, PHP

Capzles.com Hollywood, CA Jan 2008 - July 08

Responsibilities as Remote Contractor for Senior Development:

. Leading and teaching team ActionScript 2.0, 3.0, Flex, and JavaScript.

Architecting ActionScript 2.0 framework.

. Coding confidential project to completion. IT infrastructure includes:

video streaming, massive multiple concurrent connections (4-6 million

digital subscribers/members), myspace -like profile customization, et

al.

Environment: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Adobe CS3, AIR, Flex, ActionScript

2.0/3.0, Papervision3D, JavaScript, Mac Pro.

Contractor Hollywood, CA Sept 2007 - Jan 08

Responsibilities as Contractor for Senior Development:

. Leading and teaching team ActionScript 2.0, 3.0, Flex, and JavaScript.

Architecting ActionScript 2.0 framework.

. Coding confidential project to completion. IT infrastructure includes:

video streaming, massive multiple concurrent connections (4-6 million

digital subscribers/members), myspace -like profile customization, et

al.

Environment: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Adobe CS3, AIR, Flex, ActionScript

2.0/3.0, Papervision3D, JavaScript, Mac Pro.

Senior Interactive Developer Hollywood, CA Sept 2006 - May 07

Responsibilities as Interactive Developer for BLT:

. Developed http://www.unitedartists.com

. ABC Match Maker Game fully coded in ActionScript 2.0 using external

XML, MP3s, and FLVs. Example:

. http://abc.go.com/media/matchmaker

. Migrated BLT's corporate site from ActionScript 2.0 to AS 3.0.

Example: http://www.videosmithllc.com/flash_demos/as22as3/site.swf

. Another ActionScript 3.0 and Papervision3D prototype. Example:

http://www.videosmithllc.com/flash_demos/as22as3/link3.swf

. Led team to complete projects.

. Senior developer through entire development lifecycle for all

interactive projects.

Environment: Adobe CS3, AIR, Flex, ActionScript 2.0 & 3.0, Papervision3D,

Apache, PHP, Mac Pro, Final Cut Pro.

Cyberflow Solutions, Inc. Hollywood, CA Sept 2006 - May 07

Responsibilities as Senior Flash Developer for Cyberflow Solutions Inc:

. Developing ActionScript 2.0 architecture for confidential product.

. Wrote icon/window classes, download manager, and favorites manager.

Environment: Flash CS2, ActionScript 2.0, Macbook Pro, Mac Pro, X-RAID, X-

Serve, Linux, PHP, MySQL.

GoArmy.com Louisville, KY Summer 2007

Responsibilities as Media Specialist for GoArmy.com:

. Developing ActionScript 2.0 architecture for JAVA, AJAX, Flash site

(goarmy.com)

. Video Editor, FLV, and Quicktime (ipod) encoding/compression.

Environment: Flash CS2, ActionScript 2.0, AJAX, Java/JSP, Macbook Pro, Mac

Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects.

Freelance Louisville, KY Jan. 05 - Aug 2007

Responsibilities as Contracting Media Producer / Web Developer:

. Designing and programming VideoSmith LCC's web site. Using Flash and

XML to display sample media clips encoded in FLV. Test Server:

www.videosmithproductions.com/index2.html.

. Designed and programmed basic business web site using PHP, HTML,

JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop. Site: www.aisinvestigate.com

. Created online merchandise store for kid's summer camp using PHP and

Flash for the front-end, MySQL for the database, and Apache Web Server

for a hosting solution. Site: www.shophiho.com

. Added online video encoded in Flash (FLV), added photo gallery,

redesigned header logo, and added intro pages to www.camphiho.com

. Designed and programmed videographer, Brandon Smith's web site at

www.anthonywentzel.com/brandon using Flash, HTML, JavaScript, and PHP.

All video encoded with H.264 Quicktime codec.

. Designed and implemented video production web site template at

www.filmatixproductions.com using PHP, HTML, JavaScript, Photoshop,

Flash, and Quicktime. Web site designed and coded in 1 week..

