Curriculum Vitae
Alexander R B Whillas BSCS
- Websites
- Blog - http://cpill.tsd.net.au
- Homepage - http://alexander.whillas.com
- Phone
- +49 157 78 91 21 69
- whillas@gmail.com
- Address
- WildenbruchStr.88, 12045 Berlin, Germany
Profile Summary
Long standing web developer in both frontend and backend with an aptitude for creative problem solving and system design. Highly self motivated and works well in virtual teams.
Skills
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, PHP, Drupal, Ubercart, XML, Python, SuperCollider, LDAP, SOAP
Interests
Professional
- Python and all the libraries it hooks into as well as its Django framework for web development.
- New and experimental user interfaces for interactivity online and real world.
- Creating a general purpose language parser which would allow the representation of a computer language in many natural languages.
Personal
- Media art and experimental electronic music. Work with SuperCollider, OpenCV and openFrameworks in C++.
- Developed a wireless touch sensor for performance using an Arduino clone (JeeNode), wires, solder, batteries and gaffe tape.
Experience
Aupeo
Web Developer
June 2011 – August 2011
Berlin, Germany
Internet radio company with a totally dynamic fronted using AJaX and Backbone.js. This talked to a Node.js backend running Express. The CSS and SEO content was generated with SASS at deploy time. The team of 6 shared code using Git. The site also had to generate static content pages for SEO.
- Node.js
- Express
- JQuery
- Backbone
- CmmonJS
- Underscore.js
- SASS
- Markdown
- Git
Freelance
Web Developer
July 2010 – present
Berlin, Germany; Sydney, Australia
Developed new OpenSource, PHP based CMS, Web Gizmo and started developing several small portfolio sites with it for testing. Extremely flexible, easy to update and requires no database. Clients include:
- Sarah O’Sullivan (Artist, Ceramic), Australia
- Natile Wilkin (Designer, Objects), Australia
- Jeannette Aretz (Journalist), Germany
- Masta Magazine (Acivists Magazine), Germany
- Sonya Schönberger (Artist, Video & Performance), Germany
- Christof Zwiener (Artist, Sculpture & Photography), Germany
- Phillip Hohenwarter (Artist, Video instillation), Austria
- Takashi Wada (Musician), Japan
- Alexaner Whillas (New Media artist), Berlin
- PHP5
- HTML
- CSS
- Savant
- Textile
- Markdown
- OOP
- Javascript
- JQuery
- Dojo Toolkit
- Git
Digital Pulp
Web Developer
March 2010 – July 2010
Berlin, Germany – New York, USA (Telecommute)
Worked within a global team (New York, Berlin, Sydney) of 6-7 people via telecommute on large, high traffic, Drupal site for the prestigious Emerson Collage. Work involved developing several new modules and extensive theme work.
- PHP
- Drupal
- Javascript
- JQuery
- CSS
- HTML
- SVN
- Trac
- Telecommute
Kakadu Traders
Web Developer
July 2009 – Feb 2010
Berlin, Germany; Portland, USA; Sydney, Australia
Developed an online eCommerce solution in Drupal with Ubrcart. This required several custom Drupal modules including:
- Attribute images for product colours,
- importing attributes into Ubercart from CSV via customised node_import module
- exporting orders to CSV for use in stock tracking system.
- Python FTP shell scripting for import & export data and integration with their stock tracking system.
- Drupal
- Ubercart
- eCommerce
- JQuery
- Layout
- CSS
- HTML
- PHP
- Python
- FTP
- CSV
- Telecommute
Roland Kluttig
Web Developer, Freelance
March, 2009
Berlin, Germany
Developed personal homepage for the well known classical music conductor Roland Kluttig. Site was designed and implemented with Drupal.
- Drupal
- HTML
- CSS
- Design
Loesje International
Web Developer
2008
Berlin, Germany
Developed on a few Drupal websites as part of Loesje Internatianls projects including
- UNDP Millennium Development Goals (MDG) website (mdg.loesje.org) which supported a European workshop on self publishing and new media. Website was in four languages and supported over 30 participants.
- Picture your rights online competition where anyone could submit a photograph and/or a solgan based a human rights theme. Supported by the Council of Europe and Hivos.
