Andy Kant

Contact Information

How to reach me

2502 N 124th St. #109

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

cell: 414.588.5285

Summary

What I'm interested in and what I'd like to do

Web application engineer specializing in high performance user interfaces for rich internet applications. Primarily interested in positions involving web front-end engineering utilizing my background in software engineering along with my passion for UI and UX.

Education

Where I went and what I learned

B.S. in Software Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE, May 2006).

Co-founded the Paintball Club and was a member of the Xtreme Club.

Skills and Talents

What I can do and how good I am at it

Web Front-end

AJAX
Browser Compatibilities
CSS
DOM
HTML
JSON
JavaScript
jQuery
Mootools
Prototype
Scriptaculous
UI
UX
Web Standards
YUI

Web Back-end

ASP
ASP.NET
C#
CGI
Django
JasperReports
Java
JSP/Struts
Perl
PHP
Python
Rails
Reporting Services
Ruby
VB.NET
VBScript
XML
XSD
XSL

Web Servers

Apache
IIS
Lighttpd
Tomcat
WEBrick

Desktop

C/C++
C#
Delphi
MFC
.NET
VB.NET
Windows Forms
x86 ASM

Embedded

68HC11 ASM
C

Databases

DB2
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
SQLite
SQL Server

Graphics

GIMP
Fireworks
Illustrator
Paint.NET
Paint Shop Pro
Photoshop

IDE's

Aptana
Dreamweaver
Eclipse
E Text Editor
SciTE
TextMate
VIM
Visual Studio

Source Control

ClearCase
CVS
SourceSafe
Subversion

Platforms

BSD
DOS
Linux
OS X
Windows

Work Experience

Where I've been and what I've done

AutoTrader.com - Milwaukee, WI: Perl Developer; July/August 2008 - Present; Developer for CarSpot.com.
Lontra - Milwaukee, WI: Senior UI Engineer; March 2008 - May 2008; Brought in as a UI/UX expert to streamline their application and revamp the UI/UX in order to make their product faster, more usable, and more marketable. Unfortunately, Lontra closed their doors before I could make an impact. Technologies used: CSS, HTML, JasperReports, Java, JavaScript, JSP, Oracle.
WhittmanHart Interactive - Wauwatosa, WI: Senior Front-end Developer; May 2007 - March 2008; Developed and architected front-end for the Harley-Davidson Ride Planner web application. Developed XML transformation processes for 2008 Harley-Davidson model launch. Technologies used: C#, CSS, DB2, HTML, Java, JavaScript, JSP, .NET, XML, XSL, YUI.
GE Healthcare - Wauwatosa, WI: Software Engineer; June 2006 - May 2007; Researched, designed, developed, and integrated a new remote service software component projected to save GEHC up to $100-150 million per year in service operating costs. Developed pure JavaScript web applications for integration into other products. Developed extensive JavaScript libraries. Developed command-line and DOS-based standalone desktop applications. Technologies used: C/C++, C#, CSS, HTML/XHTML, JavaScript, .NET, x86 ASM.
RedPrairie - Waukesha, WI: Software Engineer/Web Application Developer; February 2005 - May 2006; Developed new web applications for corporate intranet as well as maintained existing web applications. Technologies used: ASP, ASP.NET, C#, CSS, HTML/XHTML, JavaScript, .NET, SQL Server, Reporting Services, VBScript, VB.NET.