About Jan

A freelance interface designer & web developer on Vancouver Island with more than seven years of experience.

Skills & Experience

Web & Application Interface Design
Strong knowledge Apple Human Interface Guidelines, accessibility & usability requirements, user experience, information architecture and typography. Mac & iOS application design experience.
Front-end & Back-end Web Development
Strong knowledge of W3C standards, cross-browser compatibility, programming for the web (content management, application frameworks) and scripts for administration.
Languages include: (X)HTML, CSS, XML/XSLT, Perl, PHP, SQL, JavaScript/jQuery etc.
System & Network Administration
Unix administration via CLI, diagnosing hardware & software faults, and virtualization.
Experience includes: FreeBSD, Linux, Lighttpd, Apache, BIND, Postfix, OpenSSH, MySQL, SVN, Trac etc.
Project Management
Time management, ability to work under deadline on multiple concurrent projects, dividing projects into milestones & deliverables, researching & documenting issues, policy, end-user & developer documentation, preparing payment schedules & contracts and management of freelance contractors.

Employment

Interface Designer & Web Developer, Freelance

2004 – Present

Interface design, web development, consulting, system & network administration. FreeBSD virtualized web services.

Software Tester, 5381 Partners LLC.

2011 – Present

Testing software, reproducing & documenting issues, preparing reports, and IT support.

IT Technician, Tech Electrical Contracting Ltd.

2010

Consulting, repair, support, networking and programming computerized electrical & SCADA systems.

Volunteering

Computer Lab Assistant, Literacy Victoria

2011 – Present

Assisting and tutoring adult learners on computers and with technology.

Web Designer & Developer, Capital Region Good Food Society

2011 – Present

Web design & development, system administration, email campaigns, site updates and maintenance.

Bartender, Army Navy & Air Force Veterans Club

2010

Bartending, serving, cashiering and opening/closing.

Code Samples & Portfolio

Access to recent code, primarily Perl with XSLT, is available via the web and svn:
http://developer.bitpiston.com/oyster/browser/trunk/
svn://bitpiston.com/oyster/trunk/

A partial portfolio of design work is available via the web on my personal site:
http://janpingel.com/

Education & Training

SCADA Systems & Industrial Networks

2010

Completed certification with the Petroleum Institute for Continuing Education.

High School Diploma

2005

Completed grade 12 at Ucluelet Secondary School.

References

Available by request.