Jeff Foster

Skill Set and Resume

I have a formal education in design and a passion for clean code. If your project needs to look amazing and needs to be on the web, your company intranet, or desktop, I can make it happen. Please review my skill set below or download my resume, and don't hestitate to contact me with questions!

I specialize in:

Flash Design and Development (Actionscript 2 & 3)
Graphic Design
CSS / XHTML
Wordpress Blogs, Themes, and CMS Development
Textpattern CMS
Logo Illustration

I am also familiar with:

Ruby on Rails
PHP
XML
MySQL
Flex Applications and Components
Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
MVC Architecture
API Integration
Social Media Networks and Consulting

I am currently exploring:

iPhone Application Development
Facebook Application Development using Flex and Flash
Building Web Applications Integrated with Highrise, Basecamp, and Backpack
Drupal CMS
Joomla CMS

Current projects include:

DJ site using Flash / AS3 with Papervision3D
Intranet Highrise integration application using Ruby on Rails
Public Japanese translator site using XHTML/CSS and Textpattern
Tech startup blog using XHTML/CSS and Wordpress
Various small Flash optimizations in AS2 for clients

I fluently speak, read, and write:

English (natively)
Spanish (Argentinian)
Portuguese (Brazilian)

Tools I use regularly:

Mac OS X
Flash CS4 for Flash design and development.
Adobe Flash Builder 4 for object-oriented Flash applications and small Flex experiments.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for image manipulation and creation.
Adobe Illustrator CS4 for illustration and mockups.
Adobe Fireworks CS4 for prototyping and image slicing and optimization.
Textmate for PHP, Ruby on Rails, and XHTML/CSS development.
Subversion for file management and versioning.
Basecamp for project collaboration and management.
Freshbooks for estimates and invoicing.