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Blacksky Inc and early work (1998 – 2013)
Founder-led studio. Agency, label, and cultural-sector builds alongside teaching and exhibition design.
Digital Mafia Entertainment / Def Jam Records (1998)
Role: Developer.
LL Cool J All World enhanced CD-ROM. Four-person team with Ebon Heath.
Tools and skills: Macromedia Director, Multimedia authoring, Interactive design.
Sectors and areas: Design, Media.
Gee Street Records (1998)
Role: Founder / Developer.
Record label website. First Blacksky Inc engagement.
Tools and skills: HTML, JavaScript, Web design.
Sectors and areas: Media, Frontend.
DYFUS (1999)
Role: Developer.
Intranet for software powering thin client computers in housing.
Tools and skills: Intranet architecture, Thin client, Web application.
Chisolm Mingo / Spring Creek Towers (2001)
Role: Developer.
Web platform for Spring Creek Towers, the largest apartment complex in New York City, built for the Chisolm Mingo agency.
Tools and skills: PHP, MySQL, Web platform, Agency delivery.
Sectors and areas: PHP.
Chisolm Mingo / Raynal Tao (2002)
Role: Developer.
Promotional website for the agency’s client.
Tools and skills: PHP, HTML/CSS, Campaign site.
Sectors and areas: PHP, Frontend.
NYC Teaching Fellows, NYC Dept. of Education (2002 – 2006)
Role: Teacher.
Taught in Brooklyn public schools as a NYC Teaching Fellow while completing the MSEd at Pace University.
Tools and skills: Instructional design, Curriculum, Classroom technology.
Sectors and areas: Teaching, Education.
DK Stock (2003)
Role: Developer.
Stock photography platform: catalog, search, and licensing.
Tools and skills: PHP, MySQL, Image catalog, E-commerce.
Sectors and areas: PHP, Media.
Unified Field, New York (2007 – 2010)
Role: Junior Designer.
Multimedia kiosks for the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, Mississippi. Concurrent MS Exhibition Design at FIT.
Tools and skills: Exhibit design, Interactive kiosks, Flash / ActionScript, Spatial UX.
Sectors and areas: Design, Culture / Museums, Frontend.
Blacksky Inc with Pixod / In Pursuit of Freedom (2009 – 2012)
Role: Lead Developer.
Public history platform tracing Brooklyn’s abolitionist networks, 1783 to 1865, for Brooklyn Historical Society, Weeksville Heritage Center, and Irondale Ensemble Project.
Phase one web platform and interactive learning games for educators and students. Graphic and layout design credited in the project Teacher’s Manual. pursuitoffreedom.org.
Tools and skills: PHP, JavaScript, Game design, Information architecture, Graphic design.
Sectors and areas: Design, PHP, Culture / Museums, Education, Frontend.
Mirrorball (Mar – Sep 2011)
Role: Lead Developer.
Independent contractor. Built the entire platform full stack, solo.
Tools and skills: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Full stack.
Sectors and areas: PHP, Media, Frontend.
Thrillist (Jan – Nov 2012)
Role: Senior Developer.
Development on the Thrillist media platform.
Tools and skills: PHP, MySQL, High-traffic media.
Sectors and areas: PHP, Media.
Analog Method (Dec 2012 – May 2013)
Role: Lead Developer.
Lead on the Sea Tow web platform.
Tools and skills: PHP, CMS, Client delivery.
Sectors and areas: PHP.