jose.io

Summary

I have worked at the cutting edge of the web for more than a decade from the portal days to social networks and social gaming, in startups at every stage as well as large organizations. An inventor at heart, I am passionate about building out enjoyable new experiences.

Experience

• Managing projects and small teams, estimating and delegating tasks.
• Planning product, documenting requirements and specifications, flow-charting and wire-framing.
• Prototyping, researching and developing new technology with unknown hurdles. Reverse-engineering sites in the wild.
• Building dynamic UI with a real-world approach to standards, agents and devices, backed with tools for content and analytics.
• Writing, testing and releasing re-usable, maintainable code to millions of users in short cycles.
• Integrating social platforms, third party API's, ad tags, virtual goods, transactions, videos, etc.
• Evolving and monetizing existing product through cautious data-driven iteration, A-B testing and analytics.
• Refactoring legacy code incrementally with short-term work-arounds followed by robust solutions.
• Internationalizing code as it is written.
• Debugging and fire-fighting across the stack.
• Supporting sensitive major brands and clients: Coca-Cola, Skittles, McDonalds, Nike, T-Mobile, CBS, American Idol, Apple, Samsung, Red Bull and Orange.

Skills

• LAMP, PHP HTML5, CSS3, canvas, javascript, jQuery, Java/JSP, Flash AS3, ssh/emacs, github/svn/cvs, regex, JSONP, HTTP, XSS, memcached, membase, OAuth, curl.
• Social platform API's (Facebook, Open Social, MySpace, Twitter), widgets, gadgets.
• Cross-platform "hybrid" mobile web apps.
• Media syndication and analytics, podcasting, XML/MRSS.
• Agile development, pair programming.
• Foundation in digital arts, Photoshop & video post production.