Joe Fusion
Portland, OR
work@joefusion.com

Work Experience

Freelance Programmer and Animator
• Programmed, animated and illustrated Flash content for clients including Planetii, Seventeen.com, Noggin.com and Kraft Kids.

Planetii : Multimedia Developer : 9/2001 to 2/2003
• Designed and built the Flash client for a ground-breaking web application.
• Created prototypes, debuggers and testing utilities.
• Specialized in technologies including ActionScript, XML, MathML, Unicode, multilingual support, and client/server communications.

Agency.com : Technical Consultant : 4/2000 to 5/2001
• Created, expanded and maintained web applications.
• Served as an expert in Macromedia technologies, including Flash, Generator, and Shockwave, on client and internal projects.
• Responsibilities included writing of technical documents; consulting on projects from design through implementation; and interacting with clients, business partners, and technology vendors.

UUNET : Applications Developer III : 10/1999 to 3/2000
• Worked on new and continuing development projects independently and with teams, answering to internal and external customers.
• Responsibilities included specifying, designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining various IT-based systems.

Enlighten : Multimedia Programmer : 2/1999 to 10/1999
• Implemented multimedia content in a variety of formats, including Flash, Director, JavaScript, ASP, HTML, and more.
• Worked with designers, managers and other programmers on diverse projects, from large corporate web sites to multi-lingual CD-ROMs.
• Clients included Zoog Disney, AutoDesk, Kinetix, Xerox, Zyban.com and Ditech.com.

Education

University of Michigan
B.S. in Computer Science, with a GPA of 3.6 out of 4.0 in program. Courses included: Computer Animation, Interactive Animation, Artificial Intelligence, Technical Writing, Software Engineering, Networks, Operating Systems, Programming Theory, Programming Languages, and Probability. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Scores: 700 Verbal, 800 Math, 800 Analytical. (All scores are out of 800.)

Skills

Technical skills include Flash (ActionScript), Perl, PHP, Director (Lingo and Shockwave), XML, MathML, JavaScript, DHTML, C, C++, Python, Mac OS X, OpenBSD and Solaris. Other skills include animation, illustration, technical writing, editing, and creative writing.