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Isaac Z. Schlueter

Web Developer, Front-end Engineer, Browser UI Builder


250 W El Camino Real #2202
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408 212 0124

Current Resume (text version)

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.

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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.

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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
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Professional Experience

  • Yahoo! Inc. — Classified

    Sunnyvale CA

    Web Developer/Front-End Engineer

    March 2008 2008-03-15 - Present
    • New "big bet" project at Yahoo.
    • Closely related to Yahoo!'s OpenSocial involvement.
    • Full details 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 2007-07-15 - March 2008 2008-03-15

    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.
    • 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 2007-04-01 - July 2007 2007-07-15

    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 2006-01-01 - March 2007 2007-03-31

    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 2004-10-15 - December 2005 2005-12-31

    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 2002-12-01 - October 2004 2004-10-15
    • 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 1999-08-01 - June 2002 2002-06-30
    • 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 1998-08-01 - August 1999 1999-08-31
    • Assisted students in University Computer Labs
    • Was responsible for maintenance and security of computer labs
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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
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Education

  • Southern Connecticut State University

    Bachelor of Science, Liberal Studies: Computer Science/Physics/Math

    1997 1997-08-01 - 2002 2002-06-01
    • 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.
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Awards Received

COMAP Math Contest in Modeling

Part of SCSU team which earned an Honorable Mention

National Science Olympiad

Best in Class: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

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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.

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Some YUI Library components used according to the terms of BSD license.

All other XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript for this offline-friendly page by Isaac Z. Schlueter, coded in a text editor.