Resume
Fou de voyages, admirateur de jolis designs, mac addict, j’adore la découverte, les nouveautés et surtout l’aventure!
Front-end / php developer, content creator and designer, I have enjoyed wearing different hats since 1998, taking an active role in my projects, professional as well as personal.
These past few years, I have had the opportunity to utilize my web abilities in various settings: Global company (Yahoo!), Opticians (Thiers Optique), Social Networks (Skyrock), Animation (Marathon Media), Mobile Telephony (Mediaplazza), and Advertising (AgencyNet).
In tandem, I have completed a professional bachelor’s degree in Multimedia at Gobelins where I participated in the conception of Mook-e, an augmented reality project awarded the Quality Seal at Europrix. I am an ardent fan of challenges and I love adventure above all!
Skills
Expertise
- Front-End Developments
- Object Oriented Programming
- Scalable Applications
- Content Creation
- SEO
- Accessibility
- Quality Assurance
Technical
- Design Patterns
- W3C standards
- LAMP Architecture
- Web services
- Frameworks
- OOP
- HCI
Web Technologies
- PHP5 Object
- Flash / AIR / AS3
- ODBC
- XHTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- DOM
- DHTML
- AJAX
- XML
- And more.
Languages
- Advanced SQL
- D'Fusion (AR)
- Cocoa Touch
- Java
- SmallTalk
- C
Softwares
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- textMate
- Microsoft Office
- iWork
- Outlook Exchange
Frameworks
- Jquery
- Cocoa
- And more.
Operating Systems
- Mac Os X
- Linux
- Windows
Professional experiences
Yahoo! - Sunnyvale, US
- Front-end engineer
- Javascript Developer
- Prototyping
- W3C Standards
- Accessibility
As a front-end engineer for Small Business, I created prototypes and collaborated on feature development for the group's flagship site building tool. Designs focused on usability, scalability and security, using Javascript, CSS and XHTML solutions.
AgencyNet - Florida, US
- Php Developer
- Graphic Designer
- Content Creation
- W3C Standards
- Accessibility
- SEO
For this multiple award-winning agency, I design and create web applications
for various agency clients such as Bacardi and Grey Goose.
My numerous skills are used on a daily basis to meet the requirements of different
projects. Simultaneously, I submit articles to the agency’s blog,
anidea.com.
MOOK-E - Paris, FR
January 2009 - July 2009 Website Portfolio
- Conception
- D'Fusion Programming (AR)
- Content Creation
- Story Board
- Flash
- Design Creation
Augmented reality project created during my studies at Gobelins in the context of a specialized training program designed for our group. I participated in creating the storyboard, writing the scope statement, launching a publicity campaign and I programmed the final application with the support of Total Immersion.
Awards
- Europrix Quality Seal
- Best project Gobelins CDNL 2009
Mediaplazza - Paris, FR
November 2008 - July 2009 www.mediaplazza.com
- Php developer
- Design
- W3C Standards
- SEO
- Flash Lite
- Trainer
For this mobile content development firm, I played several key roles in the development of their products. I created graphic layouts for clients, produced shtml/css integration documents, wrote programs in php, and actively participated in meetings on user-accessibility.I also developed a Flash Lite tool that I trained 10 employees to use.
Recommendations
Carolina Borges, Web Acquisition Manager: « As a Web Acquisition Manager, I've had the chance of working with Michael on several projects. Undoubtedly tech savvy, what stroke the most about Michael was his curiosity and broad understanding of all Web-related fields. Always willing to accept new challenges, his contribution as a web developer was highly enriched by his insights in design, ergonomics and adequacy to e-marketing strategies. Creative, proactive and highly skilled in his different fields of competences, Michael has a high potential and I have no hesitation in affirming he will be a valuable asset to each company he will be working with in his promising future career. »
Anne Bihouée, Team Project Manager (translated): « Michael worked for 6 months as web developer in my team at Mediaplazza. His integration into the technical team took place in a natural way. He knew how to listen and collaborate while putting forward creative ideas. Very quickly, he started participating in meetings to analyze the requests of our internal clients. This enabled him to develop his interpersonal skills. Michael is a young man full of life and dynamism who invests passionately in his work." »
Marathon Media - Paris, FR
September 2008 - November 2008 www.marathon.fr
- Assistant Artistic Director
- SEO
- Quality Assurance
- Php / standards developer
- Graphic designer
For this film animation company, my work in the heart of the technical team
often consisted of advising the head of external projects on the
Quality Assurance and SEO of websites created by web agencies.
