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Jodie O'Rourke | Interactive Developer

I take a great design and bring it to life. I then make it talk to servers and other applications.

A first-class specialist in Rich Internet Applications, online video, dynamic user interfaces, component development and interaction design.

I have worked for:

Prudential, Citigroup UK, Egg, Picsel Technologies, Electoral Reform Society, Creative Common Good, Candi, Strike Artists, Ornadel Management, Newfangled Media Ltd, T-Factor Inc and most recently the exciting London-based IPTV start-up Blinkbox.

Professional:

Adobe Certified Expert - Flash Platform (Flash, Flex and AIR)

Adobe Community Professional

Technical Editor for O'Reilly Media - SEO for Flash, Flex 4 Cookbook, Learning Flex 4 and Getting Started with Flex 4 (Adobe Press)

Adobe Community Leader:

Speaker at user groups about Flash technologies. Topics have included:

Skills:

Languages: ActionScript 2/3.0, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL.

Platforms & Frameworks: Flash Platform (Flash, Flex & AIR), Flash Media Server, OSMF, Android, PureMVC.

Supportive knowledge: OOP, Accessibility (WCAG), Continuous integration, Unit testing, Optimisation for mobile/devices, UI Design.

Academic:

Master of Science with Distinction from The Nottingham Trent University

Bachelor of Science with 1st-class honours from The Nottingham Trent University

When I'm not doing all that:

I'm a PADI certified Rescue Diver, and enjoy visiting marine parks and wrecks around the world.

I also like a bit a of skiing/snowboarding, when I can tear myself away from the sea!