Isaak Jimenez blackstar@redandblackstar.com www.isaakportfolio.com Objective: I am a web developer seeking to utilize modern, industry- standard programming and design skills for advancement in a high- performing company. Summary: 6 years experience in the web development industry with strong foundations in object oriented programming and strong methodical problem solving approaches, such as MVC architectural ideologies. Proficient in front- end scripting languages: HTML5, CSS3 and JAVASCRIPT. Proficient in server- side scripting languages: PHP, JSP (JSTL and JAVA BEANS) and ASP with a strong foundation in OOP, dynamic page generation and logical programming. Strong skills in ACTIONSCRIPT 3.0 for Adobe Flash development using FLASH BUILDER and FLASH. Expert knowledge of Adobe development software such as PHOTOSHOP, INDESIGN, ILLUSTRATOR, DEAMWEAVER, and FIREWORKS to compliment the creative delivery to final web development implementation. Proficient knowledge of Content Management Systems such as CONVIO, WORDPRESS, MS SHAREPOINT, IBM WEBSPHERE, IBM ACCELERATOR and several others. Expert knowledge in operating systems such as the WINDOWS and MACINTOSH platform and other essential basic tools such as MS WORD, MS EXCEL. Additional experience in FINAL CUT PRO, AUTODESK MAYA and various other family programs. Experience in database technologies such as TOAD with SQL Scripts Experience in front end GUI/Web testing (Functional and Regression) Experience in production for creating/loading products for high end companies Expert experience in quality assurance and sanity testing Ability to take direction and make educated suggestions for improvement. Ability to meet the expectations of a fast- paced work environment and teamwork frameworks such as agile development. Fluency in both English and Spanish languages Experience: MAY 2013 JUNE 2013, FRONT- END, MIDDLE- TIER WEB DEVELOPER, SOCIAL CONTROL, STUDIO CITY, CA (CONTRACT) Was involved in the site launch of a healthcare company: Dignity Health. Focused on developing the site, www.hellohumankindness.org, with a focus on the mobile platform.
Developed in HTML, CSS3, JAVASCRIPT (with a focus on jquery), PHP (with a focus on using a mobile framework) and implemented a MVC architectural coding standard. DECEMBER 2011 JAN 2013, FRONT- END, MIDDLE- TIER WEB DEVELOPER, THE STYLE NETWORK, NBC UNIVERSAL, LOS ANGELES, CA (CONTRACT) Collaborated with the digital team to oversee the maintenance and development of the Style Network website. Additionally, was involved in the conceptualization, development and launch of a re- brand and re- design of the entire style network website with a focus on adaptive compatibility and CSS3 media queries for modern devices. Ran a custom local server to run the site using JBOSS and APACHE for development of HTML5, CSS3 and JSP front- end and middleware solutions. Built custom front- end logic with JAVASCRIPT to bring aesthetic solutions as well as technical requirements, such as dynamically stripping, adding and modifying a URL string for third party advertisement. Proficiently used JavaScript libraries such as JQUERY and MODERNIZR. Used a variety of custom- built CMS s to control editorial input such as Sage. Made CMS objects available to the front end. Built middleware logic with JSP to tie into well structured XHTML/HTML5/XML to bring dynamically served pages to the front end to, for example, serve up a blog page sort to be received by HTML templates that would make uses of loops to serve up a front- end solution. Used modern CSS3 technologies such as media queries to bring adaptive solutions for various devices in the market. Tackled challenges such as multi- browser compatibility, poly- fills and compatibility with many JAVASCRIPT libraries such as JQUERY. Worked with PHOTOSHOP extensively to translate delivered creative work into semantic XHTML/HTML5 and to export images to fit with well written CSS3 and JAVASCRIPT for any interactivity. Used SPRINGSOURCE, a flavor of ECLIPSE to collaborate with the tech team by working in a check- in work environment and with multiple release branches for the Style website. SEPTEMBER 2011 DECEMBER 2011, FRONT- END WEB DEVELOPER, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY (WDPRO), GLENDALE, CA (CONTRACT) Was involved in the Booking Accessible Rooms (BAR) project for the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (WDPRO) online site to add front- end UI accessibility options for the booking engine. Wrote well- outlined HTML inside JAVA (Tea) based server- side template files for client- side rendering. Wrote well- conceptualized, object- based JAVASCRIPT inside the JAVA (tea) template files with conditional logic to output desired HTML and data from the content management system. Worked with CSS to add the presentational layer to the front- end.
Worked with the Disney Content Editor CMS, team wiki, set up a multi- layered local environment (front- end and middleware), bug issue and project tracking software (JIRA), code review software (FISHEYE CRUCIBLE), file check- in version control team- management system (PERFORCE) and several ADOBE suite applications. Exercised the Agile Software Development methodology as a team (Agile meetings, Scrum artifacts, Sprint planning and software defect tracking subtask completion). JUNE 2011 - SEPTEMBER 2011, EMAIL DEVELOPER, ELSEVIER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BOOKS, SAN DIEGO, CA (CONTRACT, REMOTE) Created re- usable email templates and received data to replace, including content and tracking codes. JUNE 2011, EMAIL DEVELOPER, KB HOME, LOS ANGELES, CA (CONTRACT) Marked up an email template based on comps. MAY 2011, FRONT- END CODING WEB DEVELOPER, PIONEER INFOTECH, WOODLAND HILLS, CA (CONTRACT) Was the sole coder/developer for a small project to create widgets and markup a comp delivered in Photoshop. Used HTML, CSS and JavaScript. APRIL 2011 MAY 2011, FRONT- END CODING WEB DEVELOPER, EQAL, SHERMAN OAKS, CA (CONTRACT) Worked with a team of 3 to create new websites for several celebrities, partners and brands based on the Umbrella CMS platform. Worked with HTML, CSS and JavaScript to add dynamic functionality to the user pages to, for example, bring in custom dynamic data from the server such as usernames and account types as well as adding social networking functionality. Hand coded layouts based on comps delivered from creative in Photoshop. MARCH 2011, FRONT- END CODING WEB DEVELOPER, THE KERN ORGANIZATION, WOODLAND HILLS, CA (CONTRACT) Worked on a landing page with JavaScript widgets and social networking functionality. Assignment called for hand coding a HTML structure based on a Photoshop mockup, hand coding two JavaScript powered widgets and full coding of CSS. APRIL 09 NOV 2010, FRONT- END CONTENT MANAGEMENT WEB DEVELOPER, CITY OF HOPE, LOS ANGELES, CA (CONTRACT) Worked with the Content Management System (Both the Microsoft SharePoint CMS and Convio) and updated the client side media for several City of Hope web pages and including their internal custom intranet site.
