Jonathan Cross

Current

Returning UI Architect / Developer at Macys.com

Past

Lead Content Engineer at Macys.com
Development, Training and setup of XSLT templating system. at Bloomingdales.com
Front-end Developer at Webb Design

Hyperactive Intern at Electrogig 3D

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Education

San Francisco State University

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Jonathan Cross’s Summary

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For the last 4 years I have worked on and off for the Macys.com Architecture and Content Engineering (User Interface) teams, continuing the relationship I developed as a Technical Lead 3 years prior. I am curious and enthusiastic, giving 150% to everything I do. In between contracts, I travel extensively (38+ countries so far).

Web Development Experience:
A decade using HTML / JavaScript. In-depth CSS, DHTML, XHTML / XML / XSLT and JSP. UNIX Shell scripting and Regular Expressions. Basic understanding of Java, PHP, Perl, SSI, etc.

Web Architecture:
User interface / Interaction design, development process and workflow design, content management and source control. Advanced problem-solving skills and attention to detail meta programming / code generation. Search engine Optimization and performance tuning.

Graphics:
10 years design / computer graphics experience. Advanced image generation techniques and optimization. 3D illustration and rendering.

Software:
Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, DreamWeaver, Oxygen, IBM's Rad. Professional experience working with Xalan, WebSphere, Ant, ClearCase, Cygwin, CVS, Scene 7, Coremetrics and numerous open-source projects.

Jonathan Cross’s Specialties:

Expert in XSLT and browser languages (HTML, CSS, Javascript), JSP, Unix Shell Scripting and Architecture of large, complex templating / code generation systems. User interface design + development.

Jonathan Cross’s Experience

Returning UI Architect / Developer

Macys.com

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; m; Retail industry)

September 2003 — Present (5 years 3 months)

During the last 4 years I have worked on and off for the Macys.com Architecture and Content Engineering (User Interface) teams.

- Technical advising on project feasibility / long-term direction.
- Code Auditing for quality / maintainability.
- Long-term workflow / performance strategy.
- Design and implementation of site enhancements.
Lead Content Engineer

Macys.com

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; m; Retail industry)

January 2001 — August 2003 (2 years 8 months)

Technical Lead for the Content Engineering team. Content Engineering was responsible for all front-end development and maintenance at macys.com. Also advised peers at Bloomingdales.com and 5 other (now defunct) websites operated by Federated Department Stores.
Development, Training and setup of XSLT templating system.

Bloomingdales.com

(Public Company; Internet industry)

2002 — 2002 (less than a year)
Front-end Developer

Webb Design

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

December 2000 — March 2001 (4 months)

Contract production development for multiple static websites.
Hyperactive Intern

Electrogig 3D

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years)

Jonathan Cross’s Education

San Francisco State University

BA, Conceptual Information Arts (Art + Technology), 1995 — 2000

Minor in NEXA (Nexus between Sciences and Humanities)

Activities and Societies:

Golden Key National Honor Society