Jonathan Callis
Rua Carmen Miranda, 52, APT 902, Salvador, Brazil
55-71-8763-7625 (Brazilian Cell Phone)
http://www.youtube.com/user/callistek
Nationality: American
Born: December, 1983
OBJECTIVE
Flash Programmer/Game Developer
A position as a Flash game programmer, where my ideas, knowledge and talents will be used to benefit the company.
PROFILE
· 17 years of programming experience. (I began in 1996. Professionally I have 4 years of PHP experience and 6 years of ActionScript 2-3 experience.
· Proficient with Flex 2, Flex 3, Flex 4, ActionScript 2, ActionScript 3, Adobe Flash CS3, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, HTML, HTML5, CSS, Access , MS Word, Excel.
· Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, C#, SQL.
· Experienced in Technical support for hardware/software troubleshooting. Website building and management.
· Past experience with WarCraft 3 scripts. Level building in Counter Strike. Level building in Elder Scrolls: Morrowind, Rewriting console games into Portuguese just for the fun of it (via a serial connector to the console).
EMPLOYMENT
Callis Technologies LTDA. ME. Salvador, Brazil 2011-Present
Founder
· My private company, where we license web apps, and create mobile and online video games. We've launched over 100 games in 2012. We currently hire 5 contractors and depending on the season another 8.
· http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/planet-dress-up (one of the many names we published under)
· http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01csT0uegtI (A very outdated app that is still gaining new licensees in 2012)
Lucrative Gaming LLC, (www.flashgamelicense.com), California 2008-2013
Lead Developer on flashgameart.com
· Hired to create an auto-submit system for flash games on flashgamedistribution.com, within a week I was put as the lead developer behind flashgameart.com. In 2009 I got moved around to work with a friendly company XIG on a project. And later as a programmer in Difference Games LLC a company of Lucrative Gaming LLC. In 2011 I became one of their first full time international commuter employee's. In early 2012 I became the manager of QA at Difference Games LLC in the game publishing department.
Goofy Gamer, (www.goofygamer.com), New York 2008-2009
Lead Developer
· Partnering with a Designer friend, I did all the programming and database organization on this website.
Cartoon Doll Emporium, LLC (www.cartoondollemporium.com), New York 2007-2008
Lead Game Developer
· Hired as a flash game developer, soon I was the go-to guy for issues in ActionScript, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, and sometimes HTML. Gained more experience in MySQL, and Object Oriented PHP. Some of the games I created can be found in www.cartoondollemporium.com/cdeprofile/arcade_index.html and a Scavenger Hunt system I developed at www.cartoondollemporium.com/cdeprofile/myScavengerHunt.html I also did various bug fixes for the website, including several site-breaking bugs.
· Picked up SSH and SVN knowledge while working here.
Self Employed, Web Design / Network Consultant, Salvador, Brazil 2003-2007
Programmer / Hardware, Software troubleshooting / Network analyst for small-medium companies
· Worked as a Self Employed web designer, creating internal systems for medics and websites for non-profit organizations. I created an agenda program for medics, a video demonstrating it can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=01csT0uegtI I also created a CMS system for some clients.
· Picked up Photoshop/CSS skills during this time by slicing up and formatting my designer’s layouts.
Self Employed, “Gamer for Hire” (BuyLoot.com) TN & NC, USA – Salvador, Brazil 2003-2005
Gamer
· Worked as a Self Employed Gamer for Hire, I played the MMO “Star Wars Galaxies”, in which I would corner the virtual economy and sell the virtual money I made. I also exchanged money from one server to another, and sold ‘faction points’ on Ebay. I sold to 25 servers and Made up over 60% of the sales in that area on Ebay.
· Picked up bot making skills for my games, which would play the game while I was studying at college.
EDUCATION
Union University, TN, USA 2002-2004
4 Semesters of Digital Media Design (Art Emphasis)
2 Semesters of Business Management
Courses included 2d Drawing, Painting, and Micro Economy. I chose to stay away from programming, since I have been programming since 1996. And I really wanted to get into 3d Art. I stopped college because of my gaming company was starting to sell more than I could handle in-between classes.
Fluently speak:
- English
- Portuguese
Some experience in:
- Japanese
- German
- Spanish, Romanian, and other Latin languages
I am willing to learn more languages if the need arises.
OTHER INTERESTS
Metamorfose, www.metamorfose.org.br 2007-2009
Voluntary Game Event Coordinator
· In charge of handling video game events for a local non-profit organization whose focus is helping the needy and organize a foreign exchange program with Americans and Brazilians.
Feudal Empires, www.feudalempires.com 2006-Present
Owner / Lead Developer
- My pet project, a MMOG strategy game in Flash, I also built a C# server which the client connects to through a socket connection.