Raleigh Von Habersberger

Profile

I have been described as a creative, results oriented Web Developer and Web Designer. For nearly a decade, I have provided companies with web applications that enhance their business through the use of functional clear design, reusable, flexible software and optimal site performance. I am a Yahoo! alumni Frontend software engineer and was previously the Lead Web Developer of Resolve Digital, a successful boutique design firm based in San Francisco. As a side project, I have been creating an online production aid.

Languages: CSS, HTML, Unobtrusive JavaScript, Ajax, PHP, Action Script, MySQL
Graphic tools: Photoshop/ImageReady, Illustrator, Flash
Media tools: Flash, Final Cut Pro

Experience

Gizmo Creative / Lead Web Developer / February 2008 - Present
  • Took over responsibility of an unfinished custom MVC Ajax ecommerce site
  • Improving the performance score of the website for shorter page load times
  • Helping improve the usability of the shopping cart
  • Quality Assurance Testing and Debugging
  • Customizing Word Press Blogs
Yahoo! / Lead Web Developer / April 2008 - May 2008
  • Contracted to work on a top secret prototype
  • Coordinated with several Yahoo! properties about their API's and Beaconing
Yahoo! Groups / Web Developer / July 2006 - February 2008
  • Played a key role in modernizing Legacy Yahoo! Groups
  • Created an Ajax interface to send automatic group messages on a schedule
  • Built a very profitable custom page template for branded groups
  • Built the majority of all form interfaces for Yahoo! Groups Beta
The Finer Points - Aviation Podcast / Web Developer & Designer / Oct 2005 - June 2006
  • Used Search Engine Optimization skills to become the topped ranked aviation podcast
  • Created an ever growing online aviation community centered around the podcast
  • Utilized available technologies to interact with our listeners for feedback to improve our service
Media Live (now CMP) / Web Developer / Jun 2005 - Jan 2006
  • Rebuilt all of Media Live's dozen or more event websites using XHTML, pure CSS and unobtrusive JavaScript to create a cross platform user-friendly search engine optimized site
  • Created a reusable template for the companies many event sites for quick and easy deployment of future events websites
  • Centralized the data coming from over 50 forms from all the companies event sites
Resolve Digital / Lead Web Developer / May 2002 - 2005
  • Helped double the profits of Resolve Digital 2 years in a row
  • Built and maintained over 40 websites for various businesses http://www.resolvedigital.com/portfolio
  • Optimized sites for proper search engine ranking
  • Managed web related projects and tasks for Resolve Digital’s clients
  • Researched and implemented software tools to enhance clients business needs
  • Created numerous CMS portfolios for architecture firms
Opnet / Assistant Teacher / Mar 2004 - Apr 2004
  • Assisted Teaching a PHP/MySQL class titled "how to build an ecommerce site"
Punch Presents / Front End Web Developer / Jun 2001 - Feb 2003
  • Rebuilt an architecture website
  • Built the design firms website
  • Assisted Filming a marketing video on 3 continents
3 feet / Front End Web Developer / Jan 2001 - Jun 2001
  • Built my first web site for an architecture firm
  • Built the design firms website
  • Assisted in the graphic production for Openwave’s Keynote address
NBC Olympics/Quokka / Production Engineer / Aug 2000 - Aug 2000
  • Maintained the layout of the scoring sections for the 2000 Olympics Website

Education

City College of San Francisco
  • Still in progress
Opnet

Flash Action Scripting Oct 2004 – Dec 2004

  • Completed this 8 week Action Scripting class
  • Created a Classic style shooting game

Opnet Java 101 2003 Jan 2003 – Mar 2003

  • Completed an 8 week Java Introductory course

Opnet Unix 101 March 2002 – April 2002

  • Completed an 8 week Unix Introductory System Administration course

Opnet Perl 101 Feb 2001 – Mar 2001

  • Completed an 8 week Perl Introductory Programming course

Recent Project

Site: www.delamina.com

delamina.com
Contact Info

Raleigh Von Habersberger
Email:
Phone: 415. 812. 2672
Yahoo! IM: raleighvon
IChat/ Aol IM: raleighvon

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"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept"
-JFK