Executed product launches, pricing and shipping updates, promotion set- up, SQL scripts, CYO xml, A/B and segmentation testing, and HTML markup and e- Spot creation and maintenance. Developed creative using Photoshop for both structural websites and email media. Worked with HTML, CSS and JavaScript coding to bring cross- platform compatibility and create industry- standard widgets. Worked with creating emails with a focus on cross platform compatibility as related to the different legacy email rendering engines. Created reports in Excel based on online surveys and analyzed the data using scripts. Worked on creative from conceptualization all the way to marking up the media and coding the behavioral, presentational and structural aspects of a website for City of Hope Worked with social networking plug- ins such as the Facebook Developer plug- ins/widgets and implemented them to City of Hope. Worked with advanced creative image- manipulation using Photoshop to modify marketing media. JANUARY 09 NOVEMBER 09, QA COORDINATOR AND PRODUCTION TOOLS TESTING THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, GLENDALE, CA (CONTRACT) Was involved in the Disney.co.uk new site launch. Trained employees in Production responsibilities and edited front end web pages using HTML, CSS and JAVASCRIPT Worked with XML, CSS, HTML, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP and a custom, in- house CYO CONFIGURATOR (a product configurator called the create- your- own configurator, used to create new products on the site) Database product loading via databases in ORACLE and COMMERCE using various import tools such as TOAD FOR ORACLE (SQL language) into a custom Disney product manager called IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce (CMC). This tool is used to load products and to define attributes. Worked on developing the DISNEYSTORE.CO.UK site which was due to launch on Oct 13th Worked on developing the Disney Store US site, www.disneystore.com and was involved in testing and launching products using the Commerce Management Tool MAY 2008 NOVEMBER 2008, QUALITY ASSURANCE WEBSITE COORDINATOR THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, GLENDALE, CA (CONTRACT) Was responsible for coordinating with a team of five to test and support global QUALITY ASSURANCE on the Walt Disney Co. websites. QA initiated on vast support systems that utilize XHTML, CSS, AJAX, and JAVASCRIPT. Responsible for the product online life cycle starting from merchandising turnover through product upload into Commerce system, including
establishing and updating pricing and product content, gifting options, associating product multi- view imagery, setting appropriate availability codes and product gating, flagging products for specific site functions. Worked with testing XML, HTML, FLASH based code to set up web pages that feature high- end customizable Disney products that have animation and interactivity for consumers. Consolidation of reports, such as bugs. Mass test case creation, automation testing (using RUBY and RUBY ON RAILS) and transaction verification. QA programs from ENDECA WEBSTUDIO and also a bug management program by IBM, CLEARQUEST and COMMERCE ACCELERATOR. MAY 2008 SEPTEMBER 2008, GRAPHIC DESIGNER - PT CONTRACT SOLICUT SOLINGEN CUTLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA/GERMANY Solicut is a competitive manufacturer of knives and kitchen tools. My sole responsibilities were modifying/adapting images for professional consumer media such as high- end showcase catalogs. Was involved in design of marketing materials such as catalogs, brochures and web media. Worked on brushing up product images in PHOTOSHOP and designing in ILLUSTRATOR and INDESIGN. JANUARY 2004 APRIL 2008, FRONT- END WEBMASTER/DESIGNER - EMPLOYEE PROVENTUS CONSULTING GROUP, LOS ANGELES, CA Hired for management for the graphic design/marketing branch of the company, specifically using HTML, CSS and JAVASCRIPT for front end design. Complimentary to these, designs were made in Photoshop and Illustrator. Responsible for creating and maintaining interactive websites for their clients. Created fully interactive bilingual (Spanish) websites and materials. Used strong graphic and web design expertise to work with the Internet marketing team. The purpose of the position was to work as a team in order to design and develop strong web- based promotions for diverse markets. These projects include design and development of all corporate and promotional Internet campaigns including web sites and online advertising media. Achievements: Designed an internal intranet Testers Reference Website to aid in testing at the Walt Disney Company Two years in video production class and edited two successful short films using professional software (FINAL CUT PRO) at Roosevelt High School. Web Page design for St. Bernard High School. Teacher aide in video production class at T. Roosevelt High School.
Designed front cover graphic for St. Chrysostom Junior School s yearbook. Education: JAN 2008 - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Web Development: Ongoing Transfer FEB 2005- FEB 2006 - EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE: Computer Science and Literature Full Online Portfolio: Official portfolio complete with design and code examples available at: www.isaakportfolio.com