Scott Schlegel

Current

• Lead Web Developer at LinkedIn

Past

• Designer / Developer / Consultant at Ralph Henry
• Web Developer at Pericom
• Web Hosting Support Engineer at Yahoo

• Web Designer at Adobe Systems

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Education

• Cogswell Polytechnical College
• West Valley College

Recommended

10 people have recommended Scott

Connections

348 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• www.ralphhenry.net

Scott Schlegel’s Summary

Internet professional. I have done work for dilapidated tech companies, non-profits, start-ups and fortune 500 companies. I am incredibly familiar with large production pipe lines, agile development, client management and solo gigs.

Scott Schlegel’s Specialties:

Web design, web development, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, DOM Scripting, unobtrusive javascript, progressive enhancement (and graceful degradation), YUI, Prototype, JQuery, DWR, web standards, semantic markup, search engine optimization (SEO). Experience scaling front-end code bases, international / localization (i18n) and increasing front-end performance.

Foundations of jsp, ruby, php, cfm, and sql (postgres, sqlite and mysql). Strong knowledge of browsers strengths and weaknesses. Bad speller.

Scott Schlegel’s Experience

• Lead Web Developer

  LinkedIn

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  I am the second web developer at LinkedIn. Features I have built have driven significant company growth, revenue and engagement.
  
  I am the lead developer for the Content and Community team. We maintain all thing related to member communications, address book, groups, answers, and good chunk of the home page. Although I started out doing html+css, I spend most of my time writing javascript.

• Designer / Developer / Consultant

  Ralph Henry

  (Internet industry)

  January 2000 — August 2008 (8 years 8 months)

  Coding (front-end) samples:
  • http://mindandbodyfitness.net/
  • http://realtravel.com (select pages)
  • http://indiefashionhouse.com/
  
  Coding & Design samples:
  • http://rubiconlaw.com/
  • http://learn2wakeboard.com
  • http://tensoft.com
  • http://pro-seeker.com
  • http://n-ablegroup.com/

• Web Developer

  Pericom

  (Public Company; PSEM; Semiconductors industry)

  March 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 11 months)

  • Trippled site traffic through SEO and email marketing
  • Wrote all client-side source code for pericom.com for compliance and accessibility.
  • Wrote and drove product road maps for all company web initiatives.
  • Successfully completed three major site upgrades(6 month cycles) including content, layout, functionality, flow, navigation, and back-end design.

• Web Hosting Support Engineer

  Yahoo

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

  August 2001 — March 2002 (8 months)

  • Second and third tier technical support for Yahoo!'s web hosting property

• Web Designer

  Adobe Systems

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

  June 2000 — May 2001 (1 year )

  • Responsible for HR-related web projects and initatives.
  • Collaborated with programmers, content writers and stake holders to improve site content, usability, and overall value of the Human Resource web presence.
  • Gave formal customer presentations on proposed and finished design projects to large and small audiences.

Scott Schlegel’s Education

• Cogswell Polytechnical College

  BA , Graphic Design for the Web , 2000 — 2002

• West Valley College

  AA , Liberal Arts , 1998 — 2000

Additional Information

Scott Schlegel’s Websites:

• www.ralphhenry.net

Scott Schlegel’s Interests:

triathlons, soccer, water polo, skateboarding, guitar.

Scott Schlegel’s Groups:

Woodland park ward, Sunnyvale Ward

•    Web Standards Design + Development

Scott Schlegel’s Honors:

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Volunteer youth leader
Volunteer missionary in South Korea
Bilingual, Korean