Joshua Tuscan Creative Technologist and UI Developer at KNI hello@joshuatuscan.com Summary User interface developer and creative technologist focused on developing engaging, cross platform, and standards compliant digital experiences that push the limit of interactivity and platform agnosticism. Specializes in Client-Side development, and has developed a plethora of sites/experiences across the spectrum from Fortune 100 to small personal. Strong experience within agency environments and deadline based projects. Specialties: Web Standards, HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Development, jquery, Angular, Mobile Development, Web Services Integration, Branding, Adobe and Macromedia Suites, CMS Integration, Web Development Consultant, and Advanced SEO Strategies and Implementation. Experience Creative Technologist and UI Developer at KNI April 2012 - Present (2 years) Developing front end applications and experiences for digital. Principal at Joshua Tuscan January 2008 - Present (6 years 3 months) Independent contract web development and design. 3 recommendations available upon request Senior Search Strategist - Organic and Social at Razorfish October 2009 - April 2012 (2 years 7 months) Lead technical analyst for the group advising on strategy, implementation, and best practices. Managed junior analysts in a mentor role. Worked as lead analyst on several client accounts. Lead search and social integration processes. 2 recommendations available upon request Presentation Layer Architect at Gorlochs June 2010 - July 2010 (2 months) Responsible for front-end web development. SEO Analyst at Razorfish August 2008 - October 2009 (1 year 3 months) Lead technical analyst responsible for technical strategy, resolution, and auditing. UI Developer at Sitestrux April 2008 - August 2008 (5 months) Page1
Converted custom CMS from legacy code to advanced XHTML/CSS. Also ran several SEO campaigns to improve ranking across all company domains. Director of Technology at Giant Panda Army January 2005 - August 2008 (3 years 8 months) A partner and myself founded this company in order to work with private clients that require high end services. Senior User Interface Developer at Opus Creative July 2007 - February 2008 (8 months) Worked as lead front-end developer on several client accounts and set standards for development in the department and agency as a whole. Web Developer at Digitaria April 2006 - July 2007 (1 year 4 months) As a Web Developer I am responsible for cross-platform/browser X/HTML, CSS and light JavaScript development. 2 recommendations available upon request Web Designer at COMOMS February 2005 - April 2006 (1 year 3 months) I work as a Web Designer/Developer. I was responsible for developing all web sites and flash pieces for Comoms which includes HTML, CSS, Javascript, Actionscript, and design skills with the use of Photoshop and Illustrator. 4 recommendations available upon request Graphic Designer at Image Design and Graphics, LLC July 2004 - December 2004 (6 months) Worked as principal web technologies specialist. Built website from the ground up including design and branding. Worked with clients on print projects which included advertisements, branding, business materials, and web layouts. Languages HTML5 CSS3 Javascript jquery PHP Ruby (Limited working proficiency) (Limited working proficiency) Page2
Projects Dolby Developer Site April 2013 to Present Members:Joshua Tuscan, Kurt Noble, Daniel Box Dolby is going to start exposing their pristine Surround technology to App developers, so they can enhance their user experiences. This site is the developer-facing website for the program, complete with success stories, community-building events, and a coming wave of code snippets and, eventually, SDKs and more. Banking By Design July 2012 to Present Members:Joshua Tuscan, Kurt Noble, Eric Krueger Site built for Eleven, Inc., and their client, Union Bank, designed to allow customers to customize their own banking account preferences. Anki June 2013 to Present Members:Joshua Tuscan, Kurt Noble, Daniel Box, Eric Krueger Anki is dedicated to bringing artificial intelligence and robotics to our everyday lives. The company was founded in 2010 by Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute graduates who sought to create new consumer experiences using technology that was once confined to robotics labs and research institutes. Its first product, Anki Drive, will be available in North America later this Fall. The company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures and Two Sigma. Ridiculously Responsive Social Sharing Buttons February 2014 to Present Members:Joshua Tuscan, Daniel Box Love them or hate them social sharing buttons appear to be with us for a while. It seemed like we were constantly making custom buttons for every single project, so we decided to create a super flexible system that would work in any container. RRSSB is built with SASS, so you can easily customize it by tweaking a few variables. SVGs allow for tiny file size and retina support. Add or remove icons as you see fit the rest will fill in automagically in the container. Skills & Expertise Front-end Development Web Development HTML 5 HTML CSS3 CSS Page3
