Louisville, Kentucky Area
- Current
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- Senior Interactive Developer at Doe Anderson
- Past
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- Development Team Leader at Hosting.com
- Graphic Designer / Web Developer at Hosting.com
- Senior Applications Developer at LeapFrog, Inc.
- Education
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- University of Louisville
- Louisville Male High School
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John Stammerman’s Summary
I taught myself HTML while in college using the time-tested method of trial and error. In 1999 I participated in an internship program with a local Louisville start-up website design company who offered me a full-time job in May of 2000. The development side came pretty natural. I have a knack for picking up new things (like programming languages) quickly. Once I completed my first design I new I was in trouble - I liked both design and development equally. In a business world that wants efficient moving pieces that contribute unique portions to the whole, I was going against the grain by embracing two skill sets.
Learning the programming languages were not quite as bad. There are many resources online. I also was fortunate enough to work next to a few guys that were well schooled in languages like C++. If you are dropped off in a foreign country, eventually you will overcome the language barrier and learn the fundamental words you need to communicate. That’s exactly how it started with programming languages for me - trial by fire so to speak.
On the design side there are two aspects in my mind: creative thinking and the application of that thinking. Creative thinking can be something people just have, but it can also be harnessed and/or strengthened by reading, studying and interacting with creative people. The application of that thinking is your ability to get that web design out of your head and onto the computer screen.
The great thing about technology and the web specifically is that you must embrace change. The moment a new design is posted to a website it starts getting old. Just when you master a programming language or a database technology, new ones emerge. I want to provide my employer, my clients and myself with the best websites I possibly can. I want to be the jack-of-all-trades that can show the techy developers how to apply design and the artsy designers how to code. I want to be the guy who brings it all together!
John Stammerman’s Specialties:
Website design, website development, web-based application design, web-based application development, user interface design, user interface development
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John Stammerman’s Interests:
user interface design and development, CSS "tableless" web layouts, search engine optimization, video editing and production, coaching football, enjoying time with my family
John Stammerman’s Honors:
Louie Award - Judges Award for Interactive
The Advertising Federation of Louisville 2002 ADDY Competition
