Objectives

Dusty Jewett
 11012 27th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98125
dusty.jewett@gmail.com
http://dustyjewett.com/

Immediate Objective

I am currently seeking as an RIA Developer/Engineer. My Master's degree in Educational Technologies allows for me to provide usable interfaces for clients and employees alike. My Computer Science degree gives me the base of understanding needed for enterprise-level development.

Long-Term Objective

I hope to find a position with a company that will allow me to work with the open source community as part of my daily activities. I strongly believe that Open Source is the future of technology, and want to contribute through work and free time.

Technical Skills

Internet Technologies:

  • ActionScript 1,2 & 3
  • Adobe Flex 2 & 3
  • Cairngorm Flex Architecture
  • Adobe AIR
  • XHTML, CSS 1, 2 & 3
  • XML
  • HTML, DHTML
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • Perl
  • MySQL
  • Adobe JavaScripting

Applications:

Experience

Panasonic Avionics: Senior Multimedia Developer
Bothell, WA
Dec 2005 - Present
As the Senior Multimedia Developer, I programmed training material that allowed for drop-in Internationalization and rapid customisation. Recently I have been working on a program that replaces our instructor's entire toolset.

Wallingford: Web Designer - Contract
Bothell, WA
Fall 2005
As a Wallingford's Web Designer, I worked on the HTML for clients such as Hollywood Video, NorthWest Resource Associates, and a major producer of film and television based out of LA. My job was to rewrite the HTML created by ASP.NET developers into standard-compliant code.

Giant Campus: CyberCamp Camp Director
St. Paul, MN & Berkeley, CA
Summer, 2004 & 2005 As Camp Director, I was responsible for the daily operation and management of a computer-based youth residential camp. Along with supervision responsibilities, I also instructed courses in Game Design, Programming and Web Development.

InTEC, University of South Dakota: Graduate Assistant
Vermillion, SD
Fall 1999 - Spring 2005
Lead designer and developer for: Under Control Project, BRIN Project, Good Samaritan Society HIPAA Training, James River Project, FutureLearn AccessGrid Conference and AccessGrid Documentation Project.

University of South Dakota: Technology Fellow
Vermillion, SD
Fall 1999 - Fall 2002
A Technology Fellow is a position created to help professors learn how to make better use of technology in and out of their classrooms. We were taught how to teach the professors to use the different programs made available to them, such as Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, WebCT, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, and Macintosh iMovie. During my 2nd and 3rd year, I taught sessions in Advanced Web Programming and Web Intrafaces.

Education

University of South Dakota
M.S. Degree in Technology for Training and Development.
- September 2003 - May 2005.

University of South Dakota
B.A. Degree in Computer Science, with a concentration in Internet Technologies
- September 1999 - July 2003.

DeVry Institute of Technology
Completed 3 semesters of Electronics Engineering
- July 1998 - July 1999.

Presentations / Speaker

Published Articles

  • TechTrends Journal
    Wikis in the Classroom
    Nov/Dec 2005
    (Online Archive does not extend that far back)

Examples of my Work

  • HatSix Designs
    Hat6.com is the professional face of my freelance work. It serves as a brand name for the work that I feel captures the essence of my design philosophy.
  • Warner Brothers Media Research
    I designed and developed the front-end for a custom-developed document server. Using AJAX for a dynamic menu system makes the front end both easy to use and maintanence free.
  • AdoptUsKids.org ReWrite
    I was given the ambitious task of converting recreating the current design with div/css layouts. Because this project is government funded, my familiarity with User Accessibility and Standards Compliance were necessary.
  • InTEC E-Brochure
    This E-Brochure was developed to show off the interactive design capabilities of the department I worked for. The brochure is 100% actionscript, with no pre-set tweens, an amazing feat back in 2002.
  • UnderControl
    UnderControl is a website designed to guide 5th graders through a three week research project. Along with lots of raw data, news articles and video components, the course featured a Wiki Board which allowed the students to collaborate on producting a final product as a group.
  • PrairieDogStudios.com
    Prairie Dog Studios is a grassroots based recording studio in Sioux Falls, SD. The design is a strong representation of the philosophy I like to incorporate into my designs.
  • My Resume
    My resume is a prime example of my abilities to start with an idea, create the images needed, conform to constraints and strive for compatibility. My resume is fully interactive in IE 6+, Mozilla based browsers(Firefox/Gecko), Safari, and Opera. Though the page is graphical in nature, it prints to a very readable format.
  • Coping (with Pain)2
    "Coping with pain, with pain" is a website for speaker and performance artist Elizabeth Fatum.