Engineer Developer
Resume:
Jeff N. Schmelzer
abng9e@r.postjobfree.com
Summary__________________________________________________________________________
Seventeen years of related work experience performing technical services for a diverse client audience
consisting of military and commercial customers.
- worked as lead developer on e-learning projects
- created graphics in 3D and 2D and used actionscript to make them interactive
- developed advanced video compression and image optimization processes
- integrated content into Learning Management Systems
- used actionscript to comply with SCORM/508 standards
- using AS2, developed courseware that needed to be accessible by JAWS
- developed applications for touch screen with Visual Studio, XNA and WPF
Work Experience___________________________________________________________________
Interactive Software Developer
January 2009 - April 2009 - Independent Contractor
FLIR systems project using Flash, AS2/3, 3DS MAX, After Effects, to build interactive DVD content used
to showcase products during tradeshows. Existing 3D content was optimized and made interactive using
actionscript.
Interactive Software Developer
October 2008 - November 2008 - Independent Contractor
Short term project utilized php, C++, actionscript and the papervision 3D flash component to apply a video
texture to a sphere that can be navigated in 360 degrees during playback. Video playback reflects the
location based on user interaction.
Interactive Software Developer
May 2008 - September 2008 - Independent Contractor
Developed and deployed applications utilizing the Microsoft Surface SDK. Applications were built in the
core layer (XNA) and the Windows Presentation Foundation layer (WPF) using Visual Studio, lua script,
XNA, XML, XAML, Expression Blend.
Flash / Multimedia Developer
Jan 2005- May 2008 - Camber Corporation, Newport News, VA
Developed interactive e-learning courseware modules for government contracts. Level III & IV interactive
web pages for scenario-based instruction for the United States Marine Corps, the Army and Joint Task
Force units. Created graphics and used actionscript to apply medium to advanced levels of interactivity
and artificial intelligence.
Interactive Software Developer
Jun 1999 - Jan 2005 - Independent Contractor
Independent work for various clients. 3D engineering, video manipulation and optimization for web, and
actionscript. Assumed many roles in the development of e-learning, 3D modeling, animation and
simulation, and web applications.
Work Experience, cont.___________________________________________________________________
Military Experience
April 1999 - December 2004 - Active duty, United States Army, 331st Causeway Company
Training NCO, Squad leader, marine engineer for amphibious tactical support group. Design training aids,
conduct weekly inspections of training areas, coordinate training and location while meeting with senior
leaders to plan future training needs.
Military Experience
January 1991 - January 1999 - Active duty, United States Marine Corps, HMLA 267 Camp Pendleton, CA
UH-1N Huey Crewchief, AH-1W Collateral Duty Inspector. Troubleshoot, repair, test aircraft systems,
maintain, operate mounted 50 caliber machine gun, perform inspections, passenger briefs. Provide aerial
combat and medivac support.
Robotics Support Engineer
October 1998 - January 1999 - Systems Design and Integration, Temecula, CA
Provided robotic engineering support by wiring control boxes, sensor systems and robotic machinery, and
using ladder logic to write the code for electrical/mechanical systems.
Hardware / Software Test Engineer
March 1997 - October 1998 - Hewlett Packard, San Diego, CA
Provided engineering support by testing all-in-one printers and ink cartridges. Write code for
Programmable Logic Control hub of robotic equipment on an assembly line that automated the process of
filling the cartridges with ink.
Recent Project History_______________________________________________________________________
EnergySAFE, Portland, OR ~ September 2009 - November 2009
- Flash, AS2, AS3, 3DS Max, Sorenson, After Effects, Photoshop
FLIR Systems, Wilsonville, OR ~ June 2009 - August 2009
- Flash, AS2, AS3, 3DS Max, Sorenson, After Effects, Photoshop
Dircom Direct, Portland, OR ~ March 2009 - May 2009
- Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, Tandem Server CMS
FLIR Systems, Wilsonville, OR ~ January 2009 - March 2009
- Flash, AS2, AS3, 3DS Max, Sorenson, After Effects, Photoshop
Mapquest project, Portland, OR ~ November 2008 - December 2008
- Flash, Dreamweaver, Mapquest, PHP, Papervision 3D, 3DS Max API, AS3
MS Surface project, Portland, OR ~ May 2008 - October 2008
- game and application development, XNA, WPF, C#, XAML, XML, Expression Studio, Sorenson,
Quicktime Pro, SQL
US Army, Newport News, VA ~ July 2007 - May 2008
- e-learning, Director 11, Flash, AS2, Javascript, XML, CSS, XHTML, Camtasia Studio, Captivate,
Sorenson, Quicktime Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Goldwave Audio
Skills_______________________________________________________________________________
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3D Modeling, rigging and Animation
3D Studio Max - Carrara Pro - DAZ Studio - Endorphin - Lightwave - Maya - Motionbuilder - Mud Box -
Poser Pro - Softimage XSI - Texturing - Truespace - Torque - TGE, TGEA - Vue 7 X-STREAM
Interactive Software Development
Actionscript -E-Learning Courseware Design & Development - Expression Blend - Flash - Interactive
Simulation - Microsoft Surface SDK 1.0 - Torquescript - TGE, TGEA - Visual Studio 2005, 2008 - WPF -
XAML/C# - XML - XNA
Instructional Design
Camtasia Studio - Captivate - Dreamweaver
Graphic Design
Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Fireworks - Flash - Illustrator - Indesign
Hardware
Barebones system building - AMD & Intel - Networking devices - Operating systems installation - Render
farms - Robotics - Slipstream installation (Windows XP, XP x64, Vista 32/64) - Systems Integration
Multimedia
After Effects - Director - Expression Studio - Flash - Goldwave - Mimic lip sync - Premiere - Slingbox -
Sony Acid Pro - Sorenson 5 - Swift 3D - TTS (Text to Speech) Development Tools - Video compression
Project Management Support
Dreamweaver - Microsoft Office - Smartdraw - Visio
Web Design/Development
Content Management Systems - Community Server - Dot Net Nuke - Dreamweaver - Drupal - Expression
Studio - HTML - Illustrator - Javascript - Joomla - Microsoft FrontPage - PageMaker - PHP - Tandem
Server - Visual Studio 2005, 2008 - WPF - XAML/C# - XML
Memberships and Associations
Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT)
Chifoo (Computer Human Interaction Forum of Oregon
Turbosquid
Education
Current level: Post Bachelors, Pre-Masters
4 Year Degree Bachelors / Visual Communication AIU, Hoffman Estates, IL 100%
Certification Multimedia Production / 3D Modeling & Animation MSJC, Menifee, CA 100%
Masters Degree, Technology Education AIU, Hoffman Estates, IL 50% coursework completed
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