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The resume of James Gibson

Experience

Technical Guru @ Liquifusion Studios

www.getreservoir.com | www.ifusionconnect.com | March 2009 - Present

Lead all developments efforts including version 2.0 of the Reservoir membership site platform, a complete re-build of the system in Coldfusion on Wheels. Also lead all CRM and automated marketing integrations by creating custom Coldfusion libraries to connect to third party APIs.

Besides web based systems, I was able to lead the development of the iFusion Connect iPhone application. The application connects to the Infusionsoft web-based CRM system to find, call, email and map your contacts.

Core Team Member @ CF Wheels

www.cfwheels.org | September 2009 - Present

As a core team member I helped the CF Wheels team to find and fix bugs within the system. I have created multiple plugins for the framework which have been released on my site and on cfwheels.org. Contributed to new ideas within the framework by donating my time to hacking on the framework.

Lead Web Developer @ Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online

www.disneycruise.com | April 2007 - March 2009

Lead all front end developments for the next generation Disney Cruise Line commerce site. Some notable responsibilities included working closely with the information architecture and visual design teams to conceptualize functionality. I was also able to apply agile methodologies to the estimation and prioritization of features. Other responsibilities included pushing through new development standards regarding our CSS code base, MVC architecture and implementation of functionality within the application.

Technical Manager @ Lightmaker

www.lightmaker.com | March 2005 - March 2007

Lead all developments from a technical perspective for the Orlando office using technologies including Coldfusion, Flash, xHTML, C##. NET, Monorail (Castle Project), Fusebox and SQL Server. My responsibilities included managing six team members, planning and managing all technical aspects of projects, mentoring junior team members and developing award winning web sites and applications.

Projects included building cutting edge, content managed, multi-lingual web based systems. Other projects included full flash applications, business management systems, web based text messaging platforms and commerce applications. Clients included IBM, J.K. Rowling, EA Games, Yamaha, Universal Pictures, Nickelodeon UK, Bacardi Global Brands, T-Mobile and Skeeter Boats.

Web Developer / Consultant @ Liquifusion Studios

www.liquifusion.com | June 2003 - February 2005

Developed and maintained Internet applications, using Coldfusion, xHTML, CSS, javascript and SQL Server. Applications developed included content management systems, full company intranets, commerce applications and invoicing & payment systems. Also consulted clients through the development life cycle.

Skills

Interpersonal

  • Great communication, both written and verbal
  • Team player with proven leadership ability
  • Extensive knowledge in web / Internet technologies
  • Ability to solve problems quickly
  • Client facing abilities in sales and consulting
  • Can explain technology concepts clearly and concisely
  • Ability to deliver best-of-breed Internet solutions

Technical

  • web consulting
  • standards based development with
    • xhtml
    • css table-less layouts
    • graceful degradation & progressive enhancement
    • ajax / javascript interactions
  • server side programming with c## .net and coldfusion
  • flash actionscript 2.0 / 3.0 programming
  • server architecture
  • search engine optimization for websites full flash experiences
  • analytics implementations
  • commerce applications with financial tracking and reconciling

Education

Florida State University

B.S. Management Information Systems | January 2002 - December 2003

Certifications

Certified Coldfusion MX Developer

January 2005

References available upon request.

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Accolades

  • James has been extremely successful in his role as the webdev lead for the DCL Next Gen Commerce project. He has been very proactive in working with the creative team to help guide the creative process to meet the business requirements. James has also been a positive and influential member of the project and is setting the standard for the descipline role on projects.

    Tim H.
    Technology Manager
    The Walt Disney Company

  • We've worked with James on a number of our projects and found him to be invaluable. His xhtml/css knowledge is fantastic, and he is extremely responsive and professional. We have worked with a lot of freelancers and he is definitely a top-tier resource.

    Adam B.
    Managing Partner
    Silverkey Technologies

My Mission

My mission is to help people and companies build successful web products. I do this by helping my clients create the right vision and by executing based on my technology expertise.

What I do

  • Front-end development xhtml / css / javascript / accessibility
  • Web applications ruby / coldfusion / .net / sql
  • Content management blogs / intranets
  • E-commerce shopping carts / online payments
  • Search engine optimization google / yahoo! / bing
  • Technology training

My other existences

You can find me scattered all over the web as the handle liferealized and at the locations below.

Get in touch

Whether it's development services to help you create the right web application or consulting on a specific web technology, I can help. Just drop me a line or give me a shout at +1 407 982 5216.