Judd Freeman Younce

1646 River Street #615

Des Plaines, Illinois60016

Phone: 312-972-2379 | Email: | Web Version: resume

OBJECTIVE

  • To benefit an organization that can use a highly motivated / experienced professional specializing in web design, web development, information architecture and user experience.

WEB DEVELOPMENT SKILLS

SERVER SIDE
Languages
  • PHP
  • JSP (front end only)
  • ASP.NET (front end only)
Frameworks
  • Yii(MVC)
  • WordPress (CMS)
  • CodeIgniter (MVC)
/ CLIENT SIDE
Languages
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • LESS
  • JavaScript
  • CoffeeScript
  • XML
Frameworks
  • jQuery
  • Bootstrap, from Twitter
  • AngularJS (MVC)
  • Backbone (MVC)
  • 960 Grid System

MISCELLANEOUS
  • SQL
  • MySQL
  • Git
  • SVN
  • CVS
/ EDITORS
Coding
  • Sublime Text 2
  • TextMate
  • Notepad++
  • Vim
Design
  • Photoshop
  • Fireworks

EXPERIENCE NOTE

  • Responsible for coding(web standard, semantic html), (inheritance, cascade driven css), and (unobtrusive javascript). All in a reusable cross-browser compatible fashion. Ensuring that naming conventions and coding methods are simple and extremely effective for the team and websites.

EXPERIENCE

  • Front End Developer at PEAK6 July 2008 – July 2011

Successfully implemented the front end of We Seed.com, a content management system for ONN.tv and a content management system for the .com side of OptionsHouse.com. Worked closely with back end java developers to coordinate ajax calls, providing a highly interactive user experience. Created two CMS driven websites using WordPress for business to publish articles and update pages.

  • Senior Technical Producer at United Airlines March 2008 – July 2008

Successfully implemented the search by schedule results page time bands. Time bands allow people to dynamically via javascript hide and display a specific time period set of flights. This involves one way travel, round trip, and multi-city bookings. United.com is a multilingual website so code has to be written in an accommodating manner. Responsible for the front end side of the united.com booking engine which brings in billions of dollars in revenue a year.

  • Front End Developer for Sears Holding Corporation February 2007 – February 2008

Successfully collaborated with designers and information architects to create and maintain the SHC websites. This included working on all aspects of the site: Landing, category, product, shopping cart, checkout, and my profile pages. Also implemented numerous side websites, E.g., SHC’s internal auction and Upromise websites (both were xml driven parsed by javascript) and Sears insurance portal website. Successfully implemented the front end of Sears and Kmart gift registry which included creating a mobile gift registry website.

  • Creator / Co-owner of CHORD-C.com July 2002 - Present

Developed and founded the successful guitar online community known as CHORD-C. Created a scalable database structure using MySQL. Built an extremely efficient php MVC framework using CodeIgniter. CHORD-C Members can post songs, receive relevant feeds, follow other members, create photo albums and view thousands of guitar chords.

  • Web Developer / Designer / Information Architect of Olympia Chiropractic July 2002 - Present

Developed and designed the highly informative website called OlympiaChiroAndPT.com. Implemented the website in a dynamic fashion allowing business to mix and match relevant modules/widgets all around the site. OlympiaChiroAndPT.com is driven by a content management system known as WordPress.
olympiachiroandpt.com

  • Web Designer/Developer for NeoMedia Technologies July 2004 – December 2006

Successfully served as Web Designer/Developer for NeoMedia Technologies. Responsible for all aspects of the site: information architect, design and front end coding.This included maintaining and or creating from scratch the following websites:

  • Team Lead Designer

Team Lead Designer on a project for NeoMedia Technologies’ flagship product Qode® version 4 web based software suite, allowing customers to link barcodes to specific internet content. As a result, people around the world can take a picture of barcode with their mobile device and link directly to the customers specified internet content. More info:
link.qode.com

EMPLOYMENT

  • Insight Global: UI Developer contracted at AIM Specialty Health – 8/29/11 - present
  • PEAK6: Front End Developer - 7/2/08 - 7/13/11
  • Glotel: Senior Technical Producer contracted at United Airlines - 3/3/08 - 7/1/08
  • Sears Holding Corporation: Front End Developer - 2/5/07 - 2/18/08
  • NeoMedia Technologies: Web Designer / Developer - 7/8/04 - 12/8/06
  • Freelance Web Developer / Entrepreneur - 7/1/02 – present

EDUCATION

  • Morehead State University: Morehead, Kentucky

Bachelors of Business Administration, June 2002

Area of Concentration: Computer Information Systems