madpimp: portfolio for a more better world

Following my resume is my work, categorized by year.

If you're interested in my work, please contact me at wikipatterns@gmail.com

Knowledge and other Information:

Can work on Windows, Linux, Unix, and Apple environments
Very experienced in HTML, PHP, ASP, SQL, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Flash, Adobe GoLive.
Has experience with Microsoft Visual Studio, Visual CafÃ©, PLT Scheme, Turbo C++, SWI Prolog, Swift 3D, Lasso, Final Cut Studio, Corel Draw, E-Mill (mass e-mailing program), Quark Express.
Microsoft programs I can utilize include but are not limited to: Word, Publisher, FrontPage, Excel, and Access.

2001-2005 - UC Irvine

Information and Computer Science major at UC Irvine
Digital Arts Minor
Computer Science courses GPA 3.3
Java, C++, MsSQL, PHP, Perl, JavaScript, ASP, CGI, Prologue, Scheme, LISP, Assembly Language.

Specific courses taken in Java Programming (one on Compilers), Digital Logic (ALU Programming), Software Engineering (Software Development: Planning, Implementation, and Debugging), Scheme and LISP Languages, Multimedia Digital Arts.

Web Developer - Pinacol, Inc.
December 2007-Present

Created and maintained LauraScudders.com

Created e-commerce site in PHP
Created Content Management System in PHPfor client including the e-commerce and a user-submitted recipe database
Conferred design from concept to HTML/CSS

Worked on LAMag.com

Created all working HTML and CSS code from designer’s Photoshop files
Created interactive AJAX menus and effects

Worked on Pinacol’s in-house web-templating system

Created Photoshop designs for templates
Created HTML/CSS templates for wireframe from submitted designs

Web Development Manager/Marketing Assistant - ProMax Systems, Inc.
December 2006 - Present

Marketing-related:

Created all print & marketing materials including: magazine ads, event invitations, trade show promotional items, brochures and sell-sheets, digital ads, digital signage.
Set-up and organized informational seminars for ProMax clients

Up to 100 people in attendance

Helped organize and run NAB Tradeshow Event

Designed look and feel for 200K booth
Headed up all internally-related facets of show organization

Web-based:

Developed Search Engine Optimized (SEO) for website
Created Vendor and Product campaigns

Include vendor sites and mass email campaigns (50k people)

Other:

Organized, implemented, ran and maintained a leadership program for company management with courses on such topics as:

Leadership Roles
Communication Techniques
Running Meetings
Decision Making
Goal-setting

Developer - Vital Media Network
June 2006 - Present

Created and implemented a flash player

Flash player with almost all the same functionality as YouTube and completely customized for client

CSS development to match design comps (page almost completely designed in CSS)
Worked on coppermine templating system
Worked on Joomla (CMS) templating system

Web Applications Developer - UCI Parking and Transportation
September 2004-2005

Worked on a team to help develop UCI's new License Plate Recognition System

Personal responsibilities: Design/HTML/front end + Cold Fusion module integration

Design new layout for Parking and Transportation main site
Created a new layout for Parking and Transportation Parking Permit Kiosk system

Yadda Yadda Yadda - Developer
September 2004 - December 2004

YYY was a team that was competing to create a GPS based cell phone game system that allowed people to play RPGs using real space and time.
Created and maintained a website for team
Created the CONTENT CREATION module for the system that allowed administrators to go in and create their own games.
Manager of the team during the Testing and Quality Assurance phase of the project.

Web Applications Developer -Websonic.com
June 2003-2006

Work with ASP in conjunction with VPASP to create fully functional E-Commerce backend for websites.
Design and develop E-Commerce website front end and back end
Product development and design for up and coming products.
Create client areas for different websites using SQL and Access databases
Create comprehensive photo galleries of high-profile models
Interact directly with clients
Responsible for work on the following domains: www.CourtneyDay.com, www.KleinTyme.com, www.InfinitiveDesigns.com, www.H2Automotive.com, MaryJCastillo.com, VanessaGraw.com and several more.

Web Developer -WebUSMail.com
June 2002-March 2003

Developed a Flash application that communicated with a MySQL server database through ASP. (Challenging because there are few resources for this Flash capability.)
Created web-based templates using Fireworks and Dreamweaver for automated customer postcard design.
Created templates with Corel Draw for automated postcard creation.
Implemented and utilized a program called "E-mill" that allowed for sending bulk e-mails to customers.

Intern
July-August 2000

Created an internal webpage for the engineering department at Actuate.com located in South San Francisco for better communications between employees.

Web Designer
January 2000 - Present

Creating logo and web site for Trident Technology LLC as well as maintained the site for past 3 years.
Helped interactivity by creating an area where visitors can e-mail for more information directly from the site.

Presently most active in:

UCI Circle K (Lieutenant Governor 2002-2003, Spirit Chair 2003-2004, District Technology Chair 2004-2005) a community service club in affiliation with Kiwanis International. I do an average of 8 hours of community service a week during the weekends.
Association of Computing Machinery

Other hobbies include:

Designing and maintaining a personal website that implements the use of PERL and CGI scripts, Flash MX movies, and graphic design. Leadership programs and school activities.