Van Carney

(415) 513-0030
carney.van@gmail.com

Mission:

A professional independent contractor with 10 years consulting experience who seeks to obtain development contracts with forward-focused enterprises and start-ups that require robust service architectures and/or rich media solutions.

I will consider full-time employement opportunities only at Senior Architect level and above

Skill Sets:

Development OS:
Mac OS X, Win XP

Server OS:
Unix: FreeBSD NetBSD, OpenBSD
Linux: RedHat, Fedora, Debian

Languages and Markup:
ActionScript 2.0/3.0/4.0, MXML (Flex), PHP 3/4/5, JavaScript, W3C DOM, HTML5/XHTML, XML/XSLT/XPATH, JSON, Java, JSP, ANSI SQL, PL/SQL, Perl 5, bash, CSS,

Libraries:
Zend Framework, DOJO, JQuery, PureMVC, Papervision, Open Source Media Framework

Protocols:
HTTP/HTTPS, AMF, XML-RPC/SOAP, SSH/SCP, SMTP, FTP, TCP/UDP/AF_UNIX


Software:
FlexBuilder/FlashBuilder, Flash CS5, Red5, Firefox Server, Flash Media Server, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Fireworks, DreamWeaver, Eclipse, Perforce


Databases:
Postgres 8.x, MySQL 5.x, Oracle9i/10g, Informix

Principal
Webfreshener.com - San Francisco, CA

• Manage and implement web sites and Internet applications.
• Provide methodologies for Object-Oriented software development and efficient database design.
• Analyze user experience and key aspects of UI design and integration.
• Facilitate asset allocation of physical resources for clients developmental purposes.
• Create graphics, animation and User Interfaces using Flash, PhotoShop and Freehand.
• Supply Unix-based web hosting and database administration for client web sites.

• Implemented Zend Server with a custom Postgres database installation
• Created UI Wireframes and designed HTML5/CSS layout
• Designed a procedural database schema with triggers, rules and views to remove most of the dataset logic from the middle-tier
• Integrated Cloudfusion API for Amazon Product Advertising Service
• Designed and implemented a RESTful JSON API layer
• Developed hybrid AJAX/HTML5 and Flash User Interface leveraging DOJO and Flex3.5

• Created Flex Module application leveraging PureMVC
• Added communication layer between the module and shell application with pureMVC Pipes
• Created a basic content and control system using XML

• Integrated Adobe’s Digital Rights Management service
• Built customized video player using Adobe’s Open Source Media Framework

• Created extensible Module framework utilizing PureMVC
• Facilitated communication between module and application façades with PureMVC pipes utility
• Incorporated UI skinning assets and styles via CSS

• Developed a complete component framework for creating and deploying custom 3D viewing applicaitons in Flex
• Implemented the standard Papervision2.0 framework
• Created aditional support for Cameras, Text and general environment controls through the Collada v1.4 spec
• Project delivery as a Flex Library Project Archive with both AIR and Web based interfaces

• Developed a basic Papverison2.0 setup demostrating current capabilities with Papervision2.0 (lighting, shading and rendering performace)
• Implemented the standard Papervision2.0 framework

• Architected the V2 and V3 Components to be deployed to 3rd parties as reusable SWC files
• Implemented REST Based XML Data Request and API transaction layer
• Project delivery as a Flex Library Project Archive
• Created mxp installation file for use with Adobe Extension Manager installation utility

• Implemented REST Based XML Data Request, API Management and CSS Support
• Built Custom User Interface Components with customizable skins and internationalization support

• Implemented Application Security utilizing Postrgres built in user/group permissions for all users
• Implemented views, stored procedures and access permissions for each database object
• Made use of database schemas for data/access management
• Created an Object Oriented and XML native middleware application in PHP
• Created both XLST and raw XML interfaces with 100% CSS user display

• Flash MX client application
  The client interface utilizes Flash UI Components, XML and XML sockets
  to provide a dynamic interface to the server-side architecture.
• XML Socket server
  The server is a multi-threaded process that provides consistent real-time connectivity to the LANs Postgres database.
• WAN Synching Server
  This server allows for LAN locations to synch their databases with the Remote Master Server via SSH tunnels for secure real-time connectivity and transaction support.
• Barcode Scanner Server
  This server provides persistent database connectivity and logic handling for the external barcode scanner for retail inventory check in and check out as well as functionality for returns or cancellations of orders.
• Postgres Multi-User Database
  Created a secure schemed database utilizing Postgres 7.3. The schemas support multiple user types to control table access, views,
  transactions and permissions.

• Secure Authentication provided via LDAP and Microsoft Active Directory Services.
• XHTML1.0 Strict User Interface driven by Smarty Templates with 100% CSS layout.

• Provided Metrics reporting via Oracle 10i Database Schema and Views.
• Created Perl based Log file parser and archiving scripts to allow log file import and disaster recovery.
• XHTML1.0 Strict User Interface driven by Smarty Templates with 100% CSS layout.

• Streamlined existing PHP code base into object wrappers
• Wrote database synchronization shell scripts in Perl to normalize their web based mySQL
  database with their internal Oracle databases
• Responsible for the creation of their PHP/mySQL-based Internet application software for their VoIP product

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR ANIMATION/ILLUSTRATION

Have independently serviced several clients in several capacities:
graphics design, character animation and design, conceptual art and illustration.

Some of the more notable clients include the following:

CHARACTER DESIGNER
Jet City Studios - Redmond, WA
Performed character conceptualization and design for proposed online product demonstration.

ILLUSTRATOR
Seabell Sportswear - Redmond, WA
Created Pen and Ink Illustrations for screen print

ANIMATOR/BACKGROUND ARTIST
Abudo Software - Bellevue, WA
Created animated sequences, character animation and background art for their CD-ROM game Wu-Tang Combat

CONSULTANT FOR ANIMATION DEVELOPMENT
Atari Games Corporation - Milpitas, CA
Performed hand cleanup of original cel art and color rendering of completed cel art.

SUMMARY:

As a creative web developer, I possess not only technical skills, but great artistic ability as well. This balance is a formidable asset to an online enterprise seeking to create and maintain cost-effective multimedia-based applications, especially in terms of dynamic imaging, animation and audio generation for the Internet. An ideal match would be with an organization that seeks to create streaming media distribution platforms, online gaming and/or business applications requiring media rich interfaces.