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WHO I AM
Hi.
I’m Scott. That’s me over on the right. I ride bicycles, play video games, lead teams building world class technology projects, and like dogs. Not always in that order.
WHAT I DO
I make technology do what most people would say is impossible, whether that be a website, application, widget, microsite, or mobile phone. Once my team and I have decided on a direction, I like to take all of the tools at our disposal (whether this be Javascript or Photoshop), tell those tools to do what we've already decided needs to be done, and watch the sparks fly. Too often I see this process done in the exact opposite way, where someone lets their tools determine their output. I prefer to stretch the boundaries of what can be possible and then stretch my tools (be they JavaScript, PHP, Excel, or the person in the desk next to me) to achieve the goal we've already set.
WHAT I USE
There are a few technologies that I focus on. They are, in no particular order:
- XHTML/CSS/JavaScript/Ajax
- Adobe AIR
- JavaScript Library Frameworks (Prototype/Scriptaculous, Mootools, jQuery, YUI, etc.)
- PHP
- MySQL
I’m also pretty handy with some major-market software packages: Adobe CS4, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X for instance.
Lately I’ve been quite taken with emerging and social media platforms. The Twitter API fascinates me, as does the iPhone.
WHERE I USE THEM
Right now I’m employed as a Project Engineer at RIOT Amsterdam, a humble little shop that works for one single client. In the last couple of years, however, I’ve had the opportunity to work as a Technical Lead and Senior Developer for a pretty impressive client list at Critical Mass, even getting to spend a little time on airplanes while traveling to meet some of them.
In the last 8 years, I've also taught various web-related classes at NAIT in Edmonton, been a Senior Web Developer/Team Lead at another agency in Calgary, a Communications Director at a large Seattle Presbyterian church, and a media/web designer for The Brick, one of Canada's largest home furnishings/appliance/electronics retailers.