Justin Reese

Current

• Web Developer at Justin Reese (Self-employed)

Past

• Web Developer at Farstar
• Web Developer at Vialuna Group
• Owner/Operator at First Monday Directory (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

• University of Texas at Tyler
• Tyler Junior College

Recommended

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Connections

22 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website

Justin Reese’s Summary

I code in PHP, Ruby, and JavaScript; interface in HTML, XHTML, and CSS; databaserate in MySQL; serve on Apache; version-control with Subversion; run the whole shebang on Linux; develop on Mac OS X; and could explain why I use each of the above if you were very bored.

I can also architect and design elegant user experiences and interfaces. An unrelenting idealist, I like to write valid, accessible, and semantic markup; use JavaScript unobtrusively; and use Rails whenever possible.

My goals are to work less and play more. My definition of "play" includes sitting on my back porch with my wife, drinking red wine, while staring at my dog until she barks and runs in circles.

Justin Reese’s Specialties:

web architecture, web design, web programming, user interface, user experience, usability, accessibility, semantic markup, php, mysql, linux, apache, lamp, html, xhtml, css, ruby, rails, ruby on rails, writing

Justin Reese’s Experience

• Web Developer

  Justin Reese (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  March 2005 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  Freelance interface developer. Honed standards-compliant XHTML/CSS development, taught myself JavaScript (and how to work with Ajax). Produce everything from "business card" websites to CMS-drive web apps.

• Web Developer

  Farstar

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 10 months)

  Hired as an interface developer (writing valid and accessible XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript), was taught all four corners of LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) and have now taken several web applications from wireframe to deployment. Have also developed and deployed several Ruby on Rails projects (which is way more fun), using best-practices such as Subversion version control, judicious use of Ajax, and accessible markup.

• Web Developer

  Vialuna Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2005 — July 2006 (1 year)

  Worked as an interface designer and HTML/XHTML/CSS/JavaScript developer. Updated the company-wide sitelet administrator application to standards-based XHTML/CSS. Cut up Photoshop designs into semantic and accessible markup, integrated them into Vialuna's .NET-based sitelet framework. Redesigned and prettified client web apps. Worked on-site in Bucharest with Romanian developers, who eventually wanted to kill me for my insistence on valid markup.

• Owner/Operator

  First Monday Directory (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  August 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 6 months)

  Owned and operated the local "First Monday Directory" magazine, which was a directory / yellow pages for the local First Monday trade days and flea market. Increased circulation from around 1k to over 5k before selling to largest competitor. Designed, wrote, and produced the magazine using QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all the other graphic standards. Sold advertising, managed business relationships, managed sales team, produced artwork, wrote articles, distributed magazine... basically Renaissance Manned the whole operation. And yeah, if you're doing the math: I was only 17.

Justin Reese’s Education

• University of Texas at Tyler

  Bachelor of the Arts, English, 2001 — 2005

  Spent half my time here pursuing a pre-med BioChem degree, before realizing I tested really poorly in both subjects. Switched to English because I enjoyed reading and writing, and because there was this really hot girl in the department. Graduated cum laude a year and a half after marrying said girl.

  Activities and Societies:

  Latin Club

• Tyler Junior College

  Associates of the Arts, Business Administration, 1997 — 1999

  Started on my 15th birthday, graduated before turning 17. Not sure if I burned out or faded away after.

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Theta Kappa

Additional Information

Justin Reese’s Websites:

• My Website

Justin Reese’s Groups:

•    Web Standards Design + Development

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