Ross M^cAdams

ross.webdeveloper@gmail.com

UI Web Developer

I am a Senior Web Developer with 10 years of IT experience and specializes in building applications using JavaScript with AngularJS, HTML5, CSS3 in a Continuous Integration, Scrum environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

• Build components using Angular 4.
  • Using TypeScript, Redux.js, and ES6.
  • Ran app locally with Node.js and Angular-cli.
• Working with the team toward better dev practices.
  • Using stateful data driven design.
• Maintaining and building unit tests within Mocha.js and Chai.js.
• Implemented new functional tests using Selenium.
• Working in a scrum environment.
• Working directly with Backend Devs, QA, and Project Managers.

• Working on language translation implementation and standards.
• Modularized the Angular app in a step towards continuous integration.
• Built many Angular services and directive to make complex tasks easier.
• Working with the team toward better dev practices.
• Working on site performance.
• Maintaining and updating CSS using LESS.
• Maintaining and building unit tests within Jasmin.
• Working in scrum and kanban environments.
• Working directly with Backend Devs, QA, and Project Managers.
• Implemented an automatic handling of errors from API services.
• Converted legacy pages to AngularJS.

• Worked in a scrum agile dev environment.
• Worked in a team creating a one-page app.
  • Team split into two parts JS Devs and HTML/CSS Devs.
• Breaking out reusable templates from pages built by HTML Devs.
• Modify HTML templates to use AngularJS Bindings.
• Setting up API requests in AngularJS Resources.
• Build out AngularJS Controllers.
• Build AngularJS Services.
• Worked with others during phone and in person interviews.

• Updating and maintaining new site and intranet, using CMS.
  • Taking old sites content and implementing it in the new system.
• Building templates and organizing data for display to users. Along with maintaining ease of use in the CMS.
• Using CMS Web Parts and macros to simplify data input for CMS users.
  • Web Parts are used for anything from querying DBs to basic editable text areas for data input.
  • Macros used to get information from the CSM like a documents info or nesting a Web Part within a Web Part.
• Working with the team to plan new templates and design elements.
• Updating and organizing CSS for more optimized CSS and new CSS.

• Creating and editing HTML, CSS and JavaScript for UI / UX.
• Maintaining UI using Twitter Bootstrap and custom CSS documents.
• Creating and updating JavaScript templates.
  • Templating tools: BackboneJS, UnderscoreJS and jQuery.
  UI / UX: jQuery and Twitter Bootstrap.
  • Creating mockups and wireframes.
  IGN Entertainment, Inc. 9-2009 to 8-2012
  Web Developer
  • Worked with in a modified Zend Framework, to build dynamic pages and sites
  • Built custom 'widgets' based on Zend Framework’s helper infrastructure
  • Parsing and manipulating data to and from multiple API’s.
  • ZenForo theme modification
  • Strict CSS grid layout methods based off of 960gs
  • Handled cross domain issues when implementing ajax
  • Deploy process using a custom Fabric file
  • Third party technologies
  • PHPStorm as primary IDE
  • Type Kit and Google Web Fonts for UI design
  • WebPurify API for keeping index pages PG13
  • GIT and GitHub for version control
  • Virtual Box used to run Windows for testing in IE
  • Help set and maintain coding standards
  • CSS class name-spacing
  • JavaScript and PHP variable name-spacing
  Clubspaces Inc. 8-2007 to 7-2009
  Web Developer / Designer
  • Designing site mock-ups and graphics
  • Hand coding xHTML and CSS
  • Familiarity with cross browser xHTML and CSS issues
  • Trouble shooting cross browser issues
  • Uploading and maintaining sites CSS and images using Clubspaces Inc. Content Management System
  • Maintaining over 300 individual CSS documents for CMS and special clients
  • Layout development using table less and tabled design methods
    • Table less designs for new non-CMS projects
    • Tabled designs for existing CMS clients
  • Working closely with the development team to update products and assist in layout of elements, to take advantage of newer and cleaner CSS methods
  M/UX 11-2006 to 3-2007
  Lab Technician
  • Using DHCP for Windows boxes and static address for RISC / Linux boxes
  • Set up small office networks between four rooms and two Internet connections
    • Wireless access points using DHCP and WEP security for students personal laptops
  • Maintained multiple software packages for each classroom
  • Used Norton Ghost Server to image the Windows boxes for each different class
    • Later used virtual PC software
    • RISC boxes received fresh installs from CD or local server
  Living Canvas Tattoos Inc. 8-2005 to 10-2006
  Webmaster
  • Designed, built, and maintained the Living Canvas Tattoos Inc. web site
  • Site was built with DHTML using Frames, CSS, and Java Script
  • All site graphics custom made in Photoshop and/or Illustrator
    • Based off Living Canvas Tattoos' logo and the shop's look and feel
  FACS Group West 9-2000 to 10-2006
  Systems Coordinator / Tech Support 9-2004 to 10-2006
  • Built web based application for use on the company's intranet for management
  • Built reports for management in ASP accessing MS SQL. Pages used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
    • User interfaces were created for users to input data for use in the reports
    • Screen scrapes and data imports were used, created, and maintained
  • Desktop support; trouble-shot issues related to computers, hardware, software, network, and user-end problems
    • Tickets entered for all hardware problems to have the system administrators verify the issue and have the hardware replaced if necessary
    • Software issues that couldn't be resolved required a ticket to have the system administrators reinstall software

  EDUCATION

  Self-Taught
  HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, Photoshop
  University of Advancing Technologies
  Associate of Arts Degree in Digital Animation Production
  Collins College
  Associate of Arts Degree in Visual Communication

  WEBSITES & REFERENCES

  My personal sandbox site
  http://zyx77.dreamhosters.com/beta
  Built while learning AngularJS.
  A fan site
  http://ah-stats.com
  Built while learning AngularJS.
  New peronal site itea
  http://zyx77.dreamhosters.com/beta/playdate
  Built in a newer version of AngularJS. There is also a reworked version, not live yet, in React. It can be seen in my GitHub