PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Lead UI engineer seeking position with a company that promotes
and realizes the strengths of native W3C Web Component architecture using standardized executable ES6,7/JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3. Engineer with extensive expertise in Interface Design and Development using W3C standards. Inventor of patented software architecture (U.S. 11314840) for webpage replication and thin-cloning. Proficient in Object Oriented Programming, Principals and Design Patterns for building robust, customizable and extensible software for cutting maintenance costs, overhead and getting to market faster through reusability. EXPERIENCE
Lead Sr. Software Engineer & Architect
July 2012 - Present ADP, Alpharetta, GA
Principal architect of HTML5 application framework used to run ADPs offline demos (Native Web Components & ShadowDOM)
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Created detailed technical documentation, UML and sequence diagrams for internal use by other engineers.
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Integrated third-party APIs into various applications for a better user experience.
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Designed patented software architecture for webpage replication & cloning
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Provided guidance on architectural decisions such as technology stack selection, framework implementation.
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Developed software engineering best practices and standards for software development teams.
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Conducted code reviews to ensure compliance with development standards and guidelines.
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Optimized existing applications to improve scalability and performance.
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Trained new hires on the company's development process, tools, and technologies.
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Refactored legacy codebases to improve maintainability and extensibility.
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Worked closely with product owners to identify requirements and prioritize tasks.
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Developed and implemented software solutions utilizing Agile methodology, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
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CONTACT
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LAKE WALES, Florida 33898-7549
SKILLS
• HTML 5
• ES6 / JavaScript
• CSS 3
• XML
• XSD
• XSLT
• Electron JS
• Node JS
• API Design
• C#
• Cordova / Capacitor
• Android Development
• GIT
JASON SMITH
Lead Frontend UI Engineer (Consultant)
August 2012 - December 2012 Spigit, Pleasanton, CA Sr. UI Engineer (Consultant)
July 2011 - May 2012 Wyndham Worldwide Hotels, Orlando, FL UI Engineer (Consultant)
May 2011 - August 2011 11Eleven Development, Orlando, FL UI Research & Development
July 2010 - March 2011 Situated Research, Orlando, FL GUI - Interface Designer (Consultant)
June 2010 - September 2010 Disney, Orlando, FL
Coordinated the development for the release of the Android/iOS version of Spigit.com (idea incubation app)
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Developed front-end web applications utilizing HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create a visually appealing user interface.
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Collaborated with product managers, designers and other engineers to ensure the successful implementation of UI features.
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Built wireframes that served as blueprints for developing complex UIs with intuitive navigation structures.
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Designed responsive layouts leveraging media queries and mobile- first principles for optimal user experience on any device size.
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Lead the development and delivery of new screens, enhancements and fixes for Wyndham internal Physical Inventory system.
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• Converted and worked with wire-frames and mocks
10 month project to upgrade an internal CMS to use EXTJS framework.
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Produced over 30+ fully functional C.R.U.D. screens ported and linked
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• 15,000+ lines of newly hand-written written code Custom pagination modules and other extensions created to support EXTJS framework.
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General website maintenance of various landing and branding websites
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• Created websites from from .PSD documents and wireframes Developed front-end web applications utilizing HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create a visually appealing user interface.
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Participated in meetings, seminars and workshops to discuss research topics.
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• UI/Interface R&D, Psychology and user perceptions of UX Created reports to summarize research results in easy-to- understand format.
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Performed literature reviews to identify current trends in the field being studied.
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UI Interface Design & Engineer (Consultant)
February 2010 - July 2010 Gucci of America, New York City, NY UI Engineer (Employee)
November 2008 - December 2009 AOL Time Warner, New York City, NY
UI Engineer
March 2008 - October 2008 Gucci of America, New York City, NY Utilized Adobe Creative Suite software to create visual elements of the interface.
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Ensured all projects met brand guidelines in terms of style, color, and tone.
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Analyzed customer feedback to improve existing designs and develop new ones.
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Created prototypes which simulated the final product experience for users.
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Collaborated with developers to ensure designs were optimized for usability.
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Created user-friendly interfaces for web and mobile applications by utilizing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
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Designed and developed a cms-addon to support product merchandising for Gucci.com
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Created wireframes, prototypes, storyboards and user flows to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
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Hand-coded and all parts of the front-end using HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript.
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Designed intuitive interfaces that meet customer needs while adhering to corporate standards and guidelines.
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Collaborated with product managers, developers, graphic designers and marketing teams to ensure successful implementations of designs.
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Created custom components using native JavaScript / ES6 w/ HTML5 to enhance user interactions with web interfaces.
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Integrated APIs into existing web applications in order to provide dynamic content updates within the UI environment.
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General product maintenance, updates and fixes to music.aol.com portal.
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Used AJAX techniques to improve website interactivity without sacrificing performance or loading speed.
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Resolved conflicts between different browsers' interpretation of HTML and CSS
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Monitored UI performance metrics such as page loading times and navigation paths to optimize user experience.
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• Heavy Ruby on Rails development to support existing CMS tools.
• Learned how to model real world objects more effectively UI Engineer (Employee)
July 2000 - July 2007 WeightWatchers.com, New York City, NY UI/Graphics Developer
August 1999 - July 2000 IBM Corporation, New York City, NY Learned how to implement relationships for tracking continuity of entities.
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• Database & ActiveRecord design
Wrote extensive code-coverage and unit testing on all parts of CMS system
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Collaborated with product managers, designers and other engineers to ensure the successful implementation of UI features.
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Integrated APIs into existing web applications in order to provide dynamic content updates within the UI environment.
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Hired as full-time graphic design artist to support branding, skinning and design of new print and screen materials for weightwatchers.com online tools. (3 years duration).
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Produced wire-frames, style-guides and many rounds of interface design elements to support our business model in a user-friendly way.
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Transition to engineering department to learn & experience development of graphic designs.
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• Used Javascript and CSS extensively
Learned and applied XSD, XSLT and XPATH for generating html from an xml-based backend (.NET).
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Wrote many kinds of small to mid-size middle ware components in C# to support backend-controller and http services.
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Learned and applied ActionScript 3.0 with Flex/Flash to port many of the html webpages to support a "better" :[ experience.
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Produced lengthy technical documentation and guides for our middle-ware infrastructure
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Learned and applied UML to produce diagrams for documentation
(class, sequence & state)
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Developed user interface designs for multiple web applications, utilizing HTML, CSS3 and JavaScript technologies.
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• Photoshop Design of new branding pages for ThinkPads
• Photoshop Design of new branding pages for eBusiness portal
• IBM briefings and training on new technologies: XSLT;XSD;XML CERTIFICATIONS
• PL/SQL
• HTML5
• Java
REFERENCES
References available upon request
INSPIRING AUTHORS
- Randall Smith
- Robert C. Martin
- Martin Fowler
- Erich Gamma