Alex Bischoff

• 12660 Hillcrest Rd. No. 7105
• Dallas, TX 75230
• 469-569-7421

Portfolio

http://www.handcoding.com/portfolio/

Objective

Position in web development.

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Professional Profile

• Proven track record in transforming web designers’ static prototypes into hand-coded HTML, specifically emphasizing accuracy and efficiency; adhering to W3C-established web standards; maintaining cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility; and delivering final page templates, including optimized images.
• Consistent application of usability metrics through hand-coded HTML, CSS, JavaScript, image slicing, and optimization.
• Adept at troubleshooting and problem-solving; skilled at developing web solutions that exceed client expectations.

Skills

• Languages

  • XHTML / HTML
  • DOM Scripting
  • CSS
  • JavaScript / ECMAScript
  • Section 508 / WAI / WCAG

• Applications

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Fireworks
  • Subversion / CVS
  • TextMate
  • Bugzilla

• Operating Systems

  • Mac OSX
  • UNIX
  • Windows Vista/XP/2000

Experience

• Senior Front-end Developer, EMC, Inc (formerly Geniant, Inc.), Dallas, TX, March 2006 to Present

  • Developed a DOM Scripting-based print-preview system allowing users to see a page’s “print” version without requiring a page-reload.
  • Constructed a payments-table implementation featuring real-time calculations and tallying as users edit and delete payment amounts.
  • Created a table-sorting library through JavaScript with sorting support for many data types including a variety of human-readable date formats.

• Senior Front-end Specialist, RD2, Inc, Dallas, TX, January 2004 to March 2006

  • Implemented dynamic on-the-fly DOM-based text resizing controls for enhanced readability.
  • Constructed image-based JavaScript-free rollovers through CSS alone.
  • Engineered cross-browser compatible browser-resizable tab-based navigation.

• Senior HTML Developer, Mercer HR Consulting, Dallas, TX, October 2003 to December 2003

  • Produced JavaScript to automatically disable selected links until a given activation date.
  • Developed DOM-based interactive directory structure diagram with dynamically expandable directory trees.
  • Recreated exiting table-intensive layouts into aesthetically indistinguishable and Section 508-compliant CSS-based layouts.

• Senior HTML Programmer, Rapp Collins, Inc, Irving, TX, April 2003 to October 2003

  • Assisted coworkers in leveraging table-based experience toward CSS-based layouts.
  • Customized client-side form validation to allow drop-in implementation.
  • Constructed CSS-based layouts while maintaining accessibility for users with disabilities.

• Senior Web Engineer, Hybrid, Inc, Dallas, TX, October 2002 to December 2002

  • Reengineered image-based rollovers into visually indistinguishable CSS-based rollovers.
  • Reconstituted a full-page layout into a frames-based layout to ease client’s maintenance.
  • Ensured content accessibility in deprecated browsers through CSS selective-hiding techniques.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, May 2000; Major GPA: 3.30