- Drupal
- Ubercart
- eCommerce
- JQuery
- i18n
- L10n
- CSS
- HTML
- PHP
University of Applied Sciences
Teacher/Lecturer
Nov 2007 – Dec 2007
Berlin, Germany
Present a course on Content Management Systems (CMS) to the Print Media Master students. This involved equal lecture and practical lab work. The theoretical side to CMS design from a data perspective as well as practical lab work setting up and working with Drupal and various free online Blogs including Wordpress.
- Druapl
- Wordpress
Taylor Square Designs
Web Developer
Feb 2006 – Sept 2007
Berlin, Germany; London, UK
Developed several websites of varying sizes in a company with my sister. These included:
- Evisu USA’s Online shop and marketing pages. PHP shopping cart system, X-Cart.
- Antony Thomas (www.anthonythomas.tv), a music video director from the UK. USed in house CMS (Comport 2 CMS) and with video and Dojo Toolkit javascript library integration.
- The Semifinalists, UK Indie band, homepage. Flash front with Comport 2 CMS backend.
- TiClub (www.ticlub.de), german night club, website based in Mosbach (Germany). Wordpress CMS adaption.
- Online Reggae MP3 music shop (www.jahipe.com). [Drupal][drp] with [Ubercart][uc] modules, including custom modules to import, play and sell MP3 files online.
- PHP
- HTML
- Javascript
- X-Cart
- eCommerce
- ComPort
- Dojo Toolkit
- Wordpress
- Drupal
- Ubercart
- video
Amplefuture
Web Developer
June – Dec 2005
London, UK
Helped to design and develop an in-house PHP CMS for use on the web properties Mad Dog Mobile and MAND8. Both sites integrated with Amplefuture phone services via a SOAP interface. A real time content monitoring system was also require as Mad Dog Mobile was targeted at teens and all activity on the site needed to be monitored 24/7.
- SOAP
- PHP
- HTML
- Javascript
- CSS
- XML
Association of Train Operating Companies
Web Standards & Accessibility Expert
Sep – Dec 2004
London, UK
Brought in as a independent contractor to make their web properties including the National Rail website, accessible and comply with the UKs Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). As part of this all pages had to strictly adhere to web standards. Search engine optimisation (SEO) was also required as well as make the HTML/CSS templates work well in PDA browsers.
- HTML
- CSS
- SEO
Cable & Wireless
PHP Web Developer, contractor
July – Sep 2004
London, UK
Project involved a PHP web interface to an LDAP mail server for the UK Criminal Justice department. This was an internal mail system that encrypted mail for broadcast over the extranet.
- LDAP
- PHP
- HTML
- Intranet
Capture Communications
Web Developer, contractor
Aug 2001 – June 2004
Sydney, Australia
Sub contracted for Capture Communications on various PHP/MySQL based shopping cart systems, including X-Cart.
Also some pro bono work for [Vibewire.net](http://vibewire.net/) NGO community portal.
- PHP
- MySQL
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
NETnet, A World Access Company
European Senior Web Developer
Sep 2000 – May 2001
Sydney, Australia
Oversaw the web development strategy for the 14 countries in Europe. Designed and developed multi-lingual content translation web interface/CMS in JSP which translated ASP files.
- PHP
- JSP
- Java
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- Oracle
- MySQL
Hannan Interactive Publishing
Web Application Developer
Feb – Aug 2000
Sydney, Australia
Designed and developed entire backend CMS interface for large online publication, SydneyIs.com. System supported 15 journalists, and had a business directory of over 1.3 million companies, restaurants, bars and clubs.
- Tcl
- Story Server
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- SQL
- Oracle
Nelson Taylor Fox
System Design / Programming
Jul – Dec 1999
Sydney, Australia
Was part of the team to develop predictive marketing tools for Coca-Cola using Artificial Neural Networks and all the soft drink market sales statistics for the last 10 years. Visual Basic was used to develop an interface to the modeling engine.
- Visual Basic
- HTML
- ANN
Taylor Square Designs
Web Developer, freelance
1996 – 1999
Sydney, Australia
Developed first websites while at University.
- HTML
- Javascript
- Photoshop
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computing Science (1st class honors)
University of Technology, Sydney
1997-1999
Sydney, Australia
Took subjects including
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Technology, Sydney
1995-1996
Sydney, Australia
Completed the first 2 years of mechanical engineering bachelors with a credit average.