Resume of Scott Zagar – Web Developer & Visual Designer

• Comprehensive Web Production.
  HTML, CSS 3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, MySQL, Apache
• Application Design & Development, API development.
  Expert-level: OO-PHP. MVC. JQuery.
  Mid-level: Python, Objective-C.
  Platforms: Kohana, CodeIgnitor.
  IDEs: Vim, NetBeans, Geany, XCode. Subversion, JIRA.
• Content Management Systems.
  Expertise with WordPress and Drupal. I have also written my own CMS and deployed it onto more than a dozen bespoke web sites.
• E-commerce.
  I have integrated the following solutions: X-Cart, Paypal IPN, Yahoo! Merchant Solution, Übercart
• Concept Development & Project Management, excellent communication skills
• Graphic Design, UI Design
  Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
• Search Engine Optimization, Flash removal
• OSX, Ubuntu Operating Systems, BASH scripting
• Previous professional experience includes Flash / Actionscript, ASP, JSP, ColdFusion, XSLT, Perl, SOAP, MS SQL, MS Access

Zagar.biz Web Development | zagar.biz
Principal. 2001 – Present
I provide full-range of web-oriented solutions – design, development, e-commerce, marketing, hosting – for small to medium-sized customers. Primary markets include the creative individuals and small businesses in the US entertainment industry, web startups, and businesses who require comprehensive and high-quality production and consultation. For a list of featured projects see my portfolio.

Ibrow | ibrow.com
Web Developer. Berlin. August 2010 to Nov. 2010
Hired on short-term contract to develop for the Jabbakam IP Camera network platform. (jabbakam.com) Contributions include front-end redesign/streamline of pre-existing source code, API development for mobile alert system, and unit testing.

DropShots | dropshots.com
Web Developer. San Diego. Jan. 2006 to Mar. 2006
Hired on contract, developed Flickr-style open API for DropShots, one of the world’s largest photo and video sharing web communities.

Morse Media | morsemedia.net
Web Developer / Web Designer. Arcata, CA. Sept. 2002 – Sept 2004
Provided web development and graphic design for Morse Media customers. Includes several X-Cart installations and bespoke content management systems.

Humboldt State University Courseware Development Center
Web Developer. Arcata, CA. Sept. 2002 – Sept 2004
Wrote CMS modules (Xoops) and front-ends for university departmental web sites and media initiatives.

Fullerene Productions
Web Developer . Los Angeles. Feb. 2001 to April 2002
Developed CMS tools, social networking front-ends (forums, street teams, etc.), and custom reporting software used by Interscope Records, the world’s largest record company, to manage the online communities of more than 250 artist web sites and millions of users from one centralized system. I also developed a CMS backend for The American Film Institute.

Mohomine
Software Engineer. San Diego. Jan. 2000 to Feb. 2001
Developed search interfaces for Mohomine’s patented data mining platform, the MohoPlatform. Created Flash-based kiosk demonstrations for Mohomine’s data mining technology. Was later subcontracted to design and program a news headlines timeline web app which aggregates XML clusters containing thousands of topic-sensitive news headlines into an easily visualized format.

ArtStreet Interactive
Web Developer. San Diego. Mar. 1999 to Dec. 1999
General web programming and design of client sites and vertical portals using ASP Classic.

NetCreate Systems, Inc.
Graphic Artist / Web designer. San Diego. Nov. 1997 to Feb. 1999
Designed and coded 30+ layout templates with 7 interchangeable color sets for an in-house HTML compiler. Provided logo design, identity development and illustrations for NetCreate customers.

Humboldt State University, California : Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art; Bachelor of Arts, German
Martin Luther Universität, Halle Germany: Exchange program, Germanistik, Kunstgeschichte.
UCSD Extension, California : Java Programming
Platt College, California : Media Design program
Greenville College, Illinois: Bachelor of Arts, Music; Minor, Business