In addition, I was responsible for creating graphic elements for numerous
sites as well as goodies (games in Flash, screensavers), working closely
with clients and other team members.
Skyrock - Paris, FR
August 2007 - August 2008 www.skyrock.com
- Php Developer
- Designer
- W3C Standards
- SEO
The most frequently viewed French website, with 200 million monthly visits. My role consisted of adding functions, creating tools to facilitate website administration, and conceiving new categories/sections.
Extensifs - Caen, FR
2007 - 2008
- Project Manager
- Php Developer
- Visual Identity
For 10 years, the IUT of Caen (Institute of Technology, University of Caen, France) had been wanting to hold a day-long open house. I was assigned responsibility for coordinating web information, including the design and development of the event website. Assisted by 4 editors, including Florent Pouliquen, we covered this event with two sites: an informational one and a summary report.
Thiers Optique - Le Havre, FR
2005 Portfolio
- Php Developer
- Design
- Standards W3C
- SEO
- Accessibility
- Visual Identity
Thiers Optique, an optician shop in Le Havre, wanted a website with a clean, sober interface to clearly put forth the store image: « Aller à l’essentiel » ("Getting Down to Basics"). For this project, I provided consulting, proposing several different solutions, several types of presentation. After having clearly defined their needs and wishes, I developed their first website.
Personal Projects
Silent Strength
2004 - Today www.silent-strength.com Portfolio
- Content Creation
- Developer
- Designer
- Visual Identity
- SEO
For more than 5 years, I have been maintaining Silent Strength. This site provides me a personal space in which I express my thoughts as well as my discoveries. It operates within a php framework that I developed in 2005 and deployed in July 2008. Whenever the desire strikes me, I like taking time to update its design.
Macboy
April 2009 - Today www.macboy.fr Portfolio
- Community Manager
- Content Creation
- Developer
- Designer
Wearing the cap of Community Manager and Editor, I created this little Mac community dedicated to sharing information and personal experiences. Simultaneously, I created its visual identity which was ported into a Wordpress environment.
The goal was the creation of an online art gallery collecting digital designs
and graphic creations having a common style. Several editors, including Maurice
Svay, joined this effort.
In 2007, this community was closed due to the proliferation of "Mashup" sites.
The objective of Projet-City was to create an active community that shared
articles, source code, tutorials, and files for anyone wanting to get into
web programming.
I created the website, wrote the articles, news items, scripts, applications
and product comparison documents.
Roller Coaster Tycoon
1998
- Webmaster
- Content Creation
- Developer
- Designer
Like Tomb Raider Online, Roller Coaster Tycoon is a site with tips for playing a game with the same name. It had the primary goal of offering downloads of several levels of roller coasters and pointers on overcoming challenges.
Tomb Raider Online
1998
- Webmaster
- Content Creation
- Developer
- Designer
My very first website: a mutual aid site for advancing in the game Tomb Raider 2. Composed of detailed explanations and screen shots, its goal was to provide all the codes, tips and other information related to the game.
Additional Information
Diplomas
- 2009: Professional Bachelor in Multimedia (CDNL), Les Gobelins
- 2008: TOEIC exam (score: 820; listening: 405; reading: 415)
- 2008: DUT Informatique, apprenticeship track, University of Orsay
- 2006: French Scientific Baccalauréat, Mathematics option (Lycée St. Joseph)
Travels
- July 2009 - Now: Florida, US
- June - August 2007: California, US
- March 2005: Florence, Italy
- June 2001: England
Interests
- Art
- Design
- Photography
- Books
- Internet
- Films
- Japanese Gastronomy
- Foreign cultures
Languages
- Français : native speaker and writer
- English : fluent speaker and writer