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Results tagged “ibm”

Independent Art

• Halfway through my own 100-page webcomic, The Locked Maze.
• Awarded a Daily Deviation from deviantArt for my webcomic.
• Published Book #1 of my webcomic using comixpress, and then Ka-blam!.
• Entered the art show at the 2009 Foolscap convention, won "Best Color."
• Won two honorable mentions for my entries in the World of Warcraft comic contest.

Independent Web Development

• 2010 AbleDental.net: Straight-forward, 5-page website made from scratch using basic HTML and CSS.
• 2007 JeffreySewell.com: MovableType 4 with customized style and templates.
• 2006 Group Intellect: Website created for a friend's business. Runs on a pared-down php cms and mysql database.

StockCharts.com (2005-current)

• Created all print and online advertisements/banners/logos for StockCharts.com and the StockCharts.com bookstore. (2005-2010)
• Designed future order process. (2009)
• Recoded members section to use jquery edit-in-place, auto-expanding textareas, and other dynamic features when moving to new template (just an interim change before the larger feature rewrite by the lead developer). (2010)
• Moved entire site to new template, including old Java, webcgi, asp, html, php. (2009)
• Altered new zendesk and typepad sections of the site to match site look-n-feel. (2009)
• Designed/coded Market Message blog application. (2006)
• Designed/coded UI for SharpCharts online application. (2005)
• Designed/coded custom CMS application. (2005)

Portent Interactive (2004)

Created CSS2/XHTML table-less web sites with minimal code overhead. Designed and administrated MovableType and SlashCode sites. Coded templates for sites like The Dessy Group, Alfred Sung

Blue Nile (2003-2004)

Created a multi-threaded, XML-driven Java bots and spiders to interact with internal and external websites using HTTP sockets and flexible HTML recognition.

• Completed 1000 unique orders in three hours from one machine, hitting 14000 URLs.

Atmedica USA, LLC. (2002-2003)

Wrote automated testing programs in PHP, ASP, C#, and PL/SQL. Created binary-level custom SQL interface to proprietary database. Helped administrate a TestDirector bug database.

• Selected to attend a two-week C# advanced training course.

Liberate Technologies (2000-2002)

Administrated and updated Oracle bug database and iPlanet application. Wrote scripts using UNIX cron, Oracle jobs, PL/SQL to optimize database and update data. Also created flexible automated testing suites using PHP, PERL, JavaScript, and MYSQL.

• Developed new test case database application in 6 months to track test results, create per build test plans, and execute testing sessions on target software. Wrote training document and provided pop-up help inside application. On-time delivery, no significant bugs discovered in two months of testing, received many commendations from heads of QA.
• Organized move of bug-tracking application from remote Windows box to remote Solaris box. Configured and populated new web server and database. Executed switch after-hours with only 1 hour downtime and no data loss. Dramatic performance boost, increased stability.
• Assumed and completed automated ECMAScript automated testing suite. Provided improved access and performance, and more-readable results to users. This suite discovered 100s of bugs and supplied automatic ECMA-compliance statistics for every new build.

Newspaper Agency Corp. (1999-2000)

Handled all email and internet form submissions for the classifieds in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News newspapers.

• Created Visual Basic/Access program which filtered incoming email orders, redirected to representatives in format optimized for data entry, and tracked each order to completion. Immediate approval from representatives. Lost/abandoned online orders were eliminated, customer service was dramatically improved.

IDI (1997)

Designed, coded online storefronts and children's web site. Created graphics and animated banner ads for corporate website. Created games and contests.

• Created Sandi's Playroom children's website with games and contests and links to popular children's sites of the day.

IBM (1992-1996)

Designed, illustrated IBM educational programs for grades K-6. Responsible for menus, animations, game screen shots, cleaning up scans, and developing new game ideas. Featured illustrations.

• Animated dancing pencil for Write Along 1.0

GooGoo Gods (1986-1988)

"Translated" own scripture and personal edicts. Married multiple spouses. Outlawed smoking, drinking, gambling, high living, and sex... for everyone but me. Organized "Avenging Evangelists" gang to intimidate, torture, and kill non-believers and former believers.

• Pocketed 80% of funds from Workers Collective farm profits
• Exploited tax exemption laws for over 200 million dollars in 1987 alone
• Convinced 1000 followers to jump over Niagra Falls blindfolded in their nighties