Tony Mann

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Web Application Creator with the leadership, design,

and implementation skills to ensure a project's success. Over 17 years

of experience on projects of all shapes and sizes.

Experienced software engineer with the ability to solve

problems using different languages and environments.Designed and developed several unique, innovative web sites.Developed a variety of commercial applications, including

educational software, PIMs, intelligent search engines, and digital

photo applications.Designed and implemented specialized application frameworks and core

components that were used in a myriad of consumer applications.

Product manager who can translate business requirements into

a clear and well-documented design, and then oversee the project from

start to finish.Collaborated with different vendors, both large and small, to

develop software that fit their needs.Responsible for the development and overall product design of many

consumer applications, including the user interface and the underlying

architecture.Managed several worldwide distributed teams of engineers.

SKILLSRuby / Rails, PHP, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL, C++, JavaAgile development (XP), Usage-centered design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Development Lead, TalentSpring (2010-present)

Provide support and guidance to the engineering team so they can deliver well-implemented features on schedule.Work with product management to determine which features will be implemented in a given development cycle, and then

craft concise specs that engineering can use to properly implement these features.

Senior Software Engineer, TalentSpring (2008-2010)

Implemented the user interface for our candidate search engine using HTML, CSS, and advanced JavaScript.Working with another engineer, completely rebuilt our site in order to serve our new business goals.Introduced unit testing to the team. We now have hundreds of tests that keep our site quality high.Helped manage agile development process. Deployed online tool to manage process and worked with team to measure progress and stay on-track through each iteration.

Web Application Creator, 7actions Development

(2008)

7actions Development is my own company that develops unique,

innovative, focused web applications. I have designed and built the

following sites:, a site for writing down

your todos and then finding the actions that move them toward completion

(Ruby/Rails)., a site for creating

and sharing timelines of your life (Ruby/Rails). a site for making wish

lists that preserve the spontaneity and surprise of gift-giving

(PHP).

CTO, Preclick (2001-2008)Shipped 11 consumer digital photo applications, for vendors like HP,

Wal-Mart, Walgreens, 3M, and Costco.Directed product development across the company. Responsible for

architecture and design for all products. Chose all development

technologies.Co-wrote and designed our flagship photo application. Wrote over 8

core and advanced components for many different products, including home

photo printing, image editing, and sophisticated photo display widgets.

Designed and implemented an application framework that was used in 5 of

our major commercial applications.Created and oversaw an agile development process that allowed us to

deliver interim builds every few weeks and ship high-quality releases on

schedule.Managed teams of engineers that were located all over the

globe.

Senior Project Manager, Webmind (1999-2001)Managed the development of a Recommendation System that allowed

consumers to find products that most closely matched their

requests.Managed the development of a browser-based search engine that pulled

together several different AI technologies, including Natural Language

parsing and machine inference.

Lead Architect, Actioneer (1997-1999)Responsible for the development and overall product design of our

flagship application, including the user interface and the underlying

architecture.Authored core components, including a lightweight, programmable

natural language parser and an XML-based database. Led the effort to

speech-enable the product using IBM's ViaVoice.

Software Engineer, Jump! Software (1996-1997)Developed version 2.0 of Piano Discovery System, an interactive

commercial product to teach children and adults how to play the

piano.Created the graphics/animation engine, and wrote two educational

games for the product.

Software Engineer, NVen (1994-1995)Worked with David Allen (Getting Things Done) to develop a suite of

applications for helping people manage their actions and time.

Independent Contractor, Apple Computer

(1993-1994)Worked for Apple's Developer University on the Code Annotator

project, which allowed a user to add notes to code and follow a program

as it ran.

Also: Software engineer for NCAC, Bailo Development,

Wall Data, Maitreya Design and Portfolio Software. Usability consultant

for 3Path. Prior experience includes Windows C/C++ coding, database

design, PDA development, game development and usage-centered UI

design.

EDUCATION

BS studies, University of California, Berkeley

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