About Me

Welcome
Weary Web Traveler,

to the personal curriculum vitæ of a diversified web developer based out of Toronto, Canada. I have been developing professional level websites for the past five years and I have always focused on creating simple and intuitive interfaces while providing powerful and engaging user experiences.

I enjoy breaking down complicated challenges into simple yet elegant solutions. A minimalist at heart, I attempt to bridge a gap between the technophiles and technophobes through the creative and compelling use of web design and web technology.

There are some very bright and inspiring individuals in today's web development world and I hope to not only compete in, but contribute to it's vibrant community. We have seen some very impressive creations within the past year, and I believe it is just a small taste of what is to come.

Please follow me as I expand my curriculum vitæ to include demo's, tutorials and even a blog post or two on professional front end web development.

~ Tom Yuill

“ Thomas has a thirst for knowledge ... He is up for any challenge you put in front of him ... ” - Brian Elton, developer
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Work Experience

Critical Mass

Senior Developer

November 2010 - Present

Currently I am responsible for directing my team members in the front end development and maintenance of high profile commercial web sites. Due to the high volume of traffic visiting these sites the use of thoughtful design and development practices are a necessity to ensure the smooth and timely delivery of project milestones. I ensure my team members adhere to currently accepted web standards as closely as possible to satisfy the widest range of user agents and devices.

Responsibilities include writing semantic HTML, progressive and responsive CSS, accessible web pages, mobile functionality, reusable user interface components, modular and object oriented JavaScript with the jQuery framework, Unit testing, and the thoughtful use of proven development design patterns within the development of front end architecture.

Canadian Broadcasting Center

User Interface Developer

September 2009 - November 2010

Responsible for the front end development and maintenance of a large multimedia publication system. Working within a team environment we instituted web standards and guidelines across the Canadaian Broadcasting Corporation for the corporations satellite web teams to adhere to.

Responsibilities included writing semantic HTML, progressive CSS, re-usable user interface components, fulfilling accessibility requirments, utilizing modular and object oriented JavaScript with the YUI 3 framework, cross browser compatibility testing, leveraging server side includes, PHP, JAVA, and an understanding the Unix / Apache Web Server environments.

  • CBC.ca Homepage: Redesign Techincal Specification Document for
    www.cbc.ca/ [ Landing Page ]

hendrson bas

Front End Developer

June 2008 - September 2009

Responsible for the front-end development and maintenance of many large, high traffic, commercial websites. Responsibilities include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and cross browser compatibility testing. Required PHP, .NET, ASP and JSP knowledge. I was also the lead front end developer for all iCoke.ca deployments.

hendrson bas

Quality Analyst

September 2007 - June 2008

Responsible for full cross-browser project testing of all digital deployments including copy checking along with database, functionality, and security testing.

“ Thomas is a talented developer with a knack for developing graphically and functionally rich web applications... ” - Dmitri Farkov, developer
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Education

York University

Bachelor of Arts: Information Technology

2003 - 2007

Completed a four year study of Information Technology. Courses included computer science, network architecture, user interface design, web development, database development, human and computer interaction, mathematics, algorithms, and social studies.

Markham District High School

1998 - 2003

Last graduating class of the Ontario Academic Credit (OAC).

“Thomas is very eager to master the various technologies involved in web interface development...” - Aaron Cepukas, developer
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Skills

Technical

  • Modular JavaScript
  • Responsive Layouts
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Semantic HTML 5
  • Accessibility
  • YUI & jQuery
  • CSS 2.1 & 3
  • UNIX SHELL
  • SVN & GIT
  • JSON
  • YAML
  • XML
  • PHP
  • JAVA
  • .NET

Architectural

  • User Experience and Interaction Design
  • Object Oriented Design Patterns
  • Information Architecture
  • Technical Documentation
  • User Testing
  • Wireframing

Design

  • User Interface Design
  • Mobile Design
  • Illustration
  • Form Design
  • Photoshop
  • Doodling

“Thomas was one of my favourite developers to work with at henderson bas...” - Lisa Stephenson, project manager
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Contact

Please feel free to contact me in a professional manner about any matter of web development or web design

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