Alex Torrijos - Resume

Contact Info

Alexander Torrijos 23 United States St., Betterliving Subd., Paranaque, 1711 Philippines	E artorrijos(at)yahoo.com P +63 2 8227219 M 921-838-30382 W http://www.stormwild.com

Objective

Software and Flash Developer.

Software, web and Flash developer with more than 3 years experience in developing various web sites, web applications, and desktop applications.

Web developer with more than 2 years experience in developing various web projects. Experience in client and server-side form validation and with saving form data to a database or sending through email using SMTP on the server. Able to implement basic database recordset navigation and update. Able to implement database design applying foreign key constraints on several tables. Able to implement backend functionality using ASP .NET 1.0 (C#) and with PHP 4 & MySQL 3.23. Basic familiarity with ASP. Used Dreamweaver MX 2004.

Also implemented a domain name checker application using ASP .NET (C#). Application connected to several whois servers and did basic parsing for responses and displayed output on page. Used in-page coding instead of code-behind.

Experienced Multimedia Author. Produced several standalone interactive educational modules using Flash MX 2004, Actionscript 2.0, integration of audio and video and customization and skinning of built-in components. Used both Screens-based and basic Flash documents. Applied OOP approach in developing the application which included quizzes and a basic jeopardy type game.

Developed a Java multi-user chat application. Developed a basic threaded socket-server that allowed multiple chat clients to connect and view the existing thread of messages.

Experienced graphic designer with more than 5 years working in various design and creative studios and projects. Able to provide concept studies, final art, re-layout, image editing and more. Intermediate-advanced user of Adobe Photoshop (4-CS2), Illustrator (9 & CS2), FreeHand (7-MX) on both Mac (OS 9 & OS X) & PC Platforms. Basic familiarity with InDesign CS2 and CorelDraw 6 & 12 on the PC. Brief (4 months) experience as an inbetweener in an animation studio.

Experienced web designer with more than 2 years working on various web projects. Able to implement a design study to HTML using either table based or div and CSS based layouts. Knowledge of HTML (Intermediate), CSS (Basic), JavaScript (Basic).

http://stormwild.com

Work Experience

Dates Employed	Job Title	Company

6/2006 - 7/2006	Software Developer	Manila Path & Pixel
	Submitted Use Case document and Class Diagrams using ArgoUML for a Task Schedule Management Application.

9/2005 - 6/2006	Web Developer	EPLDT Makati/NCR
	Web Developer with experience in client and server-side validation of forms including sending form data through email using SMTP on the server and saving data to a database. Also provided basic database recordset navigation, editing and updating. Involved in the following projects: http://www.sync123.com Front end only Provided the design for the site including conversion of the mock-up to HTML and CSS. Provided maintenance of the site including interface modifications and revisions. The site was developed using Ruby on Rails on Apache as Fast CGI and revisions required editing of the rhtml files in the view folder. http://sme.epldt.com Backend end only Provided domain name checker functionality using ASP .NET (C#). Application connected to several whois servers and did basic parsing for negative or positive responses and displayed output on page. Used in-page coding instead of code-behind. Also provided client and server-side form validation with data sent through email using local SMTP on the server (IIS on Windows 2003 Server). Developed an API client that applies an MD5 hash to data passed to a partner companies API. Converted the API client as a webservice. http://www.pldtwbg.com Front end conversion to HTML and backend Conversion of design study to HTML and CSS Developed a form and provided validation and saved the data to a database using PHP 4 & MySQL 3.23. Implemented foreign key constraints on InnoDB tables http://projects.stormwild.com/epldt/internal/getloaded/html/ Provided a site design and HTML & CSS for an upcoming portal site

9/2005 - 6/2006

Web Developer

EPLDT

Makati/NCR

Web Developer with experience in client and server-side validation of forms including sending form data through email using SMTP on the server and saving data to a database.

Also provided basic database recordset navigation, editing and updating.

Involved in the following projects:

http://www.sync123.com

Front end only

Provided the design for the site including conversion of the mock-up to HTML and CSS. Provided maintenance of the site including interface modifications and revisions. The site was developed using Ruby on Rails on Apache as Fast CGI and revisions required editing of the rhtml files in the view folder.

http://sme.epldt.com

Backend end only

Provided domain name checker functionality using ASP .NET (C#).
Application connected to several whois servers and did basic parsing for negative or positive responses and displayed output on page.
Used in-page coding instead of code-behind. Also provided client and server-side form validation with data sent through email using local SMTP on the server (IIS on Windows 2003 Server).

Developed an API client that applies an MD5 hash to data passed to a partner companies API. Converted the API client as a webservice.

http://www.pldtwbg.com

Front end conversion to HTML and backend

Conversion of design study to HTML and CSS
Developed a form and provided validation and saved the data to a database using PHP 4 & MySQL 3.23. Implemented foreign key constraints on InnoDB tables

http://projects.stormwild.com/epldt/internal/getloaded/html/

Provided a site design and HTML & CSS for an upcoming portal site

7/2004	Multimedia Author	Ateneo De Manila University - Grade School Quezon City/NCR
	Contract to produce three Educational Software Modules for Filipino and Social Studies for a grade school. The module was implemented as a Flash standalone projector. The modules consisted of audio narration, music, sound effects, text, animation, video, quizzes and interactivity. The software modules were designed to be as flexible and modular as possible. A Form application Flash document, XML and Classes were used. An MVC pattern was followed in the implementation of class files. The main application class controlled the flow of the module and dynamically generated the content of each form/slide. Components and their behavior were defined in the view classes and made calls to the main controller class. The source of the content was called from the module class which functioned as the model of the application and was responsible for dynamically loading an XML file which contained all the content information, such as the quiz questions and the paths to the SWFs, images, and audio. The XML was parsed and handed off to class objects setting the objects' properties. The MVC pattern allowed the production of a second module which had similar functional requirements. Flash's built-in AS 2.0 components were customized and re-skinned to provide a more unique look and feel. A sample of the module can be downloaded from the link below: http://www.stormwild.com/flash_modules/flashmodule.zip

7/2004

Multimedia Author

Ateneo De Manila University - Grade School

Quezon City/NCR

Contract to produce three Educational Software Modules for Filipino and Social Studies for a grade school. The module was implemented as a Flash standalone projector. The modules consisted of audio narration, music, sound effects, text, animation, video, quizzes and interactivity.

