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Isaac Z. Schlueter

Web Developer, Front-end Engineer, Browser UI Builder


865 Pomeroy Ave #207A
Santa Clara, CA 95051
408 212 0124
http://foohack.com/

Current Resume (text version)

Price

$400,000

(It's not negotiable.)

This is not a joke.

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. I know that some executive just quit, and clearly, I don't care even a little.

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, blah blah blah.

I have actually heard it already, that line of yours. Probably very recently. So don't bother.

Please don't "reach out to me directly" unless you can actually afford me; it is demeaning and absurd to think that the sound of your voice would somehow change my opinion on this matter.

I have tried so very hard to put this in the strongest possible language, but some people just never get it.

If you have a new or exciting web application, and you'd like my feedback on it, feel free to contact me. If I feel like it, and have the time, I'll play with your beta and let you know what I think.

If you want more than my hobby time, I do product consultation on an ad hoc basis at $300 per hour.

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Skills

Very Extremely Competent
  • 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
Lots of 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
Some Experience
  • XUL
  • Git
  • 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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Full Time

  • Yahoo! Inc. — YAP (Yahoo Application Platform)

    Sunnyvale CA

    Lead Web Developer/Front-End Engineer

    March 2008 2008-03-15 - Present

    http://apps.yahoo.com

    • Front-end architect/technical lead on YAP, Yahoo!'s part in the OpenSocial initiative (see: intent agreement).
    • Deeply involved in keeping many moving parts all moving together properly.
    • Solving technical issues and helping to ensure that Yahoo!'s offering in this space meets the needs of many different types of developers.
    • 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

    • Made others more productive by building 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 and prevent gaming.
    • Rapid iterative development responsive to user research and industry changes.
    • Led front end development among a team of 6 webdevs.

  • 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

    • 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 worked on 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
    • Kicked ass with 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.
    • Incredibly boring job that helped pay for an otherwise very interesting education.

  • 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
    • Even more boring than the other SCSU job, but I got to play a lot of chess and do homework while getting a paycheck.
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Distractions

  • 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

    • Mostly dead blog, kept alive for historical purposes.
    • 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

  • Other Bits

    • I am a whiz with devil sticks.
    • I played the viola for 7 years. I can play the guitar, albeit fairly badly.
    • I use Twitter more often than my phone.
    • I use my real name online.
    • If not for the money, I might have gone into Linguistics or Philosophy instead of computers.
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School

  • 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

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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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.