Interested in senior position as presentation engineer. Expertise in XML/XSL development of highly dynamic, international websites. Strong background in data modeling. Additional expertise as technical manager and application architect.

XML, XSL, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, SQL.
Oracle 8i, Erwin, XML Spy, Cocoon2.
Bilingual: English, Dutch (also basic German and French).

Objective. Honest. Motivated. Systematic. Optimistic. Intuitive. Energetic. Patient. Good spirited. Creative. Flexible. Goal-oriented.

At my best in a cutting edge environment. Quick understanding and assessment of new (software) applications. Well-developed creative, analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to work in a team as well as independently with overview as well as attention to detail. Server-side and client-side programming skills. Good coaching capabilities.

At eBay:

• Staff Presentation Engineer at high-traffic, high-profile, ever changing and evolving, international auction web site with rich user interface. Expert in XML, XSL, with strong focus on localization of the content, to support eight western and two Asian languages, in three different encodings. Mentor for group of 25 XSL developers.
• Developed XSL for several parts of the eBay web site, specifically for the highly dynamic Seller flow, where sellers can enter all the information about the items they like to sell.
• Was part of team to introduce globalization management tool. Trained over 80 developers regarding localization and internationalization of XML/XSL based web pages.
• Wrote XSL Coding Guidelines documentation. Developed XSL-based tools to analyze XSL stylesheets and to validate other XSL files against the coding guidelines.
• Developed prototype for pipeline XML/XSL architecture, according to Separation of Concerns design pattern.
  XML, XSL, Perl, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, XML Spy, ClearCase, ClearQuest, WorldServer.

As independent XML/XSL consultant:

• Developed general-purpose web page dtd and stylesheet for information-oriented websites, with focus on separation of content and logic. Technical details and featured websites developed with this stylesheet can be found at my personal web site www.nunmeshu.com.
  XML, XSL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, Tomcat, Cocoon, XML Spy, PhotoShop, MS Visio, Tomcat, Cocoon2, Apache.

At Learning Network / Headland Digital Media:

• Technical project manager / application architect for Local Learning Network, a personalizable portal aimed at school districts and schools. Hands-on experience with Linux installation, Oracle installation, database creation, management and modeling, and administration of Epicentric Foundation Server. Writing of UML use cases, data flow diagrams, class diagrams and sequence diagrams. Evaluated Oracle 9i Application Server.
  Red Hat Linux, Oracle 8i, Java, JSP, HTML, MS Visio, ObjectDomain, TOAD, Epicentric Foundation Server, Oracle Enterprise Manager, CVS, WebLogic.
• Application architect for the user management system for Learning Network, a vertical portal site for Pearson Publishing that focuses on education from kindergarten to higher education: www.learningnetwork.com. Implemented self-registration, login, personal profile management and campaign registration.
  Linux, Oracle 8i, XML, XSL, HTML, CSS, XML Spy, ERwin, TOAD, MS Visio, CVS.
• Database modeler and application architect for the XML/XSL implementation of the online store for Learning Network: store.learningnetwork.com. Created XSL style sheets with strict separation between content and styling. Integrated with in-house developed event-based JAVA application server.
  Linux, Apache, Tomcat, Cocoon, Oracle 8i, XML, XSL, Java, HTML, CSS, XML Spy, ERwin, CVS.
• Lead developer and catalog database modeler for a shared back-end redesign of two Penguin web sites, www.penguinputnam.com and www.penguin.co.uk.
  Unix, Oracle 8, StoryServer, ERwin.
• Lead developer and database modeler for Penguin Classics web site, www.penguinclassics.com, a catalog of classics publications, and corresponding Content Management Application, which allows the client to update the catalog database through a browser interface. This web site has won several awards for excellent combination of design and technology.
  Windows NT, ASP, VB Script, DHTML, JavaScript, SQL Server 6.5, Visual InterDev, Enterprise Manager.
• Lead developer for the maintenance of a subscription management system, used for registering new users and authenticating existing users.
  Unix, Apache, Oracle 7, Python (for two custom server applications), PHP3, HTML.
• Lead developer for Sams web site, www.samsteachyourself.com, an accompanying web site for the Sams Teach Yourself in Web Time books.
  Unix, TopClass, Perl (LWP::UserAgent, HTTP, CGI modules), HTML.

As independent web consultant:

• Developed and designed several small web sites. Developed Perl program to let visitors create their own web page. This program allows for full authorization control by the webmaster.
  Unix, HTML, Perl, JavaScript, DHTML, Shockwave, (implementation of freeware) Java applets, animated gifs, CorelDraw, PhotoShop, Gif Construction Set, SoundForge, Extreme 3D.

At Philips:

• CAD software developer / Technology Developer. Development of television sets and computer monitors in a fast-paced multinational corporate environment.
• Introduced new CAD design tools, procedures and working methods. Developed software to automate and simplify CAD-design, reducing design time by 60% and production time by 15%.
  Unigraphics, GRIP, Finite Element Analysis, photo-realistic imaging, VAX VMS, UNIX Sparc, OpenWindows, Solaris, UNIX shell scripting.
• Introduced photo-realistic imaging to design team. This enabled technology developers to show new products in their early design stages to manufacturing and marketing, so the designs could be adjusted according to their feedback. In one case this procedure prevented re-design.
• Worked on a multi-disciplinary team to develop a prototype of a TV component (the deflection coil), from which several features have been implemented in recent designs.
• Performed magnetic field calculations and statistical analysis for deflection coils for TVs and Monitors.
  Fortran, Fourier transformations, statistical analysis, IBM mainframe, Solaris.

9/2002 - present:	eBay Staff Presentation Engineer, XSL / Web development.
1/2002 - 9/2002:	Self-employed XML/XSL developer
10/1998 - 1/2002:	Learning Network (formerly known as Headland Digital Media) Technical Project Manager / Application Architect Data Modeler / Lead Developer
12/1996 - 9/1998:	Self-employed Web developer
9/1989 - 11/1996:	Philips, Innovation & Technology Center, Eindhoven, the Netherlands CAD software developer / Technology Developer

1989 - present:	Courses in Java, Epicentric Foundation Server, StoryServer, communication skills, information management, stress management, CAD.
1988:	Master of Science (Dutch equivalent), Physics, quantum physics, Technical University Eindhoven, the Netherlands