JavaScript jquery Social Media Responsive Development Web Standards Interaction Design Front-end Node.js Angular.js Web Design User Experience User Interface Design User Interface WordPress Ruby on Rails SEO PHP ActionScript User Experience Design UI Development JSON Facebook API Mobile Design Information Architecture Usability CMS Digital Strategy Mobile Applications Concept Development XHTML Illustrator Git Education Art Institute of California - San Diego Bachelor's of Science, Interactive Media Design, 2001-2004 Activities and Societies: SDSVC (San Diego Society Of Visual Communication) Honors and Awards Graduated with Honors from AICA-SD Interests Design, Foreign Travel, Coffee, Locavore Page4
Joshua Tuscan Creative Technologist and UI Developer at KNI hello@joshuatuscan.com 11 people have recommended Joshua "Josh is our go to source for front-end development. He simply knows his stuff. Even better he is easy to work with and has a posed and professional manner. Highly recommend." Steve Huber, was Joshua's client "Joshua is a pleasure to work with. He's extremely reliable, detail-oriented, on-time, proactive and a very skilled and knowledgable developer. We'll definitely continue to work with him." Kurt Noble, was Joshua's client "Joshua is an excellent team player, very knowledgeable and efficient. He has come to our rescue on many occasions and has always found a solution when we needed it most. Joshua's dedication to work on a team and solve problems has resulted in many successful projects for School of Thought. It's great having someone work alongside you who has (what seems like) an answer to any and every question asked. For that matter, I do not hesitate to recommend him for any employment, in any area of his expertise. He would serve as a great asset to any team or company." Maida Marar, was Joshua's client "Josh has been an invaluable asset to my team on various SEO projects at Razorfish. He's seen as a leader within the group and is always perfecting his craft within SEO, marketing, and web design/development. He's smart, quick on his feet, and knows his stuff. The fact that he's willing to go above and beyond everything he's involved in just reinforces the fact that he's a keeper." Dan Coe, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Account Manager, Razorfish (VivaKi/Publicis Groupe), worked directly with Joshua at Razorfish "Josh has a keen technical eye and a knack for creative problem-solving. Working with him on client campaigns, it's obvious that Josh has a grasp of the technical aspects of SEO that far surpasses his peers in the field and a work ethic to match. Clearly a rising star in the search industry." Ron Sansone, Search Copywriter, Razorfish, worked directly with Joshua at Razorfish "Josh had a great attitude and always pushed himself to both learn more and deliver more for the team. Beyond simple productivity however, he was always a very positive member of the team, lifting the whole Page5
team up." Nick Davison, Director of Web Development, Digitaria, managed Joshua at Digitaria "Josh's complete web development skills (xhtml, css, javascript, etc.), eye for visual and interaction design, reliability and attention to detail make him a top-notch web developer." Dan Defenbaugh, Director of User Experience, Digitaria, worked with Joshua at Digitaria "Josh is a fantastic developer, and is an asset to any project he works on. Josh and I worked closely on many projects for close to 2 years. Josh is a creative and skilled developer and designer- with a knack for quickly adopting new technologies, and a fun person to work with." Jack Ward, Senior web designer, COMOMS (Complete Online Marketing Solutions), worked directly with Joshua at COMOMS "Josh was very efficient in his work and had a concrete knowledge of CSS, XHTML and DESIGN. He always set his standards high and was able to accomplish his goals without any problems. I am happy to say that I learned a lot of developing techniques from Josh and know that he will be able to aspire anywhere he is placed." Jeremy Asmus, Web Designer, COMOMS, worked directly with Joshua at COMOMS "Joshua is a very talented web developer and graphic artist. He has the drive to seek out new types of code and excels at completing the task at hand." Benjamin Connelly, Chief Information Officer, COMOMS, worked with Joshua at COMOMS "Joshua excels at information design; his thought process is incredible and his code is stellar." David Mikula, was with another company when working with Joshua at COMOMS Contact Joshua on LinkedIn Page6