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PUBLICATIONSThe following is a list of books, articles, software packages, SDKs, and White Papers that I have written or that I have contributed to, as well as presentations that I have given within the past few years. I have also listed relevant Awards and Honors.PRESENTATIONS/PUBLIC SPEAKING:  Philadelphia Flash Platform Adobe User Group: March 27th, 2007 - Adobe CS3 Launch EventAdobe MAX 2006 - MAXUP - October 22-26, 2006Flash - Communicating with Robotics and Electronics Make:Philly Third Meeting - September 10, 2006 Make Your Own Robots: Integrating and Controlling Popular Electronics and Robotics Kits with Adobe Flash  Macromedia MAX 2005 - October 16-19, 2005Flash on Every Screen - Flash on Every Screen Extra Resources Here  Philadelphia Flash MMUG - March 16, 2005Introduction to Flash Lite 1.1 & Introduction to MakingThings.com Teleo  FlashForward 2004 New York - July 7, 2004Ask the Experts Session: Interfacing Flash with the Real World Philadelphia Flash MMUG - December 2, 2003Current Events, Questions Answered, Introduction to Central Art Institute of Philadelphia Multimedia Day - Industry Speaker - June 7, 2003 Exploring Your Skills in the Multimedia Industry Philadelphia Flash MMUG - August 24, 2002Flash MX Communications Server - Remote Collaboration Demonstration FlashForward 2001 New York - July 13, 2001Dynamic Text-to-Speech with Macromedia Generator - Ideas to Realities: Threads to Objects SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES:  IFBIN - Flash by ExampleContributing author BOOKS:  Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Killer TipsISBN: 0735713839 Publisher: New Riders I was a technical editor for this book. Tasks included fact checking, confirmation of accuracy and verification that each of the tips worked as written.  Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript 2.0 DictionaryISBN: 0321228413 Publisher: Peachpit/Macromedia Press I was an article reviewer and technical editor for several chapters in this title. Tasks incuded fact checking, confirmation of accuracy and verification of usability.  Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 for Server GeeksISBN: 0735713820 Publisher: New Riders I provided critical feedback on initial and revised book proposals for publisher.  Flash MX BibleISBN: 0764536567 Publisher: Wiley I contributed a chapter on the basics of working with Pocket PC's and Flash.  Flash Enabled: Flash Design and Development for DevicesISBN: 0735711771 Publisher: New Riders I contributed an appendix covering tips, tricks and caveats for working with Flash and touch-screens. Also included information about touch-screen technology in general and a list of touch-screen manufacturers.  Flash MX MagicISBN: 0735711607 Publisher: New Riders I contributed chapter 14, creating a MySQL database driven poll with PHP and Flash utilizing new features of Flash MX. (If you have this book make sure to check the errata page for updates - some CD's that shipped in the original printing run had the wrong content or were missing content) TRAINING MATERIALS: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Video Workshop DVD - 2007 - (More info here) I contributed three training/overview videos to this DVD produced by Lynda.com and Adobe for the launch of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 line of products. This DVD is included with all indiviudal CS3 products and the accompanying bundled suites of applications. The three videos I contributed are: An Introduction to Adobe Device Central, Working with Adobe Device Central and Photoshop CS3, and Working with Adobe Device Central and Flash CS3. Macromedia Flash MX Certified Developer ExamI contributed questions and subject matter for the exam, reviewed content from fellow contributors, as well as provided testimonials and marketing blurbs for promotion of the Macromedia Certified Developer program. WHITE PAPERS: Flash MX and Security - March 2002I contributed some technical material to this paper, on the topic of utilizing MD5 hashes with Flash for security when validating passwords. SDKs and CDKs: Macromedia Flash 4 Pocket PC Developers KitI contributed an example and source materials for an on screen keyboard input alternative to the native SIP found on Pocket PC devices. (The new CDK for Player 6 no longer includes this sample - but it is available directly from me upon request) ARTICLES: Philly Creative Guide - Guest Columnist - A Personal Experience with Philly-Based User Groups February 2006 Macromedia DevNet - Connecting Macromedia Flash and PHPDecember 2003 InformIT - The Tip of the Flash MX Iceberg July 2002 Macromedia EDGE - Macromedia Flash on ATMsJuly 2001 AWARDS and NOMINATIONS: Adobe (formerly Macromedia) Site Of The Day Award - March 28, 2006Awarded for Marcolina Design, Inc. promotional/portfolio site - Role: Flash/ActionScript Programming/Development  Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia Annual Juried Awards - June 2005Gold Award - Icarus Digital - (Logo/Identity Category) - Role: Production Silver Award - Pinwheel Logo - (Logo/Identity Category) - Role: Production Silver Award - On-Site Interactive - (Interactive CD-ROM & Kiosks Category) - Role: Development/Programming 2005 Judges: John Brady - President of Brady Communications, Scott Linnen of Crispin Porter & Bogusky, Miami; Karen Brown of Brown & Ryan, New York; Anthony Rutka of Rutka Weadock Design, Baltimore 2005 Graphic Design: USA / Excellence in Communication & Design Talisman Interactive CD-R / Interactive - Role: Development/Programming Talisman Interactive CD-R / Self Promotional - Role: Development/Programming Pinwheel / Logo Identity - Role: Production Icarus Digital / Logo Identity - Role: Production Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia Annual Juried Awards - August 2004Gold Award - Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive Center Kiosks (Kiosk Category) - Role: Programming, Hardware Integration 2004 Judges: Judd Harner - Senior Partner / Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather; Sarah O'Maguga - Founder of Metropia Marketing; Kevin O'Neill - President / Chief Creative Officer of Warwick Baker O'Neill FlashForward 2004 Film Festival - San FranciscoFinalist - Technical Merit Category - GravicaDesign.com 2003 Graphic Design: USA / Excellence in Communication & Design African American Museum of Philadelphia / Web site - Role: Programming FlashForward 2001 Film Festival - San FranciscoWinner eCommerce Category: USABancShares.com (No longer online) Dot.Pixel.Image International Computer Art Exhibit - 1993 Jury Silver Award: Mixed Media Painting and Digital Photography Collage Work Title: "A photostrobic capture of the elusive facial vortexing found in subjects after inducing serotonin suppression" Also exhibited: Mixed Media Painting and Digital Photography Collage Work Title: "Premonition of an OptiFast diet gone awry, delivered via insertion of hypodermic needle directly into optic nerve" Special Note: The Dot.Pixel.Image event was the first large-scale exhibition of digital art in South Florida. Curated by the Director of the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art and the Creative Director of Interview Magazine, the exhibition featured the work of over 100 artists from across the country. It was held at Fort Lauderdale's Museum of Discovery and Science. The exhibition, which featured speakers, demonstrations, an animation film festival and hands-on participation stations, ran for five months and was viewed by over 250,000 people. |
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