I've been using Adobe Flex for almost 3
years now. Been using Adobe Flash for
about 5 years. Photoshop is an extension
of my hands. I can do anything and do it
fast. I'm moving on to more challenging
projects like improving my Unix Shell
Scripting, Using the X Windows System,
creating an incredible Fvwm desktop and
fvwm2rc config file. Working to
incorporate Adobe Flex and Ruby on
Rails, so I can do both Front End
development and Back end development by
myself. I'm practically a one man
Interactive Web Design and Advertising
Agency.
Where do I stand with Flex and Action
Script 3.0? My abilities are solid with
Adobe Flex Builder and the Adobe FlexSDK
3. I can use mxmlc or java Ant to
compile SWF’s from the command line and
the Flash IDE. I can build SWF’s without
mxml in all Action Script 3 or a
combination of both. I’ve used design
patterns and have build my library of
code including design patterns and OOP
idioms that relate to Action Script 3
and Flex. I’ve explored animation driven
by code and physics formulas, not
tweening as in Flash. I’ve also explored
3D coding as well. I have worked with
video in Flex Builder and just using
Action Script 3.0 to create video
classes using OOP. I use URLLoader to
pass xml content into a SWF as well as
Flex’s HTTPRequest and Web Services. I
prefer to work with Flex and Action
Script 3.0 on a low technical level
because the higher level with Flex
driven components can be expensive in
terms of system resources. It’s much
more efficient to code custom Action
Script classes and bring them into the
application, so that they don’t utilize
unneeded functionality that makes the
component heavy and slow taking up
resources like memory and bandwidth. I
can work with the Free Adobe FlexSDK if
needed. I can use a computer with a Unix
command line and free Unix text editors
like Vi, Vim, or Emacs to compile SWFs
with mxmlc at the command line. This
saves a company from having to purchase
a licensed copy of Adobe Flex Builder. I
do prefer Adobe Flex Builder only for
it’s code completions and the ability to
customize the IDE environment. Some code
if difficult to write locally without
either the Flash IDE or Flex Builder
because Adobe has placed restrictions on
SWF local access capability. This is
circumvented by placing SWFs on a
development server. I have been
programming Action Script 3.0 for two
and a half years. I have programmed
Action Script since 2004. I also have
the ability to code Objective-C for the
Cocoa environment and the IPhone
environment, but I have nowhere near the
familiarity and understanding that I do
with Action Script 3.0 in Flash or Flex.
RESUME
MOP DOG CREATIVE Flex and Action Script
3.0, HTML, CSS, JavaScript Programmer
December 2008
Made changes to live websites during
business hours. Created a Flex
Application used in a business
presentation. Worked as a technical
consultant to the creative director and
members of the technical team.
SCREEN FIVE MEDIA Flex and Action Script
3.0 Programmer April 2008 - August 2008
Flex and Action Script 3.0
programmer. Built a prototype of
a Social Networking site within
two weeks of being contracted to
meet a tight deadline. Was able
to manipulate design and
graphics with Adobe Photoshop
and Illustrator in Flex Builder
3 and code MXML and Action
Script 3.0 to build the demo as
well as program a small Adobe
AIR application that was used at
a large convention representing
the company.
SOLAR VELOCITY Multimedia Specialist
April 2007 - April 2008
Built the XHTML, HTML, XML, Css,
JavaScript, Action Script 2.0
and 3.0, MXML using Adobe
Dreamweaver and Textmate text
editors and the Mac OS X command
line tools like MXMLC and Java
ANT. Used Adobe Flash 8 and CS3
to create website banners and
animations. Help design and
speed up the process of
incorporating JPEG, PNG, and GIF
images into websites with Adobe
Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Used Adobe Indesign to build
business cards, logos, flyers,
and presentations for companies
going to print. Also used a CMS
system and fixed important code
breaks on live websites during
peak hours.
MAD DOG MAIL 2006
Art Director and production
specialist for direct political
mail. Known as the “Machine†or
just “crazy fast†I designed,
spell-checked and proofed, and
helped in production of direct
mail for candidates in the state
of Georgia and the South East.
CREATIVE CIRCUS Art Direction 2004
Learned to implement effective
strategies and concept ideas
that sell products. Took classes
in drawing, photography, design,
and copywriting.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE BA English 1999
Acquired a broad liberal arts
education enabling flexibility
and adaptation to be a major
part of my career strategy.
SKILLS
Web Skills
Adobe Flash, JavaScript, Ajax, CMS
systems, Dreamweaver, Screem, CSS, HTML,
XHTML, XML, SEO, Adobe Flex Builder 3,
Wordpress.
Graphics Skills
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign, Gnu Image Manipulation
Program - GIMP, Freehand Illustration,
Inkscape.
Programmer and a Designer
Joined October 5, 2009
http://www.billslusser.com
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Located in Hephzibah, GA United States
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