Server-side

• Object-oriented Web programming with PHP 5.3
• Wide professional experience with the Web Application Frameworks (WAF): CakePHP and Agavi (incl. Propel)
• Knowledge in different content management systems (CMS) like WordPress and Croogo
• Expertise in the processing of XML, CSV and JSON data
• Smarty Template Engine
• Relational SQL database systems using the classical functions (Select/Insert/Update/Delete) - creating triggers, relations and views
• Teamwork using version control system Subversion (SVN) and bug tracking tools like Mantis or Jira

As part of my freelance work and my Master thesis, I have gained experiences in dealing with the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architectural pattern. In the field of software engineering I know principles such as DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself), Convention over Configuration, refactoring of server-/client-side code, scaffolding and rapid development with prototypes.

Client-side

• W3C valid XHTML and CSS
• JavaScript (Ajax): Using jQuery (incl. jQuery UI) and Mootools for the creation of Rich Internet Applications
• Cross-platform compatibility: To ensure a correct appearance and functionality in different browsers
• Newsfeeds, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), ...

Building of multilingual web portals with an open architecture in which other languages can be easily integrated. Internationalized features of a Web portal are:

• Between presentation and content is a strict separation.
• All text data is stored in external files or a database and are dynamically loaded.
• Country-specific conventions are supported. (date/time, currency symbols, fonts, etc.)

3D modeling and 3D animation

Experience with Autodesk Maya (formerly Alias), Adobe Flash (incl. ActionScript 3) and Director

2D raster / 2D vector graphics

Know-how in the work with the Adobe tools: Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks

Compositing, digital video editing, post production

After Effects, Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro