James Socol

Current

• Web Development Engineer at Mozilla Corporation
• Independent Web Developer at JamesSocol.com

Past

• Web Developer at Michigan State University
• Undergraduate Assistant at Michigan State University

Education

• Michigan State University

Recommended

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Connections

49 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• Today's Meet

James Socol’s Summary

Web application developer with experience in PHP and ASP, as well as server deployment. Experience and interest in project management. Interested in database design and information retrieval, single- and cluster-server deployment, and enterprise-scale server and network hardware.

James Socol’s Specialties:

XML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, usability, accessibility, PHP, MySQL, ASP, MS-SQL, Linux, Apache, Windows Server, IIS, Virtualization, VMware

James Socol’s Experience

• Web Development Engineer

  Mozilla Corporation

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

• Independent Web Developer

  JamesSocol.com

  (Internet industry)

  December 2007 — Present (2 years )

  I do freelance design and development for individuals and organizations as well as personal web projects.
  
  Web and UI design and implementation on platforms such as WordPress and custom back-ends, using technologies such as XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ajax.
  
  Platform and framework development in PHP. Developed template-based content management system for non-technical users. Developed PHP MVC framework for application development.
  
  Created web tools such as Today's Meet (http://todaysmeet.com/) and Twaveler (http://twaveler.com/).

• Web Developer

  Michigan State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — May 2009 (2 years 10 months)

  Web design and development including UI design and implementation using (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, and Flash with ActionScript.
  
  Content, server, and project management, including introducing tools such as Subversion and Trac for project and source control.
  
  Application development and maintenance in languages such as PHP and ASP and frameworks like WordPress and Drupal.

• Undergraduate Assistant

  Michigan State University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; MSU; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — May 2007 (10 months)

  College math instruction. Maintenance of student records.

James Socol’s Education

• Michigan State University

  BS , Mathematics , 2004 — 2007

  Worked as a computer assistant and tutor in computer science, math, physics and chemistry. Two and a half years of French. Graduate with Honor.

  Activities and Societies:

  Residence Hall Government

Additional Information

James Socol’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• Today's Meet

James Socol’s Interests:

social networking, ui programming, web services, emergent behavior, data exchange and availability, media

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