Daniel Liao
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summary
A highly capable professional with extensive experience in the web application development life cycle, and advanced knowledge of a wide gamut of related operating systems, software and environments, whose past end clients have included SkyTeam, Motorola, Hampton Inns, Trane, American Standard, Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, IBM and Bank Hapoalim.
past projects
- Project dates: April–September 2008
- Project roles: Senior Web Developer, Application Architect
- Project type: Travel Information
- Employed by: Draftfcb Digital
- Project dates: 2006–2007
- Project role: Senior Web Developer
- Project type: Product Information
- Employed by: Draftfcb Digital
- Project dates: June–August 2007
- Project roles: User Experience Consultant, Associate Visual Designer, Application Architect & Developer
- Project type: Artist Portfolio
- Contracting as: Freelance
- Project date: July–October 2006
- Project role: Senior Web Developer
- Project type: Consumer E-commerce
- Employed by: Draftfcb Digital
- Project date: 2006
- Project role: Senior Web Developer & Application Architect
- Project type: Lifestyle & Fashion News
- Contracting as: Freelance
- Project dates: November 2004–August 2005
- Project role: Project Engineer
- Project type: Lifestyle & Fashion News
- Contracting as: Freelance
- Project dates: March 2004–October 2004
- Project role: Product Engineer
- Project type: Entertainment
- Contracting as: Freelance
- Project dates: February 2003–August 2005
- Project roles: Project Engineer; Display Technologist; Production Artist
- Project clients: Ameritrade, Cisco, IBM, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Motorola
- Project types: Extranet Projects, Promotional Landing Pages & Minisites
- Contracting for: OgilvyInteractive
- Project dates: March–August 2004
- Project roles: Technical Architect; Project Engineer; Production Artist
- Project type: Promotional, E-commerce
- Contracting for: Freelance
- Project dates: July 2003
- Project roles: Project Engineer; Production Artist
- Project type: Pharmaceutical
- Contracting for: Tribal DDB
- Project dates: June–August 2003
- Project roles: Senior Client-side Developer; ASP/SQL developer
- Project type: Financial Services
- Contracting for: Broad Street Productions
- Project dates: January 2001–February 2002
- Project roles: Senior Client-side Developer; ASP/SQL developer
- Project type: Financial Services
- Contracting for: Broad Street Productions
- Project dates: December 2001–December 2002
- Project roles: Webmaster; Senior Project Engineer; Production Artist
- Project type: Book Promotion/Non-Profit
- Contracting for: Active Element Foundation
- Project dates: December 2000–January 2001
- Project roles: Senior Project Engineer; Production Artist
- Project type: New Media Services
- Contracting for: Katapult Media
- Project dates: August–November 2000
- Project roles: Senior Project Engineer; Streaming Media Specialist; Production Artist
- Project type: Online Learning
- Contracting for: Freelance
- Project dates: December 1999–August 2000
- Project roles: Project Engineer; Broadband Applications Researcher; Production Artist
- Project type: New Media Services
- Contracting for: Hall Kinion
expertise
Application Development
- LAMP: experienced architect and developer of Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP web applications and related components, including SOAP transactions, XML processing, XSL transformations and open-source frameworks such as Symfony and Smarty;
- J2EE: design, development and maintenance of Java (JSPX/Velocity) applications built with Spring MVC and hosted by Apache Tomcat, Websphere, etc;
- System Administration: self-sufficiency in the configuration and day-to-day operation of Linux and MacOS X hosting and development environments;
- TeamSite ContentCenter: advanced level programming of content entry configurations leveraging XML, JavaScript FormAPI, Perl and SQL databases.
Client-side Development
- Symantic markup: XHTML 1.1 & HTML 4.01 standards with CSS2 for compatible and accessible sites;
- Interactivity: JavaScript development using both procedural and DOM-based object-oriented design patterns;
- AJAX, etc: development of immersive client interfaces for services structured in XML and JSON; user of libraries such as JQuery and Prototype;
- Adobe Flash applications: plug-in detection via JavaScript; design and development of database-driven services for Flash presentations;
- Image asset production: hands-on knowledge of image optimization and layout techniques using Adobe Photoshop CS3; able to instruct art directors on optimization standards, feasibility issues and workflows;
- Site metrics: frequent user of Google Analytics and Webalyzer.
Technical Analysis & Management
- Application design: consultation with clients, business users, information architects and graphic designers to derive business rules and final application requirements and specifications;
- Documentation: exceptional technical writing skills; creation of standardized Microsoft Word templates; implementation of wiki documentation repositories;
- Source code versioning: administrator-level knowledge of CVS and Subversion;
- Issue tracking: experienced user of JIRA, TestDirector, Bug-Track.com;
- Administration of SQL databases such as MySQL, SQLite and MS SQL Server;
- Training & supervision of junior developers in all aspects of web application development life cycles.
education
Master of Music,
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, October 1999.
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Major in Bassoon Literature and Performance.
Bachelor of Music,
Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, May 1997.
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Major in Major in Applied Music (Bassoon).