G. Scott Olson

Current

• Web Developer at LinkedIn
• Designer/Developer at Freelance (Self-employed)

Past

• Senior User Interface Engineer at Orbitz Worldwide
• Web Developer at Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering

Education

• Arizona State University

Recommended

3 people have recommended G. Scott

Connections

113 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• weblog
• portfolio

G. Scott Olson’s Summary

I've been making websites for a long time. And while my profession keeps a roof over my head and a meal on my table, I have many interests outside of web development and user experience design.

I love writing sketches, performing improvisational comedy, and shooting short comedic films. I've spent the last 8 years performing, and I'm pretty good at it.

I love graphic design. I'm self-taught, but I've been pushing pixels around before layers and masks we're standard terms in Photoshop. Give me a design problem and I'll show you a design solution. I'm pretty good at it.

I love No-Limit Texas Hold'em. I could play Hold'em for days on end, only stopping to take a cat nap while the table changes dealers. And I'm pretty good at it. Some people aren't; I am.

But enough about me.

G. Scott Olson’s Specialties:

JavaScript
CSS
Semantic markup (XHTML)
Web standards
Accessibility
Graphic design (Photoshop, Illustrator)
Flash
Video editing

G. Scott Olson’s Experience

• Web Developer

  LinkedIn

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2008 — Present (3 months)

• Designer/Developer

  Freelance (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  June 1999 — Present (9 years 2 months)

• Senior User Interface Engineer

  Orbitz Worldwide

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2005 — March 2008 (3 years 3 months)

  I began my relationship with Orbitz as a contract-to-hire candidate. After the first two months of my contract, Orbitz offered me a full-time position. I was hired as an Engineer 1 for the User Interface Engineering group. My accomplishments include developing the CheapTickets tab header, writing the first DHTML calendar for Orbitz and all secondary brands, and co-developing the search forms for air/hotel/car/package searches.
  
  In early 2006, I was promoted to Engineer 2. I began work on the "new platform" for Orbitz: our international white-label travel site. I wrote a large portion of the JavaScript to support air/hote/car/package searches, including the Ajax functionality. I also completed project work and prototyping to support feature development for Orbitz.
  
  In early 2008, I was promoted to Senior User Interface Engineer. My daily tasks include feature work for Orbitz, as well as offering expertise in the areas of JavaScript, prototyping, and domain architecture.

• Web Developer

  Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)

  June 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 7 months)

G. Scott Olson’s Education

• Arizona State University

  BS, Computer Science, 1999 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  The Farce Side Comedy Hour (cast member: Spring 2000 - Fall 2004, director: Fall 2001 - Spring 2004), Barren Mind Improv (cast member: Spring 2001 - Fall 2004, assistant director (Spring 2003 - Fall 2004), ASU Rowing Club (Fall 2003 - Spring 2004)

Additional Information

G. Scott Olson’s Websites:

• weblog
• portfolio

G. Scott Olson’s Groups:

NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals), LinkedIn

•    Obama for America member
•    Orbitz Alumni Network member
•    Flickr member
•    Web Standards Design + Development member

G. Scott Olson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch