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Dripping Springs, Tx, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

London, Gb

Worked on project called Gadgets, which are interactive widgets developed in Javascript which can be authored through a Pearson Tool called DCAT. DCAT takes in a XML file for each gadget and creates JSON output which the gadget consumes at runtime. - Was in charge of Release build which was created with Grunt. - Would run update scripts in NodeJS which would update authored data in DCAT tool for gadgets, this would be performed if product team missed something during their initial work. - Updated gadgets to support parametric authoring which basically allowed gadgets to be change on page refreshes depending on how many scenarios were authored-Worked on Pearson Schools version of eText application, primary the web app. The app digests ePub books with interactivity's while also adding functionality to the ePubs. - Maintained, enhanced, and prototyped new features for the front end web app which was build using Angular JS.- Setup & maintain AWS EC2 instance running Ubuntu Linux- Worked on Continuous Integration using Jenkins, picks up commits from development branch in Git as a build trigger then deploys it to development server which is run on AWS S3.- The Jenkins build uses bower and grunt, to pull in latest versions of dependencies and minify all the files in the project. - Use AWS CLI to sync AWS S3 buckets. - Set up Sonarqube instance - Set up NodeJs server to host Rest API running ExpressJs

London, Gb

Worked on SCO’s (Sharable Content Objects) and gadgets which are interactive building blocks within SCO’s. - Took the team lead to migrate a Java, Ant, Rhino, SVN product deployment build to Grunt, Node JS, Git.- Worked with Math team on configuring and integrating a MathML editor into the gadget project and configuring MathJax.- Participate in Agile SCRUM environment- Removed Mootools JS from project library which saved 48mb in memory usage- Wrote Shell Script which gets triggered by a cron job every other week for the PPE product deployment- Worked with product teams on enhancements for gadgets while giving outlook on difficulty, risks, and possible future ideas

London, Gb

Provide technical research and development support to the School’s Digital strategy and business needs for new digital solutions. Help School’s Director of Content Architecture to work out specific prototypes to validate new ideas and prove new technologies.Developed HTML5 templates along with customizable and interactive javascript plugins for the Music Product running on OLE (Online Learning Exchange) platform. http://www.onlinelearningexchange.com/content/products/music.htmlRepresented the architecture development team in creating OOP JavaScript Components named “Gadgets” using Jquery, Mootools and several other open sources as well as internal build utilities - Gadgets were designed to be responsive and run on any device form factor- Lead the effort to implement accessibility for Gadgets which included enabling keyboard tabbing, voice over command- Accessibility was tested with NVDA for PC’s and Voice Over for Mac’s and iOS devices. Developed a conversion tool for the Content Assembly Team to convert Flash products into HTML5 products utilizing both client side Javascript and server side Java to allow for simultaneous conversions without putting all the burden on the server. - The Tool has been used to convert well over 2000 content pieces within Pearson to date which are running on platforms such as OLE (Online Learning Exchange) and include programs Elementary Science, Elementary Social Studies, MG Social Studies. - http://www.onlinelearningexchange.com/content/products/science.html- http://www.onlinelearningexchange.com/content/products/election2012.htmlImplemented small Web App for taking Pearson products and transform them into Apple dashcode widget which are being utilized within Pearson’s iBook products. http://mypearsonmobile.com/env.htmlDeveloped WYSIWYG html content editor for production of PXE ePub books which produced 1800 titles to date.

Phoenix, Az, Us

As the Web Programming Intern at AZ Big Media, developed new online features using PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and MySQL- Worked on AZNow.biz and ExperienceAZonline.com- Implemented web service for Ranking Arizona widget similar to a Facebook like button. - Maintained site content and fixed prior site bugs. - Created Facebook custom pages and iGoogle gadgets.