David Francis Miller 1–310–994–5473 www.readmeansrun.com www.linkedin.com/in/davidfmiller

Experience

Front–End Web Developer Yahoo! Sports (Santa Monica, CA)
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  • Collaborating with a team of visual & experience designers, product managers, editors, back–end engineers and other front-end engineers—located locally and world–wide—to develop and maintain the web’s most popular sports site.
  • Wielding web standards to create attractive, user–friendly, accessible, global and highly–trafficked interactive–yet–low–bandwidth pages in a rapid & agile development cycle.
Freelance/Contractor READMEANSRUN (Calgary, AB & Santa Monica, CA)
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  • Working with small businesses to establish a strong identity & voice online.
Lead Developer Saatchi Online (Los Angeles, CA)
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  • Built a site for the art community to discover and share art. Contributed to all aspects of the development process: interviewing, design, implementation, testing, and leadership.
  • Resigned due to differing opinions over the company’s direction and working environment.
Freelance Writer O’Reilly & Associates Inc, & A List Apart
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  • Wrote articles covering web development, general nerdery, and photography for (a) a network of websites maintained by the leading publisher of computer & technology books and (b) the premier online web development resource.
Freelance Photographer READMEANSRUN (Calgary, AB)
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  • Photographing musicians, performers, and other personalities for publication in independent arts & entertainment magazines in addition to other settings such as weddings, portraits, etc. Clients included: Fast Forward Weekly, BeatRoute, & Sled Island.
  • My (no–longer–updated) photoblog is viewable at www.readmeansrun.com/blog/.
Senior Web Developer iStockphoto (Calgary, AB)
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  • Worked in a senior role at the web’s most popular stock photography sites. Responsible for traditional development tasks (requirements analysis, database design and information architecture, back–end development, and interface design), in addition to providing input and guidance on development practices & standards.

Tools

Education

University of Calgary’s Department of Computer Science
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Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, focusing my studies in the following areas:

  • human–computer interaction
  • internet technologies, frameworks, & standards
  • object–oriented programming & software engineering
  • database design & implementation

Community Involvement

Ultimate (Frisbee) Player
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Played recreationally for 5 years, and helped form a competitive men’s team based in Calgary that finished 9th overall at the 2004 Canadian Ultimate Championships, and 5th in 2005.

Minor Hockey Participant
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Learned the importance of leadership and hard work, and voted assistant captain the last two years by my teammates because of my ability, attitude, and leadership skills.

Other Activities and Interests

When not in front of a computer or behind a camera, I enjoy…

  • playing squash,
  • surfing,
  • cycling,
  • playing guitar,
  • travelling,
  • and practicing yoga.