The software modules were designed to be as flexible and modular as possible. A Form application Flash document, XML and Classes were used. An MVC pattern was followed in the implementation of class files. The main application class controlled the flow of the module and dynamically generated the content of each form/slide. Components and their behavior were defined in the view classes and made calls to the main controller class.

The source of the content was called from the module class which functioned as the model of the application and was responsible for dynamically loading an XML file which contained all the content information, such as the quiz questions and the paths to the SWFs, images, and audio.

The XML was parsed and handed off to class objects setting the objects' properties.

The MVC pattern allowed the production of a second module which had similar functional requirements.

Flash's built-in AS 2.0 components were customized and re-skinned to provide a more unique look and feel. A sample of the module can be downloaded from the link below:

http://www.stormwild.com/flash_modules/flashmodule.zip

2/2002	Web Designer & Developer	Verde Communications and Marketing Inc. Manila/NCR
	Web designer and developer. Designed the website for the magazine. Maintained the site by uploading updated issues of the magazine. Design and development of the Flash animation for the site. Repurposed the animation as a video file that was also used as a 10s video ad displayed in the electronic billboard at Glorrietta 4. Used Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand and Adobe Photoshop in the design, development and maintenance of the site. Familiar with basic Javascript and PHP. Able to read and modify existing open source code provided in various web development websites. Familiar with using FTP applications to upload files to the webserver. URL:http://www.animomagazine.com

2/2002

Web Designer & Developer

Verde Communications and Marketing Inc.

Manila/NCR

Web designer and developer.

Designed the website for the magazine. Maintained the site by uploading updated issues of the magazine. Design and development of the Flash animation for the site.

Repurposed the animation as a video file that was also used as a 10s video ad displayed in the electronic billboard at Glorrietta 4.

Used Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand and Adobe Photoshop in the design, development and maintenance of the site.

Familiar with basic Javascript and PHP.
Able to read and modify existing open source code provided in various web development websites.

Familiar with using FTP applications to upload files to the webserver.

URL:http://www.animomagazine.com

9/2005 - 11/2005	Web Developer	Heavenly Weddings Manila/NCR
	Web Developer. Designed and developed the database for the registration of participants to the Heavenly Weddings Bridal Fair, held last November 13, at the PTA Tent in Intramuros, Manila. The web application allowed the user to register their name, email and phone number and other details and allowed event staff to view and navigate the records of the database. Also provided web space/hosting including assignment of a subdomain under my existing site. Personally conducted an email blast to market the event. This led to an increase in hits and usage of the site as revealed by webstats accessed through Plesk. URL:http://heavenlyweddings.stormwild.com

9/2005 - 11/2005

Web Developer

Heavenly Weddings

Manila/NCR

Web Developer.

Designed and developed the database for the registration of participants to the Heavenly Weddings Bridal Fair, held last November 13, at the PTA Tent in Intramuros, Manila.

The web application allowed the user to register their name, email and phone number and other details and allowed event staff to view and navigate the records of the database.

Also provided web space/hosting including assignment of a subdomain under my existing site.

Personally conducted an email blast to market the event. This led to an increase in hits and usage of the site as revealed by webstats accessed through Plesk.

URL:http://heavenlyweddings.stormwild.com

12/2001 - 9/2004	Technical Support Specialist	SYKES Asia, Inc. Macromedia Mandaluyong City/NCR
	Technical Support Specialist. Promoted to Level 2 doing escalations from Level 1. Provided phone and email support for the Macromedia Account specializing in Macromedia Flash and FreeHand. Proficient with FreeHand, Flash, & familiar with other Macromedia products. Obtained Flash MX Designer Certification 2003.

12/2001 - 9/2004

Technical Support Specialist

SYKES Asia, Inc. Macromedia

Mandaluyong City/NCR

Technical Support Specialist. Promoted to Level 2 doing escalations from Level 1. Provided phone and email support for the Macromedia Account specializing in Macromedia Flash and FreeHand.

Proficient with FreeHand, Flash, & familiar with other Macromedia products.

Obtained Flash MX Designer Certification 2003.

Education

Dates Attended	School	Degree	Location
3/1992	Ateneo De Manila University	Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies	Quezon City - Metro Manila - Philippines

Skills

Skill Name	Skill Level	Last Used/Experience
Object-Oriented Programming	Intermediate	3 years
Actionscript 2.0	Intermediate	3 years
C++, Java, VB, Perl, MS SQL Server 2000, ASP .NET C#	Intermediate	1 year
Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP	Intermediate	1 year

Tools	Skill Level	Last Used/Experience
Adobe and Macromedia : Flash & Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere 7(1 year), After Effects 6.5 (1 year)	Intermediate	4 years
Eclipse	Intermediate	1 years
Visual Studio .NET	Intermediate	1 year