Tim Whidden - Web Developer 718-496-6897 • twhid@twhid.com • http://twhid.com 127 Pacific St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 +++ QUALIFICATIONS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ * Senior web developer and UX designer with over a decade of professional experience conceiving, developing and designing online experiences and rich internet applications. * 10-year veteran of the online video industry. * Expert knowledge of current web programming techniques and patterns with an eye on future trends. * Proven leader, creative thinker and problem solver with exceptional technical, programming and design skills. +++ EDUCATION ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1992, BFA, Fine Art, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH +++ TOOLS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ * Programming: expert in JavaScript (esp. jQuery, JSON, AJAX); structural HTML; CSS 2.1, 3; the Document Object Model; experienced with PHP, C#; some SQL & Ruby * Frameworks & CMSs: experienced with ASP.NET 2, 3.5, 4; Ruby on Rails 2, WordPress * Visualization & Visual Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, OmniGraffle * Text Editors/IDEs: Visual Studio 2010, 2008; Eclipse; BBEdit * Database: experienced with MySQL; SQL Server * Source Control: Subversion, Git, Team Foundation Server * Video & Graphics: Final Cut Studio, Motion & After Effects * Extra: Very strong drawing and illustration skills; video production experience +++ RELEVANT EXPERIENCE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ VINDICO Group, Interactive Video Advertising, New York, NY November 2008-present Team Lead, Application Development * Conceiving, overseeing and developing the interactive architecture, programming and visual design of the Vindico 2.0 ad server & ad campaign management software - Includes: gathering requirements from stakeholders, creating detailed specifications; scheduling product versions; managing a team of developers; coordinating between internal teams; and hands-on development - tools used: ASP.NET 4.0 (C#), SQL Server, jQuery & jQuery UI * Developing a turn-key HTML5 video player & ad-serving solution * Leading the API design and hands-on development of JavaScript libraries used in support of ad rendering and serving solutions * Executing detailed wireframes, visual mockups and functional prototypes * Total ownership of all front-end code, i.e. everything that goes “over the wire” * Writing extensive user documentation (both software how-to’s and API documentation) Wavexpress, Inc., Internet TV, New York, NY July 2000-November 2008 Interactive Creative Director * Led the creative development, visual and interactive design of Wavexpress' TVTonic software, used by tens of thousands to watch Internet TV on their Windows PCs * Total responsibility for the visual design, site architecture, development and deployment of TVTonic.com, which provided promotion, distribution, and customer support for the software product (no longer online) * Designed and maintained a consistent visual identity for Wavexpress, Inc. and TVTonic * Working closely with NBC & Microsoft, provided creative vision, strategic planning and hands-on development for the successful launch of NBC Olympics On The Go, which led to millions of ad-supported 2008 Olympics videos being delivered to viewers' PCs * Wrote marketing & promotional copy, user-facing documenation and release notes for TVTonic and partners' video properties theglobe.com, Web Portal, New York, NY March 1999-July 2000 Web Designer * Designed key components of theglobe.com, including promotional landing pages, ad banners and buttons for numerous successful marketing campaigns which greatly increased site membership * Conceived, designed and developed micro-sites which included Flash splash pages, templates and ad banners * Designed mockups which were used to successfully acquire key site sponsorships * Illustrated, animated and co-directed a 30-second commercial spot The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY March 1998-March 1999 Graphic Designer * Worked closely with Art Director to design the newspaper's Special Reports section * Designed charts, tables and diagrams using Illustrator and QuarkXpress * Retouched photographs in Photoshop Modeworks, Inc., Mural & Decorative Painting, New York, NY 1993-1998 Mural Designer and Lead Artist * Designed murals and decorative finishes for clients that included The Limited, The Walt Disney Company and Planet Hollywood * Managed and mentored a team of creative talent in producing large-scale murals * Consistently met tight deadlines and completed projects under-budget +++ SELECTED AWARDS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2010 Commissioned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center to develop an online participatory artwork 2008 Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to create a new web-based artwork & participatory performance 2007 Selected as iCommons Summit Artist-In-Residence 2006 Awarded by jury a $30,000 Creative Capital Foundation Grant in New Media 2005 Awarded by jury a net art commission by Rhizome.org/The New Museum 2004 Yahoo! Pick of the Week for online artwork 1 Year Performance Video Macromedia Site of the Day for online artwork Five Small Videos... 2002 Granted a Whitney Museum of American Art net art commission ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tim Whidden - Web Developer 718-496-6897 • twhid@twhid.com • http://twhid.com 127 Pacific St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++