Ron Gallant

 

 

Overview

 

A proven User Experience Designer/Software Engineer with more than 15 years of experience with Internet technologies.  Excels in mobile and social media aspects of the web. Strengths include brand identities, e-commerce and content management systems.

 

Professional Expertise and Functional Knowledge

 

Languages:	ColdFusion (Since 2000), XHTML/CSS (Since 1998), PHP (Since 2001), JavaScript (Since 1999), Java (Since 2009), MS SQL, T-SQL, MySQL, Oracle, XML, XSLT, XPath, Flash.
Frameworks:	JQuery, Fusebox 1- 5 (ColdFusion, PHP), JSF2, Spring (Java), Yii (PHP).
Methodologies:	SaaS, Agile software development, Rational Unified Process (RUP), Fusebox Lifecycle Process (FLiP).
Software:	Photoshop (Since 1994), Illustrator, Eclipse IDE, CFEclipse, PHPEclipse, Dreamweaver (Since 1998), Flash, PVCS, ClearCase, Subversion, Perforce, Interwoven CMS, Joomla, Wordpress.

 

Professional Experience

Freelance Web Designer

(1994 – present)

●        Designed brand identities for companies in the US and Canada including WatchRick, RupRazor, FishScale (A media company started by actor Laurence Fishburne and his brother) and Video Plaza Superstore.

●        Developed websites for small businesses utilizing PHP-based content management software. Created custom plug-ins and themes for applications like osCommerce, Wordpress and Joomla.

Technologies Utilized:  LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP), Photoshop, Illustrator, Eclipse, Linux, OS X, Windows, osCommerce, Joomla, Wordpress, 1 & 1, GoDaddy.

Oracle, Jacksonville, FL

Senior Application Engineer (November 2008 - August 2012)

●        Designed and programmed ART (Absence Request Tool, a HR software that allows employees to request and track time off) using JSF2, jQuery, Jquery UI under Spring MVC.

●        Usability and design for a candidate assessment SaaS/Cloud application. This product receives 20,000+ users every day.  Overcame technical hurdles of implementing HTML5 under JSF2, support for the current versons of the most common internet browsers, and backwards compatibility for each.

●        Worked with an Agile Development team to design and implement a mobile version of our Assessments product utilizing JSF2, RichFaces, JQuery Mobile, and UAgentInfo for browser detection.

Technologies Utilized: Spring MVC, JSF2, RichFaces, AppFuse 2, Jquery, Jquery Mobile, UAgentInfo, Firebug, HTML5, Hibernate, Oracle, SVN, ColdFusion, Canoo, Photoshop, Balsamiq, TestTrack, Eclipse, PLSQL Developer, SoapUI, TestTrack, Agile, Version1, Getting Things Done (GTD).

Citi Cards (Citi), Jacksonville, FL

User Experience Specialist / Information Architect (November 2006 - November 2008)

●        Responsible for coordinating and enhancing Citibank's use of Ajax and other modern web technologies to increase customer usability for clients such as Sears, AT&T, Exxon, Amazon and Home Depot.

●        Prototyped, designed, and implemented new interface concepts for Citicard.com using CSS3, JavaScript and AJAX technologies.  Built Flash applications and debugged production sites.

●        Coordinated Usability testing with third party vendor.

●        Developed and maintained Citi Cards’ intranet site,  including converting the site to work with MS SharePoint and designing new productivity software.  Site was written in PHP, SQL and MySQL databases.

●        Translated complex and often conflicting business and marketing requirements into practical and workable software specifications for managers, developers, and testers. Created technical presentations with user flows and storyboards, as well as concept-level wireframe prototypes.

Technologies Utilized: HTML5, Javascript, Firebug, Photoshop, Illustrator,  Dreamweaver, iRise Studio, PHP, OS X, Interwoven TeamSite CMS.

Florida Blue (formerly Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida), Jacksonville, FL

Software Developer / Web Designer (March 2000 - November 2006)

●        Created, designed and implemented websites for Florida Blue’s Intranet. Created logos and content for the main pages of the Internet and Intranet, company wide posters, closed circuit television and various other media.

●        Created the Online Provider Directory (OPD), a search engine which allows customers to search for health care providers based on various criteria like name and relative location.

●        Architected and developed an NT single sign on security platform in ColdFusion, Fusebox, MS SQL, PeopleSoft. The platform houses 30+ applications which are utilized by the business for content management and data control for Internet and Intranet.

●        Created a secure domain, containing more than 28 ColdFusion applications, which allows users to administer various aspects of their applications in a secure and role driven environment.

●        Architected and developed the Customizable Web Application (CWA) framework used by over 8,000 employees access 20+ sites . CWA is modular framework that controls authentication and integrations of multiple tools used in creating a web based application.

●        Responsible for the architecture and development of two BCBSFL.com redesigns. The site was written in ColdFusion/Fusebox utilizing MS SQL and various other technologies. This site gets 10,000+ hits per day.

●        Assisted IBM  in implementing a new user experience for the new Online Provider Directory utilizing IBM portal.

Technologies Utilized: ColdFusion, Fusebox 2-5, MS SQL, Javascript, Firebug, Windows XP, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator.

 

Education

Associate Degree, Computer Applications and Electronic Technology

Western College (Formerly CompuCollege), NL, Canada

Computer Science

Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL, Canada

 

Organizations and Projects

Pillars CMS

pillarscms.com

Creater and owner of Pillars CMS, an open sourced ColdFusion based content management system.

Photoshop Advanced Selections Seminar

Provided a seminar on advanced selections to the Jacksonville Photography Club.

 

References

Available on request.

 

Resume of Ron Gallant

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