SUHAIL YOUNUS

info@suhailyounus.com

312-404-0211

 

SKILLS

Web Development: HTML5, CSS3, LESS, SASS, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery, XML, JSON, C#, ASP, JSP, Adobe CQ / AEM, Mobile Web, Responsive Design

User Experience: HCI/UCD, Usability Testing, Web Analytics (Omniture, Web Trends, Site Catalyst)

Database Design/Development: SQL Server, MySQL, Stored Procedures, structured-query-language

SDLC: Agile

Business Analysis:  Requirements Gathering/Elicitation, Documentation, UML, Use Cases

Other:  Strong Fine Arts background (drawing/painting), musician (guitar)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Rosetta - Cleveland, OH (remote)Feb 2015 - Present

Senior Creative Engineer - Contractor

 

AEM Team

-          providing AEM front-end support for post-launch of Uniqlo Taiwan retail site (HTML5/CSS3/JS/RequireJS/AEM/SASS)

-          support for smart phones/tablets, Android/IOS

-          support for IE down to version 8

-          fixing bugs through release cycles

 

REI - Kent, WANovember 2011 - November 2014

Senior Front-End Developer - Contractor

 

Product Team - lead development of mobile product page

 

Mobile Team

·     brought development of mobile web in house

·     lead developer - providing front-end web support for phones and tablets accessing REI.com

·     creation of mobile web architecture utilizing the latest in rapidly changing technologies

·     led technical research for responsive web design exploration and approach

·     mobile web support for IOS and Android based phones and tablets

·     migration of mobile web to CQ5 templates and components

·     worked closely with design/UX to brainstorm, prototype and engineer solutions

·     became addicted to snowboarding and the outdoor culture

Template/Component/Mark-up Team

·     lead site redesign and migration to HTML5/CSS3 on Adobe CQ5 CMS

·     refactored HTML/CSS/JS for reusable/authorable CQ components

·     create HTML5/CSS3/JS with browser compatibility for IE7+, Chrome, Firefox and Safari

Platform Development Team

·     front-end development to support software engineering team toward CQ5 mi

CARS.COM - Chicago, ILMay 2006 – November 2011

User Experience Developer     

-          Produced clean standard compliant HTML/JavaScript/CSS from wire frames/mock-ups for large consumer facing website, with focus on performance and cross-browser compatibility

-          Prototyped technical approaches for discovery/exploration in Agile environment

-          Redesign/development of photo management process of Cars.com (uploads, editing, storage, usability, integration into existing frame work) to improve performance, usability and administration

-          Lead recent site redesign efforts towards Web 2.0 look/functionality, migration of legacy code to modularized - object-oriented CSS framework, improvement and refactoring of JavaScript code for performance

-          Developed cross-browser compatible code to support IE6+, Firefox, Safari and Chrome, provided trouble-shooting for browser compatibility issues

-          Development and maintenance of four high-traffic websites [Cars.com/ Siy.cars.com/Freebo.com/Pickuptrucks.com]

-          Acted as technical interface between Product Development and IT, gathered and communicated requirements and held joint-application development sessions with Java and DB developers

-          Mentored Associate developers

-          Served as highest tier of support for production issues 24/7

ABN AMRO N.A. - Chicago, ILJuly 2003 – May 2006

Web Developer/Software Engineer   

-          Design, developed and maintained web-browser based business solutions both internally and externally, as part of the Creative Development team, working in all areas of development DB/Server-Side/Front-end, managed/configured DB and Web servers

-          Developed Legal Document Management application which reduced paperwork by over 60%

-          Worked closely with Senior Executives. Business Solutions Marketing and IT in order to establish and maintain a solid-scalable framework for application development and infrastructure

-          Lead design, development, and maintenance efforts for CashProWeb.com, LaSalle ABN Amro’s corporate online banking solution. CashProWeb.com has been ranked #1 in the nation for 2005 by Greenwich Associates.  Also, oversee design/development of “CashPro University”, a training site for CashProWeb.com

-          Maintain and administered “eDesk” – an internal management application with 1000+ users, which provides reporting, help desk/ticket management, knowledge management/document storage and more

AXA ASSISTANCE USA - Chicago, ILMarch 2002 – July 2003

Web Master/Developer  

-          Developed and maintained corporate website and company intranet site

-          Collaborated with senior management and international corporate clients on browser based solutions to analyze and construct user requirements documentation while managing and applying all aspects of the product development life-cycle

-          Design and production of new corporate website to exceed contemporary design and usability standards 

-          Design and production of new Claim Billing System, migrated to a browser based solution which reduced call volume to claim department by 60%

-          Design and development of American Express TSO, customer enrollment website

 

OPTIMA INVESTMENT RESEARCH                                                              April 2000 – April 2002

Web Master                                                                                                                                 Chicago, IL

 

-          Designed and developed corporate web site

-          Set the company standards for design, navigation and browser compatibility

-          Performed quality control for third-party content to ensure optimal navigation, easy maintenance and browser compatibility

-          Used ASP and JavaScript to maintain and develop Web applications

-          Served as admin to analysts creating daily content for web sites

 

-          Prepared reports from a SQL Server database to assist with financial planning and asset allocation.

 

 

IMAGE INC                                                                                                          May 1999– May 2000

Associate Network Engineer                                                                                     Chicago, IL

 

-          Managed a network of 30-35 computers in a Windows NT/2000 Server environment. 

-          Completed entire network infrastructure upgrade from NT4.0 to Windows 2000 Server and Professional Edition

-          Provided computer hardware/software technical support to maintain smooth-productive work output and maximize desktop performance 

-          Administered Windows 2000 web server (IIS 5.0) as well as provided and tested network security 

-          Initiated and maintained a backup and recovery system that utilized Arc Serve 2000 Backup Agent

-          Performed help desk support for proprietary Jewelry Software

-          Documented application errors and coordinated software patches and upgrades with the development teams

 

EDUCATION

 

DePaul University Chicago, IL

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, College of Computer Science