Resume
Fou de voyages, admirateur de jolis designs, mac addict, j’adore la découverte, les nouveautés et surtout l’aventure!
As a front-end engineer, content creator, and designer, I have enjoyed wearing different hats since 1998, taking an active role in both professional and personal projects. I am an ardent fan of challenge and I love adventure above all!
In recent years, I have had the opportunity to utilize my web abilities in various settings: global internet companies (Google, Yahoo!), opticians (Thiers Optique), social networks (Skyrock), animation (Marathon Media), mobile telephony (Mediaplazza), and advertising (AgencyNet).
In tandem, I completed a professional bachelorʼs degree in Multimedia at Gobelins where I participated in the conception of Mook-e, an augmented reality project awarded the Quality Seal at Europrix.
Skills
Expertise
- Front-End engerineering
- Code optimization
- Scalable interface
- Internationalization
- SEO
- Quality Assurance
- Accessibility
- Cross-Browser compatibility
- W3C Standards
- Augmented Reality
Web Technologies
- PHP5 OOP
- Flash / AIR / AS3
- ODBC
- XML / XHTML
- HTML5
- CSS2/3
- Javascript/JSON
- XHR
- And more.
Languages
- Advanced SQL
- Python
- D'Fusion (AR)
- Cocoa Touch
- Java
- SmallTalk
- C
- Shell
Professional experiences
Google - San Bruno, US
- Front-end engineer
- Technical Leader
- Web Developer
- Closure
- Spitfire
- Optimization
- Prototyping
- W3C Standards
- Javascript
- UX Design
- Interviewing
- Accessibility
As a front-end technical leader on very high traffic areas of the site (including masthead, homepage, search results, account management, inbox, statics pages), I work actively with the UX Team, Project Managers, Product Managers, Web Developers, and Back-End Engineers in order to launch new features and improve the global user experience on YouTube.
I ensure the availability of the website across our supported browsers (IE6/7/8, Firefox 2/3, Safari and Chrome) and across languages (from Latin languages to Cyrillic). Features are mainly developed by using several core technologies: Spitfire (YouTube’s template language), HTML4/5, CSS2/3, Google Closure (Javascript Framework) and Python. My skills in code optimization and my perfectionism are assets in quickly delivering projects with attention to detail.
In addition, my knowledge of design and flash technologies allows contributions to other areas of the site, including partner pages, complex homepage features, and YouTube Leanback TV-focused experience.
Yahoo! - Sunnyvale, US
- Front-end engineer
- Javascript Engineer
- Prototyping
- W3C Standards
- Accessibility
As an active Software Engineer in the Small Business Team at Yahoo!, I globally improved the quality of their main product, created several prototypes to demonstrate ideas, and collaborated with technical managers, product managers, and quality assurance engineers to develop features for the group’s flagship site building tool.
My work focused on accessibility, usability, scalability, internationalization using advanced Javascript, XHTML and PHP. I also joined several classes to learn more about optimization and their public development frameworks, such as YUI.
AgencyNet - Florida, US
- Php Developer
- Graphic Designer
- Content Creation
- W3C Standards
- Accessibility
- SEO
For this multiple award-winning digital agency located in Florida, I was in charge of developing search engine optimized websites for clients like GreyGoose and Bacardi. Simultaneously, I participated in the creation of AgencyNet’s new portal by creating immersive animations in Flash AS3 and joined the Quality Assurance process to make sure the site was fluidly working under common browsers.
For some in-house projects, I designed several storyboards and graphic elements, including iPhone backgrounds. I also submitted technical articles to the corporate blog: one about advanced CSS techniques and one other about augmented reality.
Mediaplazza - Paris, FR
November 2008 - July 2009 www.mediaplazza.com
- Php developer
- Design
- W3C Standards
- SEO
- Flash Lite
- Trainer
For this mobile content solution firm, I played several key roles in the development of their products. I helped the team responsible of internal tools create a better UI and improve accessibility. I participated in most of the user experience meetings, mocked and prototyped new innovative interfaces.
To bring mobile devices to the next level, I was in charge of developing a FlashLite framework and trained a team of engineers in its use. Under the supervision of the acquisition manager, I implemented the front-end of a full commercial website and several landing pages where our users could buy ringtones, logos, backgrounds, and more.
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
Marathon Media Group is a worldwide French television production company based in Paris that produces shows for all ages: children, teenagers and adults.
As a PHP and Front-End engineer in the Digital Team, I assisted the product manager with outsourced projects. I also developed and maintained modules for new and existing websites using Flash, AS3, PHP, MySQL databases, XHTML and CSS. I also found and resolved a large security issue impacting over a million user accounts.
Skyrock - Paris, FR
August 2007 - August 2008 www.skyrock.com
- Php Developer
- Designer
- W3C Standards
- SEO
Skyrock.com is a social networking site offering its members a free web space where they can create a blog, add a profile, and exchange messages with other registered members.
My main project was the full creation of an application capable of reading chat logs, analyzing the content and publishing rank of users depending on their participation; this included the development of the back-end (PERL, PHP5, Mysql) and front-end (W3C standards).
I also redesigned the chat homepage, created internationalized landing pages to promote signing-up, and developed tools for our moderation teams.
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 and several types of presentation. After having clearly defined their needs and wishes, I developed their first website.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 and promote an interactive community that shared articles, code samples, tutorials, and files for anyone wanting to get into web programming.
The website was developed in PHP4 (Objects) and was storing information into a MYSQL Database. In order to handle the traffic (~1K visitors daily), the queries were cached and serialized.
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 / Paris 8.
- 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