. Compressed web videos using the latest H.264 Quicktime Pro

compression, and organized old design for www.filmatixfilms.com.

. Designed actor's web site template in PHP on www.anthonywentzel.com.

Site also available in .NET.

. Tested all sites on Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and IE.

Environment: Windows XP, Mac OS X,, Macromedia Studio 8 (Dreamweaver,

Flash, Contribute etc), PHP, MySQL,

Adobe Creative Suite 2 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, etc.), Quicktime

Pro, Microsoft Visual .NET, Apache.

University of Louisville Louisville, KY Jan. 04 - Dec. 05

Responsibilities as Graduate Assistant

. Researching Digital Image Processing under Dr. Frigui while building a

client-server search engine to search images based on specified

extracted features.

. Wrote several MATLAB Image Clustering

. Familiarize with video compression techniques including MPEG-4 web

compressions, SD-DVD MPEG-2, MPEG-3 audio, and HD-DVD MPEG-7

authoring.

. Redesigning, implementing, and maintaining the CECS's main website at

www.cs.louisville.edu.

. Grade homework assignments for Professor Imam's Intro to C/C++ course.

Environment: Windows 95, 2000, UNIX, Microsoft Visual .NET, Macromedia MX

Flash 2004 Pro.

University of Kentucky Lexington, KY May 02 - Dec. 02

Responsibilities as Computer Networking Scholarship Intern

. Made UPS Battery backup Excel spreadsheet into an online MySQL

database with PHP front-end HTML pages.

. Created online PHP/MySQL internal web site for all Wireless Access

Points across campus. So, we could easily determine where each device

was located, if it was down or up, the serial numbers, and all other

recorded spreadsheet information.

. Wrote Perl script to search for all rogue non-Cisco devices on the

network using Linux Apache Web Server.

. Installed wireless access points across campus and the medical school

to make the entire campus wireless.

. Installed Cisco switches, and routers in the UK medical school.

Environment: PHP, MySQL, .NET, Perl, Apache, Linux.

NASA Hampton, VA Jan. 03 - Aug. 03

Responsibilities as Cooperative Education Student

. First student from the University of Kentucky to co-op at NASA

Langley's Research Center.

. Primary JAVA programmer that led research project to completion.

. Employed theorems and advanced networking concepts from M.I.T.

graduate dissertation theses.

. Enhanced real-time flight simulator with 3-D Graphics C++ API, World

Tool Kit.

Environment: UNIX, Windows 2000, Sun Microsystems Forte (Sun One), CVS,

JAVA, J2EE, Microsoft Visual Studio, C, C++, World Tool Kit 3-D C++ API.

University of Kentucky Lexington, KY May 02 - Dec. 02

Responsibilities as Research Assistant

. Senior Design Project: built online reserve/checkout blockbuster video

rental for the school. Student can log online and reserve movies for

30 minutes before going to the rental store. Coded in PHP, database in

MySQL.

. Created poster for newly constructed building using image editing and

file compression techniques from pictures taken by Dr. Jaromczyk,

professor under Computer Science Department at UK.

. Extended search engine that only searched text and HTML files to also

search in XML files.

. Transferred Linux search engine to Unix Server.

Environment: PHP, MySQL, Red Hat Linux, Perl, HTML, XML, Adobe Photoshop,

UNIX.

3 Education

4 Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of

Kentucky Magna Cum Laude

5 in Lexington, KY (3.7 GPA).

6 Activities and Achievements

Comfortable making presentations including the one given at the Honors

Round Table for UK.

Won first place in Another 48 Hour Film Festival for Best Editing in a

Short Film.

Won "Hardest Working Intern" at NASA and won "Hardest Working Intern Ever"

at NEMOC.

Recent reading materials:

. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

. From Good to Great

. ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns

. Essential ActionScript 3.0

. ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook

. AIR for Developers from Adobe's On-the-Bus AIR Tour in Los Angeles

. How to win friends and influence people



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