Josh M. Skeen *** Greenwood Ave, Unit J, Atlanta GA 30306
telephone: 828-***-**** email: ****@*********.*** www.joshskeen.com
Objective
To expand my Software development talents in an environment focused on interactive user experience and web based applications.
Secondly, I seek to build upon existing experience with Open-source development languages and unix-based software programming
techniques.
Programming Skills
Working Knowledge: Some Experience with:
LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Development stack Symfony
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CakePHP 1.2 Web Framework bash scripting
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Javascript, Javascript web libraries (JQuery, TinyMCE, etc) Java, Processing
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Joomla component development (1.0, some 1.5) Ruby, Ruby on Rails
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*nix configuration/server administration Python
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Actionscript 2.0, programmatic animation libraries
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object-oriented PHP
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.NET 2.0, 3.5 Frameworks
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C#
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Database Design
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MSSQL, SQLite, MySQL, SQLServer
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ORM mapping techniques
Linux, OSX, FreeBSD, Windows
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Eclipse-based IDE's
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Visual Studio
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Textmate
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vim
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Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash
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Illustrator
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OpenOffice tools
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Freemind diagramming tools
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Experience
W eb Developer (November 2009 - P resent)
Airtight Design
Custom shopping cart applications from scratch in CakePHP
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Full application design from concept (specification documents and interactive wireframes, database diagrams), to client
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interaction and approval, to implementation.
Server administration - apache configuration, custom bash scripts for various database admin tasks (periodic backups and
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archival) and automatic offsite git repo backup.
Application Developer (August 2008 - October 2009)
The Cadmus Group, Portland, OR
Authored enterprise software for the Energy Services sector in C# and VB.net
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Refactored legacy code to follow a more object-oriented, maintainable (and human readable) design
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Wrote ETL software for updating large volume datasets of scientific data
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Designed and implemented client-side interfaces for interacting with complex energy auditing and incentive programs
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Web applications for Governmental agencies
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I nteractive Developer (Feb 2007 - March 2008)
Scully Group, Asheville, NC
Custom MLS front-ends and back-ends, integrating internal and external data. Perl, SQL, and PHP
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Flash and PHP joomla interactive map component, custom modules and custom scripts.
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Web portals, including job listing, community, civic, and e-commerce sites
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Flash animated galleries, intros, and websites, powered by XML and PHP
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Custom content management systems.
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Database migrations
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Internal tools to automate application and database configurations, using Perl, PHP, and bash
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Scalable company intranets
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Flash Animation
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W eb Developer (June 2006 - Feb 2007)
TopFloor Studio, Asheville, NC
Joomla templates and programming
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HTML, CSS, and PHP
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Website design
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Portal and E-Commerce websites
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Client support and training
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W eb Developer/Designer (2005)
Dreamtype, Brooklyn, NY
Font design
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HTML/CSS
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javascript
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PHP
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W eb Developer/Designer (2002 - P resent)
F reelance, Brooklyn, NY
E-commerce websites
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Flash-based portfolios with alternate XML content for search engines and accessibility
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Content management systems
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Website designs
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CakePHP Application Development - Programmed highly custom CMS software from scratch
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Flash programming
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Database design
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Education
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science And Art
Manhattan, NY
BFA, Focus in Interactive Design
Full Scholarship Awarded
References
References are available upon request.
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For work examples and live sites go to http://www.joshskeen.com
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