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Justin Hileman

Interests

Interested in web accessibility, semantic web principles, standards compliance, progressive enhancement and natural (organic) search engine optimization.

Interested in interaction design, user experience, effective visual metaphors, and other human usability concerns.

Skills

Specializes in standards-compliant, search engine friendly, cross-browser compatible XHTML, CSS and AJAX based websites and web applications.

Proficient in ActionScript, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP and Python programming languages.

Experienced with most major Web 2.0 / AJAX / JavaScript technologies, including: jQuery, Prototype and Script.aculo.us, and MooTools and MooFx.

Experience

Lead Developer—Portero Luxury, New York NY. Spring 2008-present.

  • Led a team which architected and developed an e-commerce meta-platform, tying a built-to-spec in-house back end into third-party and Open Source e-commerce platforms.
  • Worked extensively with the Magento eCommerce platform.
  • Implemented scaling tactics for Magento, drastically reducing server strain and resulting in several orders of magnitude concurrency improvement.
  • Worked with and contributed to the Zoop Framework.
  • Worked extensively in PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML and CSS.
  • Worked extensively with the jQuery JavaScript library.

Contributor—Zoop Framework for PHP. Summer 2008-present.

  • Primary contributor to the Lunar (development) branch of the Zoop Framework, an Open Source PHP MVC framework.
  • Directed and implemented modernization efforts and code refactoring for upcoming Zoop 2.0 release.

Freelance Web Developer and Designer—Provo UT. 2005-2008.

  • Developed several custom content engines for websites, podcasts, and web applications.
  • Worked extensively in PHP, MySQL, Flash, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML and CSS.
  • Worked extensively with the jQuery, Script.aculo.us and Prototype JavaScript libraries.
  • Worked extensively with Drupal, an open source CMS toolkit.

Web Developer / Programmer—Supernerd LLC, Provo UT. 2005-2007.

  • Projects included several web sites and custom web applications for small businesses.
  • Worked with and contributed to the Zoop Framework.

Lead Developer / Flash Programmer—Supernerd LLC / Real Salt Lake, Provo UT. 2005.

  • Lead developer of a Flash based media guide for a Real Salt Lake, a Major League Soccer team.
  • Implemented XML based real-time data update system.
  • Developed layouts, templates and original graphics.

Education

Undergraduate, Computer Science—Brigham Young University, Provo UT.

High School—Prosser Sr. High School, Prosser WA.

  • Graduated in top 10% of high school class.
  • Named as a National Merit Scholar by the College Board.

Honors

Eagle Scout—Boy Scouts of America, 2000.

National Merit Scholar, 2000.

Service

President—BYU Swing Kids Club, 2007-2008.

Volunteer Representative / Missionary—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2001-2003.