Senior Software Engineer at PublicEarth and Janitor at Jetrecord
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Senior Software Engineer at PublicEarth
- Janitor at Jetrecord
- Past
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- Web Developer at Wall Street On Demand
- Education Technology Specialist at University of Washington
- Web Designer/Developer at Loveoirs (Self-employed)
- Editorial Assistant at Schlumberger
- Education
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- University of Colorado
- Texas A&M University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Harry Love’s Summary
I am a big picture problem solver with a focus on simplicity, efficiency, automation, and Getting Real (see http://gettingreal.37signals.com/). I like working with ideas, visions, grand schemes, possibilities, and what-ifs.
I love working with creative, passionate, funny, smart people on projects that add value to the world. I especially appreciate projects that change the way people think. If I can make them laugh or cry at the same time, even better. Switching those last two statements also works for me.
I love working with small teams, especially in a startup atmosphere. I'm an idealist. Nothing is impossible and the best idea should always win. On the Meyers-Briggs scale I'm an INTJ, if that helps, which can best be summed up like this: "Reality is the pawn of ideas."
What I love most about a project is seeing people interact with the finished product and hearing them say "Wow!"
I enjoy creating and working with these things (in no particular order): web sites and applications, music and music composition, film and screenplays, writing, games, interactive play, and pranks.
Harry Love’s Specialties:
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Git, WordPress, screencasting, usability, user-centered design, interface design, accessibility, universal design, cross-browser design, writing, blogging, integration
Harry Love’s Experience
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Senior Software Engineer
PublicEarth
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
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Janitor
Jetrecord
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Jetrecord (http://jetrecord.com/) is an online logbook for pilots.
* Owner of the product from concept to implementation
* Built the application using Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL with a REST architecture
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Web Developer
Wall Street On Demand
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)
Wall Street On Demand builds hosted, private label, financial research web applications for Fortune 500 companies including TD Ameritrade, The New York Times, Charles Schwab, Business Week, The Financial Times of London, E*TRADE, CNBC, and many more.
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Education Technology Specialist
University of Washington
(Educational Institution; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2001 — July 2007 (6 years 2 months)
* Created a staff activity tracking application using Ruby on Rails and MySQL
* Created the XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and icons for screen, print, and PDA access to library web site
* Taught several classes on web-based topics including standards-based web design, RSS, tagging, social bookmarking, blogging, and creating demo videos with Camtasia
* Created captions for videos in RealPlayer, QuickTime, and Flash
* Member of the UW Libraries Web Steering Committee from 2003-2005
* Member of UW AccessibleWeb group
* Created a Perl script to read a directory of library catalog files and print the most recently acquired books to a web page
* Created a breadcrumb generator in JavaScript
* Presented “The State of Captioned Video on the Web” to the UW AccessibleWeb group
* Taught a 3-hour class on Camtasia to the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association
* Wrote an article on using Camtasia for web-based instruction for Journal of the Medical Library Association -
Web Designer/Developer
Loveoirs (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
December 2004 — September 2006 (1 year 10 months)
Loveoirs is an online media design, development, and publishing space.
Lai Real Estate, Ltd. (http://lairealestate.com/): real estate appraisal business web site
* Designed the style and created the XHTML, CSS
* Used PHP to handle the appraisal request and contact forms
Loveoirs (http://loveoirs.com/): personal blog
* Designed the style and created the XHTML and CSS
* Connected to Del.icio.us and Flickr accounts for auto-posting
Calvary Chapel (http://ccseattle.org/): Seattle church web site
* Modified a WordPress installation to create a CMS
* Created the XHTML and CSS
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Editorial Assistant
Schlumberger
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SLB; Oil & Energy industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
Edited, proofread, checked facts, interviewed employees, wrote articles, and created the HTML and design for the online version of an internal company magazine.
Harry Love’s Education
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University of Colorado
M.M. , Composition , August 1997 — May 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Graduate teacher for aural music theory.
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Texas A&M University
B.A. , English--Rhetoric , August 1992 — May 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- Singing Cadets, Fish Camp, Bonfire
Additional Information
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Harry Love’s Interests:
Writing, music composition, aviation, flying, things that fly, blogs, blogging, innovation, interface design, Internet/blogosphere trends, web design, XML, Semantic Web, guitar, movies, cycling, ultimate, soccer, skiing, snowboarding, God, theology, church
Harry Love’s Honors:
American Legion Boys State, Connecticut, 1991
Outstanding Camper of the Week, Space Camp, Summer, 1986
Harry Love’s Contact Settings
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