Alexander Schmitz Email & Phone Number

Westbrook, Me, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

A variety of work for different clients as both graphic designer and developer.* Developed and managed various wordpress sites* Create interactive training videos* Create interactive engine builder / quote generator* Developed application for automotive lift inspectors to streamline paperwork and inspection process* Designed various logos / t-shirts / fliers and other graphics for clients* Consulted on accessibility* Consulted on various JavaScript projects* Maintain various AWS, VPS, Shared hosting environments

Beverly Hills, Ca, Us

Developed Front End technologies to empower Real estate Clients and Professionals*Created a new site using Svelte, Postgres, PostGIS, GraphQL, Node, AWS, and other technologies.* Developed complex mapping solutions for display and analysis of real estate data* Developed a system to generate static images of maps including plotting of points, polygons, and smart point grouping* Developed complex geographic filtering based on various public and private data sources.* Developed cartographic library for plotting and calculation on both the client and server* Created testing framework for seeding mock data during end-to-end tests* Reviewed peer code* Architected Systems

Took over leadership of project in an effort to consolidate resources between UI and Mobile teams* Oversee all developer and management of projects* Oversaw transition between multiple foundations and mergers* Speak at conferences and events on current state and development of projects * Worked on maintenance and development of modern JavaScript widgets* Lead effort to modernize widgets for use on mobile devices

Manage a distributed team of developers. Responsible for overseeing all aspects the jQuery mobile project and its team. Promote and represent the interests of jQuery projects to through multiple non profit organizations. * Transition management of project from private company to foundation employees.* Developed plan for and oversaw work to share code and resources between UI and mobile projects* Work with jQuery core team on project needs* Oversaw overhaul of widget system to reduce file size and increase speed

Work as part of a distributed team. Currently focusing on writing and adding new widgets from the jQuery Mobile library.

Work as a team member on the jQuery Mobile project. Speak at conferences as needed.

Responsible for improving code quality and consistency, and overseeing the library development of a distributed team.

Working with a distributed team to develop a high performance modular css framework designed to work with JavaScript component libraries.

Wakefield, Ma, Us

Member of W3C Web Platform and Audio Working groups. Expert on promises for Find Text API. Contributor to pointer events working group.* Represented foundation interest in developing user friendly web api's* Evaluate proposals* Provided technical expertise on real world usage* Work with browser vendors* Technical expert on promises

St Petersburg, Florida, Us

Lead architect and product owner on a variety of projects and products. responsible for leading mid sized team of developers and setting quality standards and guidelines for development.* Developed replacement for consumer facing E-commerce property* Developed B2B applications* Planned and developed large scale email sending system* Planned and developed api's and integrations with 3rd parties* Planned and prioritized upcoming development * Performed code quality reviews and worked with team members on individual development* Implemented agile development practices* Implemented automated testing and continuous integration* Replaced existing on site .net systems with modern stack built on Ruby, Node, Ember, MySql, and others on AWS* Developed system responsible for generating and running over 2000 PWA's.* Oversee all design work

Work on and manage all web properties including the streaming music application, payment processing portals for native apps, marketing related sites, and internal tools for music curation.* Implemented peer review policy* Mentored developers* Enforced proper usage of source control* Cleaned up and modularized code base* Developed code quality guidelines* Developed web based streaming music application* translated designs to be responsive and mobile friendly* Worked with designers on UI, UX and accessibility* Worked with backend teams to develop api's * Worked with labels on securing steams from theft* Re-wrote completely in house SPA to use modern ES6 frameworks

Worked helping develop a set of small modular responsive JavaScript widgets for use in their various projects for multiple large companies such as Lego, eBay and the Boston Globe.* Developed api compatible versions of common jQuery widgets without jQuery dependency* Adapt widgets for responsive / mobile use* Develop widget factory to reduce overall size and allow easy addition of additional widgets* Develop micro sized api compatible jQuery replacement Shoestring

Handle all internet related needs of the company, including developing custom applications and tools for use throughout company, maintaining and building servers and websites, managing online advertising and SEO efforts. * Developed consumer facing websites* Developed website inventory system integrated into main inventory software* Developed integrations between finance and inventory systems* Developed tools and integrations for sales teams* Developed Text message response system for customers on the lot when closed.* Increased sales leads by over 200%* Managed and designed online advertising campaigns * Managed writers and photographer* Created designs for website, advertising and vinyl graphics for customer vehicles* Cut designed and applied vinyl graphics for automotive, window and banner application* Create and maintain various Wordpress sites for automotive blogs

Handle all web development related needs of clients, Help with graphics work as needed.