T. Michael Keesey
Technical Consultant and Developer — Rich Applications
| P.O. Box 292304 | • | Los Angeles, CA 90029 | • | keesey@gmail.com |
EXPERTISE
Engineering and developing rich interactive applications, particularly projects involving frameworks, dynamic animation, complex behaviors, data modeling and visualization, and/or new technologies.
SKILL SET
| Core Development Technologies | ActionScript, ASDoc, CSS, e4x, Eclipse, Flash Builder, Flash CS, Flex, FlexUnit, Photoshop CS, PHP, Regular Expressions, SQL, Subversion, XML (MathML, MXML, RSS, Schema, SVG, XHTML, XLink, XPath, XSLT, etc.) |
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| Additional Technologies | AIR, Blaze DS, ECMAScript (JavaScript, etc.), Flare, Hibernate, Java, Mantis, Papervision3D, UNIX |
| Some Experience | 3ds Max, ASP, C++, Perl, VBScript |
| Database Systems | PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL |
| Additional Skills | Animation, Education, Illustration, Project Management, Technical Writing |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Freelance Developer/Consultant | 2001 – present (non-continuously) |
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| Los Angeles County, CA |
- Develop websites and other interactive media.
- Act as technical lead, interfacing with clients and other team members.
- Architect project structure and document functional and technical specifications.
- Explore and recommend technologies and methodologies.
| Director of Technology | 2006 – 2008 |
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| Exopolis, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA |
- Reorganized development workflow, implementing code frameworks, version control, QA, and documentation processes.
- Oversaw hiring of employees, part-time and full-time.
- Acted as technical lead, developer, and information architect.
- Evaluated technologies and methodologies.
| Paleo Technician | 2004 |
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| Wyoming Dinosaur Center | Thermopolis, WY |
- Led customers on fossil digs and museum and site tours.
- Worked on museum exhibits, including display design.
- Engaged in fossil preparation and molding/casting.
| Technical Director | 2001 – 2003 |
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| Media Revolution, Inc. | Santa Monica & Culver City, CA |
| Senior Flash Developer | 2000 – 2001 |
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| Distant Corners Entertainment Group | Los Angeles, CA |
| Artist | 1999 – 2000 |
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| Vir2l Studios/ZeniMax Media, Inc. | Rockville, MD & Culver City, CA |
| Animation Captain/Programming Counselor | 1995 – 1998 |
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| TIC Computer Camp | Washington, DC |
RECENT PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
| Report Launch | Flex Application |
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| McManus Software & Consulting, Inc. | |
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Created a Flex-based interface, incorporating DHTML, for a Crystal Reports-based back end, engineering XML formats for communication. Technologies Used.—ActionScript, CSS, e4x, Eclipse, Flash CS, Flex, Flex Builder, FlexUnit, JavaScript (DHTML), MXML, Subversion, XML |
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| Sony Altus: Configure | Flash Website |
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| Hello Design, LLC | |
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Built the Configure section of this product website, working on a tight deadline. Technologies Used.—ActionScript, e4x, Flash Builder, Flash CS, FlexUnit, Gaia Flash Framework, Subversion, XML |
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| The Army Experience: Career Navigator | Flash Website/Kiosk Application |
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| Ignited Minds, Inc. | |
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Completed a 3D configurator application for a U.S. Army project, as well as working on the main website. One special challenge of this project was that it had to be developed simultaneously as a web application and a kiosk application. (NOTE: Current online version has been substantially revised since I worked on it.) Technologies Used.—ActionScript, CSS, e4x, Eclipse, Flash CS, Flex Builder, JavaScript (DHTML), Mantis, Papervision3D, Subversion, XML |
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| Exobotics | Flash/Flex Web Application |
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| Exopolis, Inc. | |
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Oversaw and worked on numerous projects as Director of Technology at Exopolis — a personal favorite being the Exobotics holiday card. This project came together in a short few weeks from conception to launch. Technologies Used.—ActionScript, CSS, e4x, Eclipse, Flash CS, Flex, Flex Builder, MXML, Subversion, XML |
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CURRENT OPEN-SOURCE PROJECTS
| A Three-Pound Monkey Brain | ActionScript 3.0 Library |
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This is a collection of general-purpose ActionScript code, which I have used and re-used on many projects. Among other things, it includes packages for text processing, collections (sets, lists, etc.), MathML-Content, and custom metadata. Technologies Used.—ActionScript, ASDoc, e4x, Eclipse, Flash Builder, Flex, FlexUnit, MathML, Regular Expressions, Subversion |
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| Names On Nodes | Mathematical Methodology/Rich Internet Application |
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This is a project with the goal of automating biological nomenclature. This involves two core aspects:
Although the project is still not fully realized, there are definitional documents (MathML, entities), an open-source repository, preview applications (Nexus Viewer, Text Tree Maker), and a published paper outlining the methodology (, 2007). Technologies Used.—ActionScript, ASDoc, Blaze DS, CSS, e4x, Eclipse, Flash Builder, Flare, Flex, FlexUnit, Hibernate, Java, JavaScript, JBoss, MathML, MXML, nexml, Nexus, PostgreSQL, Regular Expressions, Schema, Subversion, XHTML, XML, URI |
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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
ORGANIZATIONS
International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature.—Member of the Registration Committee and the Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature
EDUCATION
| University of Maryland Baltimore County | Graduated Cum Laude 1999 |
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| Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, emphasis in Imaging and Digital Art | |
OTHER WEBSITES
- Names on Nodes (website in progress)
- A Three-Pound Monkey Brain (blog)
- Dragabok (sketch blog)
- Art (Flickr collection)
- Parry & Carney (online comic strip)
- March of Man (website in progress)
Further work samples and references are available upon request.
| T. Michael Keesey | • | P.O. Box 292304 Los Angeles, CA, USA 90029 | • | keesey@gmail.com |
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