Curriculum Vitæ: Jason Featheringham

Technical Expertise

what i’m a ninja at

Skill Level Familiarities
(X)HTML/HTML5 Standards and Development Expert W3C-compliant XHTML and HTML5, semantic markup, separation of design and behavior from content, non-standard Internet appliance-centric (mobile, TV, etc.) focus, microformats
CSS Expert CSS 2.1/3, animations, transitions, responsive design, media types and queries, floats, positioning, sprites, pseudo-selectors and elements, progressive enhancement and graceful degradation, conditional comments, IE-specific hacks
JavaScript Expert jQuery (UI, Mobile, ThemeRoller), variable hoisting, unobtrusive object and cross-browser design, AJAX, and JSON
Frontend and Backend Development (PHP and .NET) Expert OOP, functional programming, strongly and loosely-typed variables, arrays, hashes, Big O notation and performance analysis, recursion, threading and process queuing, code obfuscation and minification (where applicable), documentation (including JavaDoc, PHPDoc and JSDoc syntax)
User Experience Advanced User accessibility design (WCAG 1.0 compliance), WAI-ARIA, usability, accessibility, user flow optimization, human/computer interaction, and color theory
XML Advanced RSS, REST, Real Estate Transaction Specification (RETS), GPX, Schema Design
E-commerce Knowledgeable Experience with e-commerce checkout flow, fraud prevention, merchant and gateway services, as well as adept knowledge of AspDotNetStorefront design and management

Software Expertise

what i work with

  • JetBrains phpStorm
  • Adobe Creative Suite CS5
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008
  • Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/Server 2003
  • Apple OSX

Employment

where i’ve been

  • 6/2010–Present:

    Manager of Front End Engineering, Scripps Networks, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • 9/2009–5/2010:

    Front End Engineer, Scripps Networks, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • 7/2008–9/2009:

    Software Developer III, Bounce10, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • 12/2001–7/2008:

    Owner and Senior Web Application Developer, Focal Point Technologies, Incoporated, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • 10/2000–12/2001:

    Senior Web Developer, U.S. Express, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • 10/1999–10/2000:

    Owner and Web Professional, KnoxOnline, Knoxville, Tennessee

Education

where i’m going

  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
    B.S. in Computer Science Major (Information Sciences minor)
    3rd year, not attending

References

who puts up with me

  • References are readily available upon request.