Software Engineer, 9/2008 – present

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Digitalsmiths
5001 Hospitality Court, Suite 100, RTP, NC 27560
www.digitalsmiths.com

• Helped skin and maintain flash & flex players, playlists, ratings, library components for TMZ, Telepictures, theWB, and iTv
• Created a python based MRSS feed generator using Pylons MVC for tmz.com and essence.com (Telepictures) for 3^rd party vendors including Truveo/AOL, Quattro and Rhythm New Media
• Helped create and maintain Javascripts to assist Flash & Flex assets
• Helped maintain a PHP/YUI based CMS using object oriented PHP
• Helped maintain a python based CMS, focusing primarily on XML/RSS feed creation and generation

Swiss Army Knife (AS3/PHP/Ajax Developer), 10/2007 to 9/2008

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GameVee.com
800 W. Williams St, Ste 231-F, Apex, NC 27502
www.gamevee.com

• Coded GameVee’s Flash Video Player and all features [specifically gvHighlights (patent-pending)] using AS3 via Flash
• Investigated & integrated existing and new FLV delivery methods
• Investigated & suggested FLV converting enhancements to improve user experience
• Assisted with the coding of the GameVee V2.0 site using PHP & AJAX using the CodeIgniter MVC framework

Contract Software Engineer, 1/2007 – 10/2007

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Visiting International Faculty Program
Post Office Box 3566 , Chapel Hill, NC 27515
www.vifprogram.com

• Developed a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for VIF’s proprietary Java/JBoss based software using AJAX, Velocity, Javascript & dHTML
• Administered internal Contribute/Dreamweaver website
• Developed PERL/CGI reporting scripts when needed

Systems Programmer, 2/2006 – 1/2007

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Institute of Genome Sciences & Policy (www.genome.duke.edu)
Duke University Health Systems
705 Broad Street, Durham, NC 27705
www.duke.edu
Working Title: Webmaster/Web Operations Manager

• Administered the Apache web servers, Zope websites and Flash/XML based CCTV system
• Created Perl based scripts to create RSS feeds, XML data and form submissions
• Developed strategic plans for web services by developing short-term/long-term timelines
• Updated/Created Python packages, skins and code for Plone/Zope websites
• Created graphics & art for TV screens, posters, flyers, and web banners
• Documented web operations & processes

Contract Web Based Training Developer, 11/2005 – 2/2006

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Global Knowledge Networks
9000 Regency Parkway, Suite 500 Cary, NC 27511
www.globalknowledge.com

• Developed Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) and graphics for Flash based eLearning.
• Developed eLearning programs using ActionScript (1 & 2) and XML for Global Knowledge’s SCORM/AICC compliant LMS
• Created/edited Audio/Video demos using A/V authoring software

Senior Support Developer, 9/2002 – 11/2005

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McClatchy Interactive (Raleigh, NC)
The McClatchy Company
2100 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
www.mcclatchy.com

• Developed work plans & timelines for implementing McClatchy Interactive’s software and co-branded web sites
• Implemented (installed, configured & tested) McClatchy Interactive’s Perl/MySQL/PostgreSQL based software for customers
• Developed enhancements & solutions at the request of customers using popular web based languages including Perl, JavaScript, and HTML
• Answered support calls/emails tailored to registration software implementations
• Primary Web Developer/Admin for all registration software implementation projects & co-branded websites
• Served as a resource for support department by assisting with support tickets, training personnel and guiding junior members
• Altered existing Perl based CGI’s to activate/deactivate sports stats for co-branded websites
  Investigated (and identified) alleged code issues with McClatchy Interactive’s Perl/MySQL/PostgreSQL based software
• Documented processes & procedures relating to the registration product

Computer Consultant I, 3/2001 – 9/2002

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Intrah (www.intrahhealth.org)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1700 Airport Rd, Suite 300, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
www.unc.edu
Working Titles: Web Developer, Webmaster

• Provided project management and development schedules/timelines
• Developed web based software for internal, external and world deployment using Perl (DBI) and MySQL
• Administered the internal & external web servers and websites (installation, configuring, administration, web page design, development)
• Explored and developed technologies including PDA, wireless, databases, and multimedia (flash, video, net radio);

Web Designer, 3/2000 – 3/2001

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McClatchy Interactive (Raleigh, NC)
The McClatchy Company
2100 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
www.mcclatchy.com

• Designed, wrote, and updated web pages for news content web sites
• Assisted other Web designers with web page coding
• Altered existing Perl based CGI’s to activate/deactivate sports stats for co branded websites

Night side Ad Designer, 6/1997 – 3/2000

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The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC)
The McClatchy Company
2100 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
www.mcclatchy.com

• Created advertisements per sales representatives specifications sometimes manipulating multiple file formats for press use (PDF, PSD,etc)
• Designed web pages for the Classified department
• Monitored & delegated workflow between other ad designers
• Friday Coordinator – Supervised Ad Designers and oversaw the Saturday paper from start to finish
• Part-time from 3/2001 – 9/2002

If google rules teh search, youtube rules teh vidz

Saturday, November 1st, 2008 | personal vendettas | No Comments

So my new employer has a client that wants to implement the slide player API. “No prob” I say, with confidence since I see that there is an AS3 version….”It’s gotta plug right in if it’s written in AS3…”

Well…two days into it and I’m stumped.   I can get the slide video player to load my AS3 chromeless player but cant get the stupid throbber to stop….Read the API you say?  Well, its based on the youtube AS2 API and it contains an event listener that was listening for onStateChange.  There’s no !@#@! onStateChange in AS3!..and to add insult to injury, Google came up nada!

…so what the !@#$ is that supposed to mean?

Well, I finally read the fine print and figured out I needed to send event calls thru the root object ( in my case, a movieclip which the document class extended) when the video state changed:

switch (ns.state) {
case “unstarted” :
this.dispatchEvent(new Event(“onStateChange”,0));
break;

…and voila! All is well in the world….for now….I have a few more events to dispatch.

Tags: as3, chromeless player, flash, slide, youtube API