Provided training to individuals and groups on the use of Adobe Flash and ActionScript.Extensive experience working with non-technical clients.Provided clients with scope documents, estimates and development recommendations.Experience outsourcing work to other vendors while collaborating on interactive projects.Maintained a popular community blog highlighting Flash and interactive development.

Managed projects and junior members of the interactive team regarding design, programming and technologies.Extensive interaction with technical and non-technical clientele from project inception to completion.Helped secure the largest interactive project the company has ever won through a new business development pitch.Lead Developer and Lead Designer/Art Director on nearly all projects in which I participated.Developed new services areas for the company… Show more Managed projects and junior members of the interactive team regarding design, programming and technologies.Extensive interaction with technical and non-technical clientele from project inception to completion.Helped secure the largest interactive project the company has ever won through a new business development pitch.Lead Developer and Lead Designer/Art Director on nearly all projects in which I participated.Developed new services areas for the company including HTML5 adoption, Touchscreen kiosk solutions and streaming hosting.Provided constructive feedback and development direction to junior members of the team during projects and individual performance reviews.Provided the CEO with updates relating to current trends within tech while providing recommendations as to which technologies we should be pursuing.Extensive experience managing and developing projects including websites, desktop applications and touchscreen kiosks. Show less

Co-founder and co-manager of the official Adobe Flash Users Group of Pittsburgh.Scheduled monthly meetings for a group size averaging 10-25 persons per meeting.Presented and taught at the majority of meetings on ActionScript development.

Secured adoption and implementation of Flash Remoting/Web Services integration for the development team.Designed and developed CMS driven HTML and Flash-based websites.

Designed and programmed numerous web sites for national brands including GlaxoSmithKline, Zippo, Respironics and Daily’s.Worked with traditional/print art directors to implement brand consistency across traditional and interactive mediums.Implemented front-end programming solutions while working with CMS implementations from the server-side development team.Collaborated with other members of the interactive team to provide clients with solutions and designs.

Graduated in the top 20% of my class in the U.S. Army Primary Leadership Development course.Managed, provided written counseling and trained lower ranking personnel in operating procedures and policy.Attended and won numerous military board competitions often against higher ranking individuals.