# Isaac Z. Schlueter ## Web Developer, Front-end Engineer, Browser UI Builder resume@foohack.com 250 W El Camino Real #2202 Sunnyvale, CA 94087 408 212 0124 http://foohack.com/resume/ http://foohack.com/resume.txt ## Objective **I am not leaving Yahoo! for less than $400,000 per year. Seriously.** I truly love working at Yahoo!, and believe that my position here offers the best avenue to further my career. I was not laid off. I have no plans to leave. I am not worried about mergers or buy-outs. This probably won't change until *at least* 2009. Unless you're prepared to make an offer for a salary position around the $400,000/year mark, I'm really not even a little bit interested. Yes, yes, you've recently gotten a million gillion dollars in venture capital, and you were founded by 2 brain surgeon rocket scientist Stanford PhD grads who invented a perpetual motion machine and are going to revolutionize everything, blah blah blah. If the offer is less than $400,000 per year, I'm staying at Yahoo. That's my price, and it's not negotiable at this time. No, really. $400k. I'm serious. Please don't call me unless you are, too. ## Development Philosophy I have a deep and powerful need create quality software for the web, and I don't let anything stand in the way of that. I believe that making the Internet better makes the world a better place, so developers that rock are a bit like superheroes. ## Skills **Expert proficiency** Semantic HTML/XHTML, XML, CSS, Javascript, JSON, AJAX, Object-oriented Javascript, Cross Browser Development/Browser Quirks, Object Oriented Design, Troubleshooting, Perceived/Actual Page Load Time Optimization, Regular Expressions, YUI Library, Bash Scripting Language, Accessibility **Extensive experience** PHP 4, PHP 5, including Object Oriented Programming in PHP, Apache, FreeBSD, Macintosh OS X, Darwin, CVS, SVN, Service Oriented Architecture, Agile Scrum, Adobe Photoshop **Moderate experience** XUL, MySQL, Windows 95-XP, IIS, ASP, Visual Basic 6, Microsoft SQL, Macromedia (Adobe) Flash, Actionscript 2, Flex/AS3, Localization/Internationalization, Perl, Java, C/C++, Awk, VB.NET ## Professional Experience * ### Yahoo! Inc. --- Classified Sunnyvale CA #### Web Developer/Front-End Engineer ##### March 2008 - Present * New high priority project at Yahoo. * Not publicly available. * We're looking for creative javascript and php experts with a hacker bent, and have open reqs in other engineering areas as well. Talk to me if you want to change the web. * ### Yahoo! Inc. --- Buzz Sunnyvale CA #### Lead Web Developer/Front-End Engineer ##### July 2007 - March 2008 http://buzz.yahoo.com * Designed and implemented build process to allow low-friction development as well as a deployment that carefully follows Yahoo!'s Exceptional Performance Guidelines. http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html * Nearly 100% feature support in both javascript and non-javascript cases. * Wrote badge code to insert vote button on many third-party news sites in a secure manner. * Rapid iterative development responsive to user research and industry changes. * Led front end development among a team of 6 front end coders. * ### Yahoo! Inc. --- Yahoo! Entertainment Module Team Santa Monica CA, Sunnyvale CA #### Technical Yahoo (Web Developer/Front-End Engineer) ##### April 2007 - July 2007 http://pirates.yahoo.com, http://harrypotter.yahoo.com, http://gta.yahoo.com, http://starwars.yahoo.com Note: Sites have since been redesigned or removed * Built reusable modular framework to support several Yahoo! Entertainment web sites. * Recruited by engineering management due to excellent performance on Games team. * Saw, made, and learned from several catastrophic mistakes in execution, architecture, and project management. Have managed to not repeat most of them since. * ### Yahoo! Inc. --- Yahoo! Games Santa Monica CA #### Technical Yahoo Intermediate (Web Developer/Front-End Engineer) ##### January 2006 - March 2007 http://games.yahoo.com * Served as web developer on fast-paced development team * Built DHTML widgets and modules which were subsequently used throughout the Yahoo! Media properties * Wrote CSS, Javascript, and HTML for several redesigns * Provided mentorship and guidance for other web developers in Santa Monica and throughout the company * Also assisted with http://food.yahoo.com * ### Data Strategies, Inc. San Diego CA, Poway CA #### Knowledge Manager ##### October 2004 - December 2005 http://elligence.net, http://elligence.net/ellipedia Note: Site has since been redesigned * Responsible for nearly all internet-related company activities * Implemented systems to smooth out "problem areas" of the Data Strategies knowledge flow, including web-based help system, ellipedia. * Technical writing: system requirements and setup documentation, tutorials, troubleshooters, and general help file content * ### Data Strategies, Inc. San Diego CA #### Senior Technical Support Representative ##### December 2002 - October 2004 * Provided technical support to CompuMedic and elligence clients * Handled ongoing/emergency problems requiring advanced troubleshooting in business-critical situations * Gathered client needs and delivered custom solutions * Product development using Visual Basic, HTML, CSS, and SQL * ### Southern Connecticut State University New Haven CT #### University Assistant, Faculty Support ##### August 1999 - June 2002 * Hardware/Software installation and troubleshooting for Academic Faculty * Demonstrated great ability to set goals, working alone or with teammates * ### Southern Connecticut State University New Haven CT #### University Assistant, Lab Assistant ##### August 1998 - August 1999 * Assisted students in University Computer Labs * Was responsible for maintenance and security of computer labs ## Hobbies and Side Projects * ### Foo Hack #### Blog about programming and web development ##### 2007 - Present http://foohack.com * Discussion of life in the web development world. * Personal testing ground for experimentation and sharing web development information with the internet community * ### Schlueterica #### Personal Website and Blog ##### 2002 - Present http://isaacschlueter.com * Personal web log with topics ranging from current events to programming tips * Tableless layout, using valid HTML and CSS * ### Web Reports #### Independent Project for Lien on Me, Inc. ##### 2004 - 2005 http://lomwc.com/value/ * Created system that allows the client's customers to securely access their data online * Data can be uploaded in either TXT or ZIP format, and imported into a MySQL database * Designed application to meet business needs, wrote all the code, and managing installation. * ### b2evolution #### b2evolution Blog Platform: Support, Hacks, and Testing ##### 2003 - 2005 http://b2evolution.net * Provided help on the support forums * Created several "skins" for the application * Helped to make sure that b2evolution worked in all target environments ## Education * ### Southern Connecticut State University #### Bachelor of Science, Liberal Studies: Computer Science/Physics/Math ##### 1997 - 2002 * The most important thing that I learned in school was how to learn new topics quickly. * My thirst for intellectual stimulation drove me to get the most out of my time in college. ## Awards Received **COMAP Math Contest in Modeling** Part of SCSU team which earned an Honorable Mention http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/contests/2001/results/2001Results.pdf **National Science Olympiad** Best in Class: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 ## Other Bits * I can juggle. * I played the viola for 7 years. I can play the guitar, albeit fairly badly. * I haven't had cable for months, and rarely miss it. * If not for the money, I might have gone into Linguistics or Philosophy instead of computers. ## References Available upon request.