cv / resume: walter j. punsapy

Summary

Ten plus years of work experience building web sites, applications and software. Yep, all things webby. I love developing user-centric webapps. Simple human-friendly software == happy end-users. Always.

Buzzwords

• Java
• PHP
• i18n
• Ajax
• Perl
• HTML
• ASP
• JSP
• Ruby
• Unix
• CSS
• dHTML
• JavaScript
• YUI
• JSON
• XML
• Perforce
• VSS
• CVS
• Subversion
• MySQL
• Oracle
• Toad
• SQL
• Weblogic
• Mac
• Unix
• Linux
• Windows
• Ruby
• Python
• Struts
• WebWork

Career

yahooza consulting

Principal Consultant (Self-employed) (1/2000 - present)

• Independent consultant / contractor / mercenary / ninja for web software companies.

Yahoo!

Software Engineer / Frontend engineer: Y! Answers and Y! Bookmarks, del.icio.us, i18n Tiger Team (4/2005 - 10/2007)

Y! Answers, Y! Better Bookmarks, del.icio.us

• One of the original engineers on Y! Answers from inception, Beta, GA (general audience)
• 2006 Yahoo! Superstar (team) award winner for Y! Answers
• Y! Better Bookmarks: wrote JavaScript drag-n-drop functionality with the YUI libs, while integrating the front-end into the Symfony framework
• Worked on some super-secret stuff for del.icio.us
• Joined the International Tiger Team, building and extending i18n-enabled webapps for Y! Fantasy Sports and Video
• Spreading the word via sarcasm and ragging on that Web 2.0 thing

Razorfish

Sr. Consultant (8/2003 - 4/2005)

dnadirect.com, Genentech, renesas.com/registration, singaporeair.com, sun.com/solutions, java.com

• Wrote Interwoven DCT specifications (content model) for propietary content management system. Dev'ed Java renderers (using xTags and custom taglibs) to transform XML content to markup.
• Java Webapp development including i18n to four (4) foreign languages: Korean, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Japanese
• Lead front-end developer for java.com redesign. Lots of JSPs, JavaScript and Interwoven.
• Developed Standards-based webapp, integrating Tomcat / MySQL-driven Webapp (WebWork2 and Hibernate) with Atomz CMS and third-party commerce service (Miva Merchant).

Medialive Intl.

Web Applications Developer (1/2003 - 8/2003)

Medialive International, Sun Microsystems

• Wrote PHP import script which traversed client's XML feed, syncing new and modified data daily.
• Built PHP/Oracle Content Management Tool (Speaker Resource Center) for JavaOne session speakers allowing conference speakers and third parties to review documents during its multistep process.
• Hacked together PHP/Oracle user-facing registration and admin tools for the JavaOne 2003 Urban Adventure and Hands-on Lab promotions.

GenSys Software

Web Engineer / Software Developer (2/2002 - 1/2003)

gensys.com, Alpha Therapeutic, Johnson & Johnson

• Front-end software engineer for J2EE Laboratory Information Management System and Electronic LAB Application, building object-oriented javascript libraries and writing JSPs.
• Worked closely with back-end software engineers on implementation: determinining business requirements and how data needed to be passed from the presentation layer to the request handlers and accessing session-scoped objects.
• Wrote JSP components that can be freely inserted into various sections of the LIMS application.
• Built functional prototypes / click-throughs of the LIMS application, using javascript to mimic basic SQL functionality (searching, sorting).

Razorfish

Sr. Interface Developer (8/1999 - 8/2001)

cadence.com, camster.com, Cisco, documentum.com, Doubletwist.com, gloss.com, mckinseyquarterly.com, Pricewaterhouse coopers, veritas.com, Vodafone

• Developed front-end framework [markup, stylesheets, behaviour], writing code standards, developing design templates and script libraries.
• Engaged in multiple large-scale content migrations porting legacy content into a new framework, typically involving 1000-3000 web pages.
• Mobile application development training in Razorfish's Helsinki office. Wrote WAP site allowing patrons to obtain real-time schedule during the 2000 Razorfish Mobility Conference.

Four Points Digital

Web Developer / Systems Administrator (10/1997 - 8/1999)

four-points.com, 3Com, Allstate, ATKearney, AT&T, Sears

• Managed Windoze network - DHCP, Exchange 5.5, network printers, redundancy (ArcServer), DNS, remote access modem pool.
• During company migration, managed (yeah, really!) IT team consisting of an security consultant and support technicians to roll out a new internal network scheme, implementation of firewall, DNS cutover, choosing and installing new standardized software.
• Wrangled with HTML and hacked CGI scripts.

Academics

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Class of 1997, Bachelor's Degree, Biology

Loyola Academy, College Prep, Class of 1993, Illinois State Scholar 1993