Resume
email: z DOT graves AT yahoo DOT com
website: http://www.zachgraves.com
address: San Jose, California
MY GOAL
PROJECTS
CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS
REFERENCES
zach graves
email: z DOT graves AT yahoo DOT com
website: http://www.zachgraves.com
address: San Jose, California
MY GOAL
To create, build and deploy innovative and game-changing applications using the Flash platform.
EDUCATION
Bellevue Community College
Student, Computer Science
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
Proficient / Comfortable - ActionScript 2 & 3, Flex 3, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON
Familiar / Learning - C++, C#, Java
SKILLSFamiliar / Learning - C++, C#, Java
Other technologies: YUI, AIR
OS: Mac OS X, Windows
Software: Flex Builder 3, Eclipse, Flash CS3 (development & design), Adobe CS3
EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer | Yahoo! Inc, Sunnyvale, CA
(10/2007 - Present)
Yahoo! Applications Platform - Part of the overall YOS initiative to open up Yahoo! to external developers in an OpenSocial environment. Focus on building Yahoo 'owned-and-operated' applications and eating our own dog-food as the platform progresses.
(10/2007 - Present)
Yahoo! Applications Platform - Part of the overall YOS initiative to open up Yahoo! to external developers in an OpenSocial environment. Focus on building Yahoo 'owned-and-operated' applications and eating our own dog-food as the platform progresses.
Product Design Developer | Yahoo! Inc, Sunnyvale/Santa Monica, CA
(04/2007 - 10/2007)
Central prototyping & design for Yahoo! Entertainment properties.
Working closely with designers to create working prototypes, using the latest technologies that ranged from proof-of-concepts, application modules and full-scale websites that would be deployed across the Yahoo! network.
(04/2007 - 10/2007)
Central prototyping & design for Yahoo! Entertainment properties.
Working closely with designers to create working prototypes, using the latest technologies that ranged from proof-of-concepts, application modules and full-scale websites that would be deployed across the Yahoo! network.
Software Engineer | Yahoo! Inc, Sunnyvale, CA
(06/2006 - 04/2007)
Lead Developer for the Yahoo! Maps Flash APIs in Flex 1.5, Flash and JavaScript. Working with the Yahoo! Developer Network and the Flash platform team I scoped, planned and released several updates to the API while evangelizing and supporting cross-network implementations on Yahoo!, external enterprise partners and the mash-up developer community.
Worked closely with other developers on the team on specific projects including international & localization support, rolling out new features based on community feedback, technical documentation, and hacking at internal and public hack-days.
Also developed several prototypes for proposed functionality in new products and APIs, including a native ActionScript 3 mapping client and a prototype for a dynamic driving directions user interface.
(06/2006 - 04/2007)
Lead Developer for the Yahoo! Maps Flash APIs in Flex 1.5, Flash and JavaScript. Working with the Yahoo! Developer Network and the Flash platform team I scoped, planned and released several updates to the API while evangelizing and supporting cross-network implementations on Yahoo!, external enterprise partners and the mash-up developer community.
Worked closely with other developers on the team on specific projects including international & localization support, rolling out new features based on community feedback, technical documentation, and hacking at internal and public hack-days.
Also developed several prototypes for proposed functionality in new products and APIs, including a native ActionScript 3 mapping client and a prototype for a dynamic driving directions user interface.
Independent Consultant
(02/2005 - Present)
Produced high-quality websites for various indie & underground bands in Seattle and the United Kingdom to establish their online presence. Included Flash/XHTML/CSS based web sites with a content management system for post-GA and management. Also included an off-line media package with a focus on presentation and promotion.
(02/2005 - Present)
Produced high-quality websites for various indie & underground bands in Seattle and the United Kingdom to establish their online presence. Included Flash/XHTML/CSS based web sites with a content management system for post-GA and management. Also included an off-line media package with a focus on presentation and promotion.
Independent Consultant
(02/2005 - Present)
Produced and maintained online communities for various specific interest social groups.
(02/2005 - Present)
Produced and maintained online communities for various specific interest social groups.
PROJECTS
developer.yahoo.com | 2007-Present - Designed and developed the new ActionScript 3.0 Maps API for Yahoo!.
maps.yahoo.com | 2006-2007 - Worked on the Flex 1.5 based consumer maps client for Yahoo!.
Yahoo! Projects
Maps - i18n/l10n/g11n Support | Local Search | Yahoo! Developer Network | yws-maps group
Maps - i18n/l10n/g11n Support | Local Search | Yahoo! Developer Network | yws-maps group
CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS
Spoke at web development conferences
Yahoo! Open HackDay - Sunnyvale | September 2006 - Speaker
ApolloCamp - San Francisco | March 2007 - Speaker
Open Source CMS summit - Sunnyvale | March 2007 - Speaker
360Flex - Atlanta | February 2008 - Speaker
REFERENCES
Available on request.