Glenn Mitchell is pixelassembly

OVERVIEW

I have been passionately writing code for more than 15 years. I have great problem solving skills, a diversity of technical capabilities and knowledge, and a proven ability to incorporate new technologies into creative solutions. In addition, I also have excellent communication skills.

Software / Environments

• Acrobat
• BBEdit
• Dreamweaver
• Eclipse
• Ffmpeg commandline
• FfmpegX
• Fireworks
• Flash
• Flash Builder / Flex Builder
• FTP Clients (various)
• Illustrator
• MS Excel
• PhpMyAdmin
• Red5 Media Server
• SmartFoxServer
• SVN
• Photoshop

Languages / Libraries

• Actionscript 1, 2 & 3
• Ajax
• C
• HTML
• JavaScript
• Jquery
• MySQL
• PHP
• XML

WORKS

Works vary greatly, but I generally concentrate on the following:

• Data visualization
• Database driven front-ends
• Content management systems
• Interactive content development
• Advanced Flash programming
• Flash-Server communication
• Video and Multimedia presentation systems
• Programmatic motion and interactivity
• Online games

BACKGROUND

In 2007 I began working entirely for myself on contract and freelance projects. Prior to this I had worked for a number of freelance clients and was also employed in the following positions:

Flexidev
Senior developer : 2002 - 2007
Flexidev created tools and utilities for Flash Developers. Working here, I designed and developed a number of tools, including a server-side Flash decompiler.

• Desktop application development (Windows and Mac OS X)
• Server utilities (programmed in C)
• Flash applications
• Web applications (JavaScript/DHTML/AJAX)
• Server integration (PHP and MySQL)

Swinburne TAFE
Lecturer : 2003
I created and taught the Programming Principles subject to students studying the Advanced Diploma of Multimedia. This covered basic programming fundamentals, concentrating on Flash programming and games development. This was the first time this subject had been provided, and I was also responsible for development of the curriculum, class notes and assignments.

Digital School Corporation
Senior developer : 2000 - 2002
Digital School Corporation produced interactive educational content as well as Flash authoring/editing applications for teachers.

• Flash application development
• Web development (HTML, Javascript, PHP and MySQL)

Eclipse Group
Multimedia developer : 1998 - 2000
Eclipse Group produced CD-based multimedia presentations and websites for a large number of corporate clients. Initially developing client projects, I spent my later time in the R&D thinktank coming up with new systems and user experiences.

• Multimedia and web design
• Flash and Director development
• Technology research and development

Ross Mollison Group
Media technician / developer : 1994 - 1998
The Ross Mollison Group is a producer and promoter of live theatre and entertainment. While here I prepared print materials and advertising, and also developed web and multimedia products.

• Pre-press management
• Web